The Great Outdoors!

Well, Allen & I went on another bow hunt with the video camera last night and this morning, out in our new blind. The footage is priceless, I let out a few bad words, and you can hear Allen telling me to watch my mouth, then to only call a doe a stupid bitch. lol. Allen wanted to erase it, but I think we will keep it to look back on when our video skills get better.We had fun with the video camera, got lots of good footage of some does checking out Bucky Jr- our decoy.



















Bucky Jr. - Our new whitetail deer decoy - can be buck or doe!

We never did have one come in close enough for me to shoot though. The farthest out I can shoot, and take a deer safely is 35 yards. If I were to shoot over 35 yards, I would take the chance of my arrow not passing through the deer, making the deer suffer, tracking more difficult, and finding the deer a whole lot harder. I am now shooting my bow at 46lbs... sounds light doesn't it? Well, all of you know how macho I am, and believe me, when you pull back a bow, they way you have to pull it back is more difficult than just picking up the weight straight on. Allen now shoots his bow on 68lbs. My goal for the end of this season is to be up to at least 55lbs.

We are now booking a Mule deer hunt in Colorado for next August. I... we have to be in a lot better shape than we are now, so Curves will be seeing me a lot more, and I need to be able to shoot 50 yards out when we go, which means I will have to be able to pull back and hold 55-60lbs by the time we go. I could pull back 55lbs, but I would struggle right now. You have to be able to relax while being pulled back, or you could get target panic, and jab the trigger, making you shoot off to the left or right really bad.














Seven Spur Outfitters Lodge we will be staying at.

Allen says I have great form when I shoot, no jabbing ... very little target panic when I get in a hurry. I just have to breath and relax. I practice every evening for 1/2 an hour. Believe me, my yard has been suffering.

On a good note, my Shesafari hunting clothes are in the special camo for out west, so I will be all set except for a pair of snake proof boots... I want some to stomp a mud hole in their head - I HATE snakes, and I'm terrified of them, especially rattle snakes.

Anyway, here are some of the pictures from the Silver Spur in Rifle, Colorado. And, if you have never seen a picture of a Mule deer, here you go!