Happy Saint Hubert’s Day
Over on 24hourcampfire.com we all got together back in 2005 and decide that Christmas on Dec 25 was just not cutting it for us hunters and that we’d all move our serious gift-giving to The Feast of Saint Hubert on 11/3. It really bites if you’re getting a rifle or a shotgun and you have to wait almost a whole year to use it. Moving the gift giving to November 3 cleans that all up nicely.
I just got back from the pagent. KYHillChick, Angus, and I just finished parading up and down the driveway. I was in my lederhosen, ‘HillChick was in her peasant dress, and Lil Angus played the Duddlesack (German bagpipe). I had my boar spear decorated with a garland of flowers.
All the other hunters and I are now going to swill beer until we can’t stand, and then go out to have a traditional Black Forest Schutzenfest– on second thought. . .
Since I’m out of work, we kept the gift giving to a minimum this year. I loaded twenty rounds of 30-06 for all the people on my list. KYHillChick gave me a fresh pile of hunting socks all washed and ready for hunting. KYHillChick says she’ll buy me a new deer rifle if I land a job that pays more than the last one.
Happy Saint Hubert’s Day Y’all.
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Is this anything like Festivus? Is there a pole involved?
No, KYHillChick said she never dated one. She prefers German sausage for her St Hubert's festivities, but she acknowledges it's all a matter of personal taste.