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ORIGINAL: SHills

I haven't got to post here for a while asI had a very busy year. First had a computer crash and lost all my favorites and I swear I couldn't remember this site.
Son came home from Iraq for 20 days, became a grandpa, bought a 5 acre piece of watershed property that butts up to 600 acres of public hunting access land, bought a tractor, a bush hog, trailer to haul it, had to mow trails on 3 properties and weed eat another trail to small and hard to get too, replace a vechicle, I mean this is the tip of the iceburg but I was able to kill a decent deer w/ bow and after I did see the monster the next week end. I finally got caught up @ the end of the season but I'll tell ya still one of the most exciting hunting I seasons I have had. Next yr I will be ahead of the game cause I had a big leaning curve w/ the little tractor (ford 1210) and planting clover etc. I did find out deer love pumpkins...
With complicated modern life styles I feel blessed andwe as Americans sure get to do what we want to do. During this time of happy Thanksgiving, Christmas and as we bring in the New Year I sure want to say thanks to all you veterans out there that through your sacrifice I can sit back and write this message in safety. I raise my glass to you and salute you all. We are the lucky Americans...
Like I tell my son on every email "keep your head low and your powder dry."
Happy New Year,
Sincerely, Steve Hills

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