







that cool, even though they were incredibly supportive of everything I did.” The distractions came and went, but hunting always remained. Meares still went out with his father, still won some coon-hunting titles between graduating from high school and working various jobs. He still skates. Still loves the speed and freedom. But skating is a fling; coon hunting is a commitment, and not just because Meares loves his time in the darkened woods. Because his dogs need him. Because while they might not have uniforms or cheerleaders, they’re a team with a unified purpose: to track down and tree every raccoon within any given section of land.



