I was actually born in theCity of Chattanooga, TN but at about age 1 we moved back "North" to a Bedford Co TN farm (Southern Middle TN). Dad sharecropped for several years & when I was eight he bought the farm in rural Moore Co (Lynchburg, Co seat), a portion of which I still live on. My hunting began at home, & consisted of Squirrel, Rabbit & Quail. We now also have Deer & Turkey but these were "Re-Introduced" much later. Occasionally some Woodcock will stop over, but this is rather unpredictable.
I am now 70 & in 19897 was diagnosedwuth Non-Hodgekins Lymphomia for which I underwent Chemo. Made a full recovery & went back in the work force until retirement. Though I have never felt "Bad" since it simply Zapped a lot of my strength & endurance which I was never able to fully recover.
I had a Dr's appointment for check up on 9-11-01, & on the night of the 10th had to carry my wife to emergency room with chest pains. While the planes were flying into the towers, she was being diagnosed as needing a triple by-pass & me as a diabetic, a day we shall never forget. I still enjoy an occasional short hunt, but simply cannot hold out for a lot of walking, particularrly in the hilly terrain around here.

Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra