A few years after Canada chose to join Newfoundland, a mountie from the mainland was posted to Badger. The mountie he relieved had been a Nfld Ranger prior to the joyful union in 1949.The old mountie briefed his relief about the area , including information about Joe, a gentleman of native descent. Joe had many children and hunted and fished when he pleased to feed his large family. The main point of the brief, was that the mounties didn't usually bother Joe because of the many mouths he had to feed. After he was there about six months the new mountie began to hear other stories about Joe. Stories that suggested Joe was selling moose meat to the miners in Buchans. So out he drove to Millertown Jct. to speak to Joe. When he arrived, there was Joe just coming across the lake in a canoe, with a gun in the bow. No hunting seasons were open at that time. The mountie helped him pull the canoe up and introduced himself. Then he told Joe about his suspicions and that he was there to tell him it should stop, he went on to say that if he ever caught Joe with meat out of season or selling it, he would arrest him. He asked if Joe understood, Joe said he did, and invited the mountie to have a cup of tea. After a long chat, the mountie said he had to leave, he still had to go to Buchans that day. Joe asked if it was possible to get a ride into Buchans. The mountie said OK. On the way in, the mountie once again warned Joe of the consequences if he was to break the law. Joe indicated again that he understood. Then the mountie said, "Joe, I have a question, you don't own a telephone or car, so if you did want to get into town to let them know you had meat available, I don't understand how you do it!" Joe said, "Ah, that's no problem, sometimes I goes in with the priest, sometimes I goes in with the nurse, and other times I goes in with the mountie!"

CC#21 First heard in Buchans on a visit in 1962. PaulDWC