Several years ago, we moved to Tennessee and for the first time in many years, began deer hunting again. After hunting on public land and then private property, I decided to buy my own land. I was fortunate enough to be able to afford a purchase and looked for over a year before finding what I was looking for. There was a large property in southern Tennessee an I was able to purchase 26 acres on the back side of the property. It is isolated and way off the road, just what I was looking for. There is a gate at the main road and I have an easement of one mile to the beginning of my property. I put up a gate at the beginning of my property and had a small cabin built half a mile from the gate. The 26 acres are surrounded by other larger properties and all the land is posted. Therefore, no one gets back to the property unless they have a key or go with me.

When I hunted in Ohio years ago, I always hunted with a friend or a group of friends. It was great comradery and enjoyed the camp life. However, when I purchased the land and had the cabin built, I didn't know anyone in Tennessee so I just started hunting and spending time at the cabin alone. Five years later, I truly enjoy being at the cabin and hunting alone.

I go to the land every or every other weekend and stay at least one night. The cabin was built for me by the Amish and is just a one room 10 by 20 room with a covered porch. A picture of the cabin is posted on the blog. Inside it a loft with four windows and I put a deck around the north side. My brother bought a solar panel for me and it charges two marine batteries that give me a small amount of power for lights, radio etc.

Shortly after purchasing the land, I bought a game camera and have captured many deer, turkey, squirrel and coon. I have taken at least one deer a year since 2004 but the land and cabin is not really about hunting. More than anything else, it is about owning my own piece of land with a cabin and spending time alone.

If you have a cabin you enjoy for the same reasons, I would be glad to hear your stories.