Another season is upon us

Well, I hired a young guy that works for me, and his buddy, to help me and "The Great Indoorsman" put everything in the lake this weekend. The new dock is easier to put in but I should have had the front poles made longer. Hope the lake keeps going down. But, what the heck, it looks nicer and isn't that what counts?

Glenda heads for Wisconsin this week so Sam and I will be on our own.The Opener will be kinda different as for the first time in probably 30 years, I will fish alone. Although I do have this 105 lb four legged friend laying on the floor by me snoring as I type this. He always likes to ride in the boat.

One more week and it's off to Wisconsin in search of another turkey. Al says we are also going to look for morel mushrooms. That's gonna be interesting cuz I don't know the difference between poisonous and non-poisonous ones. Think I'll let him to the pickin' Two days of hunting and then it's a mad dash back home for "DeweyFest"

Hey Walker, good luck on your surgery tomorrow.....

Wisconsin

We spent the weekend checking out our land as Glenda haad never seen it without snow. The first shot is me standing in an 8 or so acre meadow looking back on the 40 we walked thru to get to this area. I did not get lost finding this spot!!! I don't care what Glenda says!! We jumped two large deer feeding out there and one grouse. We heard anoth 15-20 grouse drumming. If the spring doesn't get too wet, it could be another good year for grouse.

The second shot was taken a third of a mile East of the first shot. It's right off the main gravel road and is where we someday hope to put our house. In the lower right of the shot is some of the wood I brought up to create more monuments to the gods (deer stands). Oh, and I found 30 or so old tires in this meadow. Anybody need a free tire???

The ticks were out in full force, but that's part of woods living.

This week I gotta pick up my boat as the dock and lift get put into the lake this next weekend. Crappie season is upon us and then it's back to Wisconsin for more turkey hunting.

Turkey Hunting - 2009

We had a great hunt this last week. I nailed this 22 1/2 pounder opening morning using the "modified Johnny stalking method". I can bore anybody who's interested some other time. Heck, I can even bore anyone who's not interested. Never stopped me before. But, once again, I digress...

Johnny got this nice jake on the third morning. He made a nice shot. I was with him just hanging out as once I shot my bird, I put my gun away. It was fun just sitting there, behind a deadfall, whispering back and forth. Well...I guess you just had to be there.

Kurt passed on a couple of jakes so went home turkeyless. (Is that a word)??

Sammy took a tumble following his brother Hank in pursuit of a squirrel. He could hardly walk for two days but seems to be getting a little better. I don't know how those battered joints hold up. He's a tough dog but I get worried sometimes......

Next weekend it's up to Wisconsin to see our friends and show Glenda our land as she's never seen it without snow on it and hasn't walked it at all. I'll bring up some wood in anticipation of more new deer stands for this fall.

Then in three weeks it's off to Wisconsin again to hunt turkeys with Al. AND, then back home for DeweyFest. BTW, "Dewey's Greatest Hits Volume 1" is complete and I am busy burning copies. I hope everyone likes it.

Oh, and "Real Texas Fish", a copy will be in the mail this week!

April 1st 2009?

Well, we got hammered last week. 14+ inches of snow and we were stranded for 1 1/2 days. My snow plow guy even got stuck in my driveway.
Glenda slid off the road, went through a ditch and ended up in a farmer's field. She said she was just holding onto the wheel, was heading towards the ditch sideways and thought she would flip the truck. She said the wheel suddenly turned, saving her from flipping the truck. She doesn't know how that wheel turned. I guess Pvt. Malone rides with her as well. The Trailblazer is pretty well crunched and is in the shop for repairs but she's ok and that's all that matters.
Speaking of Pvt. Malone, Walker is heading up this way next Sunday and will help me put "Dewey's Greatest Hits, Volume 1" onto a cd. The play list is a secret but you can probably guess one song that will be on there....
We hunt turkeys in less than two weeks and will probably still have some snow to contend with. I took a 3 mile walk down the road this morning to check out those big birds. A lot of gobbling was going on and I've been seeing a lot of birds of late. I'm looking forward to that hunt and hanging out with Johnny and Kurt. That reminds me, I probably should pick up a bottle of champagne. Let's not wait until the last day to get our birds this year. Ok guys?
I'll probably try and get over to Wisconsin in the next few weeks. Need to get some tree stand wood over there and start some scouting before the leaves start to emerge. Then it's off to southern Wisconsin for some more turkey hunting, then I gotta get the new dock and the lift in the lake in preparation for "DeweyFest"!
Finally, some things to do......

March 27th, 2001

Eric, I don't run as fast as I used to and I get tired much easier. I don't know how much of that is age and how much of it is because of the weight I have been carrying these past eight years. A weight that, I guess, will never go away.
I think about you all the time and wish I could have been more like you. I am so proud of you and your brother. Two finer sons a man could never have asked for.
You were, and are, and always will be my hero..... Love, your dad

Walking with an old friend....

Though it was cold and windy this morning, I wanted to walk down the road to see if I could hear any gobblers. Of course, Sammy wanted to go along. We used to walk all the way to the mailboxes but lately he can only make it to the bend in the road. He still likes to check out all the interesting smells of the critters that wander around after dark. The heart is still strong, the desire is still there but the legs are starting to fail him. When he stops, I know it is time to turn around. I let him make that decision.
I hope before all is said and done, I can take him up to our land in Wisconsin. I know he won't be able to go far but I know he would like it. Walking in the woods, he'd be hunting. Gun or not, he has never forgotten even though it's been seven years since he had the legs to be able to hunt.
And then, his spirit would always be there.....

Dewey Gets a New Computer!!!

Ok, Ok, So I've had it for a week. Stayed home today cuz of the blizzard so have been trying to fill my day with meaningful stuff.....Like I just discovered I could print in different colors. How come no one ever told me I could do that???
Anyway, while watching videos on TV today I got the idea that maybe I could watch them on my computer. Well, yes I can so I blew the next two hours pulling up cool videos - like I'd watch any other kind....
I pulled up some from "Dewey's Greatest Hits Volume 1". Some weren't available. I guess they didn't have videos back in the stone ages when some of my songs were played - or color for that matter.
I finished my book on John Lennon and went out and worked out to "Double Fantasy"
"Life is what happens while you are making other plans" - J.L.