The Start........Year in review 2012/2013

BLOG JOURNAL

I am creating this blog journal to keep track of my personal achievements, to share these moments with friends/family, and hopefully find some like minded people in the process.  I am a 31 year old living in Auburn, AL with my wife Melissa, my American Brittany Boone, and my little mutt Annie.  I am a graduate of Auburn University and as you will soon see, love the outdoors.  My passions are hunting, fishing, and the pursuit off all things "wild."

 My lovely wife Melissa, three weeks pregnant, holding our two furry babies.

A nine point from Laurens Co., Ga.  The last deer I will ever shoot from my childhood hunting grounds.  Soon after this picture was taken, the property was clear cut to the ground, the land totally devastated, and sold for near nothing for no apparent reason outside of greed.









Drake Mallard from Arkansas 2013.  It was the duck that nearly claimed revenge.  It came 6", after falling 40' out of the air, from coming into the blind, essentially soaking everyone when it hit the water.




Two Gadwalls that my brother-in-law Michael Bond shot as a double in Arkansas 2013, his first ever double on ducks.

 My Brittany "Boone" at a year and one month old, his first pointed quail shot over him.  Tough, hot conditions in South Georgia but he did perfectly for such a young dog.  If I can keep him active, he will be a terrific gun dog one of these days.








 Eight point I shot at the beginning of 2013 on a hunt with Jim Hallford and Steven Marino inside a high fence operation.  It was the first time I had ever been a part of a high fence hunt.

 Me and one of my very good friends Michael Green.  We do a hunt in North Georgia every year where we pack-in, stay for several days, and do our best to kill a bear or deer.  While we have yet to be successful, we have never failed to enjoy the good company, the lack of cell phone service, and our mutual hatred of getting out of warm sleeping bags.

 2012 marks the second year in a row, on the same weekend in October, on a Saturday, that me and my father both killed 8 points.  A rare achievement for anyone.















Now that we are caught up to the present day, March 20th, 2013, I hope that this is as entertaining as I had envisioned when I created this blog.  I will not apologize for all the dead animals or the pictures of the memories they represent.  I shoot em', I eat em', and if I am lucky......the wife lets me put a couple of the really good ones on the wall.