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And now on with the show. Oh, I'm going to see. Winters in the Sierra Nevada Mountains are some of the most brutal in the world.

Being exposed to the elements and cold conditions here is a nearly guaranteed death sentence for all but the most

seasoned Bushman. While winters in the Sierras are brutal, the fall season is remarkably beautiful,

a perfect setting for the backcountry hunter.

North of Yosemite Valley lies a stretch of wilderness, so picturesque and lively, so teeming

with game within a paradise of Alpine meadow, that any hunter who gets the chance to stalk prey here

would be considered a bona fide fool if he were to turn down the opportunity.

How much more a native resident of the land?

Most of the families who have lived here long have passed down secret hunting spots through generations of experience in these mountains.

Ron Morehead came from a family like that.

He spent his childhood roaming the mountains and woods,

hunting and also hearing the backwoods equivalent of old fishermen's tales,

stories of massive elk, reindeer, even bears

and moose.

The itch to hunt caught him young and never left him.

Like most young men, he was hungry to build credibility with the fraternity of local huntsmen,

and so naturally every fall would find him putting together a good gang of guys to hunt the most

legendary secret spots the Sierras had to offer.

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