My crystal ball speaks...

Many eviscerated deer will be hanging on the Akkerman farm in two weeks time.

What do deer think?

You have to love Uncle Ted...

WHAT DO DEER THINK...?

Ted Nugent, rock star and avid bow hunter from Michigan, was
being interviewed by a French journalist and animal rights activist. The
discussion came around to deer hunting.

The journalist asked, 'What do you think is the last thought
in the head of a deer before you shoot him? Is it, 'Are you my friend?' or
is it 'Are you the one who killed my brother?'

Nugent replied, 'Deer aren't capable of that kind of thinking.
All they care about is, 'What am I going to eat next, who am I going to
screw next, and can I run fast enough to get away. They are very much like
the French.'

The interview ended at that point . . .

Going Hunting - Tay Ninh Province, RVN 1964

Now boys, let's talk about "hunting".

Akkerman Farm Map Updated

I forgot to put the topo layer in the last one.

Akkerman Farm Area Map

Here's a fun map. It's a mighty big file.

3rd draw

Well, it looks like the results from the third draw are in, I assume everyone got the tags they were looking for. If anybody wants any leftovers here's whats left (10/31) and they are first come first serve:

40A19 TWO ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL
JERAULD CO 19 $25 $80

42A03 ANY ANTLERLESS
KINGSBURY CO 55 $15 $55
42A09 TWO ANTLERLESS DEER
KINGSBURY CO 8 $25 $80

Radio info reposted

Per request I am reposting radio info.

Pat and I each own two Cobra LI 6000-2 WX VP radios. I think they may have stopped making them though, even the manufacturer is out of stock and Cabela's doesn't sell them anymore. Any 2 way GMRS radio should do (Cobras would probably be the most compatible). Look at Cabela's then search the net. They usually come in pairs.

The way I see it we have four radios and this many hunters as of now that I know of:

Akkerman (R, Gary?) =1 or 2
Gronewold(C) = 1
Phillips(C)= 1
Stone (N, P, P,) = 3
Willcut(R) = 1

That puts us at 7 or 8 hunters. (If there are others that i didn't list, let me know)
Either way it'd be good to have 8 radios.

Tree Stands

Well, I am still bored, so I think I am going to build a tree stand. I found this product on the net and decided that it is far superior to drilling holes into a tree for steps.

If I make it with each step 8" wide it should be pretty usable.

Each section will be 3' long so it is packable too.

It needs a tree stand to go up to, but that is pretty simple.

What do you all think?

Post from Gary

Going to be heading up to De Smet this weekend, did you get a blog comment I send to Nelson regarding the deer blinds? I was wondering how many "houses" we should buy supplies for initially.

I ran across a really nice 4-wheeler this morning, It is an older (98?) Arctic Cat, 500, 4wd, 5 speed,. According to the speedometer, it only has 250 miles on it. It is set up really nice for hunting, it has a hard rifle "scabbard" case, on one side, zipper cameo storage pouches on both the front and rear luggage rack, and a winch on the front. They want $3000 for it, would any of the crew be interested? Would you want to go "halves"? Why don't you post this on the blog, I haven't figured out yet how to do that.