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Hi there,

I must have gotten the writing bug. Two posts in one week. I have just been chuckling all week as I have watched these events unfold and had to share my slice of country.

It's that time of year when hunting enthusiasts walk around in their special camouflage duds. Guns are being sighted in. Secret spots are being guarded yet bragged about. Old stories are being compared. Pickups are being loaded up. Just normal things in my neck of the woods.

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Did I mention students are missing school? Yep, it's a big deal. Yesterday was opening season for the general deer hunt. My normal drive to school that usually consists of two cars, a couple of truckers with a load of hay, and several antelope is now faced with many hunters and their rigs - trailers, four wheelers, gas grills, tree stands and duds for the next two weeks. You know, just the essentials. They pull off the road, hike into their 'secret' spot, and await their opportunity to eye the prize and then shoot it.
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Hunting Fact : Hunters are territorial. They have their spots, and this is information not even shared with all family members. Cowboy and many other Arcoites are annoyed that outsiders are coming to 'our' area to find their prized buck. It can get contentious, sort of like our government shutdown. 

Another Hunting Fact: You can buy deer urine in a bottle. Yes, it's real urine. Deer have sensitively impeccable smell. There is also buck urine, doe urine, doe estrous, and tarsal gland scents just to name a few. It's all based on what you are hunting for. If your curiosity has been piqued beyond control, you will find the following website very helpful. (http://www.codebluescents.com/catalog.aspx?catid=whitetail&cn=3000754&att=3000754)

http://www.codebluescents.com/productdetail.aspx?id=328781

 I will get back to my story now. Cowboy couldn't go opening day because of work, but this morning the alarm went off before the crack of dawn. I drifted in and out of sleep as I tried to ignore the awful whine of his alarm, and then he came to give me a hug and kiss goodbye. I didn't recognize him with all that camouflage garb on. What can a girl do when her man gets so excited? 

I sent him off, got ready for the day, headed to work, and drove past all the hunters. Then I came upon a great surprise.

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Two good sized bucks standing right along the road. I couldn't help but smile because I saw what everyone else was looking for. If only I were a hunter...

It's pretty great to be an accidental country girl.

I heard a quote by Will Rogers. He was a famous western movie actor. He said something that I love. 
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

 I couldn't have said it better myself. So, I will continue to smile as I drive past all the hunters. They are taking their sons and daughters even and having personal time with them. They are hiking in the mountains and learning to be patient. They are doing something they love.

Respectfully Yours,

A

P.S. I just a read a cool word and felt like sharing. It is snollygoster - a cleaver, unscrupulous person
   

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