By Glen Wunderlich

The crisp, clear morning of opening day of firearms deer season in Shiawassee County was made to order.  It was somewhat noisy with the crunchy ground afoot but an early start would mean plenty of time to settle in, well before dawn.  The trick would be to remain comfortable amid temperatures in the mid-twenties – the coldest morning this fall.

At 7:45 as Ken Wallace was busy taking his 15-point buck across the road, movement caught my eye.  My Leupold binoculars helped to identify the bushy, horizontal tail of a coyote, as it vanished in the brush heading away.  But, moments later Read more