Great story, Chad. I gotta say, I pity the poor devils that get a buck on their first trip to the woods. The time and effort you put into YOUR first really lays a heap of appreciation on ya. Nothing much left to say except ' atta boy' and congratulations!

At least now we know what it takes to get you all chatty.

About the hat... You know, I have my favorite huntin' hats too, but I refuse to wear a hat so many years that it starts sprouting leaves like that. [>:]