The Deer Stand

I’ve finished getting my deer stand in and stabilized.  Because I will be using this stand to bow hunt, I wanted to make sure that it was well concealed.  Here is how it came out.

Now a photo where it can be seen.  The seat is 18 feet off of the ground, the shooting rail is at a little over 19.

Finally, here is a view from that portion of the property looking south.  While the bow will be used in the wooded area near the stand, I’ll be using a M1A (308) once gun season opens.  It’s about 600 yards from where I was standing when I took the picture to the trees in the distance.

Homestead Redone

This picture is a modified photo that I took of an old homestead on AL Hwy 207 near the Tennessee line.  It is one of several that I placed on this page

The picture was modified using a program called paint.net, the version is 4.4.1  The ‘effect’ used is called Oil Paint.

Given that the program is free, powerful, and scary easy to use, if your into playing with pictures I highly recommend it.

On the Alabama Side

I took this photo as I was leaving my property on Tuesday Morning.  The fog was laying in on the gently rolling hills of the front pasture.  This is as far south in Tennessee as you can go without crossing into Alabama.

Around the Farm

After a couple of days of much needed rain it dried out on Saturday and Sunday.  The break in weather gave me the opportunity to shore up the slope near the front of my house.  I moved 10 railroad ties into position and created a a series of small retaining walls that tiered the 3 foot drop.  Will move dirt into my creation in the next few days.