Cody's Buck!

Some of you know that Cody drew out on a limited entry deer tag this year after putting in for it for 10 years. The area he hunted is called The Crawfords and is up above Randolph but in Wyoming. I don't think I've ever seen him so excited over anything. Well, except for maybe his daughter. He took 2 weeks off work and planned on spending all that time up there searching for the "Perfect" deer. He left last Friday and I expected him to be gone until the night before Thanksgiving and then up and gone again the day after. Well, Sunday night I received a phone call from his sister. Her husband was up there with him and she proceeded to tell me about this huge buck Cody had shot. To be honest, she kinda ruined it for me...I wanted so bad to hear about it firsthand from Cody, but oh well. When he finally did call me, it was so awesome to hear the excitement in his voice. He was ECSTATIC! I honestly don't "get" the camping in O degree weather, crawling around in the trees and mud tracking an animal, no water in the trailer which means no toilet, WELL, I don't get any of it. What I do "get", however is my husband's passion for hunting and as I was listening to him describe the events leading up to him shooting his deer and how big it was (it's a 5 by 6 and 28 1/2 inches wide) and all the details, I wished I was there. There were 6 or 7 guys up there with him and every one of them saw him shoot that deer and I wish I could've been there too! So, his 2 week hunting vacation ended up only being 3 days, but he is very satisfied and pleased with his choice of kill. Good job honey, I'm excited for you!

Cody, Curtis and THE DEER

Brad and Keaton Mills


Yes, that is it's tongue sticking out!

Maycie was touching the deer's nose (GROSS!) and when Cody asked her if it was a big buck, she nodded her head yes!