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After reading Mark's post earlier this afternoon, "A pre-hanging event", I couldn't help but do a hunting related post of my own in the "wildness" gallery.  From my office window I have a perfect view of my neighbor's old maple tree.  Last fall I sat down at my desk like I do every morning, took a sip of coffee, and paused to process the unexpected addition to my favorite tree.  Turns out my neighbor  uses this tree to hang his kill before butchering and processing the meat.  He believes strongly in eating what he kills, and I believe the "hanging" part of the process has something to do with draining the blood and improving the quality of the meat (feel free to correct me on this).  The same thing happened a few weeks later when a black bear appeared one morning in the tree.  Unfortunately that was prior to stumbling across "The Landscapist", so it never occurred to me to make photos of this event.  I may have missed my chance.  Turns out my neighbor refuses to bait what he kills as it is against his hunting ethic, and most bear hunting involves various types of baiting.  The bear was a first for him as well.  The above photos are of this fall's buck.