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They'll need one...it's coming.

(Phil Collins voice) " I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord....I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord.Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord (bad ass drum solo)"

Congratulations to you all, on making great memories.

Looks like your weather wasn't to bad either !

Rain & slush mix here all 3 days of our Thanksgiving weekend.

Diggin' the groom's "Zac Brown" look !!

Yes it is !!

Both bow blinds set up.



16 yards to the log, 20 to where I'm standing & 26 to the cover behind.

Looking good Paul. Do you guys use shooting stick or anything inside the blind? My son likes the sticks. I don't care to sit in enclosed blinds much, the ones I build with logs laying around seem to make a built in gun rest that works perfect most times.

Tom,

We have a "gun stand" in each. Think outboard motor stand, built from 2x4's, bulked up at the top, so you have a 4' flat surface as a rest.

Works good. You can leave your weapon on it, pointing out, so that there is less movement to get on the animal (particularly at bow range).

I see you have some tight shooting like we do in a few of the spots. The buck I shot last year was at 25-30 I'd say. Maaaaybe 40 by the time I actually shot?

Jack has a stand that can run out to 100 in the right situation. The one we have set up for Kennedy we could probably get out to 80. We have one that a guy could reach out to 175 if the deer stopped in the right spot. But most are 10-50 yards.

Wow! Weez is all grown up. Mrs. ND looks lovely as always as does the beautiful bride. Heck, even the old man is looking quite dapper in a suit and tie. Clip on? Well done all.

So, inquiring minds must know...is the '66 a wedding gift?

well no, it's actually a loaner. This was my car for many years, Pam and I drove away in that car from our wedding in 1992. Taylor come home from the hospital in that car after being born, as did the 2 boys when they were born.

Still, pretty cool to have come full circle with that car. She's a beaut! Ahh...both the car and the bride!

And what song did dad dance to?

billy joel "just the way you are"

I'm not necessarily a billy joel fan. But the lyrics had the right message.

Great stuff Dad !

You & Pam have done / are doing it right !

Thank you.

We had the flurries on my way to work this morning. 33* and windy...but it's not rainin!!

Here's the "crime scene" on the 6th, less than a week ago.





and here it is this morning.

Same here !

I figure we've got 10" here & going to keep going all day today !

I'll snap a parking lot pic at the shop & post. Just finished digging into the front & rear doors.

I'll leave the shop door for the boys.

At least my landlord tried to plough !

I'm assuming, I have 2 flattened ground blinds, that I need to attend too !

hope you dont have any broken poles.

Yeah !

It's happened before.

Fingers crossed, but it sure is wet n heavy !

Oh wow. You boys can keep that. I do imagine you'll have some busted poles but I hope not. That happened to Jack and I last year. We left the blind in the woods when we had to get home to attend to mom and sick baby last year. We went back up a few weeks later and the blind was smashed into a pile. JUNK. Which reminds me...we need to go get a new blind.

Didn't you get an early blast last year too Paul?

Yep, the week leading into rifle season !!

2 & a half weeks away yet !