Got Deer???

Video by Kevin Bourgoin

You have to check out this video, I'm impressed that only a couple of deer were there...  Seriously, check this out...  click below...

Just a few deer

The Maine Outdoorsman has moved...

For reasons that aren't my place to report, I need to inform all of those who frequent our blogs that The Maine Outdoorsman has returned to where all of Rabid's literary wonder began.  Please spread the word as he needs to rebuild his readership. 

Please share this link if you are so inclined to help him get back to his larger list of followers which WAS six times larger than mine.  Thanks and take care.  DEDH

www.themaineoutdoorsman.blogspot.com

The Versatile Blogger...

One of the growing aspects of the blogging community has become the writing prompts that include awards that spread faster than the seasonal flu...


Today, I had one thrown my way by a fellow blogger code name, Swamp Thing.  He is a thorough and informative writer, which includes his efforts towards habitat restoration, gardening, hunting, fishing, and parenting.  In most avenues, I can completely relate to his prose and certainly am appreciative of our dialogue over the past several years.  For his compliment more than the prestigious Versatile Blogger Award, I will accept this challenge on the basis that I'm short of writing material for this week...

The criteria for this award is that I offer seven key aspects of awesomeness or items of interest to which I may either impress or repulse.  Then I must recommend at least five other quality links that make the grade in my opinion.  On the previous directive emphasis, let's roll...

About the Downeast Duck Hunter (not one duck achievement listed)
1) Knew after meeting his wife for the first time that his single days were over
2) Got into blogging after attaining a master's degree, couldn't let the literary wonder stop
3) Started center on a state championship basketball team
4) Is the history department at the high school he attended, can and will teach any social science course and owns one fast lobsterboat
5) Would rather have a tooth pulled than take another Registered Maine Guide Exam, they don't give those away
6) A member of the Biggest Bucks in Maine Club with a 200 pound 10 point whitetail taken in 1993
7) Still owns the first new vehicle he ever purchased, the 1998 GMC Sierra has 132,000 miles on it and still rolling with determination

After some serious consideration of other blogs that would seem worthy of a Versatility Award, I have chosen to quarantine this accolade and use this opportunity to thank those bloggers that have been part of the DEDH crew.  Hammering on the keys is a little bit more worthwhile since I've met these people.  In no particular order, here are the members of Team Duckman and if you aren't on this list, try harder:

Tugboatdude
The Maine Outdoorsman by my buddy Steve Vose, fellow Maine Guide
Women's Hunting Journal by Terry Scoville in Oregon
Ducks, Dogs, & Downriggers by the Gang in Washington
River Mud

Brave Eagles Hunt with Antique Brownings by Trey Luckie in Southern Georgia
I Don't Wear Pink Camo to the Woods by Kari in Wisconsin
Maine-Matters

Jimmer!!!

Get ready it's Jimmertime, I'm not going to say that BYU is going to the finals but I love watching this kid play.  Just goes to show that hanging around for another year can be good for America and your career.

Jimmer Fredette of BYU

Wofford the No. 14 seed in the Southeast Region will play No. 3 Brigham Young at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.  I hope he goes off for at least 50 points...

I don't watch football, hate Nascar, and have little time for most other sports.  However, March Madness is in my eyes the greatest sporting event of the year...

JIMMER FOR THREE!!! Click here for more information on college basketball's big deal.

Trey Luckie: The finale...

After my second post, I realized that several questions were missing.  Now Trey had returned my questionnaire in about three hours, but I was sure he wouldn't have left any stone unturned so I went back to my file and there on page three of his thesis were the left behind items.  I'm going to spin them simply because they are what I consider a fitting end to a fitting interview.

Give me 5 facts about Trey Luckie that are worth sharing.

I sing. In fact I am President of my church choir.  Hard to believe, but I actually get asked to sing in weddings, funerals, and such.

At one time in my life I hunted Rattlesnakes for fun!

I am only 5’6” tall and weigh about 165 lbs, but I can hit a golf ball 300 + yards.

I served as President of the local chapter of The National Wild Turkey Federation for 5 years.

Thanks to the Duckman, or Mr. President, I am an honorary member of Duck Power Inc. even though I have never fired a shot in the presence of the company’s other members.  This is an honor I hold dear to my heart since I wouldn’t know a sea duck if it landed in my office.

In one sentence, who is Trey Luckie?

Trey Luckie is a God fearing, family loving, outdoor enthusiasts who enjoys life to the fullest by trying to live each day with a purpose and a plan that will allow him to be the best possible husband, father, son and friend to all those who are in his life.

Many thanks to the author of Brave Eagles Hunt with Antique Brownings and as of right now, I'm doing my best to figure out how to get down to Georgia next April.  The time works, the money works, all that stands between me and snake wrangling is some convincing...