The hunting season has come to a close this year and Spring Training is right around the corner. This past year was a little different for me as I was undergoing an intense rehabilitation after having elbow reconstruction in late June. I still managed to take a trip to Utah and hunted with my good buddy, and former teammate with the St. Louis Cardinals, Jeremy Lambert. Along with two of my good friends and my little brother we made the 28 hour drive to Southern Utah in search of our first mule deer. Although only one of us took a nice buck, the trip was a success. The mountains were beautiful and we saw an abundance of game, including some really nice Bull Elk and several Golden Eagles. Once I returned, it was off to Texas to start guiding some whitetail deer hunters. We had a great season at the Brady Creek Ranch in the Hill country. Most of the year was spent at Chipper Jones' Ranch in South Texas. The Double Dime (Chipper's Ranch) has an unbelievable deer herd, and I was fortunate enough to hunt with Chipper and serve as one of his guides during the commercial hunts. Several first time deer hunters were able to take some awesome bucks and I got to be along for their experience. I have packed all my hunting gear up in exchange for my spikes and glove, and I can't wait to get back to 100% this season. Hope to see you in the woods one day, and best of luck with all your hunting excursions in the future. Matthew Duff

Hunting Photos

Atlanta Braves Catcher, Brian McCann's first deer hunt Chipper's trainer, JoeAgruso and I display a good days hunt at the Double Dime Clara Pardue's 9pt Dad and me in Litchfield,Illinois for the best dove hunt I've ever been on Double Dime 8pt Lil Bro in the Mountains of Utah Me and Skippy visit our buddy in South Texas Nice buck with Chipper The Duff and Crook Boys in Utah