I know, I know, 2 posts in one day! What is going on?
Well I figured since y'all know about my new Jeep I figured I would give quick update on my hunting exploits. I lust looked back on my posts and saw that I haven't told you about what happened last year!
This happened on public land (not WMA) but still Some respect please! There is a spot not far from my house bordered by a large factory and a railroad that is adjacent to a very busy intersection as well. On Thanksgiving I walked through there and said to myself if I see any kind of sign I'm coming back Saturday. I found a nice rub on a sapling, then another...that was it I was convinced! I found a nice tree for my stand and marked a trail. I got up early Saturday, walked over to the spot and climbed my tree. I dropped a Tink's bomb full of Code Blue from a string below me to act as a cover scent. It actually worked! After about an hour or so a nice 6 pt. came in. But because of the wind and how I had the scent bomb he did not go where he was supposed to! He kept trying to get downwind from the scent. That was putting him behind me and in alot of tight brush. Fortunately he couldn't get through the brush. He made his way within 23 yds. It took him 45 minutes to get there from when I first saw him! I had an awkward angle & BUCK FEVER set in so I shot low! It was AWESOME!!!! I thought I'd be ok to cable & padlock the stand to the tree and come back and try again another day. I went back the next Saturday to try again and.... the welfare mooching, ass hats of society had struck! They took everything not cabled on . It was an old climber with the metal boomerangs, they took both boomerangs, bolts and the thumb nuts, all the quick release pins etc... All for Scrap metal ! Maybe .8o¢ worth !!! Ruined my hunt! I thought with this location my stuff would be safe no houses close, wedged between a factory and railroad tracks, HA! At least I only walk to this spot from the house .... I did get a new Summit climber though! That's a cool story !
Well gotta get back to work. I will up date more on the year of deer. later
Friday, October 28, 2016
If I had a truck
So it's that time again! Time for me to update this never-seen-by-anyone-but-me blog!
As I trudge along through the wilderness of both social media and that of God's green earth I often wonder why?
I post on this blog so infrequently that there is no possibility of anyone reading it. I don't really care that no one seems to see or read these posts. But I do like telling of my adventures and exploits. I try to not become down trodden, I try to keep a positive attitude because I enjoy doing it. Practice, I can call it practice! Some day perhaps I will write a compelling article that a wildlife magazine will pick up and I can inspire others to venture out into the woods. I venture into the woods. Very often thinking, 'This is the day!' Yet I climb back into the truck with out a harvest. But I try to not become down trodden, I try to keep a positive attitude because I enjoy doing it. Practice, I can call it practice! Some day perhaps I will bring home food for the family.
If one or the other (blog or hunting) ever becomes successful..I'll..I'll...well, I really don't know what I'd do.
In the meantime I will just keep on, keeping on. As for this blog, I do have many insights and experiences that I would like to share that are not related to hunting at all, but for now I will keep it pure and only interject when it fits. No sense in rattling on about politics if there is nothing related to it in the story, right?
I made mention about climbing back into the truck earlier and want to segue into that for a moment. Big hunting buddy and little hunting buddy are growing up and moving on! Big buddy is graduating college and engaged to be married. While little buddy is getting ready to graduate high school and has begun driving! So things have been shifting around in our house. We needed to be sure that big buddy had a dependable vehicle since she is so far away (Alabama! Roll Tide!) and her little Ford Ranger that could, well it couldn't anymore! So after a debacle with a Saturn Vue (stay away!) we decided to give her the most dependable vehicle in the fleet...MY TRUCK! which left me without a ride! As the chapters of my life move along, I thought I would take this opportunity to get a toy of sorts. A ride that wasn't necessarily practical but one I could enjoy, something I've never had, maybe a baja VW beetle, a Jeep CJ, an old Toyota 4x4. An old 4x4 that's what I'd search for, something that I could hunt in and wouldn't leave me stuck in the mud! Found one! Gotta love Craigslist! I bought this, a 1994 Jeep XJ Cherokee,
with some more shopping on craigslist, a little on ebay, some on amazon and a killer deal from a good friend turned it into this and it suits me!
As I trudge along through the wilderness of both social media and that of God's green earth I often wonder why?
I post on this blog so infrequently that there is no possibility of anyone reading it. I don't really care that no one seems to see or read these posts. But I do like telling of my adventures and exploits. I try to not become down trodden, I try to keep a positive attitude because I enjoy doing it. Practice, I can call it practice! Some day perhaps I will write a compelling article that a wildlife magazine will pick up and I can inspire others to venture out into the woods. I venture into the woods. Very often thinking, 'This is the day!' Yet I climb back into the truck with out a harvest. But I try to not become down trodden, I try to keep a positive attitude because I enjoy doing it. Practice, I can call it practice! Some day perhaps I will bring home food for the family.
If one or the other (blog or hunting) ever becomes successful..I'll..I'll...well, I really don't know what I'd do.
In the meantime I will just keep on, keeping on. As for this blog, I do have many insights and experiences that I would like to share that are not related to hunting at all, but for now I will keep it pure and only interject when it fits. No sense in rattling on about politics if there is nothing related to it in the story, right?
I made mention about climbing back into the truck earlier and want to segue into that for a moment. Big hunting buddy and little hunting buddy are growing up and moving on! Big buddy is graduating college and engaged to be married. While little buddy is getting ready to graduate high school and has begun driving! So things have been shifting around in our house. We needed to be sure that big buddy had a dependable vehicle since she is so far away (Alabama! Roll Tide!) and her little Ford Ranger that could, well it couldn't anymore! So after a debacle with a Saturn Vue (stay away!) we decided to give her the most dependable vehicle in the fleet...MY TRUCK! which left me without a ride! As the chapters of my life move along, I thought I would take this opportunity to get a toy of sorts. A ride that wasn't necessarily practical but one I could enjoy, something I've never had, maybe a baja VW beetle, a Jeep CJ, an old Toyota 4x4. An old 4x4 that's what I'd search for, something that I could hunt in and wouldn't leave me stuck in the mud! Found one! Gotta love Craigslist! I bought this, a 1994 Jeep XJ Cherokee,
with some more shopping on craigslist, a little on ebay, some on amazon and a killer deal from a good friend turned it into this and it suits me!
I know it's hard to tell, but I added a 3" lift kit, 17" wheels of a Dodge Nitro, 245/75 BF Goodrich Rough-Terrain tires, new shocks, wheel spacers, lug nuts, rear main seal, oil pan gasket, trans filter/gasket, water pump, tstat, new hoses, distributor, plugs, wires, valve cover gasket, oil filter adapter gasket, climate controls, blower motor, driver seat, armrest console, dash lights and on and on. It took about a month of working on it in the evenings, countless trips to the junkyard, O'Reilly's AutoZone and Harbor Freight! Oh and I am not an auto mechanic by any stretch. I was able to combine things I learned from my father, my schooling, my friends and believe it or not the internet (YouTube). It is still a work in progress, much like my blog and my hunting career. I am sure that if I use all the resources I have, just like with my Jeep, I will be able to write my blog, to suit me and hunt in a way that suits me too!
Thanks for tuning in!
Friday, April 1, 2016
April fool!
That's me !
Been waiting and prepping for opening day of turkey season . Got packed last night and up early today today to get under the fly down. Scouted last week and was positive it was going to be a turkey killing morning.
It takes an hour and 15 minutes to get to my spot...45 minutes into the trip and I realized my shotgun was in the garage and not in the truck !
Pranked myself . Made an April Fool of myself!
Been waiting and prepping for opening day of turkey season . Got packed last night and up early today today to get under the fly down. Scouted last week and was positive it was going to be a turkey killing morning.
It takes an hour and 15 minutes to get to my spot...45 minutes into the trip and I realized my shotgun was in the garage and not in the truck !
Pranked myself . Made an April Fool of myself!
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