One thing about hunting West Texas we have a lot of exotics which means year round hunting, but we have smaller whitetails than you guys in the mid-west....I work in Mexico for a month at a time and being on here talking hunting for that whole time gets me sturred up every time. Then I go home wanting to get in a stand, last time home we vacationed the wholemonth so it has been two+ months since I have been in a stand. I understand exactly what you are talking about...I will be looking for some hogs when I get back stateside..