MOUNTAINBORN CHRONICLES

TIME Somehow, he sensed, the old Beagle knew. Was it the shorter days ? The colder nights ? Or maybe the short Training hunts getting ready ...

Big We had been seeing him for several years and knew the approximate location of his “core” area. His “ranging” area was wide, and we found...

Road Easing down the old logging road with his trusty ol’ .22 in his hand, he thought, “another couple of years and this old log road will d...

CELLAR The ground under the old hickory tree was covered with hulls and nut shells. The squirrels had been having days of feasting on the ab...

30 ( MS ) Standing there quietly, a visitor would hardly notice. But he knew. He knew that it had been carefully wiped down before putting i...

BRIGHT > Four squirrel dogs and he, had loaded into the cammo truck before daylight. It was squirrel season in the Ouachita mountains. Th...

SUNUP ( MS ) Quietly he had turned the alarm clock off. The clock was set for 0430 hours, but he had slipped out of bed, early, carefully, s...