I see that you posted at 2:02 A.M. this morning, did you just get in from a sneak hunt

just kidding, I didn't get to bed until about 2:00 this morning myself and back up at 6:45 ... getting to old for that nonsense anymore. My daughter Misty is home for a year and she kept me up late, we're working on putting about a million old family photos into a DVD series.
Ya coming right after Christmas huh ... let me know a week or so in advance and I'll try to come over and help you and Ronnie load all of those

relics up. We'll probably need a full size truck like my Chevy to get them back to his shop

Yeah I've been using a SE for a little while now, my Big Buddy in Vegas sent me one and it's a killer. It's one that a customer sent in for screen problems but all that was wrong with it was the sens was set wide open in manual causing everything to bounce. I appreciate your kind offer though

and you're right, I like it better than any Explorer I've had the pleasure to use, Minelab hit a grand slam with the SE.
Ya better take something for those plowed fields too since that's seems to be his favorite "go to" spot. It's a solid 5 hour drive from my place to his, been there, done that a few times ... but it's not a bad ride.
About the BIG dogs ... Yes Sir ... they is some big hounds but they won't eat ya unless they ain't been fed in awhile. I take that big male (2nd. picture) with me sometimes if I'm headed deep into the woods, but not during deer season, afraid he'll get shot.
Last time out, 4 coyotes thought they wanted a piece of him, he killed the first 2 within seconds and the other 2 ran like hell. We haven't heard them in the woods since.
OK ... keep me posted on when and where and we'll dig some worms if nothing else.
Good Hunting my friend
Mike