Memories of South Dakota with Barb and Gary Peters

As you ALL know - Rick loved to hunt, and what better place to hunt than the prairies of South Dakota. Rick and Carla came along with Ken and Sally Krueze for their first trip in 2008. Oh what a grand time we all had. The pheasant hunting wasn't the greatest because we didn't have a dog at that time --- but, as you can see in the photos, they were successful and very happy. I do believe we ate pheasant and it was delicious. Seeing as how we live on a cattle ranch - you can't leave South Dakota without helping move cattle. Rick and Gary and Ken moved the cattle on 4 wheelers and the girls road along behind in the truck.

We also have a neighbor who raises pheasants and has a game preserve. The men (Rick, Ken and Gary and other neighbors)went and helped move and catch about 500 pheasants. They first have to have the blinders removed and then they are put in the boxes for transporting.

We filled out days as full as we could - watching for deer, calling coyotes, hunting prairie dogs, moving cattle, playing games, and of course, eating. I learned that, Rick doesn't like corn dogs. Rick and Carla became special friends even though we were miles apart - Michigan and South Dakota.

The second time they came was in 2010 and Rick's cancer had arrived. Rick was not a quitter --- we still hunted and played and laughed and worked. This time - along with the hunting - the guys worked on Gary's workshop. Rick helped put in an entrance door.

Ricks sense of humor was wonderful. And we know that just might be one of the things his family misses most. We feel it a wonderful privilege to have gotten to know a wonderful man. Thank you for sharing your life with us.

Gary and Barb Peters