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first light dot com that's f i r s t l ite dot com welcome to this country life.

I'm your host, Brent Reeves.

From coon hunting to trotlining and just general country living,

I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences and life lessons.

This country life is presented by Case Nives on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing

you the best outdoor podcasts the Airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair

or drop that tailgate. I've got some stories to share.

Four-bit Bobcats and taxidermy.

Taxidermy is something I've grown up with and is a part of my culture.

It wasn't until I started seeing other parts of the world and comparing them to mine that I saw a stark contrast to my own in several areas,

having dead animals in the house being one of them.

I'm going to tell you all about it, but first, I'm going to tell you a story.

The first mounted animal I ever saw was a moose in a friend's house when I was in the first grade.

That thing looked big as a dinosaur. It hung over the mantle of the fireplace, and I couldn't fathom how big the rest of that Joker must have been.

I think back now, and I can see it clear as a bell.

It reminds me more of bullwinkle in the face, but the antlers seemed massive. And when my friend

told me his dad killed it in Alaska, he might as well have said he killed it on Mars. How could

anyone go to Alaska from Risen, Arkansas, and come

back with a moose? It made me want one of my own, and if not a moose, a deer, or a squirrel,

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