After every fishing trip they left a few fish for the injured wolf. Mary was getting much better and one day they decided that they could all go fishing. “If we hear a plane we’ll have to run like heck back here to light the signal fire,” Jim said. “I can handle that dad,” Lucas piped up. Deep down Jim was really worried, for two weeks they hadn’t seen or heard any search planes and even the commercial flight was hit and miss. They got to the stream and again were catching fish just as fast as they dropped their lines in the water. When they had 15 large trout, they decided it was time to head back. Again, as before, they left fish for the injured animal. “Dad why are there so many fish here but when we go fishing at home we hardly ever catch any?” Lucas asked. “I think it’s because this is an ideal location for fish, and there are no fisherman here so the fish thrive.” Jim was looking at paw prints without making it obvious. He recognized deer tracks, but next to those were large paw prints that he believed might be bear prints.
