SLAM OUTDOORS: More Bow Hunting

Mission Statement

With the expanded use of social media today, it is easy to look at others' lives and wish you were them. There are a handful of fortunate individuals who get to hunt and fish for a living. There are others who's circumstances allow them to spend more time in the outdoors than most. The truth is.. the majority of us are average people. Average men and women who do the best we can with what we have. For us, every hunt is public land. Every hunt is DIY. We will most likely never own a Yeti, our Igloos will have to do. Never look down range through the lens of a Swarovski or wear anything adorned with the Sitka logo. We will never have a hunting magazine, never be the stars of our own hunting show, become prostaff members, or receive free gear. We have a limited number of days off each year, and limited funds to spend. This does not however crush our spirit or curb our enthusiasm for the great outdoors. We will take every opportunity we get to enjoy the Streams, Lakes and Mountains.

We do not criticize those more fortunate than us. Our hope is to appeal to hunters just like us. Those with limited time, limited assets, limited resources, marginal gear, yet, 100% passion.

Friday, September 9, 2011

More Bow Hunting

I headed out by myself on Friday night. As I was driving in, right at the Almost Heaven gate, I ran into Pres. Ence and he said we could hunt there anytime, including the Water Hole... So, that's exactly what I did. I was super optimistic until the 4 wheeler wouldn't start once I backed it off the truck. So, I walked all the way to the water hole. I sat there and NOTHING came to take a drink. The ducks even hovered over but didn't land. So then, I had to walk back all that way in the dark. When I got to the truck, I thought the bike would start for sure but of course, it didn't. So, I had to push it up the ramp into the truck by myself while swearing and sweating. Needless to say, it was just another one of those nights..... It was the first night we didn't see any deer out there. We'll see what next week holds....