September 15, 2006

Okay, I realize I never posted my Elk story this summer, like I said I would. The only person to reply to me was Bill, and he has heard the story a thousand times, so motivation wasn't too high. I also have been slacking on the recent hunting stories. On Sept. 2 I hunted the Virginia Dove season opener. We met out at one of our company's wetlands around 4:30 on that saturday. Nobody was expecting a real good shoot, since it's been two years since the wetland was seeded. I figured everyone might shoot one or two, which we did. I however capitalized and the others didn't. I think there were 9 of us out there. Everyone else seemed to be more interested in socializing and drinking beer, my trigger finger was giving me more grief than my beer gut. I managed to limit out, with one that I couldn't find. I put it down real good, but it was out in the wetland in the tall grass. I looked for a good 15min., shot a few birds that flew over while looking, and couldn't find it. I eventually got Thunder (the chocolate in the picture) to come over and help me, but even she couldn't find it. I think the total for the group was around 25-26, including my 12 bird limit. I haven't been out since, but I have been watching my hunting area for deer (without much luck). This summer the landowner put about 200 head of sheep in my favorite field, and there are about 75 head of beef in the big field that I hunt (good, but not my favorite spot). I do have permission to go into the woods, but not very far, and it is right in prime bedding area for these deer, so I am going to get up in there this weekend and do some distant observation to see where these deer are going, I know they didn't leave. I'll try to keep everything posted up to date from here on out. I am going to set this journal up so I can email stories off my blackberry, right after it happens!