Bear Mount - Den Addition

I got last year's bear back from the taxidermist and the pictures don't do him justice, but he is a welcome addition.  Stay tuned as well as the skull will be getting officially scored very soon.

Trophy Room - Redo

For the faithful readers, you probably remember the post I had done about my tropy room/den/man cave or whatever other buzz word you want to use to call your special domain that houses a collection of items that help you relive your memories.  For those who don't remember, take a minute and check it out here:

Trophy Room ... Den ... Man Cave

Well to make a long story short, we had some drainage issues which ended up causing water/mold damage which totaled our finished basement, so after extensive ground work to correct the problem, we set forth on a journey to rebuild our den.  We started by removing absolutely everything back to the concrete and starting completely fresh. 
Here is an abbreviated photo journey through the process...

I am very happy with how it has progressed, regardless of how long and painful the process has been, and I look forward to adding to the modest accumulation of "trophies" and memories that are housed there.

Fast Forward to 2018

Posting has been minimal and for that I do apologize, but it hasn't been from lack of activities and spending our time on the ridges and the rivers that we named the blog after.  I will do a few rapid fire posts to bring everyone along our journey through the year to get everyone caught up.

Our fall was hectic and fur filled as we set steel in between our hunting outings and scratched that trapping itch.

We also visited this historic sporting camp with some really neat artwork that caught my eye!

A visit to Allagash to see the deer feeding was very productive in the deer spotting category and a giant buck fed nonchalantly at a mere 50 yards.  It is a very neat experience. 

We spent some time ice fishing and Drake really got hooked with his first solo salmon!

We also made our annual pilgrimage to Madawaska Lake for opening day and caught some nice stocked trout.  The camaraderie coupled with these "tail-less trout" is always a good time.  

As you can probably tell I am well into winter and past deer season, so you have probably already inferred the bad news, but the last item on my goals for 2017 of shooting a big buck never happened.  I did have some close encounters and put more time in the woods than I have in several years, so I hope I can use all of that time to point me in the right direction as the next season approaches!  Stay tuned for more adventures from 2018 coming soon!