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 podcast the airways have to offer.

All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate.

I've got some stories to share.

A first and last. A first and last.

A first and last, the beginning and the end.

If there is a start to anything, there will most definitely always be an end.

We can plan for the beginning, but the end is hardly ever known.

From a first squirrel hunt to a last deer hunt, we never know when they'll end,

but we hope that the last one will be as memorable as the first.

I've got what I believe are great examples of each,

and I'm going to share them with you now, starting with this story.

There are four states in the U.S. that refer to themselves as Commonwealth states,

Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the home of a this country life listener

who shared the following narrative from 44 years ago.

So in his words and my voice, here we go.

My name is Howard Howie Toller from Bluefield, Virginia. My story takes us back to 1980 when I was 10.

And October was quickly approaching and I was eagerly awaiting the time to come

when my dad, my uncle, older cousins, hitch up my dad's camper to the white Jeep Grand

Waggoner with wood grain panels and head out to Greenbrier County, West Virginia for my first squirrel

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