A few weeks back I had the opportunity to give bear hunting a try. To make a long story short, we had to abandon our tree stands and hunt from the ground. The concept of hunting an animal, from the ground, that could quite easily hunt me, was a little concerning. I realize that black bear can climb trees but even so, there is some peace of mind being in a tree. We didn’t wind up with a bear that …
Year: 2013
A few weeks back I talked a little about Goose Hunting and how in this one particular instance, we had geese land just outside of range. Those live geese drew in even more geese and, before we knew it, dozens were on the ground and not in a position for us to make a shot. I’ve been thinking about that situation a lot. What would make those geese interested enough to come down with our decoys yet concerned enough to …
Goose Season is in full swing and, enjoying it as much as I do, I try not to pass up the opportunity to sit out in a corn field and try my hand at brining down a bird. Over the weekend our area had a snow accumulation of a few inches. To make matters worse, some freezing rain followed the snow and created a hard crust. It would be a lot of work for geese to break through the crust …
The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray. When you read that quote in school did you ever think it would fit so perfectly into your adult life? Earlier in the week I made plans to get together with my Hunting Mentor and try for a Deer. There is nothing unusual about deer hunting, we’ve gone out together a number of times this season. The plan was to head into work a little early so that I …
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been seeing more and more Facebook Posts on the subject of guns. Not the political type, thankfully, but various friends getting more involved with shooting. One of the common themes has been “I need to get a range bag”. In my early days of going to the range (I say that like I’ve been shooting for 50 years), I used to use plastic grocery bags to hold my ammo and targets. It didn’t …
These last few weeks have been tough. It seems as though every time I’m feeling good and ready to hit the gym hard, another problem pops up. It all started several weeks back when I developed a nagging pain in my forearm. Trying to push through it was a mistake and the pain went from only being a problem at the gym to a dull ache that was with me all day long. I gave myself a week off and …
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