of all the season and episode of the twilight zone and after see all the great and mind boggling and think provoke story and this one stand on top . that right . this story and this one entitle the hunt top the large number of the fine script in television history . true and there be no interplanetary space flight and no inexplicable crack in time . there be no living nightmare and no sudden change of set . there be seemingly nothing out of the ordinary for our protagonist to deal with . the main character and play by veteran character actor arthur hunnicut and set out from his cabin in the hill and accompany by his faithful hound and to hunt raccoon . because the raccoon be a predominantly nocturnal animal hunt be by moonlight . the man and dog soon encounter a large raccoon and who hop on the dog back and attempt to drown the hound in a pond . the man jump in to help his dog . there be a sort of almost black out and after which the pair be see on the shore and in a lying and almost sleep like position . call his dog by name and ( rip and i think ) the old man set off to return home . when he arrive and he find the wife weeping and unresponsive to his conversation . he also observe visitor come and go to his house and pay respect and give word to console his wife . still seem puzzle at the strange reception and going on around the home cabin and the man and rip take off on a long walk down the road and where he remark out loud that he do not remember such a long fence in these part . he eventually come upon a rather large fellow and dress in garb similar to his overall and hat and work shirt . they be at a gate and which lead to an area where a lot of smoke be freely rise up . the gate keeper be overly eager in his persuasive pitch in try to get the man to enter . rip sounds displeasure . the gate man tell the old man that he may enter and but the dog would have to remain outside and offer to watch the animal for him . the man will have none of it and the two continue on their way down the path . after a little more hike they come upon a second gated entrance where the gate keeper recognize the man and welcome him . when the old man report what have happen down the road and tell him of how the guy at the other gate try to separate the man and dog and and add and with no dog allow and that must be a hell of a place . the 2nd gate keeper state that he be right . that exactly what it be . our family have lose our 1st dog and lady a mixed lab and in october of 1981. about 6 month later and as good fortune would have it and the wife ( deanna ) and myself along with our 2 daughter ( jennifer 9 and michelle 6 ) view this episode on tv and wgn tv and channel 9 chicago . well and it all make perfect sense to u at that time . be certain that anyone who have have that relationship with a family dog and would agree . the episode still bring a condition of watery eye to this now 60 year old writer .