It is finally here

Two days away from the first scouting trip of the season.  The passion this year for hunting is through the roof, and I don't know if I will be able to sleep the next couple nights.  My area is mapped out and my bag is packed. 
Countless hours of research took place this off season. My pack, trekking poles, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, stove, optics, cookware, food, etc. all have a purpose and I hope can stand up to the conditions I put them through.  The only negative was having to buy everything. Although, I did do my best to bargain shop. I went from being content with living out of an RV, with basically all the same amenities as home for a few days, to wanting to sleep on the ground in a bottomless tent in one year. 

I took this photo last month when I went up just to see what the back pack felt like with some weight in it. I also took the dog along for the journey and he loved the fact that he got to play in the water all day. We jumped a couple deer that I was never able to identify. Bandon,(my dog) tried really hard to find a chimpmunk or a squirrel. We covered about 11 miles that day and Bandon may of went 20. 

Looking forward to reporting back next week. Hopefully I will have some great photos of some high country California Mule Deer. 

On Rock

Why I've Decided to Blog

I don't know much about blogs or blogging, but after having my first born son(July 2014) my life and thoughts on life have completely changed.  Weirder things run through my mind now, and my passion for leaving a legacy and inscribing about it is intense.  I want my son to be able to look back at my stories, and of course the ones with him included, and smile. I want to share with others my passions of hunting, fishing, and being outdoors. My hope is that it inspires others and most importantly, Archer (my son), to get out an enjoy God's beautiful creation.  

The outdoors have always been a part of my life.  I actually think I started hunting in the womb, my mom hunted, and I was a Thanksgiving baby, so I think that can actually be true.  My father's family has owned land since it was homesteaded in the late 1800's and I think hunting, fishing and being outdoors is in the DNA. I hope and pray that my son got some of that passed on to him.

For the past six years I have hunted with a bow exclusively.  Most of my kills have come by the way of the California Ground Squirrel.

They make small targets and tons of fun.  I have managed to poke a couple wild pigs, and have passed on many small bucks.  This year I am hoping to find a nice mature buck in the high country and to be able to share trials and tribulations here.

I also am looking forward to sharing my fishing adventures.  Fishing in any shape or form is great, my favorite type of fishing is from a kayak.  Bass fishing in rivers and reservoirs and rock fishing in the Pacific have been my preferred lately.