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Time to get my projects done that went on hold August 15. I’ll reserve 3-5 days monthly for Pig whacking in the darkness.

I’ve got a 2006 model 22’ ft Pontoon boat to sell. It needs minor updates that the new owner will benefit from.

We are finishing the inside of a new house at deer camp about to head out to work.
Plan to build a box stand or 2 for my wife to hunt out of. We are going to do some planting this year. 2 or 3 good food plots. There are always ckearing to do along the roads. I have already been loading ammo.

Jan.31st for me

Load development, pull stands, shed hunt, scout, help the wife with her high tunnels…. Turkey hunt…crappie and walleye fishing… lots to do

^^^ This plus farm work, getting ready to cut hay, horse camping, and turkey hunting.

You trout fish in Wva?

Start using my personal skeet field & rifle/rifle pistol range. I don't use it here when deer season is open.

Runs til end of Jan here..

Then garden time.
And fishing..

In addition to deer season being done, I retired 30DEC, so time is on my side for a change.

Once this artic blast is done (4 degrees now, feels like -15) I'll start chasing squirrels and coyotes.

Then the projects start. I've got some clearing o do on my deer engagement area on the back 40, firewood to cut and split, new shelving for the barn, I'm also going to put in new railroad ties on the pistol range. After that's complete, I'd like to refinish my big duck boat and rework the blind system.

I've also got matches coming up starting in March.

Go coyote calling and hunt javelina when the season starts on February 1st.

Going to lease one last time next weekend.
Need to shoot a doe to make sausage out of
After that load development on a new Howa mini in 6.5 Grendel
Need to build 3 box stands

Time to start crappie fishing too

I had a disappointing season after one great deer shot abd two good ones on my lease, I was hunting three absolute monsters that I had on camera a lot . One showed up 2 minutes after shooting light ended and I only saw him looking for hogs with a green light.

I did a great food plot this year and put in more work at the lease than previous years . That’s hunting right? Onto the next year and a second lease .

I have the gun room to clean up and put the deer season stuff away. I have three new rifles to load for so I can shoot them when the weather warms up and see what they like. I need to load a couple hundred 410's for Quail in Georgia in two weeks and when I get back it's load shotgun shells like a mad bandit for the upcoming sporting cleays season. I go through almost 8,000 shells in 12, 16, 20 & 28ga from the end of April to the begining of October. Somewhere along the line I like to find time to prowl the woods with a rimfire looking for squirrels.
Dam I'm tired just thinking about all this.

Too much to list all out. Numerous rifles that I either want to work up first time loads for, or bed, or one or two that I might come up with a peep sight for over using a scope. Shells to load for a couple buddies, zero turn that needs gone over and mower belt replaced before spring.

House got hit with hail back in the summer, just finalized the insurance claim on that with what all is going to be covered. New roof, siding, facia, deck redone, gutters & downspout, 1 garage door, so that fixing by a contractor is coming up.....lots going on.

Ruts just about to get going Alabama. We got until early February. Heading up to camp next Wednesday for a few weeks.

Pig hunt and fish till spring turkey season. Fish and camp for the summer while dreaming of fall dove fields and early teal marshes.

Hiking, hopefully on a couple of new trails. Already got 40+ plus miles for this month. Calling coyotes, and installing a small safe in our second home. Spent two afternoons, cutting and hauling firewood for a veteran friend earlier this week. Have preference points to buy and soon another eik application.

I enjoy native brook fishing in march and April

Loading for two rifles then sight in, shoot new handgun acquisitions. Go to weekly swap meet where there's a building full of gun guys who like to buy/sell/trade, tell stories and generally BS.

Finish load development on the 7mm-08 and start development for a new .308.
Toss a trail cam up on a stock pond to see if the big non typical blacktail has returned.
Steelhead are starting to pour into the rivers and I’ve got all the gear ready to go.
Toss flies for trout in the upper river and daydream about the upcoming caddies and salmonfly hatches coming up!
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> my wife has a honey-do list for me somewhere, but I’m trying to ignore it! 🥃