I am an amateur when it comes to hunting, but wild turkeys are a complete adrenaline kick! I can't wait to get out there every spring & fall. So far this fall, I've seen 4 (out of range) while in my ground blind. I even saw a couple of bears my first day out. Ahhh, the spell the woodlands can put me under!

Ahhh, the Immortal Max. He's sunny himself in Cabo San Lucas using tanning butter on himself. Word is he may be heading to the Bahamas for Xmas.

Mmmmm..... pumpkin pie. Forgot to add that I'll be making my first p-pie ever this Turkey Day. Actually, I'll do a few practice pies beforehand to insure I get it right. I have plenty of small pumpkins left over (and 3 large ones), but I didn't label anything in my garden this year, so I don't know what kind they are.... Does it matter ?

We are having our usual traditions.....a merger of creole, spanish and latin american food......We are contributing butternut squash raviolis, and stuffed mirlitons to a large family get together/pot luck, right in the bay area as a matter of fact. The butternuts and chayotes/mirlitons are going to be from our garden in SoCal. We will also be able to bring a couple of jars of dilly beans, and a bunch of our own dried figs for fig bread. Also, lots of fresh herbs to enhance whatever anyone else is cooking... I will even have some fresh lemon grass for my sister in law, who likes it for tea. Other pot luck contributions that I have heard from the Creole camp are gumbo and fried shrimp. If we do a turkey it will be deep fried, but I am hearing louder demands for a party size paella.

There are wild turkeys in the Oakland/Berkeley hills. They have even come down and blocked Hwy 13. I don't know if it's legal to hunt them. Probably not.