Last year's deer season was one of the worst we've had in some time so I was determined to make this year better. I spent the summer working on stands and feeders, cutting trees and all the things that need doing to be ready for the archery opener but "Cook Luck" showed up and the bad season continues. My dad always said he had bad luck and passed it on and that's the "Cook Luck" and I'm starting to believe there's something to this. Things just happen to me regularly that don't happen to most …
A Sad Visit to Illinois
Over the last few days we've found ourself visiting family in Illinois for the worst of reasons. Mary's dad was very sick and on his last days with us. In the near 16 years we have been together I have visited here many times but it can never be enough. It is a very difficult thing when you have family scattered as far and wide as we do to visit them all. I strongly encourage anyone who is in this situation to do all you can to see your family as much as you can, you will not always have the …
Its not all fun and game
Hunting all winter is fun but all the work that goes into it to be ready for winter is not. Its never hard to find somebody to tag along on a nice cool evening when its time to look for some hogs but when its 102 degrees and things need fixed its seems your list of hunting buddies dwindles. I do get help on occasions but this time I'm on my own and there's work enough for five guys for a week so I will just plug away and stop when I get tired. First up was some mowing. We plant a food plot …
