My parents grew up in the Arkansas Ozarks where deer were very scarce in the 30s and 40s. My dad always had a bird dog when I was a kid. My granddad had coon hounds and squirrel dogs. My two brothers and I grew up fishing and small game hunting starting with bb guns. I had bird dogs and hunted quail and pheasant here in Missouri until the bird population made it not worth it. There are plenty of deer here though, so I'm having a blast reloading for the wife and myself. We hunt here and go on an occasional elk hunt out west too.

"Blessed is the man whose wife is his best friend - especially if she likes to HUNT!"

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these."