Our annual trip to South Dakota last week with Tom and Thomas Lobrano Surety Associates was an absolute blast. There were thirty plus contractors from all over the state of Florida and some friends of the Lobranos from Vermont. We stayed at the beautiful Paul Nelson Farm near Gettysburg. This is a first class lodge with the best hunting area I have ever had the privledge to hunt. Paul and Eric Nelson have poured there heart and soul into making it the premier hunting lodge in South Dakota.

We hunt in groups of six. Four walk the stips of corn, milo or sorghum and two guys block the end of the strips to keep the birds from running out. We had Myron McCall, Jeremy Isbell, Lamont Cook, Scott Houser, Richard Gaskin and me in our group. All of these guys are experienced and safe hunters and really good shots. The first after noon we hunted in shirt sleeves as the tempature was in the low fifties. That is a rarity for that time of the year. The next two days were cold windy and snow flurries. That is hunting Dakota weather. The birds flew great! Our guides Keith, Scott and Tom had really good dogs and we limited out on birds. Great to catch up with old friends and make new ones too. Can not beat Livin' the Hunt Life!!!