Our family just bought a puppy today – Ezra, a seven-week-old German Wirehair/Drahthaar. We pick him up in a week. Here are a couple pictures of him. We’re excited!!!

The Puppy on the Right is Ezra

Ezra

This (well done) video communicates many of the reasons why I hunt. I think EVERYONE ought to go to this link and view this video… whether you hunt or not.

Why Hunt

I worked on the Easter sermon in the morning and then enjoyed a couple hours in a ground blind this afternoon.  It was a bright, sunny day.  At 4:00 three toms strutted up to my decoy.  One of them made the ride home with me in the truck.  He had a ten-inch beard and LONG spurs.

I hope that you and your family have a wonderful Easter Sunday tomorrow.  Jesus is risen!, and there is no news better than that.  May you rejoice and be glad in Jesus this weekend.

We’re heading to Spencer, NE, this week for our annual turkey hunting trip with my in-laws and three close friends.  My five-year-old son will likely join me on a few outings.  He’s pumped!  He woke up early and put on every little piece of camo clothing he owns.

Check out Deer & Deer Hunting‘s forum discussion on the recent article “Out of the Doghouse” – weigh in on the discussion… give your opinion on this topic of marriage and hunting.

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Pick up the latest issue of Deer & Deer Hunting.  I’m thankful for Dan Schmidt (editor) for choosing to publish articles on faith and family and values.  These issues are obviously a priority for him.  (Let him hear your appreciation!)

“Out of the Doghouse” deals with how to keep marriage a priority during hunting season.  A subject I still haven’t mastered…

Put the bow down!

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It’s been a LONG winter, but spring is almost here.  Turkey season begins in two weeks and I can’t wait.  My vitamin D must be low, I’ve got the gray skies blues.

Get those bows out and tuned up, friends.  (I saw a man in the truck next to mine pull a diaphragm call out of his mouth this morning on my way to work.)

Two Nebraska Toms

It’s February 6, and I can’t hunt or fish or report on ANY outdoor success.  :(  

I had a friend point out that I didn’t put up a picture of Mike’s grizzly bear from our Alaska hunt last fall.  So here it is… perhaps this will help you look forward to the hunts you have booked for later in ’09.

Last night was my LAST night to sit in a stand this season.  I saw several deer and even had three toms walk by me.  At about 4:15, a decent buck came walking down the slough toward my stand.  He was limping, so I assumed he’d been wounded during rifle season.  He angled off and presented a quartering away shot at about 35 yards.  I hit him a little too far back, but the angle helped me.

I pulled off a pretty good blood trail last night and decided to track him in the morning.  I found him about a 150 yards from where I shot him.  I was so THANKFUL to recover this dear… it wasn’t my best shot.  I was also very thankful for the extra meat.  What a great last day!!!

Late season bowhunting is hard hunting.  No matter how many layers I put on, when the windchill is 10 below zero, my toes always freeze!  I’ve seen quite a few deer, even a couple decent bucks.  Nothing has ventured within bow range, though.  Only two more weeks to fill three more tags…