Thanks all for the replies. Hammer did catch his share of game. He had the biggest hart for hunting, he never gave up or left a bad bear. Starting over from scratch is a hard thing to do. He did die doing what he loved and that's a great thing. Again thanks for your support. Joe

Sorry for posting such a post, but I wanted to remember Hammer and Hunter. Today is the last day I got to hunt for bobcat season. We started about 2 A.M. and bagged a coon before we met up with the rest of the party. Just before we met up with them my box sounds off and Hammer hits the road running ...