My hunting guide was an old, Irish-American, chain-smoking sailor (Navy or Coast Guard, I forget) named Brian. The sons ran the dairy farm and had landscaping business and stuff like that - I got to meet Jimmy and the two younger sons while I was there. ![]() The patriarch of the family was a guy named Jimmy and he had three sons, probably in their late 20s to early 30s. Obviously the house has been renovated, but they made the main floor into a mini-museum and the family lived on the second floor and in the basement. I don't recall the family's name, but they are the descendants of the Locketts and still live in the bullet-riddled farmhouse.Picture #11 above shows the sign outside the house and refers to the house's use as a field hospital. I also did not know that the guy who ran the outfitter had a personal connection with the family who still lived on on Lockett's Farm. I had never heard of Sailor's Creek, nor did I know that the hunting lodge was near historic grounds. In May of that year, I booked a turkey hunting trip with an outfitter down near Farmville. This will be a long post but it is rare that I get to share this experience with anyone. I didn't know the history of the place but it turned out to be one of the most memorable experiences of my entire life.
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