Its interesting the things that you learn as you go... even about things that you thought you pretty well had mastered.  I have been friendly with a chainsaw for several years now.  When I first used one,  I only knew 2 things... they were very useful, and they were very dangerous. If you have never used a chainsaw, and are considering using one, just remember these few rules:

Christmas was a "fly by the seat" experience this year.  And New Years was a bit of a "R & R" kind of a thing.  My body is spent and my mind is tired.  The physical and mental obsticales of the last three weeks have been intense, to say the least.  We started a week before Christmas by planning to move on Saturday.  We figured that a local move, with a smaller truck was the best approach.  A morning and an evening run should do the trick, and anything else that would not fit could simply be shuttled to Copper Hill before the end of the month.  The good thing about plans is that they give you a direction in which to head.  The bad thing is, sometimes, you lose your compass. 

and I am starting to believe that I am the worlds worst hunter.  I have been at it now for 4 years, and I have never even had a deer in my sites.  Personally, hunting is something that I want to do.  I love the time spent in the woods, and settling into a tree stand is nice too.  Getting up early and getting out before sunrise is, I think, good for the soul.  But this is not why I want to hunt.  There are several reasons: