Rio & I have been busy...and I couldn't login. I'm old and a 'puter dummie.
Anyway Randy sent me a e-mail check in. Got me hooked up again.
And thanks for the e-mail check in,for real.
Built a post & beam barn this summer over the singlewide. By myself. Rio supervised and ate bones.
Have 2 tanks of water for wildlife and lots of critters visiting during the drought SW NM has been in. I'm 5" under for rain this year, hottest in 11 yrs I've been here.
Helped a bunch of HTers with info for hunts,etc . 3 took info seriously ,stayed in touch and filled 4 tags.
Little Jack came with dad, mom, and several days his brother and a friend with the LO ES tag I gave him. They had glassed and seen some nice bulls in the valley before the hunts. He did pass on a cow @ 40 1st morning,for a chance on a big bull @ 60 yrds,and never got closer. They could hear the bulls until they walked in just before light and then nothing. Gone into the trees by daylight. A scenario to be repeated all season long everywhere here.
Next came the 2 guys I traded MB tags to roll the trusses,and set the metal roof over my home. They had opportunities 3 of 5 days and had to punch a tag to lost bull on the last morning here. The bull went down several times before jumping the fence with no blood trail,and 2 days of looking later. Bummer.
Then my WI farmer buddy came out for the cow hunt week before Christmas. 1st morning I spot a cow 75 yrds from house @ 1st light,range 267.
In an open gap between junipers,head down feeding. Jeff sets his pack on some rabbit brush and goes prone. 265 yrds I say. Bang goes the 338 Lapua.....,nothing. Still feeding.Bang again. Cow jumps. I jump to find where the cow is heading.....nothing. No running herd or anything. I know the cow is down. Walk out into to open and there she is down. Maybe 400 yards from my front door,15 minutes til sunrise. Clipped the top of the heart this time.
Us 2 old farts have it wrapped & in freezer by 4pm. Asleep by sunset too...lol We had a great visit and laughed more then either had in a while I suppose.
The work has been a worthwhile endevour.
The water my well produces and the solar project,piping 1000' to 2nd tank,working with NMG&F has helped a lot of critters and I received some tags again.
I have a real roof over my head for the 1st time in a while and porches going on next year.
Lots of firewood piled and warm. Elk & beef in freezer.
Got my Gustaff Baumann prints framed finally and now have more art to look at when I'm reading.
My family free of covid,so far. 4 that I know of are working the frontlines in hospitals.
I know 4 that have passed personally across country.
Life is good on the "Rockin' Double J"
Thanks for asking.
For real.
...figured you was ok but happy Fin tracked you down.
