Steve Gruber

The day of traveling to Argentina was so like many, long and slow. The flight from Detroit to Atlanta was easy enough but the flight to Buenes Aires took nearly 10 hours and then we rode 6 more in a van before reaching the lodge. Since the moment we arrived however it has been a wonderful experience and honestly the ride was one I’ll never forget.

We spent three hours floating the river through Argentina last night trying to get close enough to a Capibara with the Excalibur Crossbow. No luck yet on the 200 pound rodents. But we will head out again in a day.

I shall work for no man and I shall ask no man to work for me. This is America! Get off you dead ass and do for yourself. Do not put out your weak and shameless hand and expect me to fill it for you. This is America! Build your own kingdom with your vision do not ask me to build it for you. This is America! Be accountable for who you are and what you do. Take pride in your successes. Draw strength, knowledge and courage from your failures. Stand up. This is America! Teach your children the values that come from your own sweat and not sitting idly by to take the fruits of my labor. This is America! Take pride in yourself, your family, your community and your nation. This is America! Walk tall and be proud of all we are and have done as a nation, This is America!

Over the past couple of weeks I have spent several hours flying just above the treetops in a Buckeye Powered Parachute. The powered parachute is a unique flying machine that moves at only about 30 miles per hour and offers viewing opportunities you can only imagine. The view from a few hundred feet is exhilarating and will change the way you look at the world but that is a story for another day. What I found truly amazing is the number of deer I have seen from the air and the tremendous number of antlered bucks.

This of course is the time of year you can see those beautiful bachelor groups and it is certainly the time of year to get started looking for the bucks you’d like to get close to during the upcoming hunting seasons. A couple friends of mine call this ‘making the list’. They spend scores of hours driving, glassing and checking literally thousands of trail camera pictures trying to make the critical decision of where to put in their time when the time arrives. This is the time of year they get acquainted or hopefully reacquainted with deer in their hunting areas. Getting re-acquainted is great news because it means the deer have been in the area for a few seasons and have finally qualified for the coveted list.