Dead eye Dick.....

His name is Gavin...aka DEAD EYE DICK
Some of you thought his 500 yard shot he made this season to take his first Elk was a long shot-a sky bust-lucky-unethical-and a shot in the dark.
He is an amazing shot,has a keen sense for his target...a real natural....his name is Gavin, and he's my 12 1/2 year old son. I don't have to defend his shot he took to bag his elk this year, my husband knew he was a good enough shot to make it, and he did...a clean kill.
Gavin loves to shoot, we have a special place we go and practice. This place has targets up at 150,300 and even a metal gong at 600 yards. His favorite thing about shooting their is hearing that ZINNNNNG when his bullet ricochets off that metal gong at 600 yards. Another thing that our young hunter does is participates in a .22 league in our area. These kids go every Thursday and practice their shooting..remembering all the basic things it takes to make a good clean shot...squeezing the trigger, and complete follow through. They shoot four rounds, and they shoot from all positions, starting out with prone, going to sitting and so on. Along with the shooting, the kids are earning NRA ranks....working towards the top rank, which awards them with the highest rank you can achieve as a civilian. Just last night Gavin earned his "Marksman" rank...10 qualifying targets shot at 50 FT.
We are very proud of him, he shares our love for the hunt, and he is gaining more experience than the average young man when it comes to shooting!

CONGRATS TO DEER PASSION....

I wanna say a BIG CONGRATS TO MY FRIEND Elizabeth Peterson AKA Deer Passion...
Her Husband and her had their first child

Emma Catherine- born on Feb 8th, weighing 8lbs 14.5 oz and 20 in long.

Elizabeth had a very trying pregnancy..overcoming many medical problems...
She is now blessed with a beautiful Daughter!

CONGARTS GIRL!!!

Some end of the year Waterfowl..

Well,here Iam ....
How many month's late on my post?????
Better late than never. Well... the most horrible time of year is upon us again..the spring. We just ended the 2009-10 waterfowl season. The boys got out a few times, and conditions were less than favorable. ICE-ICE AND more Ice. The local ponds that we hunt were froze for weeks..which made for some rough duck hunting. The hubby and oldest son got out a little and were able to score on some nice birds...ALSO Gavin was happy to bring home a honker on one of the last weekends. We rounded out the season with a trip to the cliffs over the Columbia...hoping for some last day geese..but their was nothing but sky-busting shots..and some geese that had already had their fair share of shot flying their way...they were not impressed by us at all.
So now we are in those couple somber months...and looking ahead to our up-and coming spring bear season..... time to clean the guns, and head out and maybe do some coyote hunting..this hunter chick is yet to kill her first dog....

Iam Back...and WE HAVE ELK

OMG... I guess my wedding just took toooo much out of me!! I am so ashamed to say it has indeed been that long since my happy ass has done a post for all of you fellow hunting freaks.
First off... the wedding.. AMAZING..everything turned out perfect.(NOTICE MY VEIL HAS MY MOSSYOAK CAMO TRIM)
OKOK your thinking get to the good stuff.... Here it is:
Iam proud to say that this hunter chick has passed on her un-believable, remarkable love and ability for taking down some big game..YES... my son Gavin, got his first SPIKE BULL ELK.
Not only did Gavin get his first elk, he got it on opening morning....and the kicker...a 510 yard shot!!! (must be the genes)
I was so proud of him...you would think this kid won a gold medal..I have gushed, and gushed....this hunter chick is one proud mamma!!
Not to be forgotten is the new hubby. Eric drew a cow tag this year, and he too was able to fill his tag. Nice cow.. will make some delic dinner times!!!
And then their is me...I gave up my early elk season for my wedding day.(Their is a strategy in this....that being EVERY YEAR for my anniversary...I. GET. TO. GO. HUNTING!!!!!!!!!!sigh...this hunter chicks dream)
My late elk starts this next weekend...wish me luck!!
I promise Iam back to posting..you will BE hearing from me again!

It will continue to burn..untill they learn

I would like to sit here and go on and on ranting and raving about the numb sculls....knuckle heads, city slick'n folks that are leading me to this post.
I'm referring to the people other then one such as this hunter chick that use our woods....or shall I SAY MIS-USE our woods.
This is the time of year when the ground is dry, the grass turns brown, and every step you take through the mountains is so dry that an elk within a mile radius hears it crackling. One of my very favortie areas to hunt was burning this month..thanks to some careless individual(s).
I don't feel like i should have to say this but here it goes:

YOU CAN'T cut fire wood, when it's been 2 months since any kind of rainfall in the summer...
YOU CAN'T ride a dirt bike that lets off any kind of sparkage...
YOU CAN"T throw a cigarette butt out the window and think it won't cause a fire.
AND MOST OF ALL
YOU CAN'T burn a campfire in 105 degree dry-ass conditions.

I know this all seems like common knowledge for most, but sadly it isn't. Their is so many people out their that just don't respect our forests, and mountains. This carelessness is causing elk,deer bear and many other wildlife to lose their habitat.
So, at the risk of sounding like a bitch..please help spread the word this summer...use common sense, know your burning restrictions and help keep our forests standing, and mountains huntable as kill'n season is just around the corner!!!

A little early waterfowling..a band & a collar

This Year we had the opportunity to take our boys to help band and collar some groups of local geese.Us, along with 4 biologist from the Washington State Dept. of Fish & Wildlife were able to catch a total of 110 local geese. It was a great experience for our boys. The boys got to hold the geese as they moved from one station to another..first sexing(finding out how many males VS females their was) Then they were shown how to tell if it was an adult or juvenile (based upon tail feathers) Then they held them while the biologists collared and banded them. The adults received both collars and bands, while the Juveniles only got bands.
You would be amazed at how easy the process really was as we did this in the small window of time when the birds are moulting.(can't fly) If anyone hunts, or has kids that hunt, or even just enjoy geese and waterfowl.... I HIGHLY suggest you contact your local Dept.to see if they have a program, or need volunteer help. It was a unforgettable experience for our boys.You will even notice by the pic that this hunter chicks hubby to be was more then PLEASED to be holding his first "collared goose" (Should we tell him it's still alive, and it doesn't count if you didn't shoot it??????)
This is what the total count was for the local area:
Treetop Fruit Pond
43-Juveniles
4-Adults
0-Recaptures
47-Total

Sgt. Hubbard Park
25-Juveniles
10-Adults
0-Recaptures
35-Total

Lakeside Office Park
16-Juveniles
9-Adults
0-Recaptures
25-Total

2 months...and NO branched antler tag...

Holy crap! would u believe it's been over two months since I have blogged with you cool people???
Well, my life has been dedicated to baseball, baseball....and oh yeah..more baseball! My boys ...are keeping me busy.
All this aside..we are starting to think about that cool crisp morning..the one day during the year that it's impossible to sleep the night before.... ya know, the one that comes in September??????????????????? That would be Washington deer and elk season!!!!!!!!
Iam so excited..big game season is just around the corner!
I wish I could say I'll be lacing up my boots and going after the elusive branched antler bull elk. BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO............
I couldn't draw that golden ticket again!
The day the drawing results were out I was jacked! I scurried my happy ass over to the computer..put in my wild ID number ..... the little hour glass ran and what did I see...
NOt DRAWN
NOT DRAWN
NOT DRAWN
I couldn't believe it..all the points and no tag! So then the great hubby to be puts his number in..........
"Cool" I got drawn for the area I wanted!
Sheeeeeeez.
Oh well....maybe next year! Even though i didn't get my bull tag, since i shoot archery I still have a general season cow tag. With any luck..Il have one of these in my spot-Hogg site this season.......................