The most cherished memories of my childhood were formed in the Northern Kingdom of New York at the Haystack Mountain and Bear Paw hunting Camps. Unfortunately, many of the men who were instrumental in making these memories have either passed away or have aged beyond their ability to pass on their legacy. Many younger men who would traditionally take their father's place are trapped on the treadmill of "modern life" without the time, patience, or social support to make their own memories. This book is a work of fiction depicting the people and events that contributed to my gradual development from a boy to a man. The recording of these stories is important because opportunities for boys to learn to become men are slowly becoming extinct.