This is A GREAT Day! **Updated**
 

First, I found I was misdiagnosed;
Then I found out there is a lawyer who wants to help be get that camp going;
Now, I just got permission to hunt a HONEY HOLE!

There is 40 acres south of my place that the big bucks and turkeys go into all the time. The owner lives out of state and I was having trouble finding him. I was talking to the rural mail carrier who has lived in this area all his life, and he told me that the owner hasn't been up here in "pert near 40 years". Said last he knew, the guy was living around KC, MO. I put his name in Dexknows.com and he popped up. I called him, and he said, "Sure you can hunt there, but don't let it out that it's okay. If you see anyone else on the property, tell them you have exclusive rights and tell them to get the heck out of there!". I assured him, that if I saw anyone trespassing, I would tell them to leave. He then got my address from me and told me that he would be sending me a letter giving me exclusive rights and permission to prosecute any trespassers. Then as an afterthought, he told me that he would like me to post it with "No Trespassing" signs, if I would. Heck Ya! I have attached a pic. The dotted lines are ravines and the blue square is an old apple orchard. There is corn to the North and soy beans to the west. What do y'all think!?! I gotta get my butt over there to scout it out.

Lord Thank You For This Day! and All The Other Blessings You Have Given Me!

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Some people get all the luck.

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Yeah, get your butt (minus those pollups) over there and get it scouted, so you can kill a big one!!:D:D:D

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i am happy to hear that!!!!

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Somedays Life Just Seems Like It Cant Get Any Better:D
While reading your post it brought a smile to my face .. and I dont even know ya;)
But I am Happy for You

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The Lord has blessed you truly, sound like.
Congrats
Chris

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Sweet!!!!! Sounds like you are having a great day! You must have had a bunch of prayers coming your way and had extra blessings left over:D

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wow man im so excited for you. Get a trail cam over there and lets see what this spot is holding.

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I am sooooo freaking excited:

My place - 51 1/2 acres (half timber)
East Farm - 260 acres (140 acres timber)
Southeast Farm - 100 acres (all timber)
South Farm - 80 acres (10 acres timber)
Southwest Farm 40 acres (all timber and savannah)

Whoever didn't pick me for the fantasy team, shame on you! In my fantasy, I've already dropped a 200. Now all I gotta do is make it reality!:D

Going over there right now to take a sneek n peek around. Put up a trailcam and take some photos. BBS.

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Congrats AF Hunter!

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Wow AF...Seems like a lot of area for one fella' to handle himself. If you ever feel bogged down, I'm just down South a couple of hours. Did I mention I "love" your vision of the camp for the Armed Forces members??

Enjoy...we're glad to hear it's turned into a good day for you!!

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Awesome AF--best of luck to you. I know you will arrow a good buck this year!

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Sounds like you have a lot of work to do in your spare time.;)Good for you.

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Congrats on your day :D

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Awesome news Mark, all of it. Congrats!You deserve it buddy. When it rains, it pours.;)

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awesome, good for you.. Get scoutin'

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you are a lucky man

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Very nicely put Lady Forge!:)

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That's awsome man!!! I wish I could find a good plot of private to hunt. Caint wait to see some pics.......

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Praise God, Mark! Pick me out a spot ;)

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Just got back from scouting the new place. Parked in the lane and quietly got out. As I was grabbing my camera and trail cam out of the truck, a buck jumped up from the fenceline across the road and headed west. It was really quick and so I ran across the road and up the embankment to see if I could see him again. All I saw was the east end of the buck heading into the trees about 100 yards west. I softly swore for not looking 360 before I got out of my truck. I opened the gate next to the old farmhouse and decided to make my way along the south side of the house to the east side to peek around towards the old apple orchard. As I stuck my head around the corner, I received a cardiac check as three more bucks jumped up from alongside the house and took off towards the north and were out of sight over the hillside in a heartbeat. Just as they disappeared over the hill, I learned another lesson. Northbound deer cause cattle to stampede south bound. About 30 cows came flying up the hill at me, went past and continued southbound pretty dang quick for big buggers. When I saw the moo-moo's heading at me, I stepped back around the south side of the house as not to impede their progress. The south fence of this property is in complete disarray and the neighbors cattle seem to like grazing here. I've been on the property no more than 5 minutes seen 4 bucks and got up close and personal with steaks on the hoof. I took a second to recompose myself and then walked into the orchard. The apple trees are huge and thick. All the apples within a deer or cows reach are missing. There are bovine and deer hoof prints everywhere. I head north from the orchard and I find an indentation in the ground that must have had a salt lick at one time and its still being frequented by deer and cows. Once I made my way to the north fence, I start working my way east to the first ravine. As I started down the bank, 8 - 10 slickheads came out of the bottom and headed northeast. All the deer I have seen on the property have headed into the cornfield to the north of this property. I've been on the property 30 minutes and have seen more deer in one place than I have all year. I really want to get to the northeast corner of the property, but I have scared too many deer already. I back up to a hedge apple tree and sit down under it just to watch for a while. The branches are laden with huge hedge apples already and it gives me good cover to break up my outline. As I sat there, I pulled out a bottle of water and sit there sipping it while I review what has happened so far. I sat there for about an hour and watched a good 40 more deer make their way out of the ravines and head right past me into the corn field. As I watched them make their way single file north, I thought what a great picture that would make. I waited for a good 40 minutes after they passed to get out from under the tree. As I stood up, my camera flopped down on its strap against my chest. I had forgot I had my digital camera with me! I must have forgotten to take my ginko viagra today (so I can remember what the **** I'm doing). I slowly make my way west to the road always watching and hoping I don't scare any more deer. After getting to the road, I walk south to the truck. About 30 feet from the truck, another big buck jumps up from the fence line and runs northeast away from me. I got in the truck and took the backpack off and the trailcam was still in the backpack! I saw probably only 5 or 6 acres of this forty acre plot, saw over 50 deer, had the crap scared out of me on 3 ocassions. Didn't get pics of any bucks, didn't get pics of the deer walking single file, forgot to put out my trailcam, yet I came home with a feeling of peace and success. I will have to go back and find a way in that won't scare up the deer to get that trailcam up. I can't wait for bow season.

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You deserved to have a day like today. I hope you get many more.

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Mark,
Good to hear that things are on the up and up. Sounds like a nice place to hunt, I'll be out the first week of November!!! ;)

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Yeah sounds like a great day! Hopefully you will have many this season.

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Man I sure like today's attitude much better!! Congrats man..I'm all smiles over here.

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cool story man. Hope to see some big buck pics from ya soon....

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And may your blessings continue......

God Bless

MET

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Sounds like your on a roll, congrats, and good luck this season.

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You're going to look awful funny when you find out that the guy you talked to on the phone was really BUBBA and he doesn't own the land. He just figured he'd get the damn Yankee in trouble. LOL Congrats on the new property AF.

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Sounds like you've got a great spot there Mark! Congrats. Get that trail cam up.;):D

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life is good life is fine....