A color splash page based on that old Chesterfield story, "Fishing for Bear":
The Bear & Boorn’s Buttons (Richmond)
Just when you thought you'd heard every variation on these bear hunting stories... Jacob Bump to the rescue!
Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)
GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON'T take that shortcut through the cornfield...
The Old Bear (Dublin)
No sense complaining about the food... << BEFORE: Fox chase! NEXT: Bears in the cornfield >>
Pring 12 ~ As The Land is Full
Wherein we can perhaps glimpse the little gold “crownes” in Pring’s eyes as he ogles the natives’ pelts …
Pring 07 ~ These People in Colour
Native fashions of the 17th century, for men and women …
Mr. Barnes & the Bear (Henniker)
In honor of the start of hunting season, we continue with (what else?) another action-packed story of ursine urgency! ... << BEFORE: Fishing for bear in Chesterfield. *"BY THIS TIME, BARNES BEGAN TO REALIZE..." ~ I just love that line. (source = Cogswell) Elisha Barnes was a leading figure in the early days of Henniker; for … Continue reading Mr. Barnes & the Bear (Henniker)
Fishing for Bear (Chesterfield)
An unusual hunting tale from the Keene area... << BEFORE: Mrs. Huse and the bear NEXT: Mr. Barnes and the bear >> SOURCE: "The Bear in the Boat" from HSCC ALSO SEE: Color splash page from this story...
“Walk to Camp” by Becky Rule (Guest Post)
NH storyteller Becky Rule adds some quick cartoons to her tale of a fashionable bear encounter: (Drawn & told at the Weeks Act Centennial festivals, 2011)
Mrs. Huse & the Bear (Henniker)
A resourceful wife prepares dinner for her hunting husband:
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