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I woke up @ 2:30 AM this morning to brave the snow and sub-freezing temperatures to go hunting. When the alarm went off... Wait! The alarm didn't go off because I was already awake, I sure didn't want to get out of bed. However, there's just something about the "Deer Woods" that makes everything alright. Knowing that the worst day hunting is better than the best day in the office, I decided to get up and "get 'er done!'

I got into the deer woods a little later than I intended this morning but nonetheless, I was there and that's all that mattered. It was actually warmer than the weatherman said it would be but you sure couldn't tell it by my cold-numbed fingers and toes. Knowing it would be cold today, I tried some foot warmers (Toasty-Toes). Much to my chagrin, they did not work at all. Ten minutes into the deer woods and my toes were frozen solid. I felt like the Chinese sailor in "Pirates 3" whose toe broke off in his hand.

I braved the cold, wind, and sleet / snow, just to have a chance to kill a whitetail with a bow. Why do they make those things out of metal anyway? When the temperature drops below 40 degrees, the metal just gets so cold that no matter how many pairs of gloves you have on, your fingertips freeze solid. Sorry for the rabbit trail, we were hunting Whitetails not Cottontails. Anyway, it is snowing and the wind is blowing and I'm out here in the middle of the woods just hoping and praying that a whitetail will saunter by so I can kill it with an arrow. So much for that plan, the only animals I saw were woodpeckers and squirrels........... sorry lost my train of thought there for a minute.

No matter how bad the weather, no matter who you're hunting buddy is, no matter what the season, no matter where you go, no matter how long you stay... God's creation is something to be experienced and appreciated. What a time of refreshing it is to be in the woods listening to birds singing and leaves blowing, not to mention all of the other sights and sounds. Regardless of the outcome, there's just something about the deer woods that makes everything alright.

I'll just leave you with this thought.... A deer in the freezer is worth more than two in the woods.