Yellowstone 2011

Annie and I had the opportunity to go to Yellowstone with Todd, Mary, Jaron, and Colton again this year.  It was a blast as usual.  I always enjoying going up there and enjoying the scenery and the animals.  Here are a few pics from the trip.

Ice Fishing @ Rockport

Todd called me and talked me into taking off work and rescheduling a dentist appointment to go ice fishing.  He can talk me into anything.  It turned out to be a really good day, both weather and fishing.  Thanks Todd for talking me into going.

Late Season Geese

I am disappointed to say that I haven't been hunting in a month.  This has been one of the hardest waterfowl seasons for me ever.  Weird weather, school, and work have all made it a little tougher to be successful.  I did make a last minute decision on Friday though.  I called up Mitch and Ryan Stratford at about 1:30; we were in the field by 2:30.  I knew the geese had been in there and needed to give it a shot.  We set up and it was obvious that these were local birds.  They knew exactly what was going on.  We kept having to change things up until finally we figured out a way to get birds close enough to shoot.  We had action the entire time, but only had two groups we fired into.  They weren't ideal shots but that was as good as we were going to get on this day.  It was really fun to make it back out before the season closes. 

12/8/10

Today's hunt actually started on Monday.  We hurried out to our spot after work for a "scouting" trip;  we had our guns and decoys though.  We shot two in about 40 minutes, but there was a lot flying.  So I went out at 9 this morning and spent the whole day out hunting.  Todd met me at about noon, Mitch came at around 2 for a couple hours.  It was just about the opposite of Monday.  There was next to nothing flying.  Ended with 7 total.

11-22-10

Took the afternoon off to go after the ducks. I thought the combination of the storm, and the cold weather would make for a great afternoon. Its not quite cold enough yet I guess. Its going to get too cold too fast is the problem. We ended up with 5.

A Monster

I spent the morning chasing "chickens" with Chase. Got my two birds. Chase did really good. I wish the season was longer, this dog was a lot of work for a two week hunt. The first bird that we killed today was a really nice rooster. He's in the freezer right now. Just what Annie wants, another bird to put on the wall.

A Few More

Mitch and I went after the pheasants this morning. It was tons of fun. Ended up with three. Pretty good for a short walk around the bird refuge. The dogs did really good too. Its hard to believe how much Chase has come along in the last few months.