Hunt'n Time

Sunrise in the month of October - must mean it's time to go hunting....as much as possible.

I drew a tag for limited entry elk on the Three-Corners area in Dagget County. Fourteen years of applying finally paid off.













When we first got there it sure didn't look like a place a lot of elk would hang out.














We did find this draw that had a stock pond in it and just above the pond was a large elk wallow.

The hunt opened on Wednesday, and that night we found this draw. The next morning we were in here and chased two bulls around. I had a shot at one of them, but he was over three hundred yards away and when I sat down to shoot I couldn't see him. He was chasing another bull that had a herd of cows with him.














The next morning we were back in the same draw and had elk bugling all around us. After about 20 minutes we could tell one was moving away from us, so we went after him.

As we chased him it appeared that he was moving in the same direction as the day before, so we cut through the trees to head him off. When we stopped we were right on top of the herd. They were within 30 yards of us.














I only had a small window to see clearly through the trees and when the cows had gone by the bull was last in line. I shot him in the neck and he fell down like a rock.













Later that day we rode the scooters back in on an old road and were able to get close to where we shot him.

With the elk on the four-wheeler it was like riding a horse and looking over its head as you were going along!

It was a good time hanging out with big brother. It was a lot of work, but it could have been a lot worse.

When we got home, Alan helped me cut the elk up and it tastes great. I will never take one in to have processed again. This bull is better than the calf I shot a couple of years ago!













Elk hunt is over and it's time to take the boys deer hunting. We are back to the Uintas, where dad first went in 1957! We camped in the same spot.













Chris and I went over on Friday (Matt came over on Monday night). We hung out and relaxed in camp.













Even cousin Craig and his wife Lisa stopped by to say hello as a few deer walked right though camp!


















Chris has turned out to be a pretty good cook. After all the years of Alan giving him crap about being Camp Mary.













Matt finally got there and he and Chris had a great time. Here's Matt shooting a 44 mag at some poor innocent chipmunk!














During the middle of the week a couple of storms came through, it made it a little cold but didn't deliver the snow we needed to push things around.













We did a lot of hiking, even old dad was able to keep up with the boys. Well, I think Matt could have run circles around us all day long.















We got to see a herd of Rocky Mountian Sheep. The boys even walked within a few yards of them. We took lots of pictures.

Coming back into camp.













We had a small herd of elk run by all of us, and we were spread out in two draws.













Moose were everywhere. The first morning three bulls were together. Later, Chris watched them fight with each other. I walk within a few yards of two different cow moose.













What a great time. Didn't have to shoot a deer, got to see lots of wildlife, and most of all we got to spend time together and get away.

This must be it sunset on the month of October, maybe we can get out again next month!

Shed Building 101

First, get all of the tools you can possible need (knowing there will be many trips to get one more tool, use kids for this) then start with a base to build the shed on.

 

Finish putting down the chip board for the floor. If you want to spend a lot more money, use plywood.

 

 

Get your 87 year old dad to help you pack all of the heavy stuff, he needs the exercise.

 

 

 

Get wife in on the action. They can help pack the heavy stuff too.

 

 

 

Get dad to show you how it is done, later you can start pointing fingers and acting like you know what you are doing. Get the kids to help out, they can pack the heavy stuff by themselves.

 

For the really heavy stuff use the skid steer so you can give dad, wife, and the kids a rest.

 

 

 

Get the kids to do the low stuff so that you don't have to bend over so much. Just being there is enough of a workout.

 

 

 

 

Now that you know what you are doing...don't forget to finger point a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

Use your tall kids on the tall side, short kids on the short side...lesson learned.

 

 

 

 

 

Kids can be used to work up high, they heal better when they fall.

 

 

 

See, they seem to like being up there.

 

 

 

 

Be prepared, some kids just like to sit in the shade, but they still want to go to dinner afterwards.

 

 

Remember, finger pointing is what the boss does.

 

 

 

 

 

No time for a lot of smiling, finger point some more, its getting hot out here.

 

 

 

Remember, kids can pack the heavy stuff by themselves, work up high, they bend better, and don't forget to use their height.

 

 

Project finished, 87 year olds, and some kids just can hang in there.

Finger pointing also helps them clean up the mess.

St. Louis - June 2008

On our way to the National Sheriff's Conference in Indianapolis, IN, we stopped at St. Louis to see some sights. We first visited the Gateway Arch, what an awesome thing.

We even rode the incline elevator up to the top of the arch for a great view. If you are claustrophobic or scared of heights, you would have hated it.


It was great fun but I was nervous that the cubicle that we sat in to ride to the top would stall. On the way up, we rode with some people from India, they didn't smell so great.


After visiting the Arch, we walked through Old St. Louis and had dinner at "The Olde Spaghetti Factory". Very tasty food.

Then we started on our 4 hour road trip to Indianapolis.

Look at our darling grand doggy!!

We are having a busy, fun summer and I am trying to learn to blog.....so here is a starter for me. We will be catching up on some of our activities soon so don't give up on us or our blog spot.

Laurie

Road Trips

Since the weather has not been cooperating to do much yard work (break my heart), we have gone on a couple of road trips. First, was to Teona & Richard's place for Memorial weekend. Mostly we hung out with the family, but we did get a load of rocks (that made it all the way home this time!)

We your together with family, what's more important than eating....


We went up to Fish Lake, and had a great dinner at the Bowery Haven Resort. When we got home it was nice to dump the load of rocks in our yard vs at the side of the road!


This past weekend - still raining - we decided to take off early and celebrate our anniversary. We wanted to go somewhere we hadn't spent much time - so we went north up through Idaho. We stopped in Idaho Falls and checked out the remodeled visitor center at the temple. We watched and listened to the testimonies of the many of the First Presidency and Twelve Apostles in a new display they had - way cool. The we went to Rexburg and saw the new temple there.


Apparently, BYU-Idaho had Special Olympics going on so every hotel room was booked for miles around. We found one in St. Anthony, just up the road from Rexburg. We now know why there was an open room.


I gave Laurie a new camera, so she could take better pictures...


Then next day we went to West Yellowstone, Yellowstone, and Bear World. Lots of rain and snow, plus we got to see a lot of animals. It was fun to see them in the snow.