Author: huntressmama
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May 15 – Hunting Journal
Mondays are hit and miss for hunting for me. Often I have to work too late to get out to the woods. This week was a miss. So toady is my first chance getting out to the woods. Since I was feeling defeated a bit after the last few chances, hubby decided to go with… Read more
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May 12 – Hunting Journal
It was a great day today. Kids got up and helped dad make breakfast for me, then we did some work on a stand we were reviving. Afterwards we had dinner before heading to the woods. I went to the stand 29, right across the path from where I was at yesterday. It was a… Read more
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May 11 – Hunting Journal
Picked a ladder for tonight. I’ve only sat here once before, but the weather was so nice I wanted to enjoy it. We got out about 3 hours before dark. For the weather there was not a lot of pedestrian traffic. For the most part it was a very quiet night. I had a pair… Read more
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Practice makes perfect
One of the big topics in Germany coming up to the beginning of May is zeroing the rifles for the start of buck season. I don’t personally get it. As a hunter I want to make sure I don’t make a bad shot. Been there, done that! I don’t want a repeat occurrence! I try… Read more
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May 8, Hunting Journal
Back to the ravine today, there has been a fair amount of activity here the past few times we have been out. It’s crazy loud in the woods tonight the birds are chirping like crazy. It was a fairly uneventful night. Watched a Mouse buzzard stare at the field for a while looking for a… Read more
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May 5 – Hunting Journal
It’s Football season again. We (My son as player and I as staff) had our 2nd gameday of the season. We were about 2 hours away with kickoff at 6pm. So Hunting was not an option. It was my son’s first time as a starter! Mama is super proud. We also won the game so… Read more
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May 3 – Hunting Journal
So we had a minor crisis in the house and missed Germany’s opening day for the buck season. Plumber was out yesterday and we were able to get out to the woods today. Sitting at the bottom of a valley today. The view was great and it was a pleasant evening to sit in the… Read more
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Waidmansheil!
Traditionally in Germany the Buck season starts on May first. It’s a big deal for the German hunters. This year we were not able to get out on opening day. Even though we are allowed to start our buck season in April we always try to go out for May 1st. This year the odds… Read more
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Goulash Soup – It’s what’s for dinner
As a hunter, of course I need to have ways to prepare my wild game into yummy food. We eat wild game about once a week, and in my house one of the favorites is in the form of goulash soup. This is how we make it around here. Most of the time this will… Read more
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April 28 – Hunting Journal
Yesterday was not a hunting day. This week was the kick off of my son’s football season. Yesterday was an away game, so I was out with my Son’s team at the first game of the season. Yes, My favorite football player calls me Mom! Anyway today I really wanted to get out and see… Read more