November/December 2009

(Mailed 10/26/09)*

 

On the Cover

Detail of an original painting entitled Blood Trail by

Kentucky artist Steve White. For information on prints, see our

Classified Ads or contact <www.stevewhiteart.com>.

Contents

3 Smoke Signals

8 Prime Possibles
13
Shooting the Bull Breaking-In a New Barrel —Mike Nesbitt
19 Cache of the Hollow Tree
Compass in the Wilderness —Tony Hunter

27
Doin’ It Yourself A Classic Buffalo Skinner's Rig —T. C. Albert
35 On the Game Trail
The Secret of a Successful Hunter Christopher Haas

40 Artisan Show Opens Up the Past Craig Bingman

45 Eyewitness to History TheRocky Mountain Fur Company — Jim Crutchfield

47 Petty Wildnesses Terry Eddings

55 A Rare Voice from the Ranks Tim J. Todish

65 Push Rod Drill Guide Fred Stutzenberger

69 The History and Use of the Long S DeLea Sayers

74 For the Bookshelf Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal 3, Great Gunmakers for the Early West, The Great Adventure

77 Classified Ads
79 Display Advertisers’ Index

80 Index of Articles-2009

 

*Because of an error in our label-creation software, this issue was mailed six days late. Please allow a little extra time for delivery.

Editorial Staff

Bill Scurlock, Publisher

Linda Scurlock, Managing Editor

Carolyn Cook, Associate Editor

Office Staff

Diana Quinn, Circulation & Classified Advertising

Barbara Cannon, Purchasing & Inventory

Jonathan Hutchison, Shipping

Staff Writers

T. C. Albert     Peter A. Alexander

Mark A. Baker    Jim Crutchfield

Tony Hunter        Ronald Kil

George Larrabee       Mike Nesbitt

Rex Allen Norman       Tim J. Todish

      

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