For the past several years, I take a vacation in the fall and just stay home. I use the time to finish all the little things that need to be done before winter. Clean the mower deck and take it off the tractor . . . Put away the motorcycle . . . Change fluids in various vehicles . . . winterize the 5th wheel . . . Till the garden . . . and hunt!
Since my dad is retired, we take the opportunity to spend some time in the woods together. The picture above was taken this past Monday. My brother, dad and I all headed into the woods just after (yes, after!) daylight. I picked a spot that I hadn’t hunted from in the last few years, but have gotten several deer from in the past. God blessed me, as I saw four bucks. After I shot this one, I almost drew back on another but he spotted me and veered off course.
Dad helped with the field dressing, skinning, and quartering. I’m sure he had better things to do, but I appreciated the help!
A couple of days later we headed to the woods again, but got skunked. Since the weather was nice, we wandered around the property a bit and looked at new placed to put up stands next year. Then we ate lunch and headed to my Grandmother’s farm. We set up a blind and wandered around her woods, looking for potential hot spots for the firearm opener on Sunday. My son will be hunting with us, so we needed to find places for everyone.
All in all, it was a nice day spent with dad, and one of the highlights of my vacation. Disneyland? No, I’ll take the woods any day.
Yeeeaaaah! That’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout. I count 9 pts… did I see them all?
Trust me… after two straight years of Disneyland vacations, the woods sounds really good about now.
8 points, but I like the way you count better! All the tips on the tines were broken off on his left side. I had only seen the tall right side when I shot, and was slightly disapponted afterwards. But only slightly, since he was a large deer and yielded 45 lbs. of meat for the freezer. God is good!