There is something so special about witnessing an Albino animal in nature. It is always so special when it happens that I am awestruck by the beauty and the rarety of the moment. The odds of seeing one moose that is albino are huge but to witness two at the same time? Probally couldn’t get odds on that even from Vegas bookmakers.

These animals were photographed just north of the Wisconsin border on a highway near Marenisco, MI.

May these splendid animals live a long life and stay out of the road. In Indiana Albino animals are protected. I am not sure on Michigan or Wisconsin game laws but I am going to research it.

Here is an ICON, a real live american hero that through his leadership of being outspoken and well spoken on the rights of gun owner’s and outdoorsmen and women helps the American everyday of his waking life.  You can disagree with his method or with the way he says it, it’s your American right to have your own opinion but people like Ted Nugent are why we are still able to have our own rights and opinions in this wonderful country.  

Ted works with Tony Dukes and supports his efforts to recognize and reward veterans for their sacrifices in defending our country and our way of life.  His donations and efforts are more than appreciated by all involved. 

Here is an example of Ted Nugent and how he must defend himself and our rights for being in the spot light.  He should run for political office.  I for one would vote for him in a second.  Watch the video:

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This was just a great trip for me and I say that for several reasons.  I met a lot of the people that I have always looked up to in my favorite sport.  Hunting with a bow and arrow is more than a season or a hobby, it is truly a way of life.  I admire anyone who tries it and take takes part in archery hunting.  But I respect and reveer the few that take it to the next level.  The true pioneers and icons of our sport that push and drive all of us to do more.  We hunt our tails off to harvest a whitetail buck and then there are these guys and gals that kill 3 or 4 a season and some even do it all on film.   WOW!

Let’s see if you can recognize just a few of them that I met there.  Myles Keller, Hall of Fame bow hunter with 36 Pope and Young bucks that wore his tags.  Bill Jordan, Michael Waddell, Babe Winkleman, Hank Parker, Jimmy Houston, The Drury’s, Pete Shepley, and my personal favorites that treated me just like an ordinary friend they would hunt with anytime.  Jim Crane from Relentless Pursuits and Lee and Tiffany Lakosky.  I truly enjoyed the time and the pictures that I got with all of them while I was there. 

To see all of the major suppliers and their products on display while they made distribution deals and showed off new products was really cool.  The other part I liked was that it was not really crowded and I could roam around in my wheel chair relatively easy.  I do hate the deep carpet as it acts like sand and makes it hard going.  But it keeps all of the normal peoples feet from hurting so it is a fair trade I guess     

HER DIARY:
Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a bar to have a drink. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late, but he made no comment on it.
Conversation wasn’t flowing, so I suggested that we go somewhere quiet so we could talk. He agreed, but he didn’t say much. I asked him what was wrong; he said, “Nothing.” I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset. He said he wasn’t upset, that it had nothing to do with me, and not to worry about it. On the way home, I told him that I loved him. He smiled slightly, and kept driving. I can’t explain his behavior. I don’t know why he didn’t say, “I love you, too.”
When we got home, I felt as if I had lost him completely, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. He just sat there quietly, and watched TV. He continued to seem distant and absent. Finally, with silence all around us, I decided to go to bed. About 15 minutes later, he came to bed. To my surprise, he responded to my caress, and we made love. But I still felt that he was distracted, and his thoughts were somewhere else.
He fell asleep - I cried. I don’t know what to do. I’m almost sure that his thoughts are with someone else. My life is a disaster.
 
HIS DIARY:
Missed a big deer today, but at least I got laid…..

The number of women that enjoys hunting is growing every year.  Lindsey is a mother of one, and she took to the deer woods with her friend Jarred Hall for the first time.  Jarred her friend had taken Lindsey to her stand and she had about a 2 hour wait until the buck came.  She was very excited and made a well placed shot just like she had practiced.   Lindsey enjoys going hunting and its a good thing to as her boy friend Jarred comes from an outdoors family that has fished and hunted for generations.  Jarred learned to hunt with his dad, Allen Hall.  So it was just natural that he got Lindsey interested in hunting and took her this year.  But does this create a conflict now that Lindsey killed the biggest buck between the two this year?  Is their a little jealousy from Jarred that his girl friend got a better buck than him?  Did he put Lindsey in the best stand or did it just work out that way?  Will she get the best stand next year Jared?

Regardless of all of that speculation,  it is a beautiful Indiana buck and I wish you two many more happy  seasons of hunting together.   A family that hunts together stays together,  unless the woman consistently kills the best buck   Its ok Jarred, could happen to any guy!  Congrats Lindsey! 

When you meet Blake you know a couple of things right off.  He loves his Dad very much, and he is full of energy!  His size has nothing to do with the heart in this fine young man.  His Dad is John and John is an avid outdoorsman, fisherman, and even does taxidermy.  Blake started going hunting with is Dad at 6 years of age.  Going hunting means the getting up at 4:30 am and doing the full all day regiment that deer hunting in Indiana entails.  Blake had no weapon at that age but he was learning every time he went.   He would share the climbing treestand with his Dad and all those memories that happen only in the woods.  Blake has got to be with his Dad when he harvested several bucks, even with a bow.  Blake almost always starts laughing when the deer get close to the tree because the deer did not know they were there and Blake says it is just like playing and hide and seek!  John has told us about the ones that got away because Blake started giggling, I think it is just an excuse; but he uses it  

This year Blake was given a 410 shotgun and his own bow.  John taught him the safety and marksmanship for both of them and he is a very good shot.  It is amazing to see really when he shoots his bow.  I could talk forever about Blake because I have seen him grow up at our deer camps each year.  Blake and his sisters Abby and Jenna have been coming for the last two years and it is always so much fun to have them there.  Take your kid hunting with you and share our heritage like John has done with his 3 kids.  You will never regret it.  Blakes first big hunt with a weapon was for turkey.  He got his first gobbler this year and it was a real trophy!  The next season to come along for Blake was squirrel and I bet a lot of us got started that way.  Blake killed his first and it was a red fox squirrel on the first weekend it opened this year.  He was so proud because now he didn’t have to carry his Dad’s squirrels, he was too busy carrying his own!  Deer season followed up right after squirrel and Blake was determined to get one this year and he hunted every weekend with his Dad.  He had some bad luck and even popped a cap with his muzzle loader on a good buck; but the misfire didn’t dampen his spirits at all.  It was the last weekend in late December that he finally got the shot he had waited all year for and he harvested this big doe.  He could not wait to eat the brats and jerky she would be used to make.  Last weekend of December he caught a 12 lb wiper on his own and so he finished out 2006 with what has to be an eight year olds grand slam for Indiana! Way to go Blake!

I was impressed with Paul Biggs the first time I met him.  He is a professional and wastes very few words, all business and all the time.  His main drive is to capture it on film and do his best to show how truly exciting and wonderful our sport of hunting is to everyone.  He enjoys all types of hunting, not just deer hunting and he likes to fish when he has the time.  He came and let me guide him on some Indiana deer this past season and he is a fun guy to share deer camp with too.  BUT! There is one thing about him I could not figure out or its just not me anyway   Paul had the chance to harvest a 150+ B/C 8 point that field dressed over 200lbs and he passed because the buck was blocked by a limb and the camera just could not get it.  Well Travis Shearer got it the next day and ugh?  Travis didn’t even ask if the camera was on! 

Paul is first class and his reviews on his web site www.outdoorcritic.com   will be the truth as he knows the product and is telling you from handling it and seeing it.  It is not from reading the label or talking to some manufacturer on the phone about it.  He also gives you the bad as well as the good.  So if you want to know something about a new product just ask Mr. “Bigtime” and he will give it to you straight.