Schaaf
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I've been meaning to post a compilation thread covering 2017 for a while and have finally gotten around to it.
2017 was bound to be an interesting season with a baby due in September (I know, poor planning on my part) but I was still able to get out and have an amazing year.
First of all, I was able to join with some other Hunt Talkers and put some sweat equity on some recently acquired public land (thank you LWCF!) close to home. We camped out in July and removed fence, machinery, and anything else we could find in a couple days time. Will be doing it again this summer if anyone's interested.
Then in September my daughter was due and she already had me on my toes from day one. We were sent home from the hospital at 5 am and delivered her at home in our bathroom at 6:30 am twenty-five miles from the hospital. Quick thinking on my part allowed me to tie the umbilical cord with a zip-tie and potato chip bag clip that I found on my garage work bench.
We then waited 30 minutes for the ambulance to show up and I luckily remembered to have the driver take a quick picture of us before we left for proof.
Not too long afterwards Antelope season started and we were able to get one of my best friends on his first buck.
Another one of my best friends with his first buck. (Wish we would have gotten a better picture.)
Stumbled into one for myself as well.
Let my bladder freeze solid on this hunt.
Good friends that help pack meat below 0*.
Looking down at the right times.
Renewable Calcium source
Remedies for a cold night in the tipi.
This was a first for me. I had never encountered a severely injured animal while on a hunt. It took me about 5 seconds to realize there was something different with this elk. After watching her for over 30 minutes I realized there was no way this animal was going to recover from this injured hind leg. I would be willing to guess she had lost over 75% of her muscle mass on this quarter and almost 50% on the other side. One well placed shot from the 7mm made quick work of what the winter or coyotes would have done in a much slower process.
Fighting through Russian Olives for ditch parrots we found this boat close to the river that was last registered in '77.
Obligatory meat in smoker picture..
2017 was bound to be an interesting season with a baby due in September (I know, poor planning on my part) but I was still able to get out and have an amazing year.
First of all, I was able to join with some other Hunt Talkers and put some sweat equity on some recently acquired public land (thank you LWCF!) close to home. We camped out in July and removed fence, machinery, and anything else we could find in a couple days time. Will be doing it again this summer if anyone's interested.
Then in September my daughter was due and she already had me on my toes from day one. We were sent home from the hospital at 5 am and delivered her at home in our bathroom at 6:30 am twenty-five miles from the hospital. Quick thinking on my part allowed me to tie the umbilical cord with a zip-tie and potato chip bag clip that I found on my garage work bench.
We then waited 30 minutes for the ambulance to show up and I luckily remembered to have the driver take a quick picture of us before we left for proof.
Not too long afterwards Antelope season started and we were able to get one of my best friends on his first buck.
Another one of my best friends with his first buck. (Wish we would have gotten a better picture.)
Stumbled into one for myself as well.
Let my bladder freeze solid on this hunt.
Good friends that help pack meat below 0*.
Looking down at the right times.
Renewable Calcium source
Remedies for a cold night in the tipi.
This was a first for me. I had never encountered a severely injured animal while on a hunt. It took me about 5 seconds to realize there was something different with this elk. After watching her for over 30 minutes I realized there was no way this animal was going to recover from this injured hind leg. I would be willing to guess she had lost over 75% of her muscle mass on this quarter and almost 50% on the other side. One well placed shot from the 7mm made quick work of what the winter or coyotes would have done in a much slower process.
Fighting through Russian Olives for ditch parrots we found this boat close to the river that was last registered in '77.
Obligatory meat in smoker picture..
