Jack I hear you. I just got back from 5 days in the hospital. Fluid overload due to a valve in my heart not closing. It's under control now, but I have no endurance or energy for much other than what needs to be done and then it takes 3 x as long. My fishing will be limited to the easy access spots for the futures

Guess times have changed- sat on the front porch on this Halloween evening with a big bowl of candy and in 2 hours 7 kids showed up, one group of 5 with parents and one group of two with parents
No other kids in the distance--
Young neighborhoods around too - times have indeed changed
Turned out the lights and came back inside,
 
In my old house used to get 50 to 60 and when I moved here a dozen or two - no more.

I haven't had a trick or treater at my house in I can't say how long.  I do hear kids in the cul de sac behind me but I think it's just too dark with no street lighting for them to come my way.  No problem, it just means more candy bars for my hunting backpack.  Lol 

A new and improved picture tonight.
The fun stuff is about to begin Saturday

Looks like Santa may come early for you

In a tree before light .
Its about to get real.

After 10 days in woods with a crossbow, it took the rifle to get things done.

Nice Buck -congrats- sometimes its good to put in the time---

When a good one happens in Rich all plans go by by for  a different one

Fun stuff is when the grandson comes and we push this deer to my friend for his first ever buck. 2 more days left.

This is my grandsons 2nd year during rifle. He's been bow and xbow for 5 years . . He's 9 years old .
It's the fun stuff that keeps me interested otherwise I'd just open the window from my breakfast table when I need food.

Today I pushed the big heavy 10pt but to the person that tagged out on antlers yesterday.
Tough conditions in cold very windy weather.
Tomorrow we will call it a good season regardless of the outcome.
Discussions about next year's fun stuff are taking place around the table..

5 years back saw a huge mature rack on the small farm I hunt- 
Spent the past seasons looking for him and ended up with 3 fine late season shooters there and another deer elsewhere but never saw Mr Big again- his track was there though on occasion. 
Kind of figured his time was up by now and with a Spinal surgery upcoming only sat on a field edge 3 times this year early and hadda quit
A cousin was near my spot on Thanksgiving morning and saw the beast bed in a swamp about 50 yards from my spot lol
Cousin missed Thanksgiving dinner waiting out Mr big and took him clean in the neck when he finally stood
They told me that he is easily a 9 1/2 to 10 1/2 year old with a great rack that may have been a bit greater in the past as is common when they get real old.
Kudos to my young cousin for waiting him out instead of going home for dinner full knowing his family was waiting for him.
Cant wait to see that rack again
 
 

figured that too Rich but my hard huntin cousin Fred is a retired warden who worked deer for years said this was about the oldest he had ever seen and 7s and 8ts wernt common place but common enough that he  had seen a few and this guy was the oldest yet--at any rate a real story that the kid will likely never repeat sooooo GREAT
Perhaps the one I had seen -although I too had figured him dead by now - or at least a son of his
Alyays seems to be  a good shooter on that little place.
Dr says I should be good to go next season fish and fur==cant wait

Here’s to that plan working to perfection.