The freezer and the memory bank are both full of Caribou, deer, wild hogs and turkey.
Along side hunts with my wife, son and grandkids. Slipped into 3rd and 4th places
with the recurve, but it’s good to let the youngsters have some success occasionally.
Rusty now beats me to bed and waits till the tail gate is lowered. Nixon, Skeeter and
Peaches are still catching mice but Leonard is now the main Tom Cat. Hank, Ginger
and Sissy are looking forward to elk season. Not drawing a license last year was hard
on all of us.

There is something assuring and comforting about the yearly cycle of the growth of
my trees. Long cold white winters followed by warm wet springs with the bright new
green leaves on trees and the beautiful candles on my Austrians and Colorados. The
welcome shadow of the enlarged canopy on the red oaks in August, followed by the
gorgeous fall colors in November.

Perhaps it has always been this way; perhaps it is a bit of age that has allowed me to
see and appreciate it. Whatever the truth of this “new found” wisdom I want to thank
each and every one of you for allowing me to be a part of such a wonderful way to
make a living.

Sincerely,

Kip Hoffman
President

P.S. Double Bar is now the smallest grower of Certified Weed Free Forage in Alta Vista.