This story, “The Ghost of Shelby Forest,” appeared in the May 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. I had been sitting in my tree stand 15 feet above the ground for nearly two hours, but it seemed like two weeks. The early-morning cold was beginning to creep inside my hunting clothes, and the numbness of my feet warned me that I could not stay in the stand much longer without impairing circulation. The light was improving a little now. The fog had lifted …
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