The Barber is gone

I am here to report the closing of a local institution. The Barber in my area has closed down her shop for good. Now this may not seem like a big deal to those of you who live in populated areas, but up her in the woods it is a big deal. Our nearest Barber is now about 20+ miles away. we can't just go down the block to the next shop. Yea I am whining a little, but I still would not want to live in the city.

The food plots are coming along, got three more in the other night. Still slow going with a walk behind tiller and a rake. I am getting the job done. The first ones I planted are starting to come up. If the critters don't eat all the plants now, there will be corn for them to eat this fall.

Of food plots and ticks

Food Plots, another thing the Hunters do in the off season to improved their hunting experience. This is my first real try at it. I put in two small plots today one in Bio-logic and the other in corn. Now I have no tractor or other large machinery to help so I am doing this with a small walk behind tiller and a rake. slow going so far. I figure I need to put in another six plots and that this will take me the rest of the week.

When i got home tonight I looked down at my jeans and they were crawling with ticks. By the time I got done picking I must of had 30 or more for my tick jar (see earlier post). Only eight of them were bit in. that's not bad!!!!!! I pity the hunters who are trying to turkey hunt now.

bears

Another sign of spring here in the north land. The Black bear are out. I have seen two of them in the past week. Also two people at work have had problems with bears one took out a bird feeder and the other took all the siding off the side of a house. life in the wilderness, never boring.

Fishing opener

This weekend was the fishing opener here in the State of Confusion. I did not fish, seldom do on the opener, just to many people out there. Also I have yet to get into town and pick up my licence for the year. When you live off the beaten path everything you need to buy means a trip. With gas prices to day ( I blame Bush) (see earlier post) you don't make any more than you have to.

The turkey are still displaying in the fields. They are just teasing me.

The Sucker run has come and gone. I missed it again. ( I blame Bush) Oh well I never keep them anyway, just catch them for fun.

Hunter Education

The Hunter Ed. class I have been running ended yesterday. All students tested out and passed. I ended up with nine students, three came in at the last minute on the first day. One night during the class the local Game Warden came in to give his talk, while there he presented me with my plaque for twenty five years as an instructor, Of course I have been teaching for about twenty eight years but the State of Confusion is always a little behind.

With the class behind me, I can now start working on other things, like getting lawn equipment running and best of all get stuff ready for fishing. The game fish season opens the middle of this month.