Category: Stories by Larry
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WHY WE HUNT
I know it’s hard for some people to understand why we hunt. They don’t understand that we don’t hunt just to kill. We hunt to watch the sunrise over a frosted field. We hunt to see the morning come alive with wildlife going through their daily activities, not knowing we are even there. We hunt…
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A War Story
When he returned from war, he never wanted to touch another gun. He never wanted to smell gun smoke in the air. He never wanted to see blood staining the ground again. Family and friends knew he had served in the military. He never told anyone his stories. They all knew it was best not…
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THE OLD MAN IN THE MIRROR
He was up early, preparing to pick up his son and go on a deer hunting trip. He had brushed his teeth and was washing his face. He paused to look at himself in the mirror and saw this old man staring back at him. His 78th birthday would be here in a few more…
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A SPECIAL PLACE
I close the book I was reading. I lean back against a tree and watch the autumn leaves flutter through the air before landing on the glassy surface of the creek at this special place. My eyes pick out a single leaf, still clinging to the tree above me. It moves with the gentle breeze…
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A MAN AMONG MEN
The phrase “a man among men” means an exceptional individual who stands out as admirable among other men, and who possesses outstanding qualities, character traits, or achievements that make them a role model among their peers. I recently spent some time with a man like that. Elena Blevins of the Kentucky Lake Convention and Visitors…
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STUMP SITTING TIME
The fall air is crisp as I start my journey up Dogwood Mountain. It is really a big hill, but I named it that because I love mountains. Here in the Ozarks area of southernwestern Missouri, we don’t have mountains like out west, just big hills. The dogwood part of its name comes from the…
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BOONE AND BO
Bo was a beagle, and they were usually rabbit dogs, but Bo was a squirrel dog. He cared nothing about rabbits. He loved to chase and tree squirrels around the farm. Creeks, barbed wire fences, briar thickets, or a brake-squealing car could not keep him from his mission. Treeing squirrels was his job. Bo was…
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Autumn of Life
Autumn is here. It has always been my favorite season. There is something about its waning days of light and warmth. Colorful trees paint the landscape. A plethora of hunting seasons are underway. Fish feed aggressively. They are preparing for the cold days ahead. Sitting around a campfire looking at a night sky filled with…
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Grocery Shopping
I have not been to the grocery store in quite some time. I let my wife do that. Well, I went with my wife the other day and was shocked. I do not pay much attention to what she spends on groceries. I always thought since it was just us, it was not much. There…
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Don’t Let The Old Man In
My wife and I watched Toby Keith: American Icon on TV recently. It was a tribute to the country music star who died of stomach cancer this past February. I have always enjoyed listening to Toby. He was a country boy from Oklahoma that made it big, but he didn’t act like it. He was…
