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Sounds like a neat place, and some of y'all make half-decent campfire, spooky-storytellers.
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Years ago heard bout the Thicket. Yha, buddy & i went ta see if could get some meat for some
en. we got way back in thar, wasn't seeing a thing. before we knew it, was turned around, cloudy day. we shot three times in the air, waited, nothing, shot three more times half hour later, nothing. only had an arrow apiece so saved them. started getting dark, so prepared for the night. bout hour inta the darkness, heard some thrashing & growling, we looked at each other, could barly see the whites of our eyes. we took off a running,
wham whin i woke up from my nap, my buddy was laying their motionless & two bears were standing over us, mad as can be, cause we diddn't have the propper paperwork. i got up took off running, thinking best thing ta do was go get help. could here the awful yells & screams for miles. little after day break finaly made it outa the thicket. twas a two hour walk back ta the truck. finaly got their an their stood my buddy. my cloths were torn ta shreds, while his barly a wrinkle. asked how he got away. he just laughed an said. after he settled down from his yellen & screamen the bears told him they were lost & confused just like us, an only wanted ta borrow some charmin. few days later we read in paper their was rummors of people hearing panthers down in the hollow. we were to emberrised ta admit it was us
if any body has they keeping it a secret. 
an it takes effort upon the hunter ta keep the numbers flourishing. 
scouting after deer season is the best time ta put in the leg work. scrapes , rubs, trails, droppings. have found several shedds. never was much of a book worm