'Bunkhouse Buddies' is an early 60s erotic novel set in the rough and tumble world of cowboys on the Great Plains. The men live together in a bunkhouse, a small house designed to keep cowboys clean, clothed and fed. Follow along and ride flank with these cowboys as they uncover the secret forbidden pleasures of bachelorhood.Written long before such prose was legal in the United States, this novel boldly exposes gay male carnal desires in an unapologetic pornographic setting. This was among the first novels written by Peter Schutes.About 'Bunkhouse Buddies', Peter writes in 1961:It's no secret that many men became cowboys because they preferred the company and camaraderie of other rough and tumble men to the gentler life with women. These cowboys lived in groups of six to ten in bunkhouses - housing provided by the ranch owner at no cost or at the cost of lower wages. The function of a traditional bunkhouse was to give a young cowboy an opportunity to find his footing and save money before he settled down and married.

Not every cowboy had those particular plans. Many just wanted to be around other cowboys like themselves, confirmed bachelors. Buried deep in the Big Hole River Valley of Montana, the Cock Crow Ranch bunkhouse was entirely made up of lifelong bachelors. When a new cowboy came along, it was never certain if he would "fit in" with the bachelor lifestyle or if he was going to have to find a new ranch with morals more in line with his own. A good fit was rare, but when that cowboy came along, he got to share in a brotherhood unlike any other.