Life is good

[wooddamon1]

Favorite thread on the webs to follow along to, Pappy. Thanks for taking the time to share. Them hides look great, I'd love to learn how to do one with the hair on just to have hanging around the cabin. Great job passing on these skills to people who want to learn.

[Pappy]

You are welcome, I love having people around that want to learn , and who knows every once in a while you get one that sticks with it, sad but it seems just like with self bows most are 1 and done, But every now and then !!! 
 Pappy

[BearG]

Just got vacation approved,  going to be down the whole week before the Classic. 

[Pat B]

Will be great to see you at the Classic again this year, Bear. 

[Pappy]

Great news Bear, don't do the social media thing so haven't heard from you in over a year, ask and think about you often and was hoping you was doing well. Last I heard you was doing the biking thing, Look forward to seeing you as always.
 Pappy

[BearG]

Yea been doing that, couldn't get time off last year due to being short staffed.  Then life things getting in the way of living.  I always think of y'all.   Don't know why I don't just come down for the weekend on a regular basis. Would do me good.

[Pappy]

Headed to the cabin, looks like the weather is warming and the rain is getting out of here so should be a good weekend, got a working tomorrow to cut fire wood and open up some more camp ground, should be a fun day with the guys. About caught up in the shop except for final smoke on a big hide, plan on doing that today, then is is time to focus on getting ready for the Classic, lots to do , so guess I just well get started. Hope yall have a good one also. Life is Good. 
 Pappy

[Pappy]

Great weekend, really rainy Friday but cleared off nice for our working Saturday. Got a few things done in the shop but mostly cleaning camp grounds and cutting fire wood for the Classic and the year around the camp fire. Got tired of grinding feathers so I worked on the arrows for the trophies for the Classic, cut to length/self nock's/stained with home made walnut stain and tapered the tips on the ones that will take glue on points.
 Pappy

[Pappy]

 Got to mount 14 napped heads for the 1st place Classic Trophies.  :)Tried to get my big hide dry and ready to smoke but it just wasn't going to happen Friday with the weather, so I just kept it hanging around pulling on it now and then, also mixed up some more brains for Shawn, he wants to do another hide. One of my buddies brought me my trophy from Buck Hollow, that don't happen much anymore so I appreciated this one.
 Pappy

[Pappy]

Brats for lunch ,  then the wood cutting started, we cut 4 big trailer loads and got the wood pile in good shape, just about all the wood is split read oak, lots better than we usually cut.
 Pappy

[Pappy]

lots of good wood, even made my girls tired just watching us, Back strap for lunch Saturday, man was that tasty and hit the spot.
 Pappy

[Pappy]

Got probably 10 or 12 tent camp sites cleaned up, should help get everyone in, lots of brush to burn but will have to dry a bit before we can do that, hope I don't burn the farm down.
 Pappy

[Pappy]

Then to top off the day Saturday me and a few buddies went out and shot the practice range, as usually , it was a lot of fun, pretty good shooting but a lot of laughs and ribbing going on   
 Pappy

[Pappy]

The day turned out pretty Saturday so when I got back from shooting I finely got the big hide dry and soft, still need to smoke it but will have to that this week I hope. Hope yall had a good one also. Life is Good.
 Pappy

[chamookman]

Congrats on the Trophy Pappy! Wood pile looks ready. Matt and I were talking Saturday while We were fishin', that We both wished We were coming to the Classic! Hopefully next Year !  Bob.