1. The Hunter By Zack Barnhart

4. It was a cold, fall morning. I was all ready to find the perfect elk. I began my walk into the woods. The wind whipped around the corner moaning and warning me that it was going to be a bad day. The wind started to pick up and the leaves were falling.

6. It was just getting daylight, and it began to rain. I stopped briefly, and there were no noises.

8. Suddenly, I heard a bang of thunder, and it poured down rain. It seemed like the sky opened up and the rain flowed like a river. I started to search to find some cover so I wouldn’t get wet.

10. I found a rock that stuck out of a hillside. I sat down to get out of the rain. As I was sitting there, quickly the rain stopped, and I started to move again. I started to see a lot of animals. I saw many elk walking around, but not the one that I wanted.

12. I also saw squirrels running on the ground and jumping from tree to tree. The squirrels were playing and making noises to each other.

14. I looked up and saw birds flying in groups, landing in the fields. The birds were swirling around the trees like a tornado.

16. The day felt like it was going so slow. Then the birds started chirping loudly like they were talking to me. They warned me that something was coming.

18. All of a sudden, I saw the biggest elk I had ever seen in my life! Very quietly, I crept over to the elk.

20. I captured the elk and took it home. The elk is in my fenced in area in my backyard with the rest of the elk I have captured.

22. The elk will have a better life now because they will no longer have to look for food to eat. The elk will be safe now. I will take care of them.

23. My name is Zack Barnhart. I am in the 11 th grade at the Lawrence County Career and Technical Center and my shop is Machine Technology. My home School is New Wilmington.