Spring Fishing in the Colorado River

Fish fry anyone?

I took Tate and Grant to camp and fish at our lease this weekend. The kids had a blast playing with all the other kids that were there. Brad's family, his parents and his brother's family were all there staying in there campers.

We caught about 50 pounds of fish from the river all on a rod and reel. We used worms, shad and cut bait for the big fish. Tate helped me reel in the 12lb yellow catfish. Brad's yellow catfish was just under 20lbs.

Tate and Grant helped me "plant" sunflowers in the big field where the hogs had dug up the ground. -for the doves

Camping w/ Tate and Grant

I took both boys camping at our lease last weekend. Most people thought that I was crazy to take Grant at age 2. Both boys actually did great. We had a blast driving around the lease, fishing in the Colorado river and cooking out. You can see a couple of the fish that "we" caught. We all made some great memories.

Spring Time is getting near.....

These pics are from last April's spring turkey hunt. As you can see, my dad, Jacob and I all connected on our spring birds. Tate was with us for all three birds, two of which were called into about 15 yards away. I am ready for Spring!

January Deer hunt

I ended the hunting season with a bang, literally. In 24 hours, I traved 2.5 hours to our hunting lease in San Saba county, killed a hog and a doe and found many new spots to fish and camp this spring. What a great time. Derek and Jim joined me and Derek connected with an older spike with his bow and arrow. A great time was had by all!

December Duck Hunt

I always enjoy a duck hunt. I was lucky enough to be invited on a good hunt this year. Getting up early, watching the sun rise, seeing the fast flying birds zip over the pond. Robert Ruark says "a duck looks like a duck to another duck". He was right, our decoys did not fool the ducks as much as I thought they would.

Finally got it done......

Tate helped me get this buck on November 8th. What a great time getting to share this with my son. I was very proud of how Tate was able to sit still and watch for deer to come out of the woods.

Deer Hunting with Tate

Here's a pic of Tate trying to stay warm. Tate did a great job of sitting still and watching for animals.