Jeff R
Elite Member
[FONT="]I couldn't find my post... it must have disappeared over the last year... but here it is again!
You just NEVER know what you will find! From last fall.
This was going to be a short hunt because snow was to come in early morning to the quiet woods, interrupting any further plans to search the area. I [/FONT][FONT="]had decided to[/FONT]<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o
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[FONT="]cheers![/FONT]
[FONT="]Jeff
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You just NEVER know what you will find! From last fall.
This was going to be a short hunt because snow was to come in early morning to the quiet woods, interrupting any further plans to search the area. I [/FONT][FONT="]had decided to[/FONT]<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o
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[FONT="]cheers![/FONT]
[FONT="]Jeff
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