This week’s Tale of the Old Trapper is titled "Old Trapper and The Mushroom Hunt" by Shawn Henninger. About Tales of the Old Trapper: When I was a young boy maybe 5 6 or 7 My Grandfather would sit me down and tell me Tales of The Old Trapper. The Old Trapper was a man who lived many years before my grandfather was even born. The Old Trapper lived on the Land my grandfather had owned that we called the Old Place. But, Before it was the Old Place it was called Home by the Old Trapper. This land is where he went on many adventures. Working with the woods for all the things he needed to food, clothing and shelter. The Old Trapper was not one for lavish things as he only lived in a single room log cabin he built himself. Through his adventures he learned many values that he passed on to the community and anyone who crossed his path through his journeys. So join me as I re-tell the Tales of the Old Trapper just as my Grandfather told them when I was just a child. Follow The Tales of the Old Trapper on Twitter @OldTrapperPod. Email Tales of the Old Trapper at OldTrapperPodcast@gmail.com This Weeks Tale: This week’s Tale of the Old Trapper is titled Old Trapper and The Mushroom Hunt by Shawn Henninger. As the long winter months begin to come to an end and the streams fill with water from the melting snow, The Old Trapper begins to have just one thing on his mind. Spring is around the corner. There is something about the April Rains that brings all the blooming plants back to life. The Trees begin to fill with leaves and the animals make their way back from their long winter break. With the Rain and warming weather there is one thing that the Old Trapper has on his mind. Wild Mushrooms. The Old Place that the Old Trapper made his home was known in the state to have some of the biggest most delicious Morel Mushrooms. Some people nicknamed them Dryland Fish, or hickory chickens and even Honeycomb mushrooms. No Matter Wha people liked to call them the Old Trapper knew they were delicious. Now there are a lot of Mushrooms that grow wild and the Old Trapper was very careful to make sure that any Mushroom he ate was safe. Now Mushroom hunting took a lot of walking in the woods so the Old Trapper always made sure he had his Perfect Walkingstick, water, and a small bit of Jerky in case he got hungry. The Old Trapper would always start his Mushroom hunting in one of two places. There were two big old trees that he would always find the best mushrooms at. Whenever he would go out if there were Mushrooms to be found they would be there. Usually if The Old Trapper did not find any Mushrooms at either of these two Trees, he’d call it a day and go back to the Cabin. The Old Trapper made his way up the hill and was walking towards the first tree when he saw something slither from behind. He looked and curled up was a Timber Rattlesnake. The Timber Rattlesnake was moving rather slow so the Old Trapper knew it must have just slithered out of it’s Winter Den. No worries Mr Snake The Old Trapper Thought. I’ll come back later and check this tree, I still have my second trusty Mushroom tree. As the Old Trapper Made his way to his second tree he looked and saw curled off to the side a Medium Size Black Bear. Now he’s seen one or two Black Bear around these parts but it’s not too common. And A Black Bear out of his den was usually a hungry bear, so the Old Trapper thought to himself that he could check Tree number two later. The Old Trapper made it a safe distance from the Black Bear and took a seat to drink some water and rethink his plan. Never in all his years had the Old Trapper skipped looking for Mushrooms around both Trees. He Began to get flustered as the Old Trapper was one who liked to stick to his plan, but the Rattlesnake and the Bear had thrown him off. The Old Trapper finished his last bit of Jerky and thought to himself I could go back to the Cabin since my plan was ruined or I could continue to have a wonderful day out in the woods looking for Mushrooms. One choice: I'll go home, grumpy, with no Mushrooms. The other Choice I’ll be outside, get some much needed hiking in, and potentially have some mushrooms. So the Old Trapper did what he thought was best and continued on his Mushroom Hunt. Now most times when you are Hunting you have to be quiet and sneak around. Find a spot to sit and wait for something to come your way, but With Mushroom hunting you don’t have to worry about the Mushrooms running away, although some people will tell you they can shrink back into the ground, but you have to look at where they are growing. The Old Trapper always went off the trail when Mushroom hunting as they tended to be around fallin trees or areas that were wet, but got some sun. The Old Trapper began looking at a fallen tree kicking around some of the bark, but no luck. As he kicked more bark he disturbed a ant hill and ...
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2022/02/157 分