Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Chapter Four: Field Note, page 6

About a week ago, I made a two hour hike in Osceola Forest, a vast swamp most years. I found a trail that was open to vehicles and then a little way off that trail another trail took me to a big food plot. I was very surprised to find one in a national forest and guess that it is the work of the Osceola Stillhunters Association. Years ago, I talked with the founder of the association and attended one of its meetings. I was impressed with how closely the members tried to work with the national forest staff. I walked along part of the food plot and saw no tracks of any kind.This must have been due to the lack of rain as there appears to be very little to eat in these pine flatlands. I was pleased with my new Ecco hiking boots though as they were very comfortable on my pancake-flat feet. There were only a few mosquitoes which will soon change as the rains come and the weather warms. Then there will be hordes of them.
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