The Perils Of Practice
Well I decided I’d better tell my version before Gary gets his word in… although he could make this much more interesting and fun! … Anyways… I’ve had some struggles this year in getting back on target with my bow. In my defense I have been trying to extend my shooting range, hence there have [...]
Summer Wildlife In The Backyard
We have been enjoying the sights from our back deck this past month as deer have begun to pass through the upper pasture. We’ve been seeing a little spike buck, a small fork horn and a larger fork, with a tall rack. The tall forked horn definitely has the same genes as the buck that was with the [...]
Hard Ridin’ and Fast Shootin’
I just discovered a fairly new shooting sport that involves some fast paced action! This might not seem like it has much to do with hunting… but it does involve guns and people who enjoy shooting sports. When the Farrier was here the other day, shoeing our horses, he mentioned he was getting involved with the Cowboy Mounted [...]
Sue’s Idaho Spring Bear Hunt
The last day of spring bear season was May 22nd… and I’m having a hard time getting back into the non- hunting mode… Turkey ended May 25th and slipped right on by without getting a hunt in. We got the notice from Idaho Fish and Game that Gary and I were unsucsessful in our application for [...]
Kids Know How To Have Fun!
A couple of weeks ago our young friend Zach came over and we took the 22 out in the back pasture and shot pop cans… I’d forgotten how much fun it can be! Awhile back Arthur wrote an excellent post about getting kids outdoors and he made the point that it doesn’t have to be some extravagant dramatic [...]
Where have all the bear Gone ?
After Tom & Shanna’s awesome bear hunt several weeks ago I was really pumped up to get out and have my go at it a second time. We called our young friend Zach to see if he was game to go with us again. The first outing Zach went with us, we had to deal with snow flurries and plowing through deep snow [...]
So Close… Yet So Far!
I found the footage of the nice 6 pt. bull we saw in 2008. Gary and I had to watch helplessly as he paraded with his cows right under our noses! … Yes, it was Archery season… and we had just spent all day tramping up one ridge and down another looking for this very species! [...]
Reflecting on Past Archery Elk Seasons
I dug out all the footage of our 2009 elk season from the dark corner of the closet and as I reviewed it I realized what a good season we had. Yes, we felt disappointment in not filling our tags… but time spent in the hills is always rewarding. I like the way Bill Winke puts it [...]
Taxidermy Project: European Mount On Arrowhead Board
My Dad just finished the European mount he did of my 2009 deer… and I couldn’t be happier with the results! I took the deer with my bow, so Dad wanted to make the board he mounted it on look like an arrowhead. He drew up his own pattern and went to work… this is the great results! I love [...]
Chasing Elusive (Adroit) Elk
Elusive (e lu’ siv) adj. Adroitly evading; baffling, hard to grasp. I had to look this up to make sure it was the description I wanted… and then had to look up adroitly( this always happens to me!) adroit (a droit’) adj. Skillful or clever in performance; quick to grasp and execute; resourceful; deft. …and [...]
