FARM REPORT SPECIAL EDITION...THE ELK CAMP

Dinner last night was a very different affair. Our manager visited the elk camp. What an experience! The elk camp is a magical little village that appears a mile past the green gate. When our manager arrived at camp a fire was blazing and hunters were warming themselves with cups of Wild Turkey and beer telling tales of past hunting expeditions. The guys at the elk camp hunt on horseback and we walked back towards the edge of camp to see the horse corral. Huge white canvas tents with a stove inside house the hunters. The tents are toasty! Warm enough inside to wear your best lingerie. Handsome and talented Josh manned a cook tent equipped with every outdoor cooking toy you could imagine. Of course there was a camp dog; a black and white jack russell terrier, too cute for words. Sitting between the hunters, our manager dinned at a long table set with tin plates and cups. The menu was a cowboy camp meal of tender brisket, baked beans, bread, apple pie and beer. So what does one wear to dinner with the hunters? Camouflage of course! Camouflage everything hats, pants, shirts, and beer cozies. It was thrilling. An evening our manager will treasure forever. Thanks to Valerie and Lee Weiss of Fishtail Ranch Chama New Mexico [http://www.fishtailranch.com/] for a great evening!