Hunting is a hobby I started at the age of 28, and since then, found to be a great way to relax and enjoy nature. Not only do I enjoy the camaraderie and the quiet times in the woods, but I also discovered I really enjoy firearms. I've done a lot of reading about guns, and spent a fair amount of time at the range testing, and honing my skills. If you'd like to do some reading of your own, I'd recommend starting with the sites listed below:
Hunting Journal
2016 - No Deer sooo here's a picture of our hunting grounds...
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2015 - No Luck
This year, each weekend I brought one of my kids to hunt with me. We didn't see much for deer, except for one about 150 yards away. I took two shots at it, but I had grossly misread the distance and completely missed. Oh well, maybe next year...
2014 - No Hunting!
This year, I decided not to hunt. I had used up my vacation time going to China earlier in the year and had blown any mythical "hunting budget" on the trip so it just wasn't feasible to hunt this year. I fully intend to go next year though, and since my two oldest kids have passed their firearms safety classes, we'll be adding some guns to the posse!
2013 A Fast Start!
The 2013 season got off to a quick start as I put down 3 deer within the first 2 hours. The rut is obviously in full swing as all 3 were nose to the ground and completely oblivious to the guy with the gun. The tally for the morning:
1 Doe about 100 lbs.
1 Spike Buck about 120 lbs.
1 Eight Point Buck about 180 lbs.
Once again with the only gun I've ever gotten deer with, my Browning A-Bolt .30-06.
1 Doe about 100 lbs.
1 Spike Buck about 120 lbs.
1 Eight Point Buck about 180 lbs.
Once again with the only gun I've ever gotten deer with, my Browning A-Bolt .30-06.
2012 - Finally!
After several missed shots and many uneventful stands, I got this 130 lbs. doe on the last morning of the season. I had decided to try a new location, and planted my 5 gal. bucket down a little ways away from the spot where the land transitions from swamp to farm field. I had read that deer will stop at those transitions to sniff around and look for danger before crossing. That's exactly what she did and it gave me the opportunity to take the shot!
We won't talk about the huge buck that I saw 15 minutes later and missed with a rushed shot....
We won't talk about the huge buck that I saw 15 minutes later and missed with a rushed shot....
2011 Dad's First Deer
Even though I didn't get a deer this year, my dad managed to get a nice six pointer on the second weekend of the season.
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Ken was able to put this small button buck down on the second weekend as well. 
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2010 Success!
We didn't see a lot of deer this year, but we had a few chances. Most were squandered but I was able to drop one nice doe on the second weekend of the season. She was taken at about 30 yards on a flat run with my Browning A-Bolt .30-06 using my favorite Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silvertips in 150 grains.
2009 Was Not a Bountiful Year
There are no pictures of the hunt this year, because we didn't shoot any deer. None. Two weekends of hunting and only one shot fired. It was a small doe about 250 yards away. I missed. At least I saved money on ammo which has gone sky high. 2 years ago I bought .243 Win Federal Premium for $18 a box. Today it's more like $40 a box..
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2008 Was a Bountiful Season!
This season produced a plentiful harvest of bucks, each of the four hunters involved took home a nice buck. In addition my Father in Law shot a doe, but we didn't get a picture of it. I got my first buck, a nice 6 pointer, taken down with my trusty Browning A-Bolt .30-06.
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Fertile, MN and Leader, MN 2007
My father in law bagged these two early on in the hunt this year. Note the bulk of the buck for only having a small set of antlers. They've been eating well!
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After a full day of driving, posting, and standing, Minsan took this pair of Whitetail around 4:00 in the afternoon. They were taken within 5 minutes of each other at 140 yards and 90 yards using a Browning A-Bolt .30-06 with a Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40 scope, shooting Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silvertip 150 grain ammunition.
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A Hunting Heritage
Recently a relative sent me this picture of my Great Grandfather MacLeod from a deer hunt in 1937. I don't know what kind of rifle he was using, but he's the one on the right (with the bigger buck I might add)
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