Living the Good Life

The only thing my Labs like more than water is snow.

What with all of the white stuff on the ground they've been having a ball.  After the guys left deer camp they were able to resume something of a normal routine - with a daily romp.  Not ranging too far as there still is deer hunting to be enjoyed every day - but enough to tear it up in the snow.

As far as they're concerned life is good.

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And I have crushed dogs dozing in front of the fire every evening...

What's Happening at the Active Scrape?

By all accounts recorded by the camera not much.

A flock of turkeys, some deer hunters and the last pic of this buck taken more than a week ago.

I wonder if someone killed it?

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The White Stuff

Winter is officially here - the guy that plows the driveway made his first visit this week.

That overnight storm raised a wee bit of mischief with the trail cameras.  Three of the four were covered in an icy glaze.

One of them I had some trouble locating because it blended in so well with the snow-covered tree.

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They're all operational now and patiently keeping watch.

Peninsula Sunset

Thanksgiving day sunset from my deer stand...

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Happy Thanksgiving

I've got a great deal to be thankful for.  Things like my family, my friends, the satisfaction of the day job and the great outdoors.

The gang here at The Platz extends their best wishes to you on this Thanksgiving holiday.  Gobble, gobble gobble...

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Woods Wipe

I always ask the guys coming to deer camp to bring some toilet paper.  This maintains the domestic tranquility when The Frau inquires as to where the big bale of double rolls disappear by means of my defecating pals.

They've all returned home today and I found a couple of rolls of this:

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Blaze orange ass-wipe.  The labeling tells me this is for The Poo-Fessional Hunter for When It's Time to Unload.  It's Leafy Soft just Stop Drop and Unroll.

It appears it's available online in either stylish transition cammo or blaze orange.

Get Ready, Get Set...

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Wisconsin's gun deer season opens tomorrow morning.  Been busy prepping for the arrival of the guys today and the frenzy that is to follow...