After I moved from NY to Wi, I changed jobs once and finally earned some days off at work. I was able to schedule a couple days off and chose this week Monday through Wednesday. Unfortunately couldn't take the whole week because other people were off.
Mid week this week, my wife's grandmother back east was placed on hospice and Friday morning she passed. A lot was up in the air, my wife took the first flight out we could get but didn't make it in time.
Her grandmother was a big part of our life. She was my wifes legal guardian since my wife's mother died when my wife was 8. For several years we were the primary caregiver for grandma until both finances and frustration set in. We were still there but hired home health aides to be the bad guys lol.
We moved to Wisconsin when grandma needed a higher level of care and moved to new Hampshire to be closer to her daughter.
Due to the timing, I was thinking I would be flying out to be with them but finances and livestock care has created challenges. I was able to get a good friend who's on vacation this week to feed the horses in exchange for a stocked fridge and permission to hunt our northern farm. I am sure due to the deer on his property and skill making beer he won't take me up on either offer.
Long story short, here I am at our farm in the southern part of the state. Brought the dogs with me which will prevent any all day sits. Still I am both excited and sad at the same time. Brought a special arrow to send off over the valley.
The forecast calls for up to an inch of rain tomorrow. I will update this thread as the hunt progresses.
Tfarm here has great genetics and deer can grow big. I saw a deer by our cross roads stand on the drive in the 1/2 mile driveway and a tail in the food plot behind the cabin while pulling in.
Fire is going, hope to be back with great updates. If anything else, I will have a great week with my dad brother and dogs. We are across the Mississippi River from Jim at 5 pines. We were graced with a visit several years ago which has become a fond memory of mine.
Here are some bucks this year.
Topic: Bowhunting vacation (Read 12577 times)
