AR - thanks for posting the pictures. That's one oddball of a deer.Anyway, I didn't know you were into duck hunting. Do you getout a lot each year?After I tag my buck, I have a buddy from DU who promised to take meduck or goose hunting. I'm reluctant to try it, because I don't need any more hobbies.

Anthony - my buddy bought a groundblind for the same reason - It seems like the scrub brush reaches further into the fields every year, and the leaf cover grows in thicker and thicker. We'll be trying it out a couple nights here and there next month. I still prefer treestands if I can shoe-horn one into the field edge, but sometimes there's just nowhere to hang the blasted thing. My buddy isn't big on heights, so I know he'll really like it.

By the way, I was bummed about NW dropping that one to DI-AA New Hampshire. It looks like both of our teams are hurting from the loss of senior quarterbacks. Basanez was, IMO, one of the best QB's in college football last year. I'm totally shocked that he's not on an NFL roster. They'll get it back together - their recruiting class last year was decent from what I understand, and Sutton is a nice centerpiece for the offense. Keep the faith bro, it happened at Penn State - all it takes is a couple marquee wins, a few players who step up, and the recruits start coming.

I missed all the college games on Saturday, and as bad as I hate UM, I'd have gotten great joy in watching them romp all over the Domers. I heard they ran up the score at the end a bit too, which was nice seeing Weis get a little bit of his own. Penn State will get their shot at redemption this week at Columbus. We'll see what the boys are made of. Even a good showing would make me happy, because frankly, I'm not expecting them to beat the #1 team in the nation.

By the way, I think Troy, Mike, Ryan & Co. have abandoned us until they get home. Can't say I blame 'em - give me a week off work with the wife 2000 miles away anda pocketful of hunting tags and the last thing on my mind is playing on the internet. [8D]