Jim Timber
5 year old buck +
We closed on the woods.
That summer we did some cutting:
Got some almost immediate response:
Discovered the unwelcome guests:
Discovered critters we didn't know we had (this is a fisher):
Made some implements:
Prosecuted some trespassers:
Year number 2 was marked with some notable visits:
And by year 3 we'd already created some life long memories:
He was annoyed I was taking his pic. :D
I started on this journey in December of 2010 with a big dream and a somewhat clear path in mind, and by the summer I had discovered my health was failing and was unable to achieve what I intended to get done. The following year I lost my job. Holding onto this land has been a challenge in itself, but being there is the rejuvenation that keeps me fighting to retain it. This place is my sanctuary. You can't have that on guided hunts or leases - you're always a guest or customer of someone else's subject to their will. This is my retreat. My responsibility to protect and nurture. My kingdom. I wouldn't do it over any differently.
Happy anniversary critters - I love (almost) every one of you.
Thanks for reading.
That summer we did some cutting:
![IMAG0125.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2FIMAG0125.jpg&hash=8eb1f37a3a6ff162921904e936488284)
![IMAG0122.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2FIMAG0122.jpg&hash=ec3e5b9ff976eb671c9f6ca71ea42ccc)
![IMAG0118.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2FIMAG0118.jpg&hash=eb2af4514e9115895968648c182a71f5)
Got some almost immediate response:
![PICT0005.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2FPICT0005.jpg&hash=bce4212f1b707d933ecf883ae6894abf)
Discovered the unwelcome guests:
![P0005.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2FP0005.jpg&hash=ee14b83adcc38aed7cc34cc862b5a10c)
Discovered critters we didn't know we had (this is a fisher):
![MDGC0003.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2FMDGC0003.jpg&hash=fd2e9770f20fd25c5626ef3dead907e1)
Made some implements:
![utf-8BSU1BRzAwODkuanBn.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2Futf-8BSU1BRzAwODkuanBn.jpg&hash=30b40dcfb6cb503e0aff3424514702d7)
Prosecuted some trespassers:
![MDGC0015.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2FMDGC0015.jpg&hash=1053c95d800c82bca826b0762977b613)
Year number 2 was marked with some notable visits:
![PICT0013-2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2FPICT0013-2.jpg&hash=eed85bd435be2e281067240ce04cb5ea)
And by year 3 we'd already created some life long memories:
![IMAG0666.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi6.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy242%2FFishyJim%2FIMAG0666.jpg&hash=82de85d96aa28c0be454740e5b9515d9)
He was annoyed I was taking his pic. :D
I started on this journey in December of 2010 with a big dream and a somewhat clear path in mind, and by the summer I had discovered my health was failing and was unable to achieve what I intended to get done. The following year I lost my job. Holding onto this land has been a challenge in itself, but being there is the rejuvenation that keeps me fighting to retain it. This place is my sanctuary. You can't have that on guided hunts or leases - you're always a guest or customer of someone else's subject to their will. This is my retreat. My responsibility to protect and nurture. My kingdom. I wouldn't do it over any differently.
Happy anniversary critters - I love (almost) every one of you.
Thanks for reading.