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It was also a good feeling to understand that they were preparing me to survive on my own and teaching me how to provide for the family. My dad was with me more than anything on these trips, especially on fishing trips. He showed me how to fish, where to fish, and what the best times of day were to fish. It was the same with hunting. You had to get up really early when we went hunting, about four o’clock in the morning. Boy, it was hard to get up. A lot of kids don’t like that, but I always woke up. The smell of coffee was good and maybe we ate pound cakes.

I had learned about those lush fish traps with Willie Jasper. He showed us exactly how to do it, how to set it, how to make the trap. That was a big help to me and Walter. The Jasper family also came to the same spring camp as we did. We always seemed to be together in spring camp and fish camp. I spent a lot of time with Nelson Jasper, John’s oldest brother, who was a captain in the National Guard. He was an outgoing guy and he taught me a lot, too. He taught me how to fix small engines and we did some boatbuilding, as well. Nelson and my brother Frank were the best of friends. They did a lot of hunting together and hung out a lot. That was one family that I really appreciated the guidance from, as well as my own.