For my son and grandsons

This blog is for future generations to look at and try to understand a way of life that has disappeared in one generation. A life of simplicty and a life of adventure that only
can come from living with nature.

Monday, September 17, 2012

It is time to hit the woods again

It is Monday September 17 and 5 a.m. breakfast is over and I am trying to get caught up on some writing. I would rather be putting on my hunting pants this morning but I have to wear trained monkey clothes and go into the office.But before I go i will drink another cup of coffee and write some. Hunting season 2012 started in the great state of Kentucky , the opening of deer bow season on September 1. I was joined by my son Kenny Ray , my mother Pearlie she did not hunt she spent time with her brothers Bob and Earl and sister Monnell. I was also joined by Uncle Ken he spent time with his sister Mary and brother E.C. and I spent most of my time at the Brewer farm, 226 acres of home.
 On opening morning I had a deer come within about 40 yards but I was winded and the deer went to blowing and stomping it's feet at me but never let me see if it was a buck or doe in two and half days all we seen was turkey's and they never got within range as always.
The last remaining barn on the farm is about to be taken down as it took allot of damage back in the spring from the large hail. I spent my dinner time in the barn thinking back to all the work filled days and jokes and laughter that was done there thru the last 75 or 80 years. I cut some of the siding off the barn to bring back , to make a picture frame and to decorate inside of my cabin. I just found out this week after having some of it planed it is Chestnut and it looks very nice.
I took September 6 off from work to bring Squirrel season in and spend some time with Uncle Ken.
I had a perfect start to the Ohio season I was six for six , seen six squirrel's shot six times and six pieces of meat on my belt and back to my truck by 10 a.m. I split them with Uncle Ken . He stewed and made gravy with his on Friday and I fried mine. This past weekend was a work weekend Kenny Ray and I had to bring down new couch for the cabin on Friday. I was planning on burning the old one but Kenny Ray said  no dad let's put out by the pond like that couch in the movie Grumpy Old Men . Well as you see in the above photo the couch for now is by the pond and Uncle Ken and I both
relaxing after cutting firewood all day Saturday, we were both to tired to fish. On Sunday I decided to hunt that morning and had another good bushy tail hunt , not perfect but good I seen seven on the ground and killed three, I gave them all to Uncle Ken and I think he going to cook them today for him and is great granddaughter  for supper. Kenny Ray and I put up my tree stand Sunday afternoon and just farted around in the woods. We got back to the cabin around two thirty and he took a nap on the couch and I sat on the porch with a  cup of coffee and listened to the Reds  game on the radio in between snores. So far in the season deer 0 squirell's 9