The Sportsman's Corner

Both good and bad events occurred during the past rifle deer season.

Let's begin with one of the good things. My friend Brady built a number of deer stands two summers ago. Mine is a "Taj Mahal," though I had him build it in a poor location. However, he is smarter than I am and chose a good spot to build one for himself. For the second consecutive year he downed a nice buck from his stand.

While he and I were tugging it uphill, my son arrived just when we needed his help. Bob pulled Brady's fine six-point uphill to where Bob could load it in his pick-up truck beside his big 8-point.

Another hu...