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Back in action - headed to the ranch! #6196797 02/24/16 11:27 AM
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Welp.. been down and out since Thanksgiving with surgery on both feet. If you ever have to get your feet worked on, I HIGHLY recommend doing both at the same time because this would have been annoying as hell to be down for 6 months instead of 3.. lol.. BUT..

Moving around well...can't run my butt off, but I can at least fill feeders and work like I want to, for the most part.. so.. it's to the ranch and work!

I have a 8x8 stand that I am going to finish out this weekend with paneling and some shelves. I picked up some 2x12x8's and plan to put shelves up high and at the windows.

Then, time to swap out a water heater that went out, but luckily I keep spare water heaters wink Hoping to fix the current one and then use it as a spare, but they are only a couple hundred max so who cares.

Then, new power supply. We added a 34ft antenna to the cabin last year and then a couple months ago a friend added a really nice live camera to the top of it but it is a power hog and needs a little more power to operate, so doing that.

Oh.. and we are coming up on our 5yr Ranchiversary (lol) so prepping the place for a big shin-dig with the inlaws etc.

Pitch and Erath... soon as we get past that, let's schedule some axis and hog hunting wink

Okay.. just had to ramble a bit guys as I am just waking up.. now, on to more deer hunting stories wink

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Re: Back in action - headed to the ranch! [Re: JohnRussell] #6196817 02/24/16 12:12 PM
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Nice, really nice, and I understand your eagerness to get back to it. Glad your feeling so good, recuperation is a pain but stick to it.


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Glad you are doing better. NOTHING like getting to Your ranch!

Re: Back in action - headed to the ranch! [Re: JohnRussell] #6196838 02/24/16 12:39 PM
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That is great news Russ. I hope you are walking around without any pain.

Great pics. That is a good looking bull elk. And axis buck. And Aoudad ram.

Can't wait to visit you soon. Enjoy your ranchaversary celebration. cheers

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Thanks guys,

Just was drinking coffee this morning and was like, "I have not posted anything in a while" heh.. so, there ya go :P

Yea, I sure would love to get that Stag, Pitch. Have to wait till the new house is done so I have freezer space, but man... hope he survives till then wink

Have a great day guys!

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He's to being back on your feet! cheers


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Get back at it and keep up the good work.

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Nice ting is every picture had something legal to shoot even outside of WT deer season....oh wait, nevermind... hammer

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up glad you are back up and kicking! in picture #2, what the person supposed to be walking on that road?


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Nope.. had 2 of them crossing the ranch. They did not mess with a single rock on the place.


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Have fun. I couldn't imagine being down for three months. Some good pictures there.

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Glad to hear you have recovered and are back to almost normal. up

I will probably need a total knee replacement but am still putting it off. When I do it, I'll get it done in early summer so that recovery is during hot summer days when I don't want to be outside anyway!


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