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.

The Country Store The Country Store was the hub of a lot of activity throughout a rural community.

Times have changed and with less people living in the country and with modern development

moving the city limits further and further away from town,

those places are becoming a thing of the past.

I'm talking about them and what I think we're missing when they're going away,

and what we can do to preserve everything that was the country store.

I think you'll like it even if you've never been in one. And after you listen,

you may have realized that maybe, just maybe, you have. But first, I'm going to tell you a story.

Thines, that's P-H-I-N-I-E-S.

Finus Sly.

My maternal grandfather had a head full of white hair, and it had turned that way early in his life, making him look older than he was.

Now, one thing he was not was, quote, unquote, an old man, even when he was one.

He was strong and smart as anyone educated beyond his high school diploma and was a reader of everything.

He was self-educating himself on anything he could pick up and read at night before bedtime. Readers Digest, Popular Mechanics,

National Geographic, Progressive Farmer, and Western novels were his favorite. He was also

the epitome of a southern gentleman.

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