Bob Swift, Boy Sportsman #2

Bob Swift sets his sights on landing a prized musky at Lake Minocqua, but a mishap with his anchor costs him his entire tackle box—along with his father's cherished lucky plug—to the lake bottom. With borrowed gear and Dave Hayward's encouragement, Bob faces a tougher challenge: retrieving that lure from the biggest fish he's ever hooked, a massive musky that's still out there in the water.

Bob Swift heads to the prom with Ruthie Van Ness, gifting her a wolf fur piece and launching into the thrilling story of how he bagged it during a hunting expedition in Manitoba. When a hunting trip for moose turns up abundant wolf sign instead, Bob and his guide Pierre discover that these cunning predators are far more dangerous than their trapped, whimpering appearances suggest—and that the real hunt may be just beginning. As Bob tracks both wolves and moose across the snowy wilderness, he learns hard lessons about the ferocity lurking beneath a desperate animal's plea for sympathy.