"Way down yonder on the Indian Nation, ridin' my pony on the reservation, in the Oklahoma hills where I was born..." Woody Guthrie got it right on! Well, there is no reservation but that is right where Antlers is, 100 miles south of I-40 on the Indian Nation Turnpike. Antlers, the self-proclaimed "deer capitol of the world" is a small rural Oklahoma town of 2500 residence. It is the county seat of Pushmataha County and sits at the southern end of the Kiamichi Mountains. Because of the formation of the mountains around Antlers it has earned the moniker "Gateway to the Kiamichi Mountains." It also lies just south of the "tater hills" in northern Pushmataha county. Because of where it lies, the weather in Antler's is unque; we get very little winter precipitation, much less than the surrounding country 10 miles to the north, south, east, or west. Antlers is a rarity in that it has been able to retain a good selection of local small business.