Chasing Longbeards pt. 2

We had an awesome hunt this past week. We worked hard to locate some toms and put in some long hours in the blind. It all payed off with a great bird. Here are some images from this hunt...

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 Gear List:
-Sitka Gear
-Zeiss Sport Optics
-Yeti Coolers
-Mystery Ranch Packs
-G5 Broadheads
-Elite Archery

Chasing Longbeards pt. 1

We had a great time chasing turkeys this weekend. 

Here are some photos from this weekend's hunt.

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Gear List:

-Sitka Gear

-Yeti Coolers

-Zeiss Optics

-Mystery Ranch Packs

-Benelli Shotguns

Unexpected Spring

This spring didn't start off exactly as planned. Rather than spending opening week in a turkey blind with a bow in my hand, I was in and out of the doctor's office with crutches under my arm. I dislocated my knee cap while diving for a ball during a softball game. This is the 3rd time I've dislocated my knee cap (I know, should've been wearing a brace). I got X-rays and met with doctors last week and ended up getting an MRI done last Friday. So far, the doctors don't think anything is torn. I should know more next week when I go back. Anyways, the swelling has gone down enough for me to be able to hobble around without crutches, so I headed to the turkey woods yesterday afternoon. We had a great time and saw a lot of birds; however, none of them wanted to work into the decoys. They're still bunched up but it should get good really soon. Although we weren't able to punch a tag, my dad's luck was a little better. He ended up taking a nice 2 year old bird. As for right now, I'm working on getting my knee better and trying to find some time to get back out there.

Gear List:
Sitka Gear
Zeiss Optics
Yeti Coolers
Benelli Shotguns
Mystery Ranch Packs

Breck 2013

We've been looking forward to our annual family ski/snowboarding trip for a while now. I don't think we could have timed it any better. We arrived in Breckenridge the day after it had snowed 10" and the weather was beautiful. My wife, Sarah, decided she wanted to try snowboarding this year so we put her in lessons the first morning. After her lessons, we went up on the mountain so she could show us what she could  do. We were all really impressed, she looked like a natural. We had a great time, as usual. The snow couldn't have been better and I can't wait until our next trip to the mountains. Whether it be for snowboarding or a little hunting this fall.

Flying to Denver

Downtown Frisco

Razorback Sighting

Out Shopping

  

View from the Lodge

Broken

Gondola

Never Summer

Going Up

Going Down

1st Shed Hunt of 2013

A few weeks ago, Sarah and I decided to make a trip up to the farm and have a look around. We were hoping to find some sheds but weren't going to get our hopes up. It was still a little early. The main agenda was to check on things, pull some trail cameras and just enjoy the warmer weather. We ended up walking for quite a while, 5 hours or so. We found a skull that looked like it had been there for a while and one broken tine. Both pretty cool finds. We enjoyed our trip and look forward to getting back out there. 

 

Gear List: 

-Zeiss Sport Optics

-Sitka Gear

-Yeti Coolers

Cold, Windy Morning

When we arrived at our location, the wind was blowing so hard we could hardly open our car doors. The temps were in the mid twenties, it was spitting snow and I didn't even want to know what the windchill was. We decided to tough it out anyways. By the time we got set up, birds were already starting to pour in on us. As soon as it was shooting time we start slinging steel. Within 30 minutes, we had our limits and were ready to pack up. It was an action packed hunt that went by really fast. I happen to love hunting in nasty weather, its when I seem to have the best luck. Even though we weren't out there very long, none of us got cold. All of us were wearing Sitka Waterfowl Gear and it kept us warm and dry. We could've stayed out there for hours longer. I am continually impressed with this waterfowl gear from Sitka. 

Gear List:
-Sitka Gear
-Yeti Coolers
-Benelli shotguns
-Beretta shotguns
-Mystery Ranch Packs

Duck Hunting Photos

Here are some images from a duck hunt a few weeks ago. We had a great hunt and shot a lot of birds. We experienced a beautiful sunrise and it wasn't long before we had our limits. 

Gear List:
-Sitka Gear
-Yeti Coolers
-Benelli Shotguns
-Beretta Shotguns
-Mystery Ranch Packs