BIZYBIZY its almost here!!!

Last minute stand changes...Cutting shooting lanes...Fixin the youngsters bows...scouting and hangin with the boys!!! Its getting close to crunch time!!!

Kevin had a tree fall on one of our recent sets. We had to take care of that but the problem is it looks like we may be exposed in the late season as it removed our back cover....

I now have 10 sets hung and 2 blinds set in 5 counties...Most I have ever had going in to a season. To bad I can't seem to get the one I want on cam? He is there....just not being cooperative at the moment. The rest of the boys have a few to shoot at and I am more than happy to be behind the camera 1st!!!  don't even want to take a guess at the number of sets WE have put up together......

I am super excited that Dawson is starting High School this week and taking a digital photography class...He has a jump on the game...Great eye and some decent equipment. He is going to be the key to capturing some great hunts this season and I am very happy to have him go with us!!!

He captured some great shots this week with the cam and video cam....

Then it was off to get young Tyler straightened out with the vertical bow....

The boy has proven deadly with every weapon so far but this one needs attention... We ordered some Chinese for the families and got to work....a little tune up and I got a great text from him today exclaiming much better groups!!!

Come On September!!!

Fall is in the air...

With 19 days left to go I am in pretty good shape... and I mean that literally and figuratively...hehe

Feeling pretty good after working out all summer to get "Hunt Ready"
My Elite is shooting Lazer Beemz out to 80 yards
I have a sweet new Muddy Bloodsport I will hopefully be spending a lot of productive hours in...

And Im way ahead of the game in terms of prep.

I have had a recent setback or two...I got this crazy case of chiggers this year while out scouting and checking trail cams....  Yeah....The trail cams...thats the other setback....I will have that situation under control for next season.

I was planning on treating my clothing earlier for ticks and chiggers as I am planning on spending a bit of time on the Eastern Shore early this season and wanted to be protected. Even if I had done it a week ago it wouldn't have helped because I never would have imagined getting chiggers on the Western Shore....Therefore I would not have worn the protected clothing.

In any case...I now have chiggers...and protected clothes....hehe

I rigged up a clothesline and have my favorite system in full effect...
First I wash the clothing in a scent free detergent. I then hang them on the line to dry. Once dry the clothing is treated with Permethrin. This season I found a great sized bottle of Permethrin by Sawyer at WalMart. I treated all the clothing and once dry it will last a good while. The directions state that it will remain on the clothing unless it is agitated in a washing machine.

The stuff kinda stinks going on....a little like sparaypaint???  but seems to fade until pretty much odorless...

Then...Mother Nature took care of the scent with the best wash available...Rain...Once dry I will hit them with some scent elimination spray and store in a scent free container...