I was encouraged to write this book by a very good friend. He thought I had a vast amount of knowledge to go along with many good stories about hunting in the Adirondacks.  I took the challenge and in the process I was able to retrace my footsteps through every period of my life up until today.
     I stuck to the format of story telling because it came natural and easy for me. You’ll see that I named every chapter after a specific deer. The deer that I wrote about are some of the most memorable ones that my father and I have in our collection. I hope that by sharing my stories it will lead to more and better opportunities for anyone that reads them.
     I also hope that people can have an appreciation for the bond that I have formed with my father and closest friends through hunting. I know that many people might not approve of the sport, but without it I would be a lost soul. Hunting has brought me inner peace and tranquility over the years. I have become more in touch with nature and all of my surroundings. I’ll be forever thankful that I was introduced to it when I was a child.
     This book will serve as a keepsake for my family and the generations that follow. I’ve realized over the last few years that there are less and less young people taking up the sport. It’s our responsibility to pass it on to our children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and even the neighbor’s kid. I am extremely thankful that my father was my role model. He paved a path for me that was clear and easy to follow.  He taught me everything he knew and I gained much more on my own. Over the years we became best friends and now I’ll have a book which tells many of our incredible stories. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed telling them.