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My 3rd Blogoverary Today

Today is the 3rd anniversary of the creation of my blog. I had no idea at the time when I started this blog that I would meet so many nice people like you. My blog is a part of me now and has become a part of my daily routine. I had started it back in November of 2006 and after four posts...I just stopped until February of 2007. If it were not for my mentor, Rex Howell of Deer Camp Blog coming to my website, A Dixie Lady Deer Hunter, and leaving a comment in January 2008, I may have dropped it altogether. He encouraged me to pick up back up and go with it! Also, I'm grateful to everyone who made comments and I'm looking forward to another year of posting to my blog, Marian's Hunting Stories, etc., etc., etc.

Sporting Times

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Vicksburg On The Hunt

Joshua Hallberg, age 7, of Vicksburg killed his first squirrels at his granfather's farm in Oak Ridge with a .410 on October 31. My congrats to Joshua on his fine harvest!

Great Smoky Mountains Pix

Photo taken by Michael Donovan

My girl friend, Joan, and her husband, Michael just returned from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Above are some pictures that he let me have with the stipulation that I would give him credit. He is a very good photographer and I will be posting more pictures since he is sharing over 100 photos of this beautiful area in our great wild outdoors!

Cam Pics

I have a friend, mrjbigfoot, from Camo Space who lives in Columbus, OH and sent me photos of deer that he captured on his cam. Thanks mrjbigfoot and goodhunting to you!

Hog Hunting FL Style

I had a friend to send me this photo yesterday and she said that it was taken on River Road next to I-75 & U.S. 41, just south of North Port, FL, towards Rontonda West and Englewood, FL. How would you like to meet up with this guy on the road? Looks like there is more than one way to kill a hog...talking about hogs - Burney over at Deer Camp Blog killed a hog with a .357 caliber pistol this past weekend. Way to go Burney! Charming, Just Charming!

Walking on Niagara Falls?

I had a friend to send me these pictures back in September and wanted to share. I had not known of this and was really surprised that it had happend at all. With the pictures he sent a note that was written from Margaret, who said...

Her mother had a cousin living in Niagara Falls that year. She told the family that she and her neighbours woke up in the night feeling something was wrong. It took a while but they finally realized that it was the lack of noise. They had all become so used to the roar of the falls that the silence was unusual enough to alert their senses. Of course at that time nearly all the houses were near the falls. Amazing pictures! Almost 100 years old. Can you imagine walking on Niagara falls?

Meow??

Their names are Hyacinthe de Moulins (blond) and Regis Mengus (dark haired). They are from France. Regis Mengus is now a baritone and does a lot of opera. Plus he was a handsome kid and now an even more handsome adult! They are singing meow because it was a tribute to cats regardless their talent is incredible. They make it seem so natural and effortless but they are well disciplined. I love the song, it's fun. The concert was performed in Seoul, Korea. (Courtesy of plumpie31)

Some Halloween Night Life

A spooky Halloween moon!

Footprints in the grass to take picture of Ameristar Casino boat.

Looking down from the parking lot at Ameristar Casino.

Looking towards the MS River at MS Welcome Center.

Front entrance of MS Welcome Center - columns surround this beautiful building.

Pretty rays from a light post on premises.

An Entergy tower in Louisiana at sunset.

Looking at the MS River bridge at sunset.

Bob and I went out and enjoyed the Halloween evening by taking in a movie of Michael Jackson's, "This Is It" and to dinner at a Mexican Restaurant, El Sombrero. Afterwards, headed to the MS Welcome Center and took some night pictures. We decided not to stay home and do Halloween this year. Here are a few pictures that I took while at the Center. We have five casinos here and shown above is one of them. Vicksburg is also a great place to live, visit and retire. Note the blue lights on the bridge. We have had traffic backup almost everyday on the bridge due to maintenance work for the past month. Only one lane going west is open for traffic now and a police car is there to warn motorist to get over into the left lane.

Vicksburg On The Hunt

Ten-year-old Vicksburg resident Carlton Jeter took down his first deer with a bow. He made the shot from 15 yards while hunting in a blind with his uncle, Jimmy Johnston. My congrats to Carlton on a great harvest! (Courtesy of The Vicksburg Post)

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Happy Halloween. Enter if you DARE!

Happy 21st Birthday Victoria

My granddaughter, Victoria Leigh, who's nickname is "Spook", is 21 years old today. Here she is with her son Ian and my great grandson. Wishing Victoria a very Happy Birthday. I love you very much, Gran Gran! :)

Why They Carry Guns In AK...

This guy lives just outside of Soldotna.

Have I got a story for you guys!

King salmon season is over, and since I had a day off before silvers start, I thought I would go for a walk! This occurred at 11:16 a.m. this morning (Sunday), just 2/10 of a mile from my house, ON OUR ROAD while walking my dogs (trying to get in shape for hunting season, ironically!) For the record, this is in a ‘residential area’ - not back in the woods, no bow hunting, no stealth occurring...

I heard a twig snap, and looked back...full on charge - a huge brownie, ears back, head low and motoring full speed! Came with zero warning; no Woof, no popping of the teeth, no standing up, nothing like what you think or see on TV! It charged from less than 20 yards and was on me in about one-second! Totally surreal - I just started shooting in the general direction, and praise God that my second shot (or was it my third?) rolled him at 5 feet and he skidded to a stop 10 feet BEYOND where I was shooting from. I actually sidestepped him and fell over backwards on the last shot, and his momentum carried him to a stop past where I fired my first shot!

It was a prehistoric old boar - no teeth, no fat-weighed between 900-1000 lbs. and he took five men to DRAG it onto a tilt-bed trailer! Big bear - its paw measured out at about a 9 1/2 footer!

Never-ever-thought "it" would happen to me! It's always some other smuck, right? Well, no bull - I am still high on adrenaline, with my gut in a knot. Feels like I did 10000 crunches without stopping! Almost puked for an hour after, had the burps and couldn't even stand up as the troopers conducted their investigation! Totally wiped me out – can't even put that feeling into words, by far the most emotion I have ever felt at once!

No doubt that God was with me, as I brought my Ruger .454 Casull, (and some "hot" 350 grain solids), just for the heck of it, and managed to Draw and snap shoot (pointed, never even aimed!) from the hip! A total luck shot!

All I can say is Praise God for my safety and for my choosing to leave the wife and kids at home on this walk! Got a charter tomorrow, so I’m gonna TRY to get some sleep now! Talk to ya soon. Greg

Thought you might enjoy this amazing story of Greg in AK and was sent to me by my friend Dennis in Port Gibson, MS. Thanks Dennis!

Couple of Interesting Pictures

Theresa also sent me this cam picture taken from the J. P. Coleman State Park here in MS where a panther/couger has been attacking deer at the park. She said that they have been close a couple of times to shooting it.

Theresa, "t" on MySpace, who lives in northeast Mississippi, sent me this picture of her oldest son, Franz, who went geese hunting in Canada recently. She said that he goes every year to enjoy the sport in the great outdoors. My Congrats to Franz!