Christmas tree shopping...Black Hills style!

[Outdoors Junkie]

The National Forest office sell’s tree tags for $10. That allows folks to drive into the Black Hills National Forest and harvest their own Christmas tree. We moved to South Dakota about 13 1/2 years ago and added this routine to our family Christmas tradition. Since we are traveling for Thanksgiving this year. The girls and I went Christmas tree shopping between my hunting on Saturday.

My wife and youngest daughter spotted a good Black Hills spruce way up the hill and I got to hang back with my 17 year old daughter and watch as mom & my youngest cut down our 2019 Christmas tree. I still had the pleasure of dragging the tree back to the trick.

It’s a fun tradition that we enjoy. We listen to Christmas music as we drive up into the Black Hills while drinking hot co-co & eating candy canes. We usually have a mild snow ball fight at some point as well.

[LPS]

That is cool as heck!  Just showed the wife too.   

[Leech~~]

Wow, and we feel good cutting one down in a tree farm! 

[mike89]

I like that!!!  and that is a good tradition!!   did the tree farm thing too and it was fun in it's own way!!  now with just me my fiber optic tree is just fine!! 

[glenn57]

cool, we did that a couple times. funny memories.

but I like Rebs tree!!!!!!!!

[mike89]

cool, we did that a couple times. funny memories.

but I like Rebs tree!!!!!!!!

yea he did good!!!!   

[Coffee118]

Our first tree together.  . Just wish there was snow but what do you expect from western Pennsylvania in November.

[Rebel SS]

Now THAT's  a tree!!!!!!!!!!!!  Don't forget to cut a small branch off and seal it in a glass jar....."our first tree"... save it for that 20th anniversary. 

[mike89]

good for you Coffee!!!!   

[LPS]

Looks like Coffee is enjoying Christmas this year.   

[Leech~~]

Our first tree together.  . Just wish there was snow but what do you expect from western Pennsylvania in November.

Here yea go. I don't care about the tree. I just wanted to see your girl better! 

[Outdoors Junkie]

My wife wanted a smaller tree this year (had to cut more than a foot off). Here is the final product.

[mike89]

very nice!!!  it does not have to be huge tree to be a good Christmas!!!  enjoy!!

[glenn57]

Bah HUMBUG.

[Rebel SS]

My wife wanted a smaller tree this year (had to cut more than a foot off). Here is the final product.

That is a really nice tree.

[Rebel SS]

After many hours of work and thought, Glenn finally unveiled his christmas tree.