Man I'm proud of this place, I worked hard on it and it's honestly my favorite place to be. We have had some great times here, and I've even gotten to share it with a growing list of HNI'ers as well. I look forward to many more years of sharing it with friends and family.
My camp started as a 12x16' storage building that I have now completely finished on the inside. It comfortably sleeps 2, and we can get 3 in there too if need be. Anymore than that and we head to the "mansion" up the road.
My campsits on 26 acres that I got for an absolute steal, and it butts up to a couple of other lots that are all owned by direct family members of mine. In total there is roughly 130 acres, with about 90 of it being wooded. I am the only family member that really hunts it other than my Dad who manages to get out about once a year during rifle season, and for opening day of turkey season with me each year. Other than that it's just me and anyone I invite that have exclusive permission to hunt the entire patch, and it's only been rifle hunted maybe 4-5 times (3 guys total) in about 6 years. It's pretty much bowhunting only. We don't really have any good deer there though...........
.......all dinks.
The "foundation" that we dug for it by hand and with the help of the tractor, and the building just before we moved it onto it's new resting place:
The building after it was moved onto the "foundation":
This is what it used to look like inside before all the work to finish it:
It's now carpeted using someones old carpeting, insulated, paneled off with knotty pine log siding, has electricity, heated on propane, and has TV/DVD player, radio, and a full collection of UFC and hunting movies. It's definitely the "Men's Crisis Center" now.......lol.
Pictures panning through after most of the work has been done inside:
One of my favorite parts about this camp.........my view out the front door. It's 318 yards from here to one of my most frequently used food plots on the property, where Rob shot his doe last year and where both Dan and my birds were killed this year (lots of other critters have died there too....[8D]).
Another picture showing the view from the fire pit that sits directly in front of the camp. Man we have had some good times sitting around the fire here all year round. You should see the stars from here on a clear summer night.
And one last pic of the cabin cats Fred and Fiona.As you can see Fred isn't easily embarassed [8D]
Let's see your deer camp.
Just gravity-fed water, electricity and propane. The restroom facilities aren't a big hit with the girls, obviously. LOL
