WELL MR BILL NO LUCK. THE DEER WERE UP HIGHER THAN WHERE I WAS SITTING, BUT WE DID DO A FEW  MILLER LITES LATER ON. TRYING AGAIN THIS MORNING AND I'LL BE SITTING IN A DIFFERENT SPOT AND MAYBE WE CAN RAISE ONE TOGETHER. THE WEATHER IS GETTING COLDER IN THE MORNINGS SO KEEP THEM FINGERS CROSSED.

MR BILL I HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH A BUNCH OF DEER YESTERDAY MORNING AND COULD NOT GET A SHOT OF WITH THE IN-LINE DUE TO 1 BUCK CHASING DOE ALL OVER. NONE OF THE DOE COULDN'T STAND STILL LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET A GOOD SHOT. THE ONLY SHOT I SHOULD OF HAD IS WHEN I GOT UP TO HEAD FOR THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A DOE WALKING OUT INTO A WIDE OPENING AND SHE CAUGHT ME MOVING. OH WELL THAT'S HUNTING. AT LEAST I FOUND OUT THAT THE HUGE 10 OR 12 POINTER IS WORKING THE AREA, BECAUSE HE WAS WITHIN 30 YARDS OF ME. HE CAME IN BEHIND ME AND I CAUGHT A GLIMCE OF HIM IN THE THICKET. I PUT UP MY LADDERSTAND AND I'M PUTTING THE IN-LINE AWAY AND HUNT THIS TROPHY. I WILL RAISE ONE THOUGH TO I HEARD THIS MORNING, WHILE IN A DIFFERENT STAND AND AREA WHERE I AM HUNTING A MONSTER 8 POINTER, THAT HE MET HIS MAKER LAST NITE. HE WAS HIT BY A CAR. MY FRIEND WAS CALLED BY A POLICEMAN THAT WAS ON THE SCENE AND ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED THE BUCK. THE BUCK WAS TO BADLY HIT, BUT THE OTHER PERSON ON THE SCENE TOOK THE RACK. THE RACK MEASURED 21 I/4" INSIDE SPREAD. SO HERE'S TO HIM.

THIS IS THE LAST PICTURE OF HIM THAT I HAVE..

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BILL AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BACK. I KNOW BOUT BACK PROBLEMS. I'VE HAD MINE OPERATED BACK IN 99. CHECK THIS PICTURE OUT. HE JUST LOST HIS VELVET AND YOU CAN SEE HIS RACK BETTER.

I'M RAISING MY GLASS TO YOU AND YOUR WIFE. CHEERS

IT BE GETTING CLOSE. BEEN ICE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS AND YESTERDAY WE HAD SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN. AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE IS ICE ON IT NOW. JUST KEEP PRAYING TO THE ICE GODS. : )

I HOPE IT WORKRD OUT FOR YOUR BACK BILL. I DID SOME YESTERDAY WHILE MY FRIEND AND I CUT UP A DOE I GOT ON FRIDAY WITH THE IN-LINE. I SEE THAT PENN STATE AND THE PHILLIES WON LAST NITE. YIPPIEEEEEEEE   MORE CELEBRATIONS FOR TODAY. : )

HEY BILL IT'S NOT LONG NOW. ON MY WAY HUNTING THE OTHER MORNING AND CAUSE WHAT I SAW, YES IT WAS A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON THE POND. YEE HAAAAA. I'LL DRINK TO THAT.

THE BIG BUCKS HAVE NOT SHOWN THEMSELVES AS YET. I'M STILL TRYING. I HAVE 3 CAMERAS OUT IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS AND THEY ARE STILL NOCTURNAL. ONE OF THEM WILL MAKE A MISTAKE AND I'LL PUT THE SMACKDOWN ON HIM. SO UNTIL THEN I'LL STILL HAVE A COLD ONE WITH YOU, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS I'LL HAVE A FEW. : )

LET A NICE 6 P0INT(17") WALK AND MY BUDDY SHOT IT. I SAW 2 OTHER BUCK , BUT THEY ALSO WERE NON-SHOOTERS, SO I'M STILL WAITING. ONE WEEK TO GO, BUT I'M LEAVING FOR HERSHEY, PA TODAY AND I'LL WONT BE BACK TILL WEDNESDAY.(MOMMAS CHEMO TREATMENT). WHILE I'M GONE HAVE A FEW ON ME AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR BUCK.

HERE'S ME HOLDING THE 6 POINTERS  HEAD.

BILL GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR DAD AND WE'LL KEEP HIM OUR PRAYERS. I MEANT, WHEN I SAID MOMMA WAS MY WIFE. SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION. THIS WEATHER WE ARE HAVING HERE IN PA SUCKS FOR ARCHERY HUNTING. WIND AND HEAVY RAIN.  MAYBE TOMORROW I'LL GET OUT. SUPPOSE TO BE NICE AND SATURDAY, LAST DAY FOR ARCHERY, THEY ARE CALLING FOR MORE RAIN.

I MADE IT OUT BILL, BUT THE 12POINTER WOULDN'T COME CLOSE ENOUGH FOR A SHOT, SO HOPEFULLY COME RIFLE SEASON ON DEC 1st HE SHOWS UP AND CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR FRIEND ON SCORING BIG TIME. ONE MORE TRETMENT FOR HER AND IT'LL BE ALL OVER. HOPE YOUR DAD IS DOING WELL. RITE NOW I'M HUNTING TURKEYS AND ALSO THE PONDS ARE FREEZING BIG TIME WITH THIS COLD WEATHER WE ARE HAVING. WONT BE LONG NOW, SO UNTIL THEN I'LL JUST KEEP UP WITH THE TRADITION OF PUTTING IT INTO A GLASS.