As you all know Jody Crum, my Big Brother died on 5/26/06. And I think it is only fair I should post this poem almost like an intro to the hunting season.
What does a brother do, when his brother is taken from him?
Do I head to the field to hunt, as if you are with me
Or do I stay in, and hurt and grieve
For hunting was what you and I did
To pass our time, to be together and to be free
We would hunt whenever the season was in
Or shoot our guns and bow and talk about the next season to begin
We would go to Bass Pro once a month
Just to be surronded by hunting stuff.
We were looking forward to going to Montana
To hunt the Milk River like Jordan,Wadell and Blanton
We talked about all the hunts we would make
And all the trophies we hoped to take
Just the other day we talked about having the fever
How we couldn't wait for this September
To be high in our tree
Watching nature as it be
They're many people who never experience what we have
To be brothers and hunters, boy were we glad
We were always the first to want to share
How great the outdoors are and what it meant to be there
What do I do now, since you have been taken from me
Do I go out this Fall and climb into my tree
Do I hunt harder then I ever had
Even though it will make me sad
Will you be there with me, helping me out
Giving me strength to go about
Will you help me should I fall
Will you answer me when I call
Where will you be this hunting season
Will you be the breeze against my face
Or will you be the leaves that blow in the wind
Or are you pushing the deer just around the bend
Please tell me will you be there
And that you want me to hunt instead of grieve
To enjoy the outdoors and all the memories we had
Because you are not gone but waiting for me
And if you could talk to me today, this is what you would say
I know that you miss me,
but please dry your eyes.
I will always be watching and hunting with you
from my home in the sky.
And although Brian the oldest brothr wrote this, I think this would exactly be what I would right. So everyone this hunting season, hunt safe and tell your family you love them