A Deer Story

Yeah, I haven't had a chance to tell you all about this, but two weeks ago today I shot a deer. She was beautiful! Her name was Betsy, and she was 112 lbs. Actually, I named her Betsy. In all likely hood, she didn't have a name, or if she did it would be some kind of deer name, and thus unintelligible to humans like you and I.

I shot her right at dark, and tracked her for an hour and a half Friday night. I couldn't find her that night, and it made me sick to my stomach. Luckily it was the night that the temp went down into the teens. The next morning I got up and tracked her for another 3 1/2 hours until I found her. She was about 400 yards from where I shot her, and when we got back from Dallas, we picked her up. She graciously provided us with a lot of delicious meat. If you would like to taste Betsy, give me a call and you can come over for dinner one night. Here's me dragging her out of the woods. I got caught on the game camera. 

Top Reasons I Enjoy Hunting

1. Being outdoors - Here's the thing. Even on the days when you don't see anything, you're still outside, enjoying nature. This was my view this morning. Twas very nice, even if it was 15 degrees!

2. A different perspective - Life looks different from 20 feet up in a tree. The world around becomes smaller and there is an altered viewpoint.

3. I like to eat - We don't hunt anything that we don't eat. So, deer, dove, and squirrel end up on the table. If you eat meat at my house, it's venison.

I'll have to share about my hunt this afternoon tomorrow or the next day. Stay tuned!!