A Family’s First Western Exposure

[Addicting]

On the road again, got to get some miles in today, 812 to go.

 

[Randi]

when my parents moved from Texas to Alaska years ago, I was not 100% happy about it, but now I can not imagine leaving Alaska.

Also, being female, I am a bit surprised about the women crying thing mentioned on a different thread, but also mentioned on one of your posts here. I never saw that in Texas or here. Although I grew up on a farm and animals die, accidentally and on purpose ( raised for the purpose of butchering) so maybe farm girls or girls that are exposed to hunting early in life might feel differently that girls raised in the city.

Enjoy your trip and best of luck on your hunt. My dad would love to have that John Deere

 

[Pucky Freak]

Looks like a fun trip for the fam

 

[elkduds]

Take pictures of the Jackalope.

Better yet, take selfies w Kim and Kanye chasing jackalopes on their SxS.

 

[Addicting]

when my parents moved from Texas to Alaska years ago, I was not 100% happy about it, but now I can not imagine leaving Alaska.

Also, being female, I am a bit surprised about the women crying thing mentioned on a different thread, but also mentioned on one of your posts here. I never saw that in Texas or here. Although I grew up on a farm and animals die, accidentally and on purpose ( raised for the purpose of butchering) so maybe farm girls or girls that are exposed to hunting early in life might feel differently that girls raised in the city.

Enjoy your trip and best of luck on your hunt. My dad would love to have that John Deere

She was a Army Brat and traveled the world. She knew only stereotypes of hunting until she met me. Over the last 10 years she fell in love with harvest to table lifestyle. I’ve always provided so she didn’t need to hunt. Last few years there has been some interest in my western trips. The kids and her are crazy over the meat. Our consumption is more than a elk and antelope. I told her if she wanted to go west she would have to have a tag too. So two years ago she took hunter safety and we started planning this.

She has never seen the life fade away of a animal. Knowing she was responsible for is a lot of emotions. If sadness causes some tears it’s ok and probably to be expected with her upbringing.

 

[Focus]

We grew up in the Mid-West and moved to Idaho when my wife got a job out here. We stayed for about 3 years and moved back when I got a job back there. I got laid off and she got another job out here. We’ve been back since 2001 and don’t plan on leaving any time soon. In the immortal words of Jim Morrison...”The West is Best!”.

 

[Focus]

She has never seen the life fade away of a animal. Knowing she was responsible for is a lot of emotions. If sadness causes some tears it’s ok and probably to be expected with her upbringing.

Happiness causes tears too. The last whitetail I shot I bawled my eyes out. It was a buck that everyone knew about and everyone knew I was hunting. I lost a lot of sleep over it before finally connecting with it. It fell approximately 50 yards from the spot I shot my first pheasant while hunting with my Dad long years before. We shared a lot of really cool hunts in that same place over the years. He passed on when I was 27 so being able to be successful on a hunt, thinking about him, and sealing the deal on a nice whitetail in a place that was already special in my heart brought on the waterworks. I make no apologizes....one of the best experiences hunting I’ve ever had.

 

[Addicting]

Walk the walk

 

[rtraverdavis]

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Had a Big Hank encounter this morning!

What exactly is that thing? Deelk?

 

[Addicting]

Fun trip to Cheyenne. Now to the Laramie then head for tonight’s camp site and find some Bugling bulls to keep them excited.

 

[Addicting]

What exactly is that thing? Deelk?

I said that same thing. Lol

 

[Southern Elk]

Where’s the picture of you in your cowboy hat and boots?

 

[dirtclod Az.]

C'mon Addicting where's the selfie?

 

[dirtclod Az.]

How about a selfie Addicting?

 

[Addicting]

Where’s the picture of you in your cowboy hat and boots?

Don’t want to break the internet.

 

[Addicting]

Headed out to a no cell service area, see you all on Tuesday sometime.

 

[Addicting]

Ok, back early.

This


Went thru this


Then this


Made these


Which caused us to leave early to find some dry ice.

 

[Pucky Freak]

Nice elk!

 

[dirtclod Az.]

Now we are talking Vacation!!!Congratulations,Did the kids help?

 

[Addicting]

Now we are talking Vacation!!!Congratulations,Did the kids help?

Yep, my daughter couldn’t get enough of it. Then both of them wanted a anatomy lesson, so the gutless tuned into a full necropsy. Smiles ear to ear and wanting to go again.