Here in WV, we've got more deer seasons than I can keep track of. I think I could legally take somewhere between 11 and 14 deer if I participated in every season. So far, four deer (that I know of) have been harvested from our property.

Our "real season" (rifle/howitzer/bow/harpoon, etc., and anything that resembles a deer) starts tomorrow morning at sunup. I know most everybody will be out there to get the trophy "Turdy-Point Buck" -- but I'll probably sit on the front or back porch at sunup with just one bullet in my old 30-30, and wait for one with milk on its lips.

Pepperoni and pastrami are both curing in the basement refrigerator for smoking later in the week. The meat is the last of the last from the '09 season. So far, about 75 lbs. of Season '10 meat are in the freezer.

Through some Virginia friends who only wanted the racks, we were able to give away two very healthy corn-fed deer yesterday that turned into 125 lbs. of de-boned meat. One was destined for Todd -- but we gave it away instead.

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Good luck all! Stay safe.


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