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One of the best written short stories on hunting I've read! Well Done and Congrats!!!!
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Thanks a lot, guys. It was a great day and I'm a lucky hunter.
I would have checked the arrow anyway, wherever it fell. In this case I had to practically step on it to get back to camp anyway, as it was by the path. The same path/trail the bear was on.
Needless to say, I'll put in for that tag again!
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Very cool.
We have a few here, seventy miles from D.C. I've never even seen a track, but both my son and my ex had one cross the road in front if their cars some years back. They're completely protected, of course, and you'd probably get in less trouble for shooting me than one of the big cats.
My cousin hunts in Charles County, Maryland, right off Rt. 301 and has seen two, one of them a few weeks ago. The DNR folk, of course deny that they are there, but it's kind of hard to confuse a big, tawny cat sporting a long, ropy tail with anything else.
What fresh Hell is this?
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Magnificent!!! Thank you for "taking" me along and sharing your hunt!
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Talus,
That's great story and pics! Thank you for "taking us along".
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Beautifully written. Congratulations on your successful hunt.
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Not sure what you do for a living, but you definitely have a gift as a story teller/writer... DF
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Wonderful story, Jeff! I have been traveling, and I put off reading this until I had time to savor it. Your story, with a glass of good whiskey, made for a wonderful end to the work week. Salud!
Ben
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Not sure what you do for a living, but you definitely have a gift as a story teller/writer... DF There are some real pearls of literary genius in the story - in both head and heart. I enjoyed it immensely. Getting the cat was pretty cool too.
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Not sure what you do for a living, but you definitely have a gift as a story teller/writer... DF There are some real pearls of literary genius in the story - in both head and heart. I enjoyed it immensely. Getting the cat was pretty cool too. No doubt. It was so well done and professional, makes me currious about Talus, who he is, what is his background. He obviously didn't fall off a turnip truck... DF
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Well done Talus. You captured the very essence of the woods and the hunt. Any one who has been in the woods much can live it right along with you. Well done Sir, I congratulate you on your skill with pen and paper. Why worry about an elk when you can get the ghost of the woods. Cheers NC
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Good for you...beautiful trophy!
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Well done and thanks for sharing.
Goes to show you always follow up any shot.
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Jeff- You are the MAN!!!!! Awesome story and congrats. I think some of that Slade luck might be wearing off on you.
Hell of a good write up, you can tell you took your time on this one.
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