Huntin’ Time Expo/My Lack of Posts
It's absolutely no secret that I've been neglectful of this blog lately. Some evidence: I never posted a few of the deer that Justin shot. I didn't post anything about Jeff, Barry, Erin, and Josh heading down to the ATA show in Columbus a little over a week ago. And I've never posted anything about the fact that SimplyOutdoors TV will be airing on the Pursuit Channel starting in January 2...
End of Deer Season: Maybe I Stink
Last night I cleaned my muzzleloader.  And though I usually love the feeling that comes with cleaning any firearm, last night's cleaning kind of depressed me a little, because it was a sure sign that another deer season had passed and that I had once again went through an entire season without putting any venison in the freezer. As I was cleaning and reflecting back on the last couple of seaso...
Bittersweet Hunt: The Rest of the Story
In my previous post, I eluded to the fact that my miss last Sunday morning was only the beginning of a very memorable morning.  Here is the "rest of the story". After my miss, it was still only a little after 8am, so Jeff and I decided that we might as well stick it out for a little while and see if any other deer decided they wanted to eat out of his food plot. And that is when the weirdne...
Bittersweet Hunt
Though I had only been able to hunt a handful of times, the fact remained that I hadn't laid eyes on a deer since around October 8th.  It was making it pretty difficult to head into the woods, because I honestly wasn't sure if I was ever going to see a deer again; I was starting to wonder if I had a deer whistle permanently embedded within my body that was preventing them from coming within a hal...
Another Deer for Jeff
While I don't have much to celebrate when it comes to deer hunting, after tonight I can bask in at least one thing:  that I told Jeff about Hornady SST's, and that, because of my wisdom, Jeff was able to put down this big doe without fear of his bullet coming apart. Congrats to Jeff.  Welcome to the dark side, and say goodbye to Powerbelts.    

A Saturday Morning in the Woods

Posted By: Arthur on November 8, 2011 in Arthur's Kids, Deer Hunt Reports, Hunting, Kids - Comments: 2 Comments »

Last Saturday morning found me fifteen feet up in a treestand.  And though I wasn’t exactly sure at the time, it was the only time I would be able to hunt the entire weekend.

After a few hours in stand, my phone started to ring.  Not knowing who could be on the other end, I made the necessary movements to answer the phone, only for it to be Jeff telling me that a few does were headed my way.  As he conveyed the information to me over the phone, and as I turned to look behind the stand, two of the does already had me in view and decided it was time to head the other way.

Thanks, Jeff.  And that is pretty much the story of my hunting life lately.

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For Arthur, Hunting’s on Hold

Posted By: Arthur on October 25, 2011 in Arthur's Kids, Kids - Comments: 4 Comments »

While Jeff was sitting in the midst of some chasing action this morning, and while the weather has been perfect for hunting, Arthur’s hunting is on hold.  Quite honestly, it’s hard for me to even think about hunting.

Last Tuesday, the 18th, our second edition to the family, who wasn’t supposed to arrive until December 5th, made her grand entrance six weeks early.

Little Mia is doing well, though she’s still sitting in an intensive unit in a local hospital.  She’s improving every day, and we hope to have her home soon, but – until then – my hunting time will be spent driving back and forth to the hospital, and spending time with her big sister.

I may be able to sneak out for a few morning hunts this weekend, but it all depends.   It just depends on how things go this week, and on whether I need to catch up on any sleep.

And I’m totally not complaining about not being able to hunt, so please don’t think that.  At this point in time, I’m thankful that Mia and mommy are doing well, and thanking God every day for watching over Mia as she continues her journey for home.

Hunting will just have to wait – and I’m completely fine with that.

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The Question I’ve Been Waiting For

Posted By: Arthur on August 31, 2011 in Arthur's Kids, Hunting, Kids - Comments: 1 Comment »

It was inevitable, really.  Growing up in this family, it was only a matter of time before it happened; yet I was still surprised by the question.  She looked me right in the eye and asked, “Can I go hunting with you, daddy?”

Though I knew this day would come, I honestly didn’t think it would come so soon.  I obviously didn’t discourage her though, and told her I would love for her to go hunting with me; told her that she could go out in the woods with me, sit and watch for deer with me, eat snacks with me, and talk with me about whatever she wanted to.  I told her about how we could spend time together, about the animals we’d see, and about how much fun we’d have.

It was a great moment, because I think she was genuinely interested.

As I walked out the door that morning, and was met by the early morning breeze, thoughts of hunting smacked me right in the face, so I casually mentioned it to her as we headed to the car.  But she didn’t ask the question until about ten minutes later; she must’ve really been processing my observation from earlier, and it just took time for the question to come.  She was genuinely curious about the whole hunting process, and that was music to my ears.

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Grasping the Food Process

Posted By: Arthur on June 16, 2011 in Arthur's Kids, Hunting, Kids, Turkey - Comments: 4 Comments »

Whenever she’s asked, I’ve never tried to hide it from her – I’ve always been very up front and honest about where her food comes from.  I didn’t lie to her when she asked about the cute, little, dead bunny on the cover of the NRA American Hunter magazine, and I’ve always been  honest with her when it comes to the origination of her food – whether it’s chicken nuggets from McDonald’s, or cheese inside her quesadilla, I’ve always been open, direct and straight-forward.

On the other side of that, I’ve always been very open with her about hunting, too.  She knows that we kill deer and turkeys, and that they then become food.  I’ve never tried to shelter her from anything just because it involves a dead animal, and we’ve never sugar coated the hunting experience when discussing it with her either; we just really want her to be aware of the entire hunting process, and how it ultimately provides food for the table.

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Fishing with SpongeBob

Posted By: Arthur on April 11, 2011 in Arthur's Kids, Bass and Bluegill, Fishing, Kids - Comments: 1 Comment »

It was probably the toughest decision she’s had to make in her short two-year-old life – would it be the Spongebob or the Tinkerbell fishing pole?  I questioned her quite a few times, both in and out of the store, because I wanted her to be sure, and without wavering one bit, she picked the SpongeBob pole again and again.  I was quite shocked, since I thought she’d go with the Tinkerbell pole hands-down, but she had made her decision and there was no turning back.  And since mommy was heading to the store anyway, I asked her to pick up the pole in preparation for an evening trip to Papa and Grandma’s pond.

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