Hey guys, I hope everyones December is going well and with Christmas coming I hope all things are lining up well for everyone. I just wanted to give you guys a quick update on my mother and again thanks for your thoughts/prayers etc. My moms sugery went really well, according to her surgeon itwentas well as it could. Then the pathology report came back yesterday at her post/op and it was very very promising.. Mom was in stage 3 of her breast cancer when she found outand after chemo and the surgery, they found only 2 milimeters of cancer in one breast down from 3 centimeters, only one lymph node (which they had found 3 months ago) total out of 17 extracted and 0 in the other breast. She had the double mastectomy. The doctors say she is in very good shape going into the 6 weeks of radiation after she heals from this surgery. She is living with us now and in very good spirits. Thanks again.

On a hunting note, I am into my late archery season now with a couple of really nice bucks I am hunting. I am finally going to get some winter weather as it has unseasonably warm her during the rut and many good bucks made it due to a lack luster rifle harvest...the temps are suppose to drop to the teens this weekend and we are suppose to get 8-12 inches of snow, this is exactly what I was hoping for, feeding deer and snow to track and back track in until Xmas..

I will be hard after it until I head to ND in late Dec. Good luck to everyone thats still hunting. With a nice ND hunt as my ace in the hole for a good buck I am pretty hell bent on trying to kill a old bruiserhere in Idaho and I will hold out till the end. I know I may not be the best "contest" mate for just getting a buck down...but I hunt these old bucks for personal reasons;whether I eat my tag or not I will be on a mountain somewhere pretty much trying to catch a big boy leavin his sanctuary in the p.m.to eat or coming back in the a.m. The snow will really help me in my efforts.


Take care guys and again Merry Christmas..

Troy