September Weekend |
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This is not going to be a long story like the August
weekend story. But, there are a few interesting things that took place
this weekend. Not on the interesting side, was our finishing up the new
well at Camp Sixpack. This is why we went to camp in September. |
Panther Kitten Tracks |
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BICY - Dump Truck |
It is the beginning of hunting season in the Big
Cypress. For those that like bow hunting, this is your month. You get
first crack at the game. I have bow hunted in the past, and its as
challenging a hunt as you will find. I have always thought that bow
hunting makes you a better, more aware hunter, for the other seasons. I
have stopped bow hunting as a personal choice. I am disappointed in the
killing power of the arrow, especially on wild hogs. So I wait for the
muzzle loading season, what's another month to wait? |
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The reason they are running these dump trucks into our
area is they are building a new cabin at Calvin Stone's old Calusa Camp.
Now why would they build a new cabin, after years of ignoring the camp?
Because they need a place for the builders of the hardened trails to stay
in the back country. The NPS has applied for permits to build, (repair
existing trails is what Donahue calls it), two hundred some odd miles of
trails. The Little Deer area, seems to be first on their list to receive
the hardened trails. That will only account for about twenty miles of the
trail, so there will be plenty to go around for the rest of you all. |
BICY - Camp Calusa new cabin under construction |
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Story by Steve - October 28, 2002 |