3RRL
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Boy, you guys are lucky with all those birds you got.
I remember going out to Thermo in So Cal to hunt every year. We went with a group of 5 or six guys ... regulars and sometimes a couple new guys would tag along. We would limit out within 10 minutes out there. Cook em up for breakfast and hunt all over again. We had BBQ's set up and the wives came along. Some hunted and some didn't.
It is way different since acquiring this property in the foothills. The shooting is like 10 times more difficult, and as I get older, I'm a crappy shot anymore. But now my wife Loretta and my son Wes (12 yrs old) shoot with me. They passed their hunter safety training program last year and got licenses. We only shot 6 in the morning, but also only hunted for 2 hours before having to return to Rancho. Shooting in the small meadow between all those Oaks is tough, man! They come in amongst the tree tops and it's hard to pick them up right away. Then they're gone in a second. So I'll bet I went through a whole box and only got 5 birds. But what IS great is that I hunt on my own property now. Wes did not join me this year so it was just me and Loretta for a couple hours on the opener. He'll join us next weekend. I'll probably shoot some during the week too.
Here is one picture of this year's birds and the rest from last year.
I remember going out to Thermo in So Cal to hunt every year. We went with a group of 5 or six guys ... regulars and sometimes a couple new guys would tag along. We would limit out within 10 minutes out there. Cook em up for breakfast and hunt all over again. We had BBQ's set up and the wives came along. Some hunted and some didn't.
It is way different since acquiring this property in the foothills. The shooting is like 10 times more difficult, and as I get older, I'm a crappy shot anymore. But now my wife Loretta and my son Wes (12 yrs old) shoot with me. They passed their hunter safety training program last year and got licenses. We only shot 6 in the morning, but also only hunted for 2 hours before having to return to Rancho. Shooting in the small meadow between all those Oaks is tough, man! They come in amongst the tree tops and it's hard to pick them up right away. Then they're gone in a second. So I'll bet I went through a whole box and only got 5 birds. But what IS great is that I hunt on my own property now. Wes did not join me this year so it was just me and Loretta for a couple hours on the opener. He'll join us next weekend. I'll probably shoot some during the week too.
Here is one picture of this year's birds and the rest from last year.