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Old Turkeytrack

A wily old fox who reads hunters better than they read him, vanishing into stone and grass while they congratulate themselves on the chase.

supporting

Also known as Old Tom Turkeytrack, Turkeytrack, old Turkeytrack, old Tom, Old Tom, Tom, VI Old Turkeytrack

First appearance: the springfield fox

As a supporting figure in Wild Animals I Have Known, Old Turkeytrack is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mentioned indirectly as part of the human threat; not a major role in this chapter.
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Old Turkeytrack is the fox who watches the narrator from behind, grinning on his haunches after a trick has failed, and who curls up among gray boulders so perfectly that only the wind on his fur betrays him. He and his…

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Character Web

8 connections

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WUWullyJCJoe CaloneMTMr. Thomas BatesHBHorseshoe BillyTPThe Pacing Mus…OTOld Turkeytrack

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Ranch Hands and Wily Foxes
  • Outlaws and Wild Spirits

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Climax.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because the narrator directly confronts the fox, forcing it to drop its…

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In the story

Old Turkeytrack appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

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See Old Turkeytrack in the springfield fox