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Hunting 2013

I have not been out hunting much this year. Work had other plans and the new baby kept me from using vacation for a week of hunting – though it is not over just yet. LOL Might still do some vacation hunting.

Did get a new place to hunt.  The new place is 1300 acres of God’s country. Can’t wait to really scout it all out for next season. I hunted it years ago, but now will really try to develop it a little better.

Keagan's first deer.
Keagan’s first deer.

I did take my oldest daughter out for her first hunt this year. The first time we had a couple out around 250 yards. I did not let her take the shot until I am more confident in her rifle abilities. However, a couple weekends ago we braved the snow storm and 100 miles of ice and snow for a couple days of hunting.

The first day out she bagged her first buck. A small 4 point, but I big impression on her, and a big memory for me.

The next day, we went out to the new place I mentioned above. We went out to the south end of the property on a high point over looking the canyons. I was watching several deer and just taking it all in. The deer kept looking off in one direction, so I started trying to find what they were looking at. Then I heard what they were looking at. Hogs.

I finally saw them about 800 – 1000 yards off. I watched them as they came down one canyon and up the other. At about 500 yards away, I relocated to show Keagan where they were. I told her to watch them with her binoculars.

I counted 41 hogs in the sounder (group of hogs). I decided I would have some fun with the .308 tactical I was carrying this time out.

I sit down, positioned the rifle on my shooting sticks, did my best to range them with my scope, decided I needed 2.1 mils up, dialed in the correction, aimed between the eyes of one heading down the canyon wall, bammmm!

photo 3Hog down. I hit a little high, due most likely to the difficulty in ranging the hogs.

Then we made the hike down and back up the other side to see how big he really was. I was impressed at his size though he was not near as big as the ones we killed last year, especially the one Eric got last year.

Looking forward to hunting some more before season is over, and then there is always net year. I hate the dreadful summer of waiting.

Other than that – we have the new house getting ready to be built, kids, wife, and I are all blessed.

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