Greeting from the new decade! Last year was nothing if not interesting....we're so lucky to have such wonderful and loyal clients. The economy certainly made us all refocus; we've always been dedicated to providing an escape for our hunters from their daily stresses and fast paced lives. This year that became more important than ever.
While our hunting volume was down by a good 20%, we couldn't be more thankful for the 80% that kept us going - it was pure kismet that sent us alligator season this year to plug some gaps and keep the engine running. Our outlook remains positive as we all take a deep breath and look forward to a strong 2010!
Our deer harvest statistics:
- Total: 268 deer
- Bucks: 173
- Adult Bucks: 57
- Bucks over 15" antler spread - 21
- Antlerless deer: 95
We also harvested 69 hogs, 14 turkeys and 17 alligators.
We're working on our new brochure and on picking out pictures to enlarge for our show booth. Here are a couple favorites so far:
Mark Allison (NC) got this (almost) albino wild hog in the middle of December. While we regularly shoot hogs with white spots, and sometime a couple of white hooves, this is the first to be almost completely white. He was just a thickly haired as a black hog, but the hair was super pale. Let's call him Marilyn (not Mark, the hog)!
Here's a happy family from New York! Aaron Lagassee got this great buck on his last morning hunt, and I'm not sure who's happier - Aaron or his dad. Hmmm, the brother doesn't look QUITE as tickled...just kidding, they all were SO fun to have in camp and had a great hunt.
For my last shot, I just had to put Stumpy back in. This picture was the one to best show his size. What an adventure for all of us to start taking customers alligator hunting this year! And Jim truly earned the nickname "Captain Hook" on a certain September night....
Here's wishing all of you a great year! Come see us in Harrisburg, PA the first two weekends in February, or in Suffern, NY the first weekend in March!
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