View attachment 14248 View attachment 14247 View attachment 14246 We are closing the sale on our 217 acres on Dec. 31st, so this morning I hunted my favorite stand forthe last time. We've owned this place for close to 12 years, and I've put in lots of hours on a dozer, backhoe, farm tractor, and just plain old manual labor to get it to where it is. The time comes however, when you have to reassess your priorities and adjust accordingly. Now, that's a fancy way of saying that I have too many places to work and hunt and this one is worth more in my bank account than it is to hunt. Everything I do there costs money and time and at 72 years old both are at a premium. I wish I could say I killed a nice buck on my last hunt, but I didn't. I wish I could even say I saw a deer
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, but........not even a pig or coyote. Nonetheless, I sat from before daylight until 10:30 and some of that time was spent reflecting on just how much had changed in the years that I've spent on this place.
The pictures are different views from this stand. The plot has WW and MRC in it, and evidently they're eating it pretty well, because it's very short. This is my first plot with medium red added, thanks to you guys. My only regret is I'm not gonna be able to see what it does this summer. Maybe I'll wrangle an invite to come back and check on it
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In the lane towards the feeder is Fusion from WINA. Always makes a good spring/summer crop.
If I said I wasn't a little sad to be leaving all that I've done here behind, I'd be lying, but I think I made the right decision for my wife and myself. Now, if I could just find a 40/50 acre parcel within 15 minutes of home............