My early career

“The dog ran back to me, the cat hesitated, and I shot (the bobcat). It’s on the back of my sofa there,” Park says, pointing to the handsome pelt on the couch in his Prineville home.

Park thought the incident made for an interesting story, so he handwrote a piece and mailed it to Outdoor Life magazine.

“I still have the rejection slip,” Park says.

—The Bulletin (Bend, OR)