Thread: The end of an era.

I'm a little depressed today. A couple of friends and I leased some very good hunting land for the better part of 20 years. We had a nice cabin there that kept us warm and dry during deer season no matter what the weather. Both of my sons loved it there and they both took their first of many deer on the lease. Well to make a short story long, the Missouri Department of Conservation purchased the property last year and opened the lease up to public hunting. We have been managing the property for years for big bucks and were seeing great results for the last 5 or 6 years. Friday, the MDC contacted me and said they were going to demolish the cabin next week because they deemed it a liabilty and they want to return the area to a "natural area". Well I went to the cabin early this morning and removed the rest of our personal belongings then said goodbye to the old friend. Some of my sons and my greatest bonding moments occured there. Don't mind admitting that there was a tear or two in the corner of my eye as I left. Thanks for letting me share.