first off, John that looks KILLER man !!! Nice that you turned it into a playhouse for the kids but if it were in my yard it would be a man cave shootin shack out my back yard..
Jack, I'm all about putting meat on the table.. Racks, while they are nice to look at , don't mean all that much to me.. We harvested 4 deer last year, 2 were for my family and the last of it is GONE !!
Only thing I ask of the property I hunt is "leave some small racks and they have to have meat on the ones we shoot"
All my life I walked the woods, braved the elements and sat in an unsheltered tree stand.. Last year I was glad to sit in the little comfort of my ice shanty while hunting when things got nasty.. I would have no problem sitting in a "shooting shack" ..
I do agree though, some of those tv shows are a little over the top and baiting is not an option for me..
Clint,
Sounds fantastic and hope you find some good deals..
I bought an entire sporting store out a few years ago, Taylor & Vadney.. They were getting out of the fly dept ,I'm still pretty well stocked..