~Doe In the Headlights~

I originally wrote this post back on the 4th, but was having troubles getting pictures to load that night.  So... here we go again, no problem loading the picture but everything else seems to be running slow tonight.  With a little luck, I can get this post posted before I have too many more internet issues.

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What has Doe been up to?  Well, Doe had her first hunter's safety class tonight.  Yep, I finally 'bit the bullet' so to speak and got signed up to get my card.  I should've done it years ago but along with my niece and Critter's best friend's kids being in there with me I thought they could help ensure class would be fun and that I would acutally be able to pass the test!  Wish me luck, one night down five to go and a morning at the range.  Shouldn't be a problem since I've been shooting my whole life but throw a test at me and you'll see 'Doe in the headlights!'

Current Event Saturday - Antler Velvet

Call me new but I saw this article the other day and was amazed that someone would even think of it. Here is the first paragraph of the article so you understand what I am talking about. 

'They harvest the so-called velvet antler (a soft coating that covers deer antlers) in New Zealand, freeze-dry it and then grind it into a powder. It then gets shipped to the United States, where it gets put into either capsules or liquid extracts that can become a simple mouth spray. You can buy it for $68 a bottle.'

Apparently professional athletes are using this as a performance enhancing drug? I guess I would have never thought about it so it amazes me.  The article goes on to state that since the velvet is a natural substance it is extremely difficult to detect in humans and can only be detected by blood testing at the exact right time.  So fascinating.

(Photo Credit: deerhuntingsuccess.com)