Grandpa signed Billy up for the hunting contest for Billy's sake, to give him a chance to prove himself and build his confidence. It was a way for Grandpa to support Billy's passion for hunting and show faith in his abilities.
In "Where the Red Fern Grows", the protagonist, Billy, finds Grandpa, Old Dan, and Little Ann dead in the mountains. They had succumbed to exhaustion and injuries after a dramatic hunting contest. Billy is devastated by their deaths but finds solace in the memories they shared together.
Grandpa puts in the entry for the contest.
Grandpa and papa hunt with Billy and his dogs only in the hunting competition
his grandpa tells him
Billys family recats very badly bc they are worried about him
Billy's grandpa has been planning to train a pair of hounds for Billy to hunt with. He surprises Billy with the two dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann, as a gift, knowing how much they will mean to him.
they support and motivate billy during the contest.
He enters them into a coon hunting contest
he got grandpa hurt in the storm
Chicken and Dumplings
Billy spent $50 on gifts for the family in "Where the Red Fern Grows."
the headline of the newspaper that grandpa showed billy is the annual coon hunt competition.grandpa is so excited about it that he forgets about billy for a little bit because it could be his first time going to one