I haven't got to post here for a while asI had a very busy year. First had a computer crash and lost all my favorites and I swear I couldn't remember this site.
Son came home from Iraq for 20 days, became a grandpa, bought a 5 acre piece of watershed property that butts up to 600 acres of public hunting access land, bought a tractor, a bush hog, trailer to haul it, had to mow trails on 3 properties and weed eat another trail to small and hard to get too, replace a vechicle, I mean this is the tip of the iceburg but I was able to kill a decent deer w/ bow and after I did see the monster the next week end. I finally got caught up @ the end of the season but I'll tell ya still one of the most exciting hunting I seasons I have had. Next yr I will be ahead of the game cause I had a big leaning curve w/ the little tractor (ford 1210) and planting clover etc. I did find out deer love pumpkins...
With complicated modern life styles I feel blessed andwe as Americans sure get to do what we want to do. During this time of happy Thanksgiving, Christmas and as we bring in the New Year I sure want to say thanks to all you veterans out there that through your sacrifice I can sit back and write this message in safety. I raise my glass to you and salute you all. We are the lucky Americans...
Like I tell my son on every email "keep your head low and your powder dry."
Happy New Year,
Sincerely, Steve Hills
Sometimes it seems every day things just over whelm us. I have been there and never want to go back there.
As for pumpkins.. after they freeze, smash them and the deer think they are candy.. I have seen them get very physical over a smashed pumpkin with other deer. Good luck in your next deer season.
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I haven't got to post here for a while asI had a very busy year. First had a computer crash and lost all my favorites and I swear I couldn't remember this site.
Son came home from Iraq for 20 days, became a grandpa, bought a 5 acre piece of watershed property that butts up to 600 acres of public hunting access land, bought a tractor, a bush hog, trailer to haul it, had to mow trails on 3 properties and weed eat another trail to small and hard to get too, replace a vechicle, I mean this is the tip of the iceburg but I was able to kill a decent deer w/ bow and after I did see the monster the next week end. I finally got caught up @ the end of the season but I'll tell ya still one of the most exciting hunting I seasons I have had. Next yr I will be ahead of the game cause I had a big leaning curve w/ the little tractor (ford 1210) and planting clover etc. I did find out deer love pumpkins...
With complicated modern life styles I feel blessed andwe as Americans sure get to do what we want to do. During this time of happy Thanksgiving, Christmas and as we bring in the New Year I sure want to say thanks to all you veterans out there that through your sacrifice I can sit back and write this message in safety. I raise my glass to you and salute you all. We are the lucky Americans...
Like I tell my son on every email "keep your head low and your powder dry."
Happy New Year,
Sincerely, Steve Hills
Welcome back Steve. I have wonder where you have been. Glad you saw a moster, that will fire you up for next year and glad you got a nice buck with your bow. Welcome back. Glad your son got back from Iraq, my son in law has been deployed twice, once to Iraq and once ***an, backing up those who were deployed to Iraq. He was not here when both of his sons were born.
Best Wishes,
Chap Gleason
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Purcellville Va
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