[He nodded and shrugged, wiping the blood off his hands with a dirty bandana he was using as a rag, then stuck it back in his backpocket to fester. He'd clean it later.]

Been huntin' since I were a kid. 'Round ten or eleven, I think. Been a while. Dates is fuzzy. Learned ta skin and gut squirrels when I was seven, though. Daddy usually went after buck, but brought a few of 'em back 'cause they were just about my size, seein' as I were a pip-squeak myself. After that, it was my job ta watch camp and take care'a the small stuff whenever they brought it back when we was up at the cabin.