| I am an avid hunter and enjoy spending time outdoors. I've been hunting deer and pheasant with my dad, brother and uncles since I was 12, and a few years ago, my father-in-law got me hooked on duck and goose hunting. Fishing occupies my time in the summer months. Here are some photos from our recent excursions, Enjoy! |
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| In November of 2001, my dad invited my to go along with him and 3 of my uncles to Western Nebraska mule deer hunting. It was my first time shooting a rifle and was a lot of fun. We stayed at a rancher's cabin and hunted for 4 days. To the left is the 2 by 2 buck that my dad tagged near the end of the last day we were there. Below is the doe that I took on the first day. I had such a good time that I plan to go again this year with the goal of getting a buck. |
| In January of 2000, my father-in-law and I took a trip to Kansas for some late season goose hunting. The weather was cold, but we found some open water and lot of snow geese. These were the first snow geese I had ever bagged. |
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| This 25" walleye was caught on a fishing trip to Spirit Lake with my father-in-law. As a bank of dark clouds moved in from the Northwest, I convinced him to make another pass over a spot where I had just gotten a bite. Sure enough, this guy grabbed hold. We landed him and headed straight to the dock, loaded the boat as the rain started to fall. |
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| In December of 2000 I tagged my first whitetail buck. We had just gotten done walking a small draw on some ground that my uncle owns, and were getting ready to push some timber. I stayed and posted at the end of the timber while dad and my brother Brian (pictured with me here) walked to the truck. As they walked away, I heard some crunching coming from the direction of the small draw behind me (that we just got done walking). I slowly turned around and there was this monster 8-pointer walking right for me. I moved around to the other side of the tree to shield me from his sight and took aim. Meanwhile Brian and dad looked back to where I was just as I fired at the deer. The deer turned and started to run in their direction, so they quickly removed their guns that had just been put away. As the deer moved across in front of me, I shot and down it went in a heap. Brian came racing down the hill with a huge grin on his face saying that he saw the whole episode from the hill. |
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| This picture was after opening day of the 2001 early duck season in Iowa. This was my dad's first duck hunt. We finished with 7 teal and the first ever early season pintail, nice shot dad! Another successful outing. |
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| This picture didn't turn out very well, but this is my first drake Wood Duck. |
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