Dad also really wanted an M1 carbine like he had shot during

Dad also really wanted an M1 carbine like he had shot during his time in the Army Air Corps. In about 1973, I bought him one at a Houston gun show and gave it to him for Christmas. He loved this weapon, rigged a sling for it, and carried it when he hunted squirrel. He planned to use it for a deer if the opportunity presented itself or or defensively if he ran into a boar. The M1 carbine came back to me after he died.

I passed it to Terry in 2024.

Once he and mom moved to the Wildwood house, squirrels became dichotomized. Those squirrels who lived within 50 yards of the house were untamed pets. He used peanuts to lure them onto the back porch. Those who visited the porch could get extra peanuts by climbing onto his shoulder and taking the peanut from his shirt pocket.

Squirrels outside this 50 yard range remained prey.0