Have you ever noticed it's impossible to explain to a non-hunter what's magical about our sport? I get lividwhen people try to tell me all I want is to kill innocent animals. Most people would pick summer as their favorite season. Mine is without a doubt, autumn. It's not really just because of hunting, it's a magnificent time of the year if you are at all attracted to the outdoors. It's harvest time, the woods are completely changing right before your eyes and the fact that you get to be out there and maybe take a creature so perfect as a whitetail deer is just a bonus. Halloween is my favorite holiday. Football season and baseball playoffs. I just absolutely love fall and to me,there is just no better way to be right in the middle of it then in a deer stand on a crisp, cool, quiet evening with an orange sun setting and a rutting moon rising beyond a freshly-harvested cornfield. Tune in next week for Illini's poetry session