New Hampshire Deer Harvest

Paul DeBrosky and his 10-pointer.

Paul DeBrosky came to my website "A Dixie Lady Deer Hunter" and signed my guestbook this morning and said that he was going through his old site, "The 200 Pounder Club," and saw my site was still active and was going to send me a couple photos of this years deer harvest. He invited me to stop by his site, New Hampshire Whitetail" to see its growth. He said these two bucks were taken out of Deerfield, NH. His son Adam is sitting between his 10-pointer who dressed out at 191 lbs., and Adam's 5-pointer which was taken down 10 minutes after his about 1/4 mile from him. He said, I heard the gun shoot and got the phone call while I was tracking blood, his words were "God I love this place"! He has been in the woods with me since he was 5 and he's now 29 year old. All our deer (42) except one came from what we call "Jakes Place" in Deerfield NH. My congratulations to you both on your fine deer harvest in our great outdoors! Charming, Just Charming!

Vicksburg On The Hunt

Billy Branning, 10, took down this nice 8-pointer, the same deer his sister, Stormy, left, missed two day before. Stormy, 9, and their sister, Becca, were hunting with their paw paw Bill Gilfoil in Claiborne County when Billy shot the deer with a .243 rifle. The deer weighed 210 pounds and had a 15-inch spread. They are the grandchildren of Bill and Becky Gilfoil of Tallulah and Dutch and Ron Anderson of Vicksburg. Mac and Dana Branning are the children's parents and they live in Burnell, FL. Congratulations to Billy for harvesting this fine 8-point in our great outdoors! This is a sweetthing!

Polar Bear -vs- Sled Dog

These are pretty cool pictures - incredible!!


The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his huskies when the polar bear materialized out of the blue, as it were:

Obviously it was a well-fed Bear...Stuart Brown describes Norbert Rosing's striking images of a wild polar bear.

Playing with sled dogs in the wild of Canada's Hudson Bay

The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs......

Recovering Well

Back home and recovering. Glad it's behind me. Appreciate the kind words and prayers. I'm looking forward to dancing again and ready for next deer season even if I may have to hunt under the deer stand! :)

Hospitalization

Getting ready to go to the hospital to have knee surgery this morning. Will be back online later....Marian
PS: Hold the fort down!

My New Card

Proud of my new business/calling card!

Winter's Landscape

I have a long time cyberspace friend by the name of Dave who lives in Indiana and he sent me these photos a few days ago. Dave said he managed to get out just after dawn one morning before the wind came up and blew the snow off of everything...He said, Even though it's stark and cold, there is great beauty in winter landscape...Hope you enjoy!

Dave

Happy "66" Birthday Bob!

Robert "Bob" was born in Dearborn, MI, on February 21, 1942. He attended elementary school in Detroit and graduated from Boys Town, in Omaha, NE. He recieved his BS Degree from University of Memphis at Memphis, TN. He has a son, Greg and a daughter, Karen and four step-daughters, Theresa, Kathleen, Debra and Marian Suzanne. Bob retired in 1994 from Anderson-Tully Lumber Company as Director of Industrial Labor Relations in Vicksburg, MS. He is an avid deer hunter and enjoys being in the great outdoors. Happy Birthday Bob!

Cumberland To The Mississippi

The Vicksburg Post, had a writeup about The General Jackson that I had taken a picture of on our Sunday drive. It said that the General Jackson, a riverboat based in Nashville and used for dinner cruises, was moored at the City Front after experiencing mechanical trouble on its way home from New Orleans for a regular five-year inspection trip. The captain, Paul Stinson, said he expected the 300-foot-long vessel to leave Vicksburg in a day or so on a trip that should take about a week. In Nashville, the boat is used for 16-mile excursions on the Cumberland River. The boat has been in service since 1985 and is owned by Nashville-based Gaylord Entertainment, which operates the Grand Ole Opry in Music City. Charming, Just Charming!

Baler's 40 pt. Buck!

Camo Girl's Blog posted on Friday, January 25, 2008, a picture of Baler with his 40 pt. buck. She said a friend had email her about this and was trying to track down and verify the story and find out all the details. She also stated that the rumor is that Cabela’s offered him $150,000 for this buck.

After doing some research on this I found out that BrownBear416 from Slave Lake, AB, posted this picture on Nov. 4, 2007 on Alberta Outdoorsman forum of a 9 year old harvesting a 40 pt. buck from Oklahoma. This is the same boy. He said that his buddy's son took this buck this past Saturday morning with a muzzleloader. It has 40 points and scores around 220 B&C (unofficially). The wire around it's horns is from a hot wire to keep it out of the garden, which didn't work. He was told that Bass Pro and Cabela's are already trying to bid for it. This is only the second buck that Baler has ever taken. His other buck was a 12' eight point. The only problem that Baler has now is there is no where to go but down. What a monster in our great outdoors! Congratulations Baler! This is a sweetthing!

A Sunday Drive

Monument near the entrance of the North and South Loops of the Vicksburg National Miltary Park.

I took a picture of two of the 1,330 monuments and markers that are in the park. This one is located in the South Loop.

A beautiful day for a walk in the park on the South Loop.

The Vicksburg National Military Park has been renovating the south loop back to where it was during the Civil War. A lot of trees and brush had to be cut down to open it up to show the way it was during the Battle of Vicksburg.

This picture was taken near the site of the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 on the North Loop.

This retired government boat was moved on land this past year as part of the renovations of downtown Vicksburg. When completed it will house the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Museum. It will mainly depict the Great Flood of 1927.

Widening the Yazoo Diverson Canal so barges, etc., can get to the Port of Vicksburg. (Facing Louisiana)

General Jackson Paddlewheel Showboat

We drove down by the Vicksburg waterfront and saw docked there the General Jackson Paddlwheel boat. I have never seen this boat at the watefront before. Usually it is the Delta Queen, American Queen or the Mississippi Queen that docks here to tour our city. Actually, this showboat cruises the Cumberland River in Nashville, TN and offers dinning and entertainment. Why it was in Vicksburg, I do not know. Most likely there will be a write-up on it in today's paper.

A Sunday Message

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian
youth's rite of passage?

His father takes him into the forest,
blindfolds him and leaves him alone.
He is required to sit on a stump the whole
night and not remove the blindfold until the
rays of the morning sun shine through it.
He cannot cry out for help to anyone.
Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.
He cannot tell the other boys of this
experience because each lad must come
into manhood on his own.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear
all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely
be all around him. Maybe even some human
might do him harm. The wind blew the grass
and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat
stoically, never removing the blindfold.
It would be the only way he
could become a man!
Finally, after a horrific night, the sun
appeared and he removed his blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his
father sitting on the stump next to him.
He had been at watch the entire night,
protecting his son from harm.

We, too, are never alone.
Even when we don't know it,
our Heavenly Father is watching over us,
sitting on the stump beside us.

When trouble comes, all we have
to do is reach out to Him.
If you liked this story, pass it on.
If not, perhaps you took off your
blindfold before dawn.

Moral of the Story:
Just because you can't see God,
doesn't mean He is not there.

'For we walk by faith, not by sight.'
~ 2 Corinthians 5:7 ~

Vicksburg On The Hunt

Noah Nielsen, 9, bagged his first doe on November 10 while hunting in Warren County. He dropped the 175-pound deer with a .243 caliber rifle. He is the son of Misty and Elmer Nielsen.

Michael Pedron, 13, of Collierville, TN, harvested his first deer, a nice young 8-point buck while hunting with his brother, Daniel, on family farm land in Panola County on the opening morning of the 2007 Youth Hunt weekend. Michael and Daniel are the grandsons of Lester and Patricia Pedron and Charlie and Linda Calwell all of Vicksburg, and the sons of Jeff and Vicki Caldwell Pedron, formerly of Vicksburg. Congratulations to our two young hunters!

Family Watch Dog!

I wanted to share an important web site with you that's a good idea for everyone to visit. It is http://www.familywatchdog.us/. When you visit this site you can enter your address and a map will pop up with a small icon of a house where you live. Surrounding your house you will see red, blue, and green, dots covering your entire neighborhood. When you click on one of these dots, a picture of a person will appear with an address and the description of the crime he or she has committed. This site was developed by John Walsh from America's Most Wanted. Consider this just another tool to help us keep ourselves and our families safe. Please pass this on to everyone you know and care about.

Vicksburg On The Hunt

Payton Edwards, 9, bagged this buck on Saturday at the Magnolia Hunting Club. He shot the 8-pointer, which had a rack 19 inches wide and 21 inches long, from 60 yards away.

Sara Ann Montgomery, right, was hunting on Desoto Island with her father, Jerry Montgomery, her stepbrother, Gage Laird, and his father, Chris Laird, when she killed her first deer on October 27, during the Louisiana youth weekend. Sara killed a 90-pound doe. Gage also killed a 90-pound doe that afternoon. Sara shot her deer with a 30-30 Winchester from 50 yards. Gage shot his deer with a .260 Remington from 50 yards away.

Jessica Lynch, 15, killed her first deer while hunting in South Warren County with her step-father Doyle Lee. She bagged the 115-pound doe with a 30.06 from about 70 yards.

All our hunters here harvested their deer back in the early part of the season. After the first weekend of deer season I decided to start posting pictures of our young hunters here in Vicksburg and named it, Vicksburg On The Hunt. With deer season closed now we may or may not have anymore to post. Turkey season is right around the corner and will start posting pictures of hunters young and old in our great outdoors here in the Red Carpet City of the South, Vicksburg. Congratulations to all our deer hunters! What a great deer season. Charming, Just Charming!

Senior Moment

For those of us who took typing in High School.......

Sports Arena

My step-granddaughter (Laura) was recently in The Vicksburg Post for her swimming achievements in the GymSouth Level 4 and 5 All-Around winners at the Newton, MS meet. Front row from left, Laura Phillips (first), Megan Rigby (first), Monica Hughey (second). Middle row, Olivia Jennings (third), Mary Kalusche (fourth). Back row, Tana Starnes (second), Chandler Jennings (first), Maggie Waites (third). Level 5s also brought home a frist place All-Around Trophy for GymSouth. In last month's post Laura competed in Gynanistic on Level 5 in Flowood, MS. She is very athletic and we are so proud of her accomplishments. This is a sweetthing!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sending you my love!

The Love Puppy!

A puppy born in Japan with heart shaped pattern on his coat.

A PUPPY has been born in Japan with a large, clear, love-heart-shaped pattern in his coat. The Chihuahua was born on May 18, 2007 at Pucchin Dog's shop in Odate, northern Japan. Owner Emiko Sakurada has been quoted as saying that out of 1,000 puppies she has bred, "Heart-kun" is the only one with such a mark. Locals believe that playing with the puppy brings good luck. She has no plans to sell the puppy. This is a sweetthing!

Rock Climbing?

This picture was taken from Western Australia. Take a careful look....see the size of the snake and the kangaroo it's pulling out of the water...Incredible!