Eric2,

You'll learn that there's a "key" to every good story.  

Hey Eric!! Howdy!

Well here I am getting called out by one of the rookies....    

My great Banana Ridge stand is way around the other side of the ridge, and there is a gate to get in which is locked when w aren't there. One year at the bginning of the hunt Ron gave me the keys and told me to go unlock it, so that I could hang my treestand.

Ron had just put new high quality locks on everything so he gave me a ring with 5 or 6 keys on it. For the life of me, I couldn't get the lock to open with the keys in hand.

I hopped back in the truck, and sped to camp looking for Ron. He told me that these were the only keys he had....either someone had changed the locks, or he had left them at home. "Dammit, just bust the lock off" he said.

I grabbed a sledge hammer and rode back to the gate. Because the gate and hasp were installed properly, I couldn't get a very good angle on the lock, and banged up the gate and post pretty good. I went back to camp for more stuff....

This raised a red flag with Ron, so he came back with me. "Hang on", he said as I was preparing the hacksaw, and wishing out loud for some C4.

He slipped the key into his newly bought, high quality lock, turned it and the lock fell open....well, 1/2 way open. I had pummled it so badly he had to persuade it with a Shrew Hawk.

Somehow, I hadn't tried the right key.

He stared at me for at minute, then at his newly purchased, high quality lock and gate. "Way to go Sledge" was all he said. It was a quiet ride back to the camp.

So now, whenever I do something blunderous or stupid, I get the stare, and Ron will say "go easy there Sledge"...
 

Now Ron, thats your segway to the porchlight story....  

Now that's how memories are made! Wish you all the best!

Hey Eric2 - ask Kevin about this ShrewHaven episode.
   
Was the third day of deer camp and all the guys were out,
When on the hill behind the camp,ole Ron spotted a buck walking about,
Ron grabbed his bow and quiver too and out the door he flew,
He sneaked and stalked as if he were Fred, til he found the spot where the young buck had bed,
Slowly he crawled and closer he got, he knew he had the perfect shot,
Carefully he rose and let the arrow fly, he knew that young buck was sure to die.
Now there's more to this story and this is whats left, that young buck you see was totally deaf!!

Ha!!!!! I know that story!!

Ah the porchlight story.  I believe it was Rogers second year in camp and he was still trying to impress the gang (although he didn't realize he was already in after his first year). Anyway, we were getting ready to button up the cabin for the night and Ron said we needed some more wood in the cabin to stoke the fire tonight. Roger jumped up and said "I'll get some" and as he approached the door Ron deadpanned "hey Roger if you flip the switch there by the door you'll have some light to see a the woodpile a little better". Roger reached over and flipped the switch up and down a couple of times while looking out for some light and then he looked a little puzzled and then looked at Ron and we all started laughing.  Of course after being in camp for a while and knowing there's no electricity back to the cabin, the lightbulb came on (the one upstairs).