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Archive for April, 2008

Carp Anyone?

Since reading this blog from Gareth Watkins, I’ve become more and more intrigued about the world of carp fishing.  The only things I’ve heard about carp are that they’re picky eaters and can be a very difficult fish to target.  Bowfishing for them has become pretty popular around some …

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Why I love to Hunt

I know I’ve visited this topic before, but I just ran across a very good article that points out that when we outline why we love hunting, it can help us create talking points that form our argument for hunting. So, here is my attempt at listing, very …

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Winding Down

My first season as a baseball umpire is winding down.  With just two games left on my schedule, I have come to realize baseball stopped being fun when I said I’d be the local whipping boy for the sport.  Obviously, I’m not cut out of the “made to be an …

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New Design

This trip started more than two years ago, and now we have our first phase completed to our satisfaction.  The new design, created by Sarah Lewis, is finished, and personally, I couldn’t be more pleased with what she did with our site.  Those of you who have been following …

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Feedback

We’re looking for feedback from our new way of compiling our Shootin’ the Breeze episodes. Our old format was to have me sit down with someone and have them tell stories with little or no interaction from myself. This way seemed forced and made it difficult for …

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Shootin’ the Breeze - Snowflake the Mule

Anyone who has packed mules before will enjoy this one. Dad shares a story about his mule, Snowflake.

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Shootin’ the Breeze - Elk Huntin’ Stories

Dad, Grandpa, and Cody share stories about some of their elk hunting experiences.

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Shootin’ the Breeze - Huntin’ Blind

My grandpa and I were reliving this past winter’s hunt when we stuck eight hours in a blind with a crossbow that had busted off sights.

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Shootin’ the Breeze - Wrong Shells

Here is video, again taken after Sunday dinner, from my cousin, Cody, and my dad.

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Shootin’ the Breeze - Big Bass

A while ago I wrote a blog about a big bass my grandpa lost, well, this Sunday after dinner, we were reliving that story, and we decided to set up the camera and catch it. On a side note, we’re leaning towards doing the Shootin’ the Breeze episodes this …

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