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"Ranger Bill" is a classic Christian radio program from the 1950s, produced by Moody Radio.
The show features over 200 episodes and stars Miron Canaday as Ranger Bill, a forest ranger in the fictional town of Knotty Pine, located in the Rocky Mountains. Alongside his friends Stumpy Jenkins and Grey Wolf, Ranger Bill tackles various adventures and moral dilemmas, often with a strong Christian message.
The show remains a beloved piece of old-time radio history and is still enjoyed by many fans today.
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The show features over 200 episodes and stars Miron Canaday as Ranger Bill, a forest ranger in the fictional town of Knotty Pine, located in the Rocky Mountains. Alongside his friends Stumpy Jenkins and Grey Wolf, Ranger Bill tackles various adventures and moral dilemmas, often with a strong Christian message.
The show remains a beloved piece of old-time radio history and is still enjoyed by many fans today.
Listen to our radio station Old Time Radio https://link.radioking.com/otradio
Listen to other Shows at My Classic Radio https://www.myclassicradio.net/
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Remember that times have changed, and some shows might not reflect the standards of today’s politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Entertainment Radio
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00:00Ranger Bill, warrior of the woodland, struggling against extreme odds, traveling dangerous
00:16trails, showing rare courage in the face of disaster, in the air, on horseback, or
00:34in a screaming squad car.
00:46Ranger Bill, his mind alert, a ready smile, unswerving, loyal to his mission.
00:55And all this in exchange for the satisfaction and pride of a job well done.
01:10Wake up, Pa.
01:11The chef's raising the roof out there.
01:13Yeah, get the rifles, Ellis.
01:16Better take a look out there and see what's going on.
01:22It's that cougar again.
01:23The chef's running him off.
01:29It's hard to convince a man that his is only one side of the story when he's got a prowling
01:34cat stalking his sheep at night.
01:37But there is another side, as you will find out later on.
01:41A ranger tries to be fair to all parties involved in an argument, that is, as long as the persons
01:46involved are within the law.
01:49Many times I wish I were as wise as Solomon, because these situations get sticky.
01:56Stumpy and I were passing through the lush grass of the Shady Mountains a while ago.
02:00It was a mild and windless day, and the two of us just kind of lazed our horses along,
02:07not caring how soon we got to our destination, as long as we could enjoy the blessings of
02:13the perfect day.
02:14Blackie, what's the big hurry?
02:15How come you're building up such a head of steam, Speedball?
02:16Speedball?
02:17Why, if Blackie were going any slower, he'd be standing still.
02:18And that'll be too fast for me this day, sonny.
02:19Ah, feel that warm sun burning down into my old bones.
02:20Why, it's warm as gold.
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02:36Ah, feel that warm sun burning down into my old bones.
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03:59Maybe the sun will stand still like it did in the Old Testament.
04:11Maybe it will, old friend.
04:14But even if it doesn't, just relaxing here, enjoying the Lord's wonderful day, gives a
04:20man warmth for his body and food for his soul.
04:29Ah, Stumpy, are you barking in your sleep?
04:59What did you say?
05:04Ah, forget it.
05:05Oh, is bark like cougar hounds when asleep?
05:08Ah, you old faker.
05:10Say, what's old George doing around here with his hounds?
05:14He isn't hunting rabbits, that's for sure.
05:17Nope, he ain't.
05:18Maybe we ought to go have a talk with old George, since he's hunting on a reservation.
05:22Animals are protected in this area.
05:26I hope you missed.
05:28Yeah, so do I.
05:30Sounds like it's time to get concerned.
05:32Let's go.
05:39Come on, boys.
05:40Come on.
05:56Oh, Storm!
05:58Oh, Blackie!
06:00Easy, boy.
06:02Hello, George.
06:03Howdy, Bill.
06:05Stumpy.
06:06Did you miss?
06:07I reckon.
06:09What makes you think you missed?
06:11Dogs are still going.
06:13Sounds like the cougar is heading for the high country in the rocks.
06:17I reckon.
06:18You expect to continue the hunt?
06:21I reckon.
06:22I reckon.
06:23You know, of course, that you're on a cougar reservation.
06:26I reckon.
06:27Then you know you're breaking the law.
06:29I reckon.
06:31Don't you have anything else to say besides I reckon?
06:34George is a man of few words.
06:38Well, George?
06:40Picked up the cougar trail off the reservation.
06:44Dogs don't know where a reservation is.
06:47Who are you working for, George?
06:49Elmer and Ellis.
06:51Those braziers must be having cat trouble.
06:53Yeah.
06:54We'd better have a talk with them.
06:56George, you're welcome here any time but not to hunt cougar.
07:01Now call your hounds and leave the protected area.
07:04No more hunting cougar around here, you understand?
07:07I reckon.
07:09Hello, Elmer.
07:10Ellis.
07:11Howdy, Bill.
07:12Stumpy.
07:13Howdy.
07:14You fellers on social or business call?
07:15Business, Elmer.
07:16We haven't done anything wrong that we know of.
07:17You hired old George to hunt the cougar that's been bothering your sheep.
07:18Well, it's roe with lye, isn't it?
07:19Nothing in itself but we call it business.
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10:04There you are, Storm, old boy.
10:07You're through work for another day.
10:10Eat up.
10:11And I'll let you out in the pasture to roll after a while.
10:15Bill, I've been thinking about that cougar.
10:17OK, shoot!
10:19Pierce and Meade at the Cat Heckland Elmer's shede must be an old one.
10:24Just ain't fast enough any more to catch a deer, even a sick one.
10:28You're thinking about old Three Toes?
10:30Could be.
10:32As far as I know, he ain't dead. With his fame, we'd sure hear about it if somebody bagged him.
10:38Yeah, you may have a point there, old hammer.
10:40How'd you get him?
10:42I don't rightly know, sonny. I'd have to give that one a good think.
10:46He won't fall for the baited cage trick again.
10:50How long ago was it that we dumped him out in the big six country?
10:54Yeah, that was quite a spell back.
10:56Three, maybe four years.
10:58Four sounds more like it.
11:01Old Three-Toe sure was mad while he was in that cage. He sure was.
11:06Maybe he was mad at himself for being so stupid and falling for the trick. You know, I think it was.
11:12Because there ain't man or dog that can catch that rascal.
11:16He'll fight a pack of dogs and whoop them to a pulp.
11:19If you try to shoot him, well, by the time the bullet gets to where he aimed, old Three-Toe's someplace else.
11:26And now he's getting old and tired and slow, just like me.
11:31This could turn out to be quite a match between two old-timers, huh, Stumpy?
11:36Just might be, young fella.
11:38We've both been around a long time, had lots of experience, learned by our mistakes.
11:44I wonder who learned the most.
11:46You or the cougar?
11:47That's a good question.
11:49Of course, we don't know if it's old Three-Toe's.
11:53Let's go back out to Elmer's in the morning and look for Trail's Eye, huh?
11:56Good idea.
11:58I'll tell you one thing, sonny.
12:00What's that?
12:01I ain't shooting my mouth all about catching old Three-Toe's.
12:05You're not sure you can do it?
12:06To catch that rascal, you not only have to live like a cougar, you have to think like one.
12:22I'll be glad to take you out on the range where we had sheep the other night.
12:26How can you be sure this is an old cougar, Three-Toe's in particular?
12:31Well, we can't.
12:32Till we find Trail's Eye, and I'll know soon to see it.
12:35Well, he ain't bothered us none since the other night.
12:39Old George must have run him over.
12:41If it's old Three-Toe's, he'll be back.
12:44What do you say we get going and find out who this cat is?
12:47Before we expend a lot of energy figuring out how we're going to catch him.
12:50My horse is all saddled and ready to go.
12:52Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!
12:54Come on, son.
12:55Come on, Blackie!
12:57Come on, girl!
13:11Whoa, girl!
13:12Oh, there, Blackie!
13:14Whoa, son. Easy, boy.
13:18Well, this here's the place where we bedded down the sheep.
13:21Cat must have been up there in them rocks.
13:23Don't rightly think so, young fellow.
13:25You don't?
13:25Nope.
13:26Your dog wouldn't have sounded off if the critter were that far away.
13:30Even Don Wendy wouldn't.
13:32Oh, I guess that's right.
13:34Well, where do you think he was stalking from?
13:36I guess right over yonder by them scrub trees.
13:39There's long grass and even a couple of boulders.
13:43All right, let's have a look.
13:44Come on, boy.
13:50Say, how did old Three-Toe's get his name anyway?
13:53I don't know, sonny.
13:55Must have dropped a rock on his foot when he was a youngster.
13:58Yeah, I suppose so.
14:00As long as Three-Toe's has been in this area, he's had Three-Toe's on his right front paw.
14:05That sure is mighty interesting.
14:08Whoa.
14:09Whoa, girl.
14:10Whoa, Blackie!
14:20Hold it!
14:21Wow.
14:22There's a cougar track big as life.
14:24But he's got four toes, not three.
14:27How much do you know about cougars, Ellis?
14:29Well, practically nothing, I guess.
14:32Don't be offended, but cougars have four toes on their hind feet and five on the front.
14:36They do?
14:37Really?
14:38That's right, young fella.
14:39Boy, I sure don't know much about cougars.
14:41Wow.
14:42Nothing at all, I guess.
14:43Don't fret about it.
14:44You'll learn.
14:46Now, here's the track we've been looking for right here in the damp ground.
14:51Front feet this time.
14:53Yep.
14:55What do you see?
14:56Well, five on this and only three on the other.
15:00It was old Three-Toe's all right.
15:02Absolutely and positively for sure.
15:07Thanks for showing us that, Ellis.
15:09Tell your dad we'll get hot on Three-Toe's trail first thing in the morning.
15:13Hey, now, wait a minute.
15:15Can't leave me behind now after getting this much of a taste of the hunt.
15:18Please let me go along.
15:20What do you say, old timer?
15:21This is your hunt.
15:22Throw it right to me.
15:24In fact, it might come in handy.
15:26Oh, that's great.
15:27Thanks, Stumpy.
15:28There's only one thing.
15:30Oh, I'm sorry I got nasty to you before.
15:33I really am.
15:35That isn't what I had in mind.
15:37You'll have to get your father's permission.
15:38Oh, he'll give it.
15:39I know he will.
15:40I'm sure he will, too.
15:42Now, Stumpy and I will go back to town from here so we can get our trail packs ready.
15:46You can call me at home this evening so I can fix your pack, too.
15:50That'll be fine.
15:52All I'll need to bring is my rifle, I guess.
15:55Right.
15:56But you ain't bringing it for killing Three-Toe's.
15:59Aren't you gonna shoot him?
16:00Nope.
16:00We're gonna capture him.
16:02The poor sportsmanship to shoot a tired old cat like Three-Toe's.
16:07You bring your rifle for self-protection.
16:10You know, at first I was surprised you weren't going to shoot him.
16:12Now I'm glad.
16:14It isn't every day a fella gets to see a master hunter and a tracker capture a cougar.
16:18Don't forget, Sonny.
16:20That Mr. Three-Toe's has had a lot of lessons on how to keep from getting captured.
16:25Some of them he learned from me.
16:27I just hope I ain't run out of lessons.
16:41Boy, that sure was a good supper.
16:46Was I ever hungry.
16:47It's your last hot meal for a while, Ellis.
16:50It is?
16:51Yep.
16:51We eat cold meals from here on.
16:54The cat is still traveling north so we can chance the fire, but
16:57when we find these circling, then the cat and mouse game is on.
17:01Wow.
17:02Sure am glad I'm not old Three-Toe's.
17:04Don't feel sorry for him, young fella.
17:06Nope, not a little bit.
17:08How come?
17:09Let me educate you on the critter we call a cougar mountain lion.
17:13Now my ears are wide open.
17:15You'll see a lot of cougar signs, but normally you won't see the cat.
17:20You can travel for days and not see him.
17:22But he'll see you.
17:24Boy, that gives me goose bumps.
17:26And duck bumps.
17:27Don't argue with him on that point, Ellis.
17:30Okay.
17:31Tell me some more, will you, Stompy?
17:33Now this fella is called a mountain lion, cougar, painter,
17:37panther, and a few other local names.
17:40He's a feline and he's as smart and cunning and crafty as they come.
17:44Usually weigh about 220.
17:47This old Three-Toe's comes bigger.
17:49In the neighborhood, 280, 300.
17:53Unless he's been on a diet.
17:55And he grew about nine and a half feet from nose to tail.
17:59Unless he shrunk.
18:00By the signs we saw in the past year, I don't think he's done either.
18:08Ellis, cover the fire.
18:09Okay.
18:14Is that him?
18:16Three-Toe's?
18:17Keep your voice down.
18:18He's got ears like a cat.
18:20Sorry.
18:21Where is he anyway?
18:23Use your ears, not your mouth.
18:25Yes, sir.
18:27Keep the lad here, Bill. I'm going out to have a look-see.
18:32Bill?
18:33He didn't make a sound when he left.
18:36Not a single sound.
18:37How does he do that?
18:39Years of practice.
18:41Stumpy is a veteran hunter and witchman.
18:44What's he gonna do out there anyway?
18:46He's going out there to listen.
18:47To listen?
18:48You mean he can hear that there, Cougar?
18:50Yeah, Stumpy can.
18:56Ellis, your hair is standing on end.
18:59You're telling me it is.
19:00Wow.
19:02That makes my blood turn to water.
19:03The old timer guessed right.
19:05What do you mean by that?
19:07Stumpy went out over there and I believe the cat is on the opposite side.
19:11Is he upwind from Three-Toe's?
19:13Yeah.
19:19He's getting closer.
19:21Sit back to back with me.
19:23I don't want you shot or hurt if that fella decides to make things exciting.
19:27You mean he'll attack us?
19:29I thought they wouldn't attack a man.
19:31This one might.
19:33Stumpy's pushing him pretty hard.
19:35The wind's changed and Three-Toe's knows he's being stalked.
19:38He even remembers Stumpy's scent.
19:41Keep a sharp eye and let me do the shooting.
19:44We don't want a wounded cat on our hands.
19:59Bill, do something.
20:01Can you do something?
20:06Here comes Stumpy now.
20:07Looks like he's hurt.
20:09Get the lantern going, Ellis.
20:10Okay.
20:11That cat's gone off his rocking chair.
20:14He got what he came for, believe you me, he did.
20:17I ain't backing off from the likes of him.
20:22I hear you, you old killer.
20:24You and I ain't done yet, not by a long shot or not.
20:28Wait until I get my arm tied together, I'm coming after you.
20:31Wow, look at your arm.
20:33Ain't nothing of it, sonny.
20:35I've had worse.
20:36This ain't nothing compared to when I was really hurt.
20:41Stop jumping around so I can bandage your arm, Stumpy.
20:45Man, he sure worked you over with his Three-Toe paw.
20:50Yeah, did a pretty good job with only three claws, even if I do say so myself.
20:56Stumpy, your knife's all bloody.
20:58Yep, I gave that fella something to lick while he was waiting for me.
21:03What happened out there?
21:04Well, we come face to face, stomping each other.
21:07Then we look each other over, and I thought, sure, he'd back off.
21:12When he got my scent, I guess he remembered that I'm the boy who caged him,
21:16and he decided no more of that.
21:18Wowee.
21:20What he's telling you, Ellis, is that old Three-Toes has gone insane.
21:24Isn't that right, old friend?
21:27I sure am sorry, Stumpy.
21:30Now you'll have to shoot him, won't you?
21:34Yep.
21:35He's about the size of a young fella.
21:38Three-Toes is so old he can't catch his food.
21:41He's so hungry he's gone crazy with man-hate.
21:44I sure hate to have to shoot him.
21:46Almost like shooting old friend.
21:49Why's that?
21:50Don't you fellas shoot animals unless you absolutely have to?
21:54The animals of our forests and mountains are part of the Lord's creation, Ellis.
21:58He made them for a purpose.
22:00Each and every one of them.
22:02When man tampers with the balance of nature, he gets into trouble.
22:05Forests and mountains are part of the animal's home.
22:08We're the invaders.
22:10Nowadays, with tranquilizer guns and air transport,
22:12we can move the animals if they get dangerous and become a nuisance.
22:16It won't be long before all of the big game will be extinct,
22:20unless we protect them from thoughtless men with fast triggers.
22:24The Lord put them here for a purpose, and it's our job to keep them from being wiped out.
22:28Boy, that sure puts a different light on things.
22:33Stumpy, how did you plan to catch Three-Toes anyway?
22:36Easy there, boy.
22:38That arm's a wee bit tender.
22:41I'm sorry, old-timer.
22:42You've got to get it clean.
22:44Ellis, I plan to corner the old rascal and rope him.
22:48Long time. Take him out by helicopter.
22:51That would have taken some doing.
22:52Can't you still do it?
22:53Not a chance.
22:55Any wild animal going insane becomes twice as dangerous as it was.
23:01Besides, old Three-Toes is wounded.
23:04Now I'm beginning to feel bad about it, just like you do.
23:08There you are, Stumpy.
23:10All tied up good as new.
23:12How does it feel?
23:13I ain't got time to worry about it.
23:16If we catch Forty Wings, we'll be off at the crack of daylight.
23:22Boy, he hasn't gone any further in his last scream.
23:25Maybe he's resting up for the second round.
23:27Yep.
23:28That cat has one thing on his mind now, and that's to kill us.
23:34Now, young fellow, you listen close and you listen good.
23:46Your life may depend on it.
23:48Yes, sir.
23:49But I feel safe with you two experts.
23:51I wasn't going to tell you this, but I guess I have to.
23:54Huh?
23:55Old Three-Toes is probably after you.
23:58Me?
23:59Yeah.
24:00That is, until he and Stumpy tangled.
24:03See, you're the shortest of the three of us, Alice, and he considered you his target.
24:08Old cougars have attacked smaller people, and you're a little on the short side.
24:12Wow.
24:13I never dreamed.
24:15Then, Stumpy, that's why you left the camp.
24:18You knew all about this.
24:20I guessed it.
24:21Now you listen close and good.
24:23Yes, sir, I sure will.
24:25Stay between Bill and me, no matter what happens.
24:28If things get sudden hot and exciting, pull on your stomach and cover the back of your
24:33neck with your hands.
24:34You better do it, or you'll be dead.
24:49Keep your eyes peeled, boys.
24:51I figure we're getting close.
24:53How close?
24:54About a mile, maybe less.
24:57I see him.
24:58I see old Three-Toes.
24:59Where?
25:00Where?
25:00About a quarter mile, straight away, up on the ledge.
25:03I can see his head, just at the edge up there.
25:07Alice, I believe you're letting your imagination play tricks on you.
25:11No, sir.
25:12Just follow my point.
25:15I see where you're pointing, sonny.
25:16Let me take a look up there through my scope.
25:21Great day in the morning, he's right.
25:23You sure are, Alice.
25:24You sure are.
25:26Look at him, lying there, ready to pounce from the ledge.
25:30Yeah, we'll fix his wagon.
25:32Come on, we'll circle and come in on the side of the ledge.
25:36We'll give Mr. Three-Toes a little surprise party.
25:50There he is, just as big as life, watching over that ledge, ready to pounce on us.
25:55Keep your position now, sonny.
25:58This is for real.
25:59He'll turn and charge like a thunderbolt any second.
26:04How much closer are you going to get?
26:07Just a little wee more.
26:09You'll hear us now, for sure.
26:12Better shoot him now, old friend.
26:15You'll never know what hit him.
26:17Sorry, Bill, but I've got to give him a fighting chance.
26:21Okay, but don't miss.
26:26Stop, don't go any closer.
26:30He must be deaf.
26:32Nope, young fella, he's dead.
26:46What a way for an old warrior to go.
26:50Maybe it's better this way, old hammer.
26:53Your knife must have mortally wounded him.
26:55Looks like he laid down here to set his trap for us and quietly slipped away.
27:02Stumpy, I sure am awful sorry.
27:05I know you are, young fella.
27:08Things ain't going to be the same with him gone.
27:10Yeah, he won't kill no more sheep or calves or nothing.
27:14That's true.
27:16That ain't what I had in mind.
27:19Him and me used to have such good times together.
27:22Trying to see who's the smartest.
27:26They don't raise cougars like him anymore.
27:39And that's the story of old Freetoes, boys and girls.
27:42We'll see you next week for more adventure with Ranger Bill!
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