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Thanks, and Merry Christmas to HO readers

Thu, December 22, 2011

I just wanted to take this time to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  I would also like to say thanks to all the readers who take time out of their day to share some of their experiences and tips.  This really is a rare web site in that everyone can take something positive from it while contributing to it themselves. 

This has certainly been an interesting hunting season.  I had many doubts before my season even began.  My tall grass fields were being tore up and turned over to plant alfalfa next Spring (I know, a Fall planting would be better), my neighbor was removing a shared fence, dozing the line, ripping trees out and replacing fence on one of my busiest fencelines and a host of other small, but deer-deterring, issues.  Yet, with all that going on, I still had a great season.  No bruisers, though I was ridiculously close to the biggest deer I’ve ever seen while hunting, but I did get some meat in the fridge and my son had some great success too.  I’ve been out of commission for the past few weeks due to some wrist surgery, but I’m hoping rehab/therapy gets me back in the stand and able to pull a bow back for the last week of the season.  We’ll see.  Wifey says “NO”, but me thinks YES.  This web site has really come in handy with me not being able to hunt.  It’s the next best thing.  In all honesty, it’s a far 2nd…a reeeaaallllyyyy far 2nd behind actually hunting, but a great way to stay in the game and see how everyone else is doing.  Hopefully I’ll see my bruiser in that last week if I can get out there, and hopefully you had a great season as well.

I wish you all well…and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

John
Treehugger

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