and I lost my hunting grounds
OK so I have been care taking a nice farm and more or less running the place for almost 20 yrs,
I had a deal in the works with the owne'rs to buy the place as I took care of it, kind of work in buy out deal
I was told over and over for 20 yrs the place was mine when they died, and they told every one I was there kid
well there were 3 owners, and over the last yr all 3 had passed away a few moths apart, and as everyone passed I was assured the place was mine
when the last one was in a nursing home, a long far off family member came about and had a new deed submitted, giving them the whole farm
didn't find out till the last owner passed away
and it turned into a legal fight
as I had spent well over a 100 k into this farm, and yrs of my life and so many hr's of my time
hired a lawyer spent a few more grand
and got the news today
I lost my fight
so, I lost my hunting grounds here in PA, and a ton of cash and yrs off my life there
I have thousands of places and acres to hunt if I want to,
but its just not the same as a place you put your heart and soul into and , all them yrs of letting bucks walk! and just caring about the place, and bulding a hunting spot the way you wanted it!
and finally got it timbered this winter LOL, so it was only going to get better!
also
and then , 2 yrs age, I lost my favorite place in Ohio, after almost 12+ yrs, due to my good friend there dying of cancer, and his wife selling the place and moving back to CA!
so, I gather, my plans to give up hunting seem to be the only thing working ou these days! t LOL
OH well
some times things just suck I guess!