Number 69

Been a trying year for everyone. Mike moved in upstairs which is good as he has a support group and a safe house. Tawny almost died a couple months ago. But her recovery has been outstanding and remarkable. the biggest plus of 2020 as I got my girl back. Been doing doing projects like this menu bear.. Being able to spend the entire summer at home at paradise in Otway with my girl has been the bet year of my life. Which is ironic as the supposed plague that has crippled our country has been  the most relaxed year of my life. I've been lucky enough to watch this nice buck all summer and then have a chance to harvest home on opening day.  So at 7:20 I let the air out of this beautiful 14 pt buck, Expandable broad head did not expand , so not blood or sign , although I did hear the deer crash.  Mikey and I couldn't find the deer. We looked until midnight and resumed the search in the morning and found him about 10;00.. We recovered the tenderloins and the rack. That be #69. Then the bottom dropped out. My deer disappeared. Rumors of EHD about. A reported 22 dead deer found in the Otway area. I took a walk as like no deer pictures on my trail cams. then I found it a dead deer from EHD, tongue hanging out , budging eyes, a horrible way to die. The Covid is killing my deer of sorts. Lucky I was able to harvest my deer before that horrible disease struck our herd. Mother Nature at it's cruelest. Made a Tawny a sign for her birthday out of discarded chain. Working on a couple birds out of cedar.