LOWER HOWARD LAKE SPORTSMAN’S ASSOCIATION
DEER HUNTING, 2021
by Jim Larson
Once again the weather was great,
with “global warming” this may be our fate.
I cannot complain if I’m warm on the stand, I doesn’t make us a lesser man.
Opening weekend we did not take game,
sometimes its different,
but its usually the same.
Shitbird missed a buck
with two errant shots,
he wounded the atmosphere,
and that’s all he got!
And Kujo was careful
not to take any shots
at a 10 point buck, so nothing he got.
I’m glad he is safe and hunts with care,
before he pulls back the trigger
when something is there.
But you don’t need permission
from the Governor man,
or consult a committee to share your plan.
Just shoot the dam deer and watch him fall,
That’s why we are here, after all !
On Monday I hunted from Shitbird’s stand,
Its East of the Shack in no-mans land.
At 1:50 PM I had me some luck,
coming east from five corners was a button buck.
I thought it was bigger, as I looked for more, but of course it looked huge
at a power of four !
I took aim through the trees
and squeezed the off the shot.
After a hundred yard run,
it was the first one we got.
With help from a Rincon
we got the deer in,
It may not be big, but its still a win.
The youth came up missing,
no kids were around.
Not even second weekend,
when they should abound.
Not even Shack Prep was a kid to be seen,
All stayed at home
with their video machine !
This absence of youth is becoming a trend.
I fear our tradition may come to an end.
Hanging out with Dad may seem un-cool,
but of this you are wrong, don’t be a fool.
There will come a day
when Dad is no longer there,
and you will regret not coming,
to show him you care.
On Tuesday afternoon
again in the Shitbird tree,
At about 2 PM
I saw deers number three.
It was a doe and a buck
walking South in the forest,
I will spare you the details,
don’t want to bore us!
But I took the 4 point buck
with only one shot,
it was a good sized animal,
and the second one we got !
As it turns out,
no more deer were taken.
We harvested two,
and were not forsaken.
We gave away the button
to a Deer Shack friend
and the 2021 season
has come to an end.
But before I leave,
we must speak about the meals,
We ate two deep fried turkeys,
It was a hell of a deal.
We had all the fixins,
with tatters and stuffing,
thanks to Shitbird, Groaner and Rudolph,
it was really something.
And about the Egg-McPaul’s,
our traditional breakfast feed
Thank you to Kujo
They are delicious indeed.
And Thank You my fellow hunters,
It was a really good year.
As Christmas has passed,
HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR.