Merry Christmas to Me…A little early!

Last weekend Jeff went on a bow hunt in Brady, TX.  He was so pumped when he got back.  He had a great weekend and filled two tags with an Axis doe and a 9 point whitetail buck.  He has taken three deer this year with his bow and I might be a little jealous.  Not sure if it is because he got them with his bow or if it is because I have not gotten my chance a good deer this year! 

I mentioned something to Jeff about wanting  a bow.  I had mentioned it in conversation a few times over the last year, but I was a little more serious about it this time.  Jeff was beyond excited!  He had already thought about getting me one for Christmas but it wasn’t something he could surprise me with. 

We were supposed to go to the deer lease this weekend, but Hayden got sick so we decided it was better if we didn’t take him this weekend.  This was our last chance to go before the season ends.  I guess any more hunting I do will have to be around here.  Since we didn’t get to go to the lease, we planned a trip to the bow shop.  We dropped Hayden off with Nana and Papa and Jeff and I were giddy all the way there!

We walked in and told our new friend Carl what we were there for.  Keep in mind I have not ever shot a bow (well maybe one as a child) and pretty much knew nothing about it.  Jeff would talk about his bow and the lingo that goes with it, but it was like a foreign language to me. 

I shot a couple of different bows and had a hard time deciding which one I liked best.  I ended up going with a smaller bow and one that was easier for me to hang on to…Mission Craze by Mathews-for all you bow hunters!  ;-)   It was about a two hour process of picking out the bow and getting it all set up for my draw length and the amount of pounds I could draw.  Am I speaking a foreign language?  Ha! 

I shot about 30 times and I knew when I left there, I was going to be so sore! 

I was excited to get home this afternoon from church and a parade of homes to get to shoot my new toy!  Jeff kept saying, “I am SO HAPPY you will do this with me!”  I think we are going to have a lot of fun!  Hayden was quite excited about the new bow too.  When he saw it, he said “New bow?  Mine?”  Ha!  Not quite yet!  Someday soon he will be shooting one! 

It is like teaching a baby to walk.  I have about 6 steps to go through in my head before I pull the trigger!  It is going to take a lot of practice.   But…I am eager to learn and excited about and up for the challenge!

How do you like that hot pink strap and hot pink and white zebra fletching?    ;-) 

For my second day, I was pretty proud to have two in the middle target area!  YAY!  I had one other stray (top right) and the rest are Jeff’s (that he meant to place on those targets).

He is very patient and a great encourager! ;-)

Sweet boy, just watching the excitement!  ;-)