Coyote season 2014, I almost think that jacked your dad up more than deer season. He had this thing about killing coyotes… I swear, this guy would rather shoot a giant coyote than a buck. Dammit, he was not going to let any coyotes get to his deer if he could help it. I think it was the second year, he got these huge tracks for the Polaris Ranger.  It was like he thought “we’re not messing around this year.” I can still hear him say, “Don’t mix up activity with results.” We were all on radios and he would come pick us up… I think he enjoyed driving around & checking on everybody even more than hunting. He picked me up and we were bombing through the field of snow behind the Ferrantino’s house. Your dad leaning over the steering wheel, smiling but so serious, and I grasping onto the handlebar. I loved riding in the Polaris with him bombing through those snow drifts. With him, everything was always bigger and better than ever. I had so many firstI didn’t realize it at the time. But those were the best times.