Another Accident

This time I am in the accident. Friday morning at 6:30 I was on my way to go deer hunting when someone pulled in front of me at US 31 and Hayes Street.

This is the truck that I t-boned when it went through the red light.

This is a truck that was driving next to me and got caught up in the wreck .

My truck on the hook. Thank God everyone walked away from this accident which is a miracle.

I have a sore chest from the seat belt but otherwise I am fine.

Remember to always wear your seat belt!!

Iowa Iowa Iowa

People always ask me why we go to Iowa so often. ( six times this year) Below is why we go ! BIG BUCKS

Here is another picture of the same buck. On December 6 we will be waiting for him to show his pretty face on our property.

Opener 2008

Here is part of the group ready to go out on November 15, 2008.

Grandpa Huyser and myself got nice bucks on the first morning.

The buck to doe ratio is way out of wack at Southfork. Thanks to Ralph, Gordy, Ken and Mark we put a serious dent in the doe population. Not sure how many are here but maybe you can count the legs and divide by four.

Back To Iowa

We made it to Iowa but could not get in the road to the property. We borrowed the neighbors tractor and we towed it in with no problems.

Here is our new home away from home in Iowa.

That Time Of Year

Getting close to deer season. We had to make sure the guns were sighted in. Here is Jason shooting his Ultimate muzzle loader.

We have been working on this truck box for the last few weeks. We are taking it to Iowa to use as a storage container.

This is before I painted the inside. We put a gas stove and heater in it to make life a little easier in the woods

Here is Eric loading up the old Mule.

Loaded and ready to go. We leave for Iowa on November 12 with Jason and Brian Meeuwsen.

It is a quick trip, we have to be back in Michigan for opener on November 15.

Every Party Needs a Pooper!

Tonight was Keith's birthday party, we won't say how old he is. We went out for dinner to Two Tony's in Spring Lake with the birthday boy, Mary, Jason, Martha, Deacon, Jacob and myself (Ashley). After a delicious dinner we came home for presents and apple dumplings! After a long night of partying, Keith was partied out. While everyone played with his new present (Wii Deer Hunter), he fell asleep! I guess every party needs a pooper...

Hey, that's what you get for leaving the party early....Happy Birthday Dad!!

The Accident

After church this past Sunday, Mary and I decided to take a ride to the cabin . We were driving north on Maple Island Road when we saw something in the road ahead of us that didn't look right. When we got closer we realized it was a head on collision that had just happened and we were the first to arrive on the scene. I jumped out of the car as Mary was calling 911. I was not prepared for what I was about to see. The young man who was driving the car was not moving. The man and woman in the van appeared to be seriously injured. In the back seat of the van I saw a 4 year old boy who was crying but seemed to be alright. Other people started to stop and began to help, but we couldn't get any of the car doors open. Someone handed me a tire iron and I broke out the back window of the van. Another man went inside and carried the boy out. Then we realized there was another boy in the back seat. I was able to open the side door and carry him out. The young boy seemed to be unconscious and not breathing, so I laid him in the grass. A woman and I started to perform CPR. Not long after we started, emergency help arrived and took over. After aeromed had arrived and the ambulance had left, we left with pits in our stomachs. We later learned that the drivers of both vehicles and the two year old boy that I had carried out of the van had not survived. The four year old suffered a broken arm and a concussion. The woman in the front seat was flown to Spectrum and remains in serious condition. We also learned the man and woman in the van were grandparents of the two boys. Please keep the family and friends of the victims in your thoughts and prayers.