Change in the Wind

Now you all country dwellers would know what I mean. It doesn't smell like summer today. More like early autumn. Had that nagging feeling all this morning and again in the early evening. I think ya'll might wanta get ready for an early frost. I can tell winter will be early this year by the changes in the sumac trees. It's usually late aug before they turn like I've seen them today. The berry patches ain't got nothing but Jaggers, no fruit early or late depending on which berry your looking for.
Preps are getting tougher as I'm now paying retail for about anything I'm stocking. I took the last 4 of the six dollar carbon arrows at wallyworld today. I also bought out all the 150 grain bullet points and the last 2 packs of bodkin points. I keep one of the heavy bows strung at all times now and the rest is ready to move in minutes. I'm practicing morning and evening with all the bows. When it comes time to make a critical shot with one I won't miss. I finished making adjustments to the ghilli suit, It blends much better into the terrain now.
A buddy and myself are playing with building a little deck gun from schedule 80 steam pipe. We had a steam fitter weld up all the joins and we proofed it by filling it to the muzzle crown and touchin it off. Hello, What a wakeup. Ain't quite sure how I'll finish it now. I think I'll do it all ship shape though. No ghetto rigging for this little gun.
I think I'll put in a word for backwoodsman magazine here. If you don't have their best of the Backwoodsman series yet on your bookshelf. I think your really missing out, Bad even.
Here's a link to their Mercantile. Loads of good stuff there.
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