DEERARAMA!

AFTER AN INVENTORY OF A WORK IN PROGRESS, HERE'S THE TALLY SO FAR:

18 YEARS OF DEERHUNTING-
BROKEN ARROWS, LOST BLOOD TRAILS, GUT SHOTS, OVER THE BACK OF THE DEER FLINGERS, HIT TREES, POISON IVY, DIARRHEA WHILE BEING 18FOOT UP IN A TREE,14 BROKEN COLEMAN LANTERNS, DEAD FLASHLIGHTS, 479 DEER SNORTING AT ME, 10,000 DRIVING HOURS......




SLEEPING IN CARS, 6 ARGUMENTS WITH HUNTERS, ONE MEDIUM SIZE TICKET FROM THE DNR, 36 OPENING DAYS, 11 STOLEN TREE STANDS, 3 JAMMED GUNS, ONE FIVE SHOT RIFLE THAT ONLY SHOOTS TWO SHELLS IF YOU LOAD FIVE, 26 PACKS OF MEIJER/KMART $3.26BROADHEADS,





NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF GETTING REAL LOST, 314 NAPS IN THE WOODS, COUNTLESS HOLE IN THE WALL RESTAURANT BREAKFASTS', 29 TWIGHLIGHT BLOOD TRAIL TRACK ATTEMPTS,





ONE FIGHT TO THE DEATH ENCOUNTER WITH A BUCK THAT I SHOT 14 TIMES AND BAYONETED TO FINISH OFF WHILE STANDING IN 2.5 FOOT OF FREEZING SWAMP WATER, THREE ROTTEN DEER,TOO MANY PROCESSED DEER, 8 SELF PROCESSED DEER,




3 BOWS, TWO RIFLES, THREE SHOTGUNS, POISON IVY AGAIN, HUNTING BUDDIES, FIGHTING WITH HUNTING BUDDIES, GOIN POTTY IN THE WOODS AND WIPING WITH LEAVES,











22 HUNTING BUDDIES, 7 DIFFERENT HUNTING CAMPS, 147 TRIPS TO WALMART/KMART/MEIJERS/GANDER MOUNTAIN, 20+ FRESH BACKSTRAP DINNERS, 43 RUNNING SHOTS AT DEER= ZERO HITS, TWO DISPUTES OVER WHO'S DEER IS LAYING DEAD ON THE GROUND=ZERO WINS FOR ME, COUNTLESS LOST KNIVES, WHISTLES, FLASHLIGHTS, CHAIRS............






NUMEROUS STARE DOWNS WITH MATURE ADULT DOES, COUNTLESS SUNRISES AND SUNSETS, FRESH SNOWS, WIND, 1 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, RAIN, COLD, HOT, FALLING LEAVES, CHICKADEES LANDING ON MY BOW, RABBITS, SQUIRRELS, FOX, COYOTE, CROWS, OWLS, PORCUPINES, ONE VERY STRICT DNR OFFICER,

14,789,463 MEMORIES.........