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"No Deer This Year", 2000, 23" x 25"

Hooked during my first hooking retreat at Sauder Village in Archbold, OH with Julie Marie Smith.  I added my husband sleeping against the tree to her pattern.  The border has human and deer footprints.  Hooked with all recycled wool.

The label on the back:
A favorite hunting spot for my husband, David, is in the hills of West Virginia on his aunt Delores' property.  Every year he suited up but never brought home a deer.  We discovered the cause of his lack of hunting success when my daughter, Jennifer, went with him.  After raising before dawn, dressing warmly and hiking over hills to the "good spot," her dad settled down to wait for the deer and quickly fell asleep.  After his nap, they walked back to the house for lunch.

See the e-School article "Don't Miss the Last Step - Label Your Rugs" for the full story behind this rug.