Pine Hill Farm

[Cool Hand Luke]

I'll bet a blood test on you after that would have showed 50% real blood - and 50% adrenaline!!! Big WOW on that experience. Got your cardio in during that whole episode, Cool Hand Luke!

I had a similar incident years ago while in a tree stand. (no shot from me though). 2 bucks fighting, all-out war. I was afraid to get down after it ended, the winner hung around huffing & grunting - so I stayed up in my tree a long time after dark. Glad you had your high-octane experience!!

Wow that sounds amazing! I can relate to the not wanting to get down, books can be down right mean during the rut! Things got even more crazy here today. Hopefully I’m sharing the rest of the story tomorrow with a punched tag. Happy punkin time Illinois!

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

And just like that, 140 years of history gets re-written. No one had ever seen a deer on this land. The Pine Hill Farm has always been crop land and open cattle pasture. (HABITAT IS EVERYTHING) After a year of blood, sweat and tears and some serious faith, we started a new chapter. It all starts with a seed of faith in fertile ground. Cultivate, plant, pray for rain and reap the harvest. Our family is once again blessed with the bounty of this land. This is just a more organic approach. Couldn’t be more thankful than I am right now. AMEN.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Congrats on your deer! Kiddos look pretty happy too. Habitat work/fun pays off. Good things still to come!

 

[T-Max]

Great job, Luke! Like bows said, it’ll only get better!


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[Newbie]

Cool Hand! You still around, pal?

Congrats on the harvest. Good to see the work has paid off. Good times to come I’m sure. Hope a few of your targets made it through. Keep us updated on the farm happenings. Hope all is well.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Howdy all, it’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to get on here. Life’s taken some turns and I’m coming out of the most difficult season I’ll likely ever face. All I can say is, continued trust in God has allowed Him to do what He does and what I certainly couldn’t do for myself. He is GOOD. All the time, even in the worst situations. I was away from home for 3 months but now getting back and getting my feet back under me. Habitat work will probably look a little less hands on this season as I focus on my family and the vision of getting the house and outbuildings back into shape.

I wasn’t able to find any sheds this spring but did find a ton of deer sign and observed a group of 7 does bedding and feeding regular. Really cool thing, we’ve got an Albino doe! I saw her once last year from a distance but actually bumped her out of the switchgrass recently and got a very blurry picture. I’ll try and get my cameras running again soon. Until then, I’ll try and share what I can as I document the progress here. I hope all you guys are having a great start to the year. God bless!

-Luke

 

[Newbie]

Howdy all, it’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to get on here. Life’s taken some turns and I’m coming out of the most difficult season I’ll likely ever face. All I can say is, continued trust in God has allowed Him to do what He does and what I certainly couldn’t do for myself. He is GOOD. All the time, even in the worst situations. I was away from home for 3 months but now getting back and getting my feet back under me. Habitat work will probably look a little less hands on this season as I focus on my family and the vision of getting the house and outbuildings back into shape.

I wasn’t able to find any sheds this spring but did find a ton of deer sign and observed a group of 7 does bedding and feeding regular. Really cool thing, we’ve got an Albino doe! I saw her once last year from a distance but actually bumped her out of the switchgrass recently and got a very blurry picture. I’ll try and get my cameras running again soon. Until then, I’ll try and share what I can as I document the progress here. I hope all you guys are having a great start to the year. God bless!

-Luke

Glad to have you back. Hope all is well buddy!

 

[tooln]

Glad to see you back, hope thing are working out for you. I have a buddy who had 2 sheds that were like yours, actually one was way worse. He found a Mennonite guy who reskinned one and rebuilt the other. Both look like brand new when he was done. I never asked the cost but my buddy said it was very reasonable. Good Luck.

 

[Buckhunter10]

Great to see you back, buddy!! Reach out if you ever need a guy to vent to - keep your head up. God Bless you!