That's @lbaldrid. We both killed deer our first day of out 2022 archery hunt. Seeing if I can track down the before and after of the third deer our group killed that trip. The stars aligned for us in Sept. 2022.
I opted for the day before Thanksgiving. Food, football, four days off work. Spent quite a bit of time driving to see family so I was on my butt a lot the first couple days.
I opted out of laughing gas for my procedure so the doc asked if I wanted to try a VR headset during the procedure. I'd never used any type of VR headset at all, so I said I'd give it a try. Shortly after we were done, doc proceeds to tell me he's the only urologist in the country...
It is a chore, and you should be ready for it. I will tell you this much, people make kids an excuse for personal laziness. People who complain about their kids are lazy. I say that with full disclosure that I have the same exact thoughts at time to time too. Then I realize I’m being a lazy asshole.
That “freedom” that you speak of is replaced with reward. We certainly don’t get out as much as we used to as a couple but I’d rather spend a night in with the kids than go out and do some of the other stuff we did when we had “freedom.” Of course prioritizing our marriage and our own hobbies...
More than likely my last duck hunt was Saturday. It was 50 degrees so we got a couple of the older kids out for a sit in the blind. We set up at 10:30am, went into town and got lunch and some rest, then brought them back out for the hunt around 3pm. It was busy enough for 2.5 hours they...
Hevi-Metal 3in 2 shot if your only choice is the 20ga. It’s loaded with 30% bismuth and 70% steel so it performs better on geese even with smaller shot size. Probably find it for $33/box. The difference in performance over regular steel is noticeable and worth the extra money.
After the extreme cold and wind let up a bit, new birds definitely moved in with another push. Had a lot of fun shooting a three man of mallards with a bonus pintail and some geese on Saturday and then a three man limit of geese Sunday morning. I had not yet seen a single Quill Lake goose this...
Snow and cold that blew in around Christmas in our area brought down much needed fresh birds. Hoping this coming arctic blast does some of the same with what's left in the Dakotas to the north of me. It'll will probably push our ducks out of the area, but hoping it brings new geese.