Duck opener

I never met my grandfather on my mothers side. That said he was an avid duck hunter and outdoorsman. I guess lifestyles sometimes skip a generation. The photos are waiting for the sun to rise, looking for ducks, and worn out dog.

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Cache Creek hunt

I just got back from my trip to the Cache Creek Wilderness Area. First off I didn't get a Buck that said I saw everything else elk, bear,coyotes, rabbit, and plenty of quail and several does. The temp. was just below brutal(high eighties). I brought a pack that was 65 lbs but it should have been more like 40 honestly I over packed. I hiked about 12 miles as the crow flies with about 4000ft vertical change fully loaded and about six more miles with my day pack while hunting. Needless to say I drank a lot of water but aside from that and a level of exertion that I've not experienced in sadly as long as I can remember I will do it again for quail season.

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Deer Hunting

I'm  off this morning to hunt the Cache Creek Wilderness Area for the week.  Wish me luck and I'll post pics when I return.

First of the Season

I know that its late in the season for this to be my first edible , but distillation season has me getting up at 2:30 am which makes it hard to go out and hunt when I get off work.
Gorgeous! Huh? It weighed over a half a pound by my guess I find it funny that I found it not 50 yards from the distillery. On the other hand this season is not looking so well for Boletes. Other members have told me that there was a brief and small fruiting about a month ago, and so far that has been it. Makes me wish I hadn't used all my boletes in the sausages :( .




Well this little cluster is destined for a stuffing component for the family get together tomorrow along with some wild boar sausage we made the other night, and some wild rice( notice a theme?). I haven't decided whether or not to tell them I found it. I'm positive of what it is, but people can be odd about non store bought mushrooms.