Tag Archives: North West trade gun

A Dubious Claim to Fame

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

The Northwest gun’s front sight found a British soldier’s neck. As the death messenger crossed the clearing it would drop, and if true, would strike the Redcoat mid-chest. The black flint lunged. Sparks streamed. Gunpowder flashed. A brilliant yellow tongue … Continue reading →

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“Dwindling Daylight”

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

“Snapshot Saturday”

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A Kentucky Barbecue…

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

The writings of John James Audubon, the great ornithologist, painter and writer, offer a unique view of early 19th-century backwoods society. In Delineations of American Society and Character, Audubon described in vivid detail the Fourth of July celebration at Beargrass … Continue reading →

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In Need of Mending

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

A crow cawed from the far side of the nasty thicket. Another answered from the ridge that overlooked the River Raisin’s bottomlands, well to the west. The first cawed twice; the second cawed twice. The first crow uttered a pitiful, … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Camo?

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“Venison in a Snow Storm”

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Making Common Choices

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

An owl hooted early. A wild turkey uttered several soft clucks below its roost tree, somewhere near the sinkhole, not far from the nasty thicket. A misplaced robin twittered as it perched on a dead cedar branch, a few trade … Continue reading →