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Barred Bear Hunted Yet Fled North In Wild Billdock Tale
A rambled tale from Limpy Hawes about Curt Barker of Barkersville Billdock County Tennessee staging a grand bear hunt. Fritz the bear escapes captivity and triggers a chaotic town carnival with hunters, dogs, and locals, ending in a raffle and the bar’s long journey to Nashville.
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Louie
Billdock County
Tenny- Lee
Curt. Barker
Tenn
Huntsman
Curt Barker
Barkersville
Rufe Rubadow
Shurruf
Nashville
Ian House
North
Billdeck County
Curt
Fritz
Liederkranz
Hans Meyer
Mendelbaum
Hans
Allus Callin
Fritzie
Liebchen
Lieber
Misabadow
Montgomery
Oath
Billdock
Rafe
Jodie
Hansallus
Rufe
Lang Trot
Tody Leonard
Sam Ed
Joe Taber
Sam
Barker
Hane
Jong
Rafe Rubadow
Hump
Mister Hawes
Barker's
Lonesome Woods
Pop
Kheer
Moses
Dinwiddie
Cinnamon Fritz
Barker’s
Wimmen
Childurn
Rocky Mountains
Nimrods
Oklahoma
Toledo