The Hunter’s Chronicles By John Steed Before the world was wired and every pocket held a screen, there were boys who learned life beneath the open sky—with calloused hands, muddy boots, and a hound dog at their side. The Hunter’s Chronicles is the real-life collection of those memories, spanning over 35 years of hunting, journaling, and storytelling from author and outdoorsman John Steed. Raised on a small family farm in Central Florida during the 1970s, John’s playground was twelve square miles of untamed land bordering the Withlacoochee River. In those wild stretches of oak hammock and cypress swamp, he lived the country boy’s dream—trapping, tracking, and hunting with coonhounds trained by hand and heart. Passed down from generations before, these hunting traditions became the backbone of a life well lived and deeply loved. In this book, John shares the raw and reflective journey of his life in the woods—hunting coons by moonlight, rising before dawn for gobbling turkeys, and waiting still as shadows for deer to pass through the fog. He writes of the joy of a well-earned treed coon, the sting of lost dogs, the dangers of venomous snakes and lurking gators, and the quiet nights spent alone beneath the stars with only his hounds and a lantern to keep him company. With every story comes a lesson: about nature, patience, perseverance, and the deep, enduring bond between a hunter and his dog. Yet The Hunter’s Chronicles is not just a book of hunts. It’s a preservation of a fading way of life—a living history written for his children, grandchildren, and anyone who longs to remember (or discover for the first time) what it was like to grow up with the freedom to roam, learn, and become a man through the rhythms of the land. As modern life crowds out the wild, this book serves as a time capsule of America’s rural past and a heartfelt tribute to the outdoorsman's spirit. Why should you buy this book? Because it captures something you can’t find in cities or screens: the soul of the wild, the voice of a country boy grown into a man, and the timeless stories that shaped him along the way. Whether you’re a seasoned hunter, a lover of Southern storytelling, or someone who simply cherishes the memories of a freer, slower, and more honest time— The Hunter’s Chronicles is a journey worth taking. Buy it to remember. Buy it to learn. Buy it to pass something down that’s worth keeping.