Doing The Best We Can With What We Have

Doing The Best We Can With What We Have

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.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Boys Day




While the rest of the SLAM staff was doing who knows what, I decided to make an effort and get outdoors with my sons. The joy on their faces when I announced the activities was priceless. We started off the day with a plate full of "mountains", otherwise known as German pancakes (aka "German pannies" as Porter would call them)


Here at SLAM outdoors we often talk about those memories we have as youngsters growing up in the rural west. If it wasn't for our fathers we would not have learned to enjoy the Streams, Lakes, and Mountains as we do today. After filling our bellies we loaded up the pick-up with a few firearms and took off to the Arizona strip. The SLAM wife of the year surprised me with a Browning Buckmark pistol for Christmas. I was eager to put a few more rounds through it. Noah brought his Red Ryder BB gun that he won at last years coyote youth hunt. He is a pretty darn good shot with that thing.
Noah wanted to take one of the babies toys that didn't work anymore and shoot it up.

After teaching some gun safety tips we went back home and hopped on the four wheeler for a ride over to the nearby pond. There have been a couple of nice bucks the last few years in the field. We make frequent rides through the trees in hopes of getting a close up glimpse. The only thing we jumped this time was a pheasant.

I decided to give the boys a taste of my childhood by taking them down to the farm to putt around on the ol' John Deere tractor with Grandpa. The highlight for them was messin' around with the pigs.

I hope that the adventures we went on will make a positive impression on these young boys. As you can see from the pictures, Nixon could very well have a negative impression of the days events. It was not hard to get out and enjoy these activities. It took a little time management, a little commitment and some patience. In the end it was all worth it.

Posted by Nick at 8:09 PM

3 comments:

  1. Nield FamilyMarch 11, 2012 at 10:30 PM

    Oh those boys will remember every day they get to spend with their dad-espeicially the ones outdoors! They are pretty lucky to have a dad like you!

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  2. RapunzelMarch 11, 2012 at 11:19 PM

    Priceless is right. Looks like so much fun!!

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  3. CassieMarch 12, 2012 at 12:34 AM

    Mmm.. mountains. I bet Nixon enjoyed those! Sounds like a fun day!

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