Archive for the ‘Archery’ Category
25September2009
Missouri 2009 Archery Season - Opening Week
Posted by Darrell under: Whitetail Deer; Private Ranch - Missouri.
Missouri archery season opened on September 15, 2009. I hunted the opening week pretty hard. The deer were quite elusive and I was unable to pattern them. I ended up seeing only about a dozen deer or so during the week. This was about 100 deer short of what I’m used to!
There were 5 of us […]
6February2009
Caleb Takes His First Pig…..
Posted by Darrell under: Archery.
I’m a little late at writing this post, but I thought I’d share the excitement of Caleb’s first pig hunt. Caleb (who is just barely a teen and who I still think about as being just a little kid) took this pig with his BOW from about 20 yards.
Caleb, my son, just started hunting with […]
19December2008
Congrats Thad and Jeff on your Texas Bucks!
Posted by Darrell under: Whitetail Deer.
Thad and Jeff (my good friends) both took nice bucks over the Thanksgiving holiday. They were hunting near Austin, Texas where Thad lives. This was Jeff’s first buck and his first archery deer! Thad is a relatively new hunter, but he has become a hunting machine. Congrats guys!
Boy, I wish I could have been there with […]
1November2008
My Dad Bags His First Archery Deer of 2008
Posted by Darrell under: Whitetail Deer.
My dad took his first deer of 2008 last week. Congrats to him! When I was younger, my dad was addicted to archery hunting. This was in the early days of compound bows and dad just loved them. At this time, over 20 years ago, I was an avid traditional archery fan and he was really […]
29October2008
Days 2-4 Elk Hunting - NM Unit 16C with Wade Johnson Outfitters
Posted by Darrell under: Elk.
Day 2
If you followed my account of day 1, you can just imagine how dissapointed I was to miss a big 6×6 on opening day. On the other side of the emotional spectrum, I was very excited to have seen so many elk and to have had an opportunity at a big bull.
I awoke at […]
28October2008
Day 1 Elk Hunting - NM Unit 16C with Wade Johnson Outfitters - I Missed a 6×6!
Posted by Darrell under: Elk.
We were up at 4 am. Butch, my guide for the week, woke Caleb and I and after a a quick snack we drove towards the area we would be hunting this morning. Butch had previously scouted this area and had seen a couple 300+ quality elk in the area. We began our hike about […]
27October2008
My 2008 New Mexico Unit 16C Elk Hunt With Wade Johnson Outfitters - Prior To Hunting
Posted by Darrell under: Elk.
Fortunately, I was successful during my Elk Hunt and am thrilled to have taken this nice 6×6 New Mexico Bull. As you can probably tell from the picture, the bull has one broken point - which is OK with me as in my opinion it is that much more authentic. That is me on the […]
23September2008
Hunters - Be A Mentor! Take Your Kid Hunting!
Posted by Darrell under: Archery.
All hunters have an opportunity to make a positive impact on a kid’s life. You can take a child hunting and potentially change their life! I have recently been able to influence an aquaintance of mine towards hunting. He is in his late 20’s and is really excited about taking up hunting. His name is […]
13September2008
Best Wishes to Everyone Heading West To Hunt this Fall
Posted by Darrell under: Elk; Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
Charley, Matt, and Dana (some friends of mine) leave today for their archery elk hunt in Colorado. I hope they return with stories, pictures, and elk meat to share!
Yes, Tis the time of year for hunting. Right now, hunters from all over the east and midwest are heading west to hunt the elusive elk. I know how […]
12September2008
Missouri Archery Season Opens September 15th, PRACTICE!!!!
Posted by Darrell under: Archery; Tips & Ideas.
As anyone who lives in the great state of Missouri can undoubtedly tell you, Archery season is upon us! I’m am super excited and have been diligently preparing. I thought I’d share a hard learned tip that might help make your archery season more productive.
First and foremost, practice. I’ve been shooting every day for the past […]
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