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While there are many Wildlife Management Areas(WMA's) available to hunters, they are only able to support so much traffic. It is therefore important to promote and protect our many acres of privately owned hunting land.

If you believe the statistics quoted by the media, the number of hunters are declining each year. While many think it's because of a lessening of interest in this controversial sport, I tend to believe the increasing cost of hunting activities is the real reason. Bagging a trophy buck can cost thousands of dollars. You may hunt many years and still not achieve this goal.

Having access to privately owned hunting land is the key to having success in this area. In my case I can literally walk out my back door and travel a mile without leaving the woods or my property. This is uncommon as many hunters have a hard time finding a place to hunt.

Many trophy bucks have been bagged within sight of my home, most by one of my best friends who I allow to hunt for free on my property. I can look out the window and see his tree stand from which many deer have been bagged. He positively loves the sport.

You know the type of guy I'm talking about. It doesn't matter what the weather is like, Russ will be in his stand up in the ancient oak on the look out for that Boone and Crockett buck. Not that he needs one, he has two walls lined with the mounted heads and many sets of antlers on display. I hunt occasionally, but Russ lives for deer season.

It's funny how things work out, I have all this beautifully forested land and don't care much for deer hunting while Russ lives on a few acres and loves to hunt. This is his claim to fame and I'm glad he loves it. Many people around here would pay to hunt on this land but I have never charged anyone for the pleasure.

Don't get me wrong, Russ will come to the farm and help out any time I ask, and I do so quite often. He will operate a tractor, mend fences, help irrigate crops, or anything else asked of him. Even when not asked he will show up and volunteer to help. He doesn't just do it for the right to kill a Sugar Hill buck, he does it because he wants to help. Good friends, don't you love em.

The best part of prive hunting land is the guaranteed solitude. Most of the land around mine is also privately owned, most by my relatives. The deer on the land in this area are peanut and corn fed bucks which can weigh over three hundred pounds. Some have been reported at over four hundred pounds, but I can't attest to these.

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