I need a day in the woods.......

[Mike Bolin]

The end of deer season is getting close....this Sunday to be exact. I NEED to be out there at least one more time, to clear my head, to clear the smells of the hospital from my nose and maybe, just maybe to kill a deer.

On Christmas morning, my Mom passed on. She was 91 years old and until December 8th she had lived on her own, helping to raise her great granddaughter. My Mom always supported me in my outdoor pursuits and instilled in me a great love and respect for nature. I visited her at least once a week and spoke often on the phone and she always asked me about my hunting and shooting my bow. I don't know if she really cared about the hunting and shooting, but I know she cared about me.

Tomorrow, my brother and I will finish cleaning out her house and we will bury her ashes next to my Dad on Friday. On Saturday morning I will take may bow and go to the woods. Deer and Turkey are both in season. Maybe I will get a shot at one or both. Maybe I will take a shot.....don't know for sure. But I will be in the woods with my bow in the quiet, alone for the first time in awhile. I NEED to be alone in the quiet, taking in the sights and smells of God's creation. I pray that it brings me some happiness. I know it will make Mom happy!

God Bless all of the members here and I wish you a wonderful New Year! Mike

[Homey88]

Sorry for your loss. Enjoy the solitude of the woods.

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

Sorry for your loss Mike.  Hope you find the peace and happiness you're looking for in the sticks.  It sure helps me when I need to be alone for a bit.

[John146]

Mike, I hope your time in the woods is everything you need it to be. Blessings,

[ron w]

Know the feeling.......  

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Sorry for your loss.  Enjoy your time with all gods creation.

[South MS Bowhunter]

My condolences   :(  a day in the heaing woods sounds like just the thing you need right now.

[Bear Heart]

The woods are often my cathedral.  Sorry for your heavy heart.

[bofish-IL]

Well put.

[threeunder]

Sorry for your loss brother.

Hope your day in the woods is all you want it to be.

Ken

[Hot Hap]

Sorry for your loss. Your mother sounds a lot like mine.  Hap

[Bowwild]

Condolences Mike. It sounds like your Mother lived a wonderful, giving life.  You'll see and do things on your Needed hunt that your Mother would have loved to hear you retell.

[bowtough]

Thinking of you and remembering you in prayer this morn. Sorry for your loss. God has a wonderful future for every believer and I am sure you will see your mother again some sweet day. Good hunting bro, Gary.  

[arrow bender]

My condolences. Some great posts already. Re-read them this week as you walk thru turning lose of her phsical prescence. What a wonderfully long life. Until you meet her again.......God's speed.

[Jayrod]

May god bless you and comfort you in this time and sorry for you loss but go afield and do what mom would want you to do..BEST OF LUCK BROTHER!

[Slickhead]

My Mothers been gone for many years.
There's a special bond between Mothers and their children.

Go in the woods , she'll be smiling down on you.

Rejoice in the fact that her spirit will never leave your side.

[Slickhead]

My Mothers been gone for many years.
There's a special bond between Mothers and their children.

Go in the woods , she'll be smiling down on you.

Rejoice in the fact that her spirit will never leave your side.

[John Scifres]

Mike,

I am sorry for your loss.  My mother was 69 and passed away on December 17th.  She also lived on her own until November.  We buried her ashes on December 23rd.  She had a multitude of health issues that she battled until the end.  I was with her when she died.  I think about her all the time.  She wasn't crazy about me killing deer but never failed to ask how my hunts went.  Of course I would not be who I am without her.

I am planning a season ending hunt on Sunday.  I just bought a camper at a campground down at Lake Monroe with walk-in access to thousands of acres of Hoosier National and Morgan-Monroe.  I might see how it looks in this snow    

God Bless.  Take care and have a great hunt!

John

[tracker12]

My condolences to you.  My mother is 89 and still lives by herself and drives.  I do not look forward to a time like yours.  I went to Canada on  a bear hunt the week following my Dads passing and it was very soothing being in the woods.  Shot a bear the first night on stand and have to think dad was pushing the woods for me.  Good Luck!

[Todd Alexander]

Sorry for the loss you've suffered and hope the "cathedral" of the big woods serves you well during your hunt.  Lots of memories to relive and good times to remember.  Clear your mind and enjoy them.