Well, after 4 days of hunting hard, I came up short again! I saw a lot of deer, but no shooters. Luckily, Jeff killed a nice 9 point during bow season and filled up our freezer, so I can afford to be a little picky.
It was a good weekend. Even though I didn’t get anything, we have such a great time out there. Mostly because there are no worries. I also take the best naps at the lease!
Here is our little routine…I wake up about 5:40 AM, get dressed and out the door. (Jeff and Hayden still snoozing for a while longer.) Hop in the explorer and drive to where I will park to walk the rest of the way to the stand. I didn’t ever need a flashlight this go around. That moon was shining bright! I can say it is a little freaky walking in the dark all alone and all of a sudden a dumb bird flies out of the bush you walked past and you nearly fall on your face because you tripped over a rock trying to get away. I know, go ahead and laugh. Then, get in the stand by 6:10 AM or so. The goal is before the sun starts to come up. Wait for the feeder to go off around 6:20 or 6:30 AM depending on the stand you are sitting at. Then, watch for the action! Sunday morning, I saw NOTHING!! I stayed there for 4 hours and saw NADA! So, head back to camp around 9:45 or 10:00AM. Then, cook up a good breakfast. Usually biscuits, bacon/sausage, and eggs. Around noon Hayden and I lay down for a nap! Jeff usually find something to do (with Dad or one of the other guys on the lease). Yesterday he went and sat in the stand. I love nap time at the lease because I don’t feel guilty for taking one because there isn’t work to be done around the house or on the computer.
After nap time (usually about 2-3 hours later), time to get up, grab a snack, and head out the door for the afternoon hunt. Hunt from about 3:45-6:15 PM. Head back to camp and make plans for dinner. Sometimes we go eat in town (about 20 minutes away). Sometimes we eat at camp. Last night we cooked a pizza. Baths for everyone and then to bed usually by 9:00 PM. Roughin’ it I tell ya! See why I love it so much? :-)
Here is a little peak into what went on this weekend…
Lots of father/son time! These boys played their little hearts out! Hayden actually has his own little room in the camper. It is so nice!
We just pick up the pack and play during the day and it turns into a playroom! :-)
Can’t play all day and not do any work! :-)
Jeff brought a bucket of dirt from home so they would have some loose dirt to play with. Such a good Daddy!
Play dough! Hayden’s new love and will entertain him for quite a long time!
He is really working hard on learning those letters too!
Me and Hayden before an afternoon hunt. Hayden now says, “Mommy Hunting!”. I hope he grows up loving to hunt as much as Jeff and I do!
Marla, I told Jeff I was going to use this as my “What I Wear Wednesday” blog post since I pretty much wore this for 4 days this week! ;-) Hat-Bass Pro, Shirt and Pants-Academy, Snake boots-Bass Pro!
This afternoon we got home around 4:00 or so. Jeff was kind of itching to go sit in his bow stand behind the house. I encouraged him to get out and go have some “him” time since he really didn’t get much this weekend. Well, next thing I know, he is running back in the house telling me to call mom and see if she can watch Hayden because there is a big buck behind the house and he can’t get close enough with his bow. He runs Hayden down to Mom and Dads and I change clothes and grab my rifle. We sneak (a long way) down the pasture toward our feeder. I was so out of breath. Not kidding. Squatting down trying not to be seen, holding my gun, and trying to keep up with his long legs was a work out! My legs are going to be sore tomorrow, I can already tell. We would sit and wait and look, then move a little closer. I felt like I was in the Army or a sniper or something. Ha! We finally sat down and waited until dark. The big buck outsmarted us. Oh well, it was quite a fun adventure with my hubby. Jeff said, “I love you. I am so glad you enjoy doing things like this with me. I love that you don’t mind getting dirty and getting a little cow poop on ya.” Ha!
Glad to be home! We aren’t heading back to the lease for a few weeks. Hope you are having a good week!
2 comments:
How fun that ya'll do this together and have so much fun!
And, of course, I LOVE your WIWW. Haha!! ;) Too bad I have been slacking for 2 weeks now! ;)
There are several favorite parts of this post, but I must comment on the snake boots. I bet if you read that on someone elses WIWW it would mean something completely different!
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