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I opend the deck door this morning to find this guy in my back yard.



It's a tall 6. the Flash did something goofy on his eyes but it's nice buck. I'm thinking he had a little rut in him, because he sure didn't care what I was doing.

Starting to get the juices flowing.

Just not moving eh? Maybe there isn't many up there this year with all the shooting the DNR has been having the hunters do the last few years.

nice little buck Tom, you can hunt from your deck

I don't want to shoot him. Just watch. I like that the deer are in my yard.

It was an easly 15 yd bow shot though.

taking one with a bow wouldn't spook them away

I would probably take one, but I need meat in the worst way I'm almost out of venison from last year

Lots of deer around...I don't need to shoot the ones in my yard. That's not my thing.

I'll shoot a doe up north for some venni.

dangit! Seems my deer season cold has started againg this year. That is about 5 years in a row. Hopefully it will be gone by next week.

T that was about the size of the buck I had come through when I was bowhunting on Saturday night. Rack looks similar. I couldn't see the head gear on the second one very good because he stayed in some thick stuff in the river bottom.

If I was bowhunting, I'd a shot at him. I've never shot a buck with my bow.

I have to say, the route he took out of the yard....He wouldn't have died in anyone's yard. just sayin'.

something to keep in mind anyway

Quick photo update

Breakfast, take note of the dark brown cabinetes, missing cabinet door etc, I'll come back to that.



pancake eating contest.







here You can see the cabinets are getting a facelift.





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Painting the doors outside



Painted the door too.





Brightened it up a little.



Did some shooting over the hood of the old truck, 100 yds witht he .308




Not bad for an old lever action.



we visited Buschpilot's camp too, very cool.

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Check out this stove, wow!!

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I don't know what to make of this

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Actually, I followed the way he went a bit ago. No way I'm shooting one. It's way, way more open now and who knows where they would go. It's just not my deal.

Hey kid, yer in my spot.

Wow. That paint reallly did brighten it up in there. all the "Chickenbuck wear" looks great too. I'll have to order some more when it's time.

Next week, oven installation.

Dave,I have seen those little metal men before.You stick a weiner on the uh uh protruding part and set him on the grill the heat cooks the weiner inside and outside.Looks kinda funny when they are "loaded".Strickly a guy thing.
I also shoot a .308.Mine is a Remington Model 7 which I have had since 1992.Have you ever tried the Hornady "Light Magnum" loads?165 grain.I like them.

Stan in SC

Wow the cabinets and the door look great. That will really brighten it up in there.

heck yeah those cabinets look awesome!
how is the sand point coming? were you ever able to blow it out?
it rained to beat the band down here all night, I suppose it could be the big soak we usually get before things freeze.

Big snow coming the way it sounds.

I fly out for Indianapolis tomorrow morning too. Last minute trip, not super excited about it. Work stuff.