First Summer Camping Trip

I took my boys out for a belated Father's Day camping trip (a tradition that we started last year) and we brought the bows and target. I had a couple of friends bring theirs and we enjoyed the sport of archery and some well cooked weenies and s'mores.

Preseason Practice

I've been out trying to eradicate the ground squirrel infestation in my front yard. As of today, I've taken out all three that I have drawn a bow on. Good practice and I'm looking out at it, if I can take a squirrel, deer should be no problem come November.

166 days and counting

Tag results were posted this last Friday and we drew te late season tag in the area we both hunted last year. We've got a couple of ideas on where to set up our base camp, so we'll use those as our starting point for scouting this fall.

Tags

It's been awhile since I've posted. Had a new cam and string out back on and it looks amazing. I've gone out and shot some, getting dialed back in. Sights are now set at 20, 30, 40, 50, and 70 yards. I  plan on getting closer, but will be set at 70 just in case. 

This will be my last "pre-season prep" post, since draw results are going to be announced today.

Hope everyone has a good Memorial Day weekend.

Cams on the way

Just got a call from the pro shop. The cam was ordered. From the sounds of it I'll just be waiting on my string to come in. It's going to take a little bit longer because I changed the black to white and they didn't have any in stock. Nice bit of good news this afternoon.

Mild Relief Today

I took my bow into the shop and there appears to be no damage to the limbs. I collected the money for my web site that I built and was able to order a new bowstring today. I'm going to add a little color and go with Black and Blue. Hopefully it looks good and I'll be shooting again in a couple of weeks.

Broke the golden rule

And dry fired my bow this afternoon! I was attempting to do a little maintenance, drew back with my fingers even through my release was right next to me. Now, I'm out of a bow for awhile. Hopefully the new cam and string isn't too much and the radio station I've designed the website for is pleased with my work. This just sucks because I switched to 100 grain points and was getting it dialed back in. I'm so mad at myself right now.

Waiting....

I can't stand waiting, whether it's for the Cabela's order that will be here Tuesday, draw results which will post in May or even the Mac and Cheese I'm currently cooking now. I know that as a bowhunter that patience is key, so I have a lot of work to do in that aspect. Luckily I have until August at the earliest to practice my patience.

Licenses, Tag Applications and the Stairs

Been a busy weekend. Marshall got his bow this last week, so we shot Friday and Saturday morning and worked on the stairs off my back deck.  I also got my license purchased and will have tag applications going in this next weekend.

Today

NDOW came out with dates. It looks like my target time will be November 10 - 20, just as the rut kicks in here. Marshall ordered his bow this last week, so we will be able to start shooting next weekend. We're looking at getting together towards the end of the month to put in our tag applications. I am thinking about shooting this afternoon, but the Bristol race is on, I'm still working on my home owner's association's website and I have my youth group tonight. With the light staying out later and later, I might break the bow out after work. I am also contemplating getting with the bow shop here and paper tuning my bow.

Introduction

I've been toying with the idea of doing a hunting blog for a while, and after cruising the forums on bowhunting.com, I decided to just do it. So, here's my first blog.

My name is Tim and I'm getting ready to head into my second season of bowhunting. But, first I'll give you guys a little introduction. I'm 25 years old, father of four boys (Isaac -  5, Lucas - 4, Cameron - 2, and Ethan - 1) and have been married to Sarah for 6 years (it will be 7 in October). I'm a maintenance planner at one of the local gold mines in our Autoclave processing plant. I've been a planner for about six weeks, but have been in the planning department for the last year. I have also served in the Nevada Army National Guard for seven years, including one deployment to Afghanistan.

Now that I've gotten the intro out of the way, let me break down what I'm shooting. I picked up my 2013 Bear Encounter online from Bass Pro Shops last July. I've got a Trophy Ridge Punisher 5-pin sight, Whisker Bisquit Kill Shot rest, an Alpine Bear Claw 5-arrow quiver, an 8" stabilizer, a wrist sling and a kisser button. My release is just a cheap-o from Wal-Mart, but it works, so I'm not in a rush to replace it. My arrows are the Cabela's Carbon Hunters cut to 28", fletched with NAP QuickFletch twisters, and Lumenocks for nocks. I'm currently running the Cabela's Laser Supreme, 125 grain broadheads. I have a block target that I shoot out at my house. I have a flat range that can go out to 90 yards, but the farthest I've shot is 60 yards.

That's all that I've really got for now. I'm sure that I'll think of some others later.