Had a great day!!! After having only about 4 hours sleep due to a 2:20AM phone call we braved the 18* temps and headed to the woods with our little hunters. The phone call was from the Sheriffs Dept. Jay is a township trustee and for some reason when someone calls in about any animals out in our township the 911 dispatcher calls the trustees (Jay is 1st on the list) to get them back where they belong. This time it was horses out. Jay didn't hesitate to tell them it was their job first and if that didn't work then they could call for help. The alarm went off at 4:30 and needless to say we were sleep deprived. I took Kelsey to my deer stand , Bob took Kaleb and Jay took Ethan as Rob didn't get home from work until 3 AM. Only saw a few deer and we all came back in at 9:30. Bob took his kids home and Rob came down at noon. Also Pastor Greg brought his son Josh down to hunt the afternoon with Jay. Let me tell you about Josh. He just took his hunter safety on Thursday night where he shot a gun for the first time. Greg brought him down Friday afternoon to sight in his new gun and practice. They were out in the woods less then an hour when Josh shot a doe. Jay was so proud of him. After getting his deer field dressed and hung up Rob took him home. Jay then took Ethan to my blind and 30 minutes later Ethan shot a HUGE doe. Dropped her in her tracks. So Jay says he had 2 successful guided hunts in a couple hours time. We now have 3 deer hanging from 1 walnut tree. Jay got a doe a couple days ago. We now call it the deer tree. Jay says all we need is a rebel flag hanging from it too and we will be official "Hill Jacks". His cousin says that a Hill Jack is one step up from a Hillbilly.
In the meantime after several phone calls with the Marv Knepp family Me, Leslie and Brooke headed south to meet up with them at a Cracker Barrel. They were traveling back to Indiana from vacation in Virginia. We had a great visit and then me, Les and Brooke headed across the road to the mall. We weren't in there very long when Jay called to tell me about Ethans deer so we headed home. Ethan will probably be hyped for several days. Bob took Kaleb hunting at his place this afternoon. He missed a doe but Bob said it was 85 yards down hill with brush which would be tough for the pros to hit. I had our camera with me so the only pics of Josh's deer is on jays cell so I can't post them tonight but enjoy Ethan's. Later.
