This collection of true life hunting stories were written by the hunter himself in the prime of his life as the adventures unfolded. They give a telling insight into a period of the American West that had a philosophy and humor all its own--a time that has faded and will soon be lost forever. "Shorty" Lyon, a widely-published writer, is best known as a hunter/trapper/philosopher but he was also a pioneer, homesteader, miner, mill hand, woodcutter, forester, conservationist, rancher, hunting guide, farmer and an honored member of the New Mexico Trapper"s Hall of Fame.