Summer 2009 Summary

Over the 2008-09 school year, the high school shop class constructed a hunting cabin for The Land.  The cabin turned out out to be a 20' x 24' hunting lodge that will eventually be the home of the Exeter Crossing Outfitters.  The cabin was built in two halves at the school, brought out separately and connected on site.  After much debate, it was placed on concrete slabs in the north west corner of the quarry.  James and Mr. Anderson, the high school shop teacher, worked very hard over the summer to finish the last major tasks.  Over the past few weeks, Doc and Danny have begun to paint the interior walls while we decide what exactly to do with the floor.

Last Sunday (August 30th) Danny, Gus (my dog), and I checked all of the tree stands for the upcoming bow hunting season, which opens next Saturday 9/12/09.  Gus had a great time chasing a flock of turkeys and running through the lush corn fields.  The south side stands didn't have many problems other than the two freshly-laid piles of raccoon crap on "Baker's Stand".  We then drove to check the various stands on the North Side.  This year, there are soy beans planted in the field on the far north side of the property making the "Ladder Stand" that sits along the field road a pretty nice spot for early season bow hunting.  While Doc put a second coat of primer on the cabin walls, Danny and I were able to sling some arrows and shoot my newly purchased rifle for the first time.  I ended up scoring a sweet deal off of lake-link.com.  I purchased a Remington 700 in a caliber of .300 win mag with a custom wood stock for $300.  I shot a handful of shots from 25 yards just to get a feel for the rifle and was very satisfied how it shot.  I can't wait to sight it in at 100 yards before the gun deer season in November.