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Over the years, I have noticed, most of the wildlife on the farm at one time or another, takes a trail from the north timber, over the dam, and down to the lake to get a drink. After they get a drink, they proceed up the hill, across the food plot and into another patch of timber. I have the spotting scope set up in the dining room, focused on this trail.

We seen deer, turkeys, raccoons, geese, otters, and an occasional coyote follow this exact route. One day, I decided to attempt to make life easier for the coyotes to travel that path. I am not concerned about how difficult coyotes have it but concerned about getting a clear shot to see if I can make coyotes extinct.

In Iowa, coyotes are the alpha natural predator. They eat fawns, turkeys, pheasants, rabbits, and quail.

They will also come into people’s yards and attack cats and dogs.

No matter how hard coyotes are hunted, it seems their population never decreases.

They are able to bounce back from any adversity, stronger than ever. During the spring, a female coyote will kill a fawn each week for food for her pups. During the fall, rabbits are plentiful.

By spring, most of them have been eaten by the coyotes. They will prey

on hen turkeys on their nests and eat the poults as fast as they can hatch. Fortunately, there is no season or limit on coyotes as I feel it my obligation to kill every one I see.

I mowed a path from the dam, down next to the lake, and up to the food plot. It took no time for everything in the area to start using my groomed trail. I measured the distance from the front porch to the trail. Finding it was 250 yards, I set up a target at exactly that distance and practiced shooting in various weather conditions with my 5.56. One day a coyote would use the trail, made especially for him, and I would be ready.

Everything on the farm started using the path almost immediately. There is no point walking through tall grass when a neatly groomed trail was going the same direction they were. After a couple of weeks watching the path, especially early morning and just before sunset, I finally spotted a coyote sniffing his way down the path, checking for the scent of something good to eat. I grabbed the rifle, sneaked out the door closing it quietly behind me and sat down in my chair, resting the rifle on the porch rail. Allowing for the cross wind, I put the cross hairs in

front of his shoulder.

When I gently squeezed the trigger, the coyote dropped in his tracks.

A few months of planning had paid off nicely.

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I Just Want My Dog June has always had an overabundant supply of energy and desire to play. She especially loves to play catch - with anything. A tennis ball or stick is preferred outdoors.

Indoors, she has a wide variety of toys but shows favoritism to her stuffed moose, beaver, and ropes. She gets so excited to play that sometimes it’s hard to get her to settle down.

A couple of weeks earlier, Melissa had briefly mentioned, which led to us having some minor discussions about the slight possibility of maybe thinking about getting a dog sometime down the road.

“You’re not thinking about a puggle, right?” Don’t get me wrong, puggles are cute, just not my style.

“No,” she said. “Remember, we talked about looking into the possibility of a border collie? I wonder what a border, blue heeler mix would look like?”

At that time, I was more eager to get a dog than Melissa – but she was open to at least discussing the idea; I mean, she’s the one who found the ad. “We could go look at them,” I suggested, with an open cell phone in my hand. “Is there a number listed?” I called the people and got an address.

“They’ll be there anytime today.”

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any attention. On the opposite side of the driveway, an adult blue heeler was chained to a dog house. One of the kids referred to him as Sergeant. The heeler jumped up on the roof, sitting on the peak like Snoopy, but Sarge sat on the front edge more like a gargoyle.

He looked over the lot of puppies as if to boast, “Yep, those are mine.”

We paused at the puggles; most of them were tan and white with some black – traditional beagle colors.

But a few of the puggles were gray with black speckles. A little kid held a puppy to his cheek, pleading, “Mom, please. I promise I’ll take care of him.”

But Mom stood her ground, “I said we’re just looking.”

under a gate into an area with cows. She had every intention of herding those cattle – rounding them up.

But, instead, the mother snapped and growled at the litter, leaving them while she ran over to scold the free-spirited renegade and bring her back to the fold.

Melissa quickly did the math, “She’s only six weeks old. Are you sure she’s ready to go?”

“Yep, they’re all weaned and ready to go.” The boy said. “If you really want her, you can take Zoey, and we’ll keep the male instead.”

“Are you sure,” Melissa Melissa picked up the asked. “We don’t want to wayward puppy. “What take your puppy.” about this one,” she asked I was lying on the couch the salesman. and wanted to pet her.

“What did you say,” Me“We’re sure.” The boy and “Come here, June.” June lissa asked. girl answered together; His sister answered, “Oh, came running to me Mom agreed. We loved that’s Zoey.

We might be with her orange stuffed Thinking quickly, I pointed keeping her.” Melissa and the puppy, but not so moose, trying to push it to one of the gray and much her name. We would I took an instant liking into my hand. I set the black speckled pups, “I work on that. to “Zoey.”

She had a lot moose on the back of Melissa cautioned, “We said it looks like ole Sarge of black in her coat with the couch. “No, June, I are just going to look, is quite the lover. That is The puppy nestled in on black around her eyes just want my dog.” She okay?” Then, in tune with not a beagle mix.” Melissa the padded console beand ears. There was an ran off and returned with my thought process, she told me to stop it, but I tween the front seats in hourglass shape of grey her rope. I took the rope, repeated, “We’re just look- pressed, “Seriously, look the truck, enjoying the cool and white with speckles “No, Bugs, I just want my ing, right?” I agreed. It was at the chest and body air from the a/c vents. With over her nose and head. dog.” Next, she brought Melissa’s way of saying colors on the heeler. I’ll bet her head laying on my arm On her black back was a a shredded rag; what’s we didn’t want just any he’s the daddy of some like a pillow, Zoey slept perfect letter J in lighter left of her stuffed beaver. dog; we would take our of these puglettes.” Meall the way home. Melissa colors.

I took the toy, set it on the time to find the right dog lissa gave me a look, but stroked her back, “She back of the couch. “Buggy, for our family.

I laughed, “What would was born in June and has “So, what do you think I just want my dog.” Fiyou call them? Pugeelers? a big J on her back. So of this little guy,” the boy nally, June sat down, and We turned into a farm lane Blue Ugs?” let’s call her June.” asked, again presenting I scratched her head while off the north side of the the male. It must have telling her she was beauti- Eddyville, Albia highway.

“Let’s go look at the other “June Bug. I like that,” I been obvious Zoey was ful.

There were several cars puppies,” she said. said. the puppy we wanted. and many people in the I scratched behind her yard and driveway. The The young boy and girl Melissa corrected me, “It’s “We really like this little ears; I remembered a day site was as chaotic as approached us where we girl. Are you sure you don’t June.” almost 12 years ago. an estate sale with really were petting the borderwant to let her go,” Megood prices. A couple of blue heeler pups. Then, As time went on, June Bug lissa asked?

“Honey, can you come pre-teen kids and their being quite the salesman, affectionately acquired here for a minute?” Memom strolled among the he asked what we were more names: Bugs, Bugsy, The boy and his sister lissa sat at the left end of crowd, answering queslooking for. “This one is Buggy, Bugzerellie. I have looked at one another, the antique wooden dintions and offering sales a really good puppy,” he no idea where Melissa shrugging their shoulders ing room table. She had pitches to people who said, scooping up a little came up with Tater Bugs, as if to say: we need to the newspaper classifieds showed interest. male. But another pup had but that was another one. find homes for all these spread out, two pages caught our eye. It was a But, even with all those puppies.

Then, finally, their wide, in front of her. Then, Several people were hold- roly-poly little female who nicknames, she’s still June mom walked up, saying, with a pair of scissors, she ing puppies. Other pups seemed to have a mind of “We were trying to decide and always will be. Well, clipped an ad from the ran around; one group her own.

June Palen, when she was if we were going to keep middle of the page. chased an adult border in trouble – which wasn’t Zoey or the other male.” collie. Another litter of While all the other pupvery often, but there were “Look,” Melissa said, read- pups was in tow behind pies followed their mother times.

Melissa gazed into the ing the ad while holding a pug. Both female dogs trying to nurse, the little young pup’s eyes; they it up for me to see. “Free had heavy nipples swaygirl pup roamed off to Although she got along were still blue-grey, and Puppies. Border collie, ing under their tummies, explore on her own; in the better with people than her puppy breath was blue heeler mix. Eight trying to elude their young. barn, around the tree, she other dogs, June was kind more alluring than any weeks old, weened, and Neither dog showed any wasn’t interested in being to everyone. (other dogs perfume. “Do you know ready to go.” The ad went interest in letting their off- part of the pack, begging couldn’t throw a stick, but when was she born?” on to say they also had spring nurse. for milk. they did try to take hers) free puggle puppies.

The young man answered (Just the Other Day con’t Our daughter Annie had A loose beagle greeted At one point, the pup wanright away, “June 23rd.” been pressing to get a anyone who showed him dered across the drive, on pg 5) “I feel ya, kid,” I muttered.

“I’m in the same boat.”

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Ray’s Longbranch (Just the Other Day con’t from pg 4) On her seventh birthday, we surprised June with a black cat. Edgar Allan.

“Are you kidding me,” June asked in disbelief?

However, within a few days, June accepted Edgar, and the two became best buddies very quickly.

“Look, kid; if you’re going to live here in my house, you will have to learn a few things.”

June showed Edgar the ropes, and the little black cat grew up learning to walk on a leash, hike, camp, and travel.

While the duo adventured through all lower fortyeight states with us, June taught Edgar how to pour on the charm when meeting new people. “Good morning, ma’am; you look lovely today.” Or, “Hello, good sir. Would you happen to have a stick with you?”

June would let Edgar share her seat in the car, her spot in front of the fireplace, her bed, and toys. But she drew the line if Edgar messed with her tennis balls. Those were sacred. Oh, and the red laser dot. June would run over Edgar for the red dot. Then, she’d let Edgar have the first drink from a freshwater bowl. June was very kind.

It breaks my heart to say that June passed away peacefully on Friday, March 25, 2022. We are crushed beyond words.

Just two weeks prior, June was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She was full of life and intended to live the rest of her days to the fullest. Instead, June had a few days of lethargy and days where she was so energetic you wouldn’t have known there was anything wrong with her.

tired. Friday, I had to go to southern Minnesota.

Melissa would stay home with June.

She was lying on the futon when I talked to her.

“Bugs, I’m supposed to go on a short trip. I’ll be home by ten tonight. Are you going to be okay?” She assured me she would be.

“Are you sure because I can stay home if you need me?” She again said she’d be okay. “Alright, then give me kisses.” I pressed my lips together tight, and June gave me five or six licks on the mouth and mustache.

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I ran errands in Silver Bay and Superior. I talked to Melissa a couple of times as she kept me updated on June’s condition. I was crossing the bridge back to Duluth when I got word from my wife. “Babe, she’s not going to make it.” I immediately canceled my appointment, then called Melissa back. She held June and put me on speakerphone, “June Bug, hang on, baby girl. I’m on my way home.”

saw him. But this time, the grouse didn’t run away.

Instead, he fully ruffed his feathers and fanned his tail, offering a salute to June. “Thank you for letting me live here, June, and letting me live.” June never killed anything – she was kind to everyone.

Melissa tried to keep June from seeing her cry and focused on the nature June loved. “See all the birds at the feeder, June?

Do you feel the breeze?

Look at all the pine trees “She raised her ears, Tom. waving at you.” June’s heartbeat was fading. “There’s the squirrel and the grouse.”

Melissa held the free-spirited pup, telling her, “Go chase them.” Melissa wept, holding her. June took her last breath, and her heart quietly stopped beating.

By the time I ran into the house, June was lying peacefully on her bed in the living room. Her beautiful black coat was brushed and shiny. Her face was washed, and her soft brown eyes sparkled.

June looked so peaceful; I had to ask Melissa, “Is she gone?”

Melissa nodded and said, “I’m so sorry, Tom.” Her tears fell like rain, as did mine.

alone with Melissa.” I cried even harder.

I began to pray out loud, “Thank you, God, for the gift of June and for trusting us to take care of her for almost twelve years.

Thank you, God, for having Melissa here with June, to be with her, and hold her while she passed on to You.” We both cried even harder. “And thank you, Lord, for not letting June suffer a long illness.

Thank you.”

Melissa cried and said, “Isn’t it ironic this beautiful, gentle dog, who was so kind to everyone, died of a large heart.”

Thank you, June Bug, for the joy you brought and the love you showed us.

Thank you for working and She heard you.” Melissa playing with us, camping, By the time I loaded the said. canoeing, fishing, and car, it was half-past noon.

I picked June up, carried hiking – you’re the best June had moved to the her to the couch, and held trail dog there ever was.

June loved living here in living room. I went to see the north woods. The cool her in my arms. My eyes Thank you for traveling her. I petted her head and air, the trees, wildlife in her burst with tears, “Oh, June the country with us; for scratched behind her ears. yard, the woods, and the bug. My sweet, beautiful the stories you made, for “I love you, June Bug. lakes. She loved traveling, June Bug, I’m so sorry I all the hearts you touched Give me kisses.” I went to but the north shore was wasn’t here for you.” Mealong the way; the lives the kitchen for my coffee lissa sat next to me with We celebrated the first her home. you changed. You cermug. Returning, I knelt one hand on my shoulder tainly changed ours. We day of spring as a family, down to her. “I love you. and the other on June’s sitting on the back deck Melissa didn’t want June will always hold you dearly If you need to go, baby, back. We wept together, in the sunshine and grillto pass inside the house; in our hearts. Life won’t it’s okay. I just don’t want ing pork chops. Then, that’s not how June would mourning the loss of our be the same without you, little girl.

Edgar began staying even you to suffer,” I whispered. want to go. So she carJune. closer than usual to June. “Can I have kisses?” She ried June to the open front gave me just one kiss.

I felt sick to my stomach, He insisted on napping door so that June could We ran our fingers through and my chest hurt like next to her and giving her Perhaps the sweetest kiss see outside and breathe June’s soft coat, and tears someone had punched head boops. He no longer ever. the fresh air. continued falling. Edgar me, tearing my heart out. lurked under a bump in the was close by; I whispered I was devastated and felt rug to ambush June in the I backed out of the driveThe red squirrel June alto June, “We just want our dark hallway or from under way and gave two toots ways chased off the porch, like I’d failed June for not dog.” on the horn. “I’ll be back the bed. stopped eating seeds. He being there for her. Then soon, Buggy; please wait I heard that same voice remained calmly in the June Bug Palen, June 23, for me.” I was worried telling me earlier to go, Wednesday was a really bird feeder to show June 2010 – March 25, 2022 something would happen “Tom, you had to go. June good day for June. She respect and say farewell. carried her moose around to June while I was gone, Across the walk, a grouse needed you to go away so and I wouldn’t be there for stood under the trees – that she could leave. She and brought toys to Meher. Still, a voice told me I the grouse June always didn’t want you to see her lissa and me to toss for had to go. pass. June needed to be her. Thursday, she was chased whenever she

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