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As we head into the peak of the fall season, when the hills are ablaze with color, spend some time taking it all in. This is natures grand finale, a final show before the drab landscape and doldrums of winter set in. Take a moment to appreciate the spectacular reds, oranges, and yellows of the leaves. On cool October mornings or evenings, when there's a nice nip in the air, breathe it in. Let it stir the primal hunter within, this is the time we wait for all year. All of spring and summer has been spent by both plants and animals, preparing for this one last spectacle.
The whitetail buck with his polished set of antlers. The doe and her young of the year, well fed from a summer of succulent browse. The black bear, thick with a layer of fat. Flocks of turkeys, with their almost grown poults. The oaks dropping acorns. The wild grape vines and apple trees, offering up fruit for wildlife. All are at their best. Even the trout in the streams put on a brilliant display of color.
Outdoorsmen and women wait all year for these weeks ahead. They pass far too quickly though, and before you know it, they're gone. So take a moment this season to appreciate all the beauty around you, and realize how lucky you are to behold it all.
The whitetail buck with his polished set of antlers. The doe and her young of the year, well fed from a summer of succulent browse. The black bear, thick with a layer of fat. Flocks of turkeys, with their almost grown poults. The oaks dropping acorns. The wild grape vines and apple trees, offering up fruit for wildlife. All are at their best. Even the trout in the streams put on a brilliant display of color.
Outdoorsmen and women wait all year for these weeks ahead. They pass far too quickly though, and before you know it, they're gone. So take a moment this season to appreciate all the beauty around you, and realize how lucky you are to behold it all.