Keefers, You are so right. My dad passed away last January, but mom is doing well. She is 90 years old and is still active. She is always happy when we get a deer, and especially when it's a buck we have been after. When my book "One with the Wilderness" came out, mom was so proud of me and told many of her church friends about it. Older women would come up to me and say, "They never dreamed of reading a book about bowhunting and enjoying it so much." Last summer we were up in Wisconsin, and mom went missing. We found her out fishing in a canoe down river alone. I always thought my solo hunting came from my father who was an only child, while mom had 7 siblings. But as I get old, I realize are adventurous spirit comes from mother. HaHaHa. Peace to you and your family, Mike