Yeti -
Best of good fortune to you on your land. I moved from northwest NJ 27 years ago to upstate NY (about 30 min. drive from Jeff G.'s and only 20 min. from Sarge) because I wanted land and privacy and quiet to pursue my sawmill business and raise and work the Percheron draft horses I was breeding. It was pretty close to homesteading. Anyway, we have lived pretty close to the bone for most of these years, but what I have (207 acres on the old hill dairy farm we purchased with a friend) is more, much more, in every respect, than most ever get to know. If there is a downside, it's that there are too many deer and not enough grouse and woodcock, though so far this season (interrupted as always by the damn deer season) I've recorded 161 grouse flushes for approximately 60 hours of hunting time. Life is good. Again, all the best in your pursuit.
Will
