Tag Archives: Northwest trade gun

In the First Five Minutes…

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Crows shrieked near the meadow. All week substantial flocks, bolstered by young spring hatchlings, cawed at imagined villains with hopes of stirring to flight a real adversary, such as one of the young barn owls from the far ridge or … Continue reading →

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“Counting the Days”

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

“Snapshot Saturday”

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In Search of John Kinzie

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Green maple leaves fluttered. A light breeze riled the Chicago River. Puffy clouds scurried to the northeast. The air carried strange aromas mingled with an occasional whiff of foul-smelling smoke. Lake Michigan’s waters were but a brief paddle to the … Continue reading →

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“Watching for Wood Ducks”

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Maybe This Evening…

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Reluctance entered the meadow. The frontier wife glimpsed the young doe’s snout first. Ears moved slow, front to back. Its head dropped, and only the whitetail’s shoulders remained visible. It took a step, then another. Its head popped up and … Continue reading →

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“Packing Up Camp”

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Discovering a Deception

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Dennis Neely: Traditional Woodsman

Pines and oaks extended south into the alfalfa field. The top of a weathered cedar corner post poked through the scrub oaks, willows and raspberry tangles. A few paces south the doe trail entered the thicket, just as the settler … Continue reading →