7 Years,1000 Posts, 1 Fantastic Journey >>-----> ( Final post on page 8 )

[wooddamon1]

Cool stuff, thanks for sharing!        

[CRM_95]

This was a great thread!! Thanks for taking us along and good luck this fall.

[J. Cook]

Absolutely awesome!!!  Ben...I hate to tell you, but 2015 is going to be tough to top!  LOL  

Great pics of the kids - looks like you have a lot of very fun years and memories ahead of you!

[KAZ]

Great pics & memories    

Glad we've been able to share the journey for so many years, looking forward to many more    

[azhunter]

Great post. Really enjoyed the journey.

[Homey88]

Great post! Really enjoyed you taking us along on your journey! You are a big buck killer my friend!!!

[Roadkill]

Nicely done

[Captain*Kirk]

Ben, just read this all the way through. Outstanding write-up and pictures, and you are raising that family right, the way the Good Lord intended. Thanks for such a heart-warming journey!

[23feetupandhappy]

Thanks Fellas, always fun to gather around a fire and share hunting stories  

Is it October yet  

[Buckeye1977]

It will be here before you know it!

[Tom Phillips]

Ben,
 What a Tremendously COOL thread.EXCELLENT photos & story.SOME awesome critters TOO !!

[Matty]

Awesome thread brother!    

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by Tom Phillips:
Ben,
 What a Tremendously COOL thread.EXCELLENT photos & story.SOME awesome critters TOO !!

Thanks Tom      

Let me know about that sign you were wanting!

[23feetupandhappy]

quote:Originally posted by Matty:
Awesome thread brother!    

[shoes]

One of my favorite threads of all time! I know many people that allow there love for hunting to interfere with God and family. You sir should be a great example to many! Thank you.

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by shoes:
One of my favorite threads of all time! I know many people that allow there love for hunting to interfere with God and family. You sir should be a great example to many! Thank you.

Thanks Mark!

Although I hear what you are saying, I would like to make a disclaimer!

Iv shown the "High Lights" of my journey over the last 8 years, but that's Only the high lights, there were plenty of lows.....
I enjoy the interaction and complements over my journey but the Praise belongs to my Lord!      

[tarponnut]

Great thread! Man, even spike bucks are BIG in Iowa!
I used to live there but now I guess I'm just used to seeing south Florida mini-deer.

[KAZ]

Originally posted by tarponnut:
Great thread! Man, even spike bucks are BIG in Iowa!
I used to live there but now I guess I'm just used to seeing south Florida mini-deer.

Tarponnut - I was waiting for Ben to reply. You are very perceptive. That indeed was a large Spike for Iowa. It was not our typical "spike"... Ben & I were on a management hunt together and I remember him telling me he shot a spike. When we reached the end of the trail, I remember saying "wow, that's actually a buck" knowing it was an older animal and not the typical "cigarette head" spike you might find roaming around. Though our "spikes" are probably larger than Florida mini-deer, this one is not typical of the spikes we have running around....    

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by KAZ:
 

Originally posted by tarponnut:
Great thread! Man, even spike bucks are BIG in Iowa!
I used to live there but now I guess I'm just used to seeing south Florida mini-deer.

Tarponnut - I was waiting for Ben to reply. You are very perceptive. That indeed was a large Spike for Iowa. It was not our typical "spike"... Ben & I were on a management hunt together and I remember him telling me he shot a spike. When we reached the end of the trail, I remember saying "wow, that's actually a buck" knowing it was an older animal and not the typical "cigarette head" spike you might find roaming around. Though our "spikes" are probably larger than Florida mini-deer, this one is not typical of the spikes we have running around....      [/b]

Id forgotten about that,   :confused:

Iv defiantly shot smaller deer then that one, mighty tasty