Deer Hunting 2011

On opening day of youth season Colby went with Vance and Emma went with dad. Colby was successful! He got this 10 point with 2 drop tines. From the *big* stories I've heard it was quite the fight to finally get this deer to go down. Colby was one proud boy!

This is the biggest buck he's EVER seen, of course :)
Emma didn't see anything in the morning and went back out with Vance in the afternoon. They saw 2 bucks and a doe, but she could never find them in the scope. Sunday morning they headed out again and she finally shot him when he was a scant 9 yards away!
She was also very proud that this year she got a buck!
Thanks to Vance for 2 very long days of getting up early to hunt and staying up late to skin and cut up.

The big one....

Vance couldn't let Colby show him up. He shot this on opening morning after varnishing our hard wood floor until 1 AM. He's pretty proud!

Look at those smiles!

I forgot to mention, that I told him I was sleeping until 9:30, so don't wake me up. When does he call.....9:29!

The Mighty Hunter....Returns

Colby's first hunting experience was a success! He shot an 8 point buck! YAY Colby. I know that I will have many pictures like these, but this is my first so bare with me!

The above pics are right after the kill in the timber. Vance took them, they are awesome!

At home, got to love Emma and the tutu/duck boot look!

He's a Weiner...I mean WINNER

Yep, Vance won the prarie dog hut. Dwight (his partner) and Vance shot 390 dogs. The 2nd place team shot 280, so they won by a long shot. They also keep track of the dogs they shoot themselves. Vance shot 194 and Dwight shot 196. That kind of deflated Vance's ego by a little, but never fear he bounced right back! This is the second time in three years that this team has won. Must be a dynamic duo! They were very proud of themselves and had a small case of BIG HEAD SYNDROME!

At the start of the hunt.

The chart. Note, my dad is team # 30...they got 44 dogs.

The big winners and their check!

Coming and Going....

The weekend sure flew by...Friday, I went swimming with the 1st and 2nd grade. I made lots of trips down the slide and have pics on facebook thanks to Candy Engle. Got back to the school and discovered my cell phone is missing. I've been making phone calls all weekend, but no such luck. Cindy even walked the picnic area for me today...thanks Cindy! Friday night, Colby had a game at 6 and then the stomach cramps hit me again. Is this flu thing just lingering?

Saturday, got up and felt fine. It was Little League Days and city wide yardsales. Hit one yardsale and got Emma about 6 pairs of jeans and authentic Cinderella shoes from Disney Land...go me! She was in love! Had ball pictures and played two games. Colby had lots of fun, he got to play shortstop (which he's been dying to do) and pitcher. He hit all but one time, which of course he thought about crying. Saturday afternoon, my friend Corin made a surprise visit, which was lots of fun! We talked for about 2 1/2 hours and then went to Buddy's for a late lunch/snack. Saturday night, Vance and I were toying around with the idea of heading to KV to get a new phone. Emma started complaining about her tummy and sure enough puke city...just once though. This morning she was fine. Don't know what the deal is!

Today, we headed off to church and then out to mom's for lunch. I cleaned out the van and then went over to the farm. Vance and my dad were siting (citing...not sure how it's spelled) in their guns for the big prarie dog hunt this Saturday. After they were finished, I decided to give it a shot. I hit the target all 5 times and even hit the bulls-eye once!

O.K. I left out a big part of Saturday, but that is a post all of it's own...coming soon.....

My target
Sexy, huh?
Emma's scared of the noise, so she's hiding!
Colby shot twice and hit the target both times!

Treed!!!

This post is not for the animal lovers. Not that we are not animal lovers, but also practical hunters. Vance got a coon from the Ulrich's in town and is using it to train his hounds. The first video is of Copper alone and then with the other two hounds.
This post is more for the relatives in ND, that share the love for hunting with us!

Copper very anxious to check things out.

All three dogs, Ticket, Tobin, and Copper...Ticket kind of blends in with the tree.