drexal
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Originally from Louisiana, I spent 22 years in the Air Force and finally retired in 2013. I settled down at my last station in South Georgia. I grew up hunting, fishing (recreational and commercially) and running traps and it's remained a passion for me. My years in the Air Force saw me trying to hunt and fish my way across the globe although hunting in foreign countries (and California) bring its own set of challenges. BTW, my only successful overseas hunt was for hogs in Turkey and pheasant in S. Korea.
After the USAF stint, my plan was to work for myself and start hunting out west on public land. I opened my own taxidermy shop and did that for 2 year but then I got an good offer to work for a defense contractor spending 6 month out of the year in Afghanistan training the Afghan Air Force. Needless to say, that set me back on my plans to hunt out west. On top of that, in 2017 I came down with some kind of debilitating sickness (I still don't know what it is). For the better part of 3 years, I could barely walk and my joints hurt and muscles ached and my goal of hunting out west seemed to be just something I could dream about. Then last year while everyone else was hating 2020, I was finally getting better (though not 100%).
So, now I'm at this point... I'm back to working out, hunting and trying to push passed this obstacle I find myself in. My plan is to buy points for mule deer and antelope in Wyoming and make a hunt there in 2022 if I'm well enough. In the meantime, I'll be hunting whitetail and small game as I usually do. Also on the agenda is to burn some points on a gator hunt on Lake Seminole and possibly a bear hunt in north Georgia.
Anyway, this is way longer hello than I planned but it's nice to finally introduce myself. Hopefully, I can contribute in some way in the near future.
After the USAF stint, my plan was to work for myself and start hunting out west on public land. I opened my own taxidermy shop and did that for 2 year but then I got an good offer to work for a defense contractor spending 6 month out of the year in Afghanistan training the Afghan Air Force. Needless to say, that set me back on my plans to hunt out west. On top of that, in 2017 I came down with some kind of debilitating sickness (I still don't know what it is). For the better part of 3 years, I could barely walk and my joints hurt and muscles ached and my goal of hunting out west seemed to be just something I could dream about. Then last year while everyone else was hating 2020, I was finally getting better (though not 100%).
So, now I'm at this point... I'm back to working out, hunting and trying to push passed this obstacle I find myself in. My plan is to buy points for mule deer and antelope in Wyoming and make a hunt there in 2022 if I'm well enough. In the meantime, I'll be hunting whitetail and small game as I usually do. Also on the agenda is to burn some points on a gator hunt on Lake Seminole and possibly a bear hunt in north Georgia.
Anyway, this is way longer hello than I planned but it's nice to finally introduce myself. Hopefully, I can contribute in some way in the near future.
