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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on: Hunting Big Horn Sheep in the Strawberry Mountains:
Sometime back I was sitting in a barber shop and a fellow came in that had been hunting Big Horn Sheep in the strawberry range of Oregon. He proceeded to tell us he had talked to the Game commission first off to find out how many Big Horn Sheep were in different areas and how accessible the roads were as he had very little knowledge of the area. They told him what they knew and directed him to the local sporting shops to possible find others that had hunted the area that he could talk to as well as direct him to a possible Guide if that was what he wanted. The next few days were spent talking to a number of hunters that had gotten big Horned Sheep and others that had not! Before leaving each person though, he asks them where they would go if they had a tag. With the knowledge he had gained from others and for what they had suggested was all that was needed to get him excited about climbing hills and glassing for Sheep for the next several weeks. During this time he made a note of all the larger Big Horn Sheep he had found in each area he had went to. With the day fast approaching for hunting to start, he took long walks and did a fair amount of shooting. The first few days out hunting he got to see a number of Big Horn Sheep but could never get the largest one into the scopes view without another smaller one moving in front of it! So he made a decision not to spend more than 2 days at any one area as he felt it would incite the Big Horn Sheep to move around more! As it came near to the time he had to call it quits, he got to shoot at a fairly large one and missed it and left to go to one other place before he left for home. As he was driving into the area he realized that the road was on a slightly constant uphill slant and after a time, he thought he could see a couple of Big Horn Sheep out lined against the sky above standing on a large knoll. It was then that he started looking for a place that was level enough where he could unload his 4 wheeler if he needed too; but he never did find a level spot so he parked it and put a rock in back of the wheel. By this time he was aggravated but was still driven to go after the sheep and found a rock he could peer over and could make out several of them using his binoculars just under a rim. He had seen one that was very large but could never get a shot at it so he decided to shoot at the next largest one. As it was getting late in the afternoon and he wanted to get out of there before dark. The first shot found its mark and it fell! He then proceeded to go back and get his 4 wheeler out of the back of the pickup and was wrestling in his mind as to how he was going to do that with the pickup being on a slant. Without even thinking of turning the pick up around to where the tail gate was facing up hill he placed his gun back into its scaffold. Then he proceeded to open the tailgate; and take out one of the wheel ramps. The top ramp had the spare tire on it as he did not have room for it elsewhere and of course the top ramp could not slide over the top of the second one with the weight of the wheel on it. so he thought he would pull the ends of both ramps out and take the tire off of them but in doing so the tire came up on end and proceeded to roll down the mountain till it hit the road below and bounced very high in order to land up the hill in the high brush on the other side of the highway. Back at the pickup he set about putting the ramps in place and started rolling the 4 wheeler down the ramp, but he found he could not hold the 4 wheeler for he was facing the front of it and using the brake and ended up on the ground with him holding on to the bike with one hand and holding on to the bottom of the ramp with the other. He realized there was only one way to save the 4 wheeler and that was to kick a large enough rock in back of a tire to hold it in place! During this time he was crying out to GOD for help as it took several mins. to dig a rock out of the ground with his feet to push behind a tire. Tell me who put that rock there for him to kick out of the ground? If you answered anyone but God you are wrong! Did that fellow get his Big Horn Sheep out? Yes he did and the following day came back and found his tire across the highway fairly high up on the side of the hill. How many of us have pulled boners like this? Ha.
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Tags: Boners, Ramp, Sheep, Shot
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on: Camping Safety For Beginners:
If you are a beginner camper or if you have not been camping for a few years, you may want to stay close to home and iron out any problem you may have. One way of doing that is too consider camping out in your very own backyard to find out if you are prepared as you really have need of being; as it seems like we always forget something the first or second time out. This may seem childish but it’s far better to solve any problem in your camping routine now and it’s a cheap way to find out if camping is right for you. Before you head out on your adventure, remember camping should be about fun and safety. I cannot stress how important it is to plan and plan some more. Make yourself familiar with the area you will be camping at. Check the short and long-term weather forecasts. Be sure to make a detailed list of things to bring with you. Be Prepared, here are a few items to get you started. Be ready for accidents and bring a fully stocked first aid kit with the know how to use it. A sleeping bag and ground cover or sleeping pad is needful to keep you cozy as well as a tent and basic camping tools. Unless you have had experience in setting and maintaining an open fire, consider using a camp stove or portable grill. Plan your trip so that you arrive early with plenty of daylight to choose your location and set up your camp. Be sure to inspect you campsite for trees with dead or diseased limbs. There is nothing worse than a tree limb crashing through your tent at two in the morning. Also, keep an eye out for insect nests, both on the ground, and in trees or brush. You may also want to spot and avoid poisonous plants and Stay away from any questionable areas.
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Tags: Camp, Spot, Tent
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Friday, November 4th, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on: Camping Safety Tips:
Camping is a fun and enjoyable way for family and friends to get away and enjoy the great outdoors. Going camping is inexpensive and a great way for renewing the spirit. It is also a great way to get some serious family together time, to share stories, values and really get to know each other. Make sure to keep your expectations modest and focus on your goal to enjoy nature. Don’t overdo it by trying to hike 10 miles or think you have to sleep in the rough, be sure and consider all the campers abilities. Before you leave for your camping trip, make sure all the children are aware of all rules and that they must be followed. Plan ahead for the things you need to take as well as for what could happen as much as possible! Dispose of any waste properly and do not allow any food in the sleeping area. Children/kids should always be reminded to use the buddy system and never leave the campsite alone. another thing that should be said to the children is Not to run or play around the campfire or eating area, where there could be dangerous things around that they could hurt themselves on. Always teach children to respect wildlife and to be considerate of the other visitors. Every adult should be able to stop any child from breaking any of the rules to keep your camping experience a safe one.
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Tags: Camping, Experience, family
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on # 4 A Unique and Gratifying Trip
Now my wife was in a mini cooper with our Daughter-in-law and 2 granddaughters while I was with my son in their new 2012 mini cooper. I ask him how he liked this new one compared to the older one which is probably about 10 years old by now. He started telling me about all the advances between the two of them and the greater speed in takeoff which he had allowed me to experience out on the highway several times. He then shared with me how with the turbocharger he would get 44 miles per gal. Now my son is into speed as he is in a Cooper club and gets to race in the mountains a few times a year. So he really loves the mini Coopers both him and his wife have to drive. His prize though, was still at the house; it is a mini-mini Cooper made on some island back in the 60 or 70 era which he has all dolled up with the purpose of taking it to shows in the area! I am glad he did not ask me what I thought of his new mini cooper for I was not about to break his bubble as to what I thought of any of the three that I got to ride in. What I could not get over was how they rode down the highway. They are fairly smooth on good pavement but with the cracks and the often times dips Seattle has in their streets and highways; you got to love them if you like the sports car feel on all roads having cracks and or holes in them! Oh well, each his own! What I have gotten used to and still like is an American model that has some give in the suspension!
When the ferry had docked, we were one of the first on board and decided to just stay in our seats as it was windy and raining and just too cold to be outside; so we had a nice time just sharing with each other. When we had docked in Bremerton Washington we took the Mini Coopers just a few blocks and parked them and walked into a very nice Restaurant where we had a Wonderful dinner. By the time we got back on the ferry it was way after dark and the conversation had slowed immensely as my son and his wife slept some. One of our Granddaughters was very active though and stood outside under the roof looking at the lights as we moved along and later came back in soaked and sat down for a while to get warmed up. After a time our Granddaughters started shooting spitballs at each other using rubber bands. Then about 2 miles from the water front of Seattle my granddaughter and I went out on the front of the boat but stayed under the roof out of the wind. As we drew closer to the dock though, she again went out in the rain to the bow of the ferry to admire the beautiful, different colored skylights of Seattle, which I enjoyed immensely from underneath the roof of the ferry. By the time we had arrived home we were all ready for bed; as my son and his wife had to go to work in morning along with taking our granddaughter to school. So the following morning, we packed as fast as we could so we would not hold them up from leaving on time. As we opened the front door of the house to take the luggage out to the car, we found water running off of the roof. Upon seeing that, I sure was not looking forward to fighting the traffic again just to get out of Seattle and that’s what it seems like to me every time we leave and go to a large city, the reason being we live in a town of 2500 people with 3 stop lights and the nearest larger town is 132 miles away and I like it that way!
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Tags: American, Cooper, Granddaughter, Seattle
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on # 3 A Unique and Gratifying Trip
The next morning we had a late breakfast because of our son and his wife getting home around 2 in the morning. They did not say what we would be doing that morning and we never did ask, for we were there for the ride and whatever they wanted to do! Where we ended up was our daughter in-laws sister place again, with her husband preparing the barbeque and grilling pit to cook on as he had done the day before for the adoption celebration. It was then that we found out how Community minded this couple was and that they loved to entertain. On this particular day they were having their annual pumpkin carving time for their children and the children in the neighborhood. They had also asked a few men from the nearby college if they would come and help carve pumpkins for the children who were not able to do it themselves. Along with that, if the children did not have pumpkins; there was several setting around ready to be carved. It was not long after we got there, that a number of fathers and mothers had opened the gate into the back yard! Upon entering, the children saw things they wanted to play on like the slide and swing and the several other things they found enticing, including a nice sized tree house about 3 ft off of the ground located some 12’uphill, which was all padded inside and you could see quite some distance from there! As far as hospitality their house was opened to all who came and I would say no one went away hungry as there was more than enough food to eat. It was 4:00 before we left, as my son’s family wanted to spend time with just us, as we would be leaving in the morning. As we left, we still saw parents coming in with their children to have their pumpkins carved. I will remember that for some time for I thought that was neat, for normally you don’t see that kind of hospitality outside of your own family or church gatherings! When we reached the curb in front of the house, my son asks us if we would like to take the ferry to Bremerton Washington and eat at a nice Restaurant on the pier. We said we would enjoy that very much as that would give us some time to converse with each other as well. By the time we got to the dock, we had still had close to a 50 min. wait for its arrivial,so that worked out very well!
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Tags: Children, Ferry, Hospitality
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Saturday, October 29th, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on: White Tail hunting in the Wallowa Valley
The week end before last was sure a disappointment as far as hunting White tail in the Wallowa valley this year! We never saw one in all the time we hunted. The only thing we could attrib it too was that the area was thoroughly saturated by days of rain, for in some areas it was like a swamp. What we normally hunt in, is grass over the top of our heads at times alongside a river about 35 ft. wide. It has several different kinds of fruit trees along with others that are found in the mountains in the area. But there were also about 8 or 10 trees of a species in one area that I had never seen before! These were about 16 ft. tall and looked like they should have been in a flood plain in Africa as there were no branches for about 6ft. The branches at the bottom were small and very thick and seemed to come straight out 12 to 14ft. It was formed somewhat like an umbrella and left everything on the ground completely sterile as I did not see any grass at all; but around those trees were vegetation everywhere. I can only assume that the Deer and Elk in the area keep the trees eaten off underneath because of the taste. Now, the way we hunt this is fairly simple but it not without a certain amount of risk of getting hurt. There is a fence alongside a huge grain field on higher ground bordering the 75 yards of land to the river. Within those 75 yards, a little ditch of water meanders back and forth and there are many standing and downed trees along with the high grass and it is this area we normally scare the Deer out of. When one or more gets up, they jump the fence and some may run a little ways and then will turn around to see what spooked them and most often we will have bagged our deer there within an hour. That is our normal approach to hunting there but this definitely was not a normal year; as all we received, was being soaked clear to the crotch and one member actually fell into the ditch! But that’s why we call it hunting as there certainly is no guarantee to whatever we attempt to do. All we can do is place it in the Lord’s hand and tell ourselves, it just was not meant for us to get one this year! Then if we try to analyze what we could do next time and find an answer, great! But if all we end up doing is beating ourselves up and or getting angry, we end up the looser every time; not only for self but possibly passing on our feelings to someone else we care about!
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Tags: Analyze, Deer, Hunting, Risk, trees
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on: Unusual Elk experience!
One day we were visiting with our granddaughters – in-laws sitting around an old large wood stove out in their Garage. It had several davenports and stuffed chairs sitting in a semicircle. This was where they do most of their entertaining with friends, neighbors and relatives as most all of them have a love for the outdoors and it’s the only place they have to entertain a large group at times. Oh, before I start into my story, there was one thing in that garage that really got my attention! It was one of the last Jaguars made before the Ford motor co. bought it out. It was in immaculate shape with 82,000 miles on it. It was truly thrilling for me to sit inside of it as it had advances in the dash gages and computerization that are in the newer Fords now! The only thing that was deteriorated was the shellac on the wood dash with a few fine cracks but the surface was still smooth and provided beautiful character to the whole dash. One evening, I and my Wife along with my granddaughter and her husband were talking to his parents. The father was telling a story from his past, about a time he and a friend went Elk hunting together on a couple of horses. After a few days they had gotten their Elk and were carrying them out on their horses with them holding the rein and leading them. The packs on their horses were fairly good size and the father did not have enough room to place the rifle scabbard slanted towards the rear of the horse so they placed it towards the front and he figured he would be extremely careful in walking the horse through brush and small trees. They were walking them along a rim and without the father noticing a small branch had caught between the scabbard and the pack throwing the horse and the father over the edge with him holding on to the reins. They both rolled over one another at times for a space of a hundred yards and ended up on small boulders at the bottom. The father knew for sure the way he was hurting that he had broken some bones but after checking himself all over, the father found that he was just badly bruised. The father then went to the horse and took the pack off and in feeling it all over found that it did not have any broken bones either but found some badly bruised spots. The horse could not stand up in the boulders so they used limbs to pry the rocks out of the way enough to get the horse back on its feet, then they cleared a path for it though the rocks. The father then said it took quite some time for the horse to stop shaking before they tried to take it back to the top where they could place the pack on it. Bringing the horses down off of the mountain was no small matter as they came down very slowly. Then he made a statement, saying that when they were rolling down the mountain he could hear what sounded like breaking bones and it was not till later that he realized that it was the horse’s hoofs hitting the rocks that made the sound. He then said it was the LORD GOD that saved both him and his horse from dying on that trip! Then he said, I will never take a horse hunting again! The reason being, he had use of one of the neighbor’s horses.
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Tags: Horses, Hunting, Path, Rolled, Stove, Wood
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on: Fishing Fun Tidbits:
There are ways to make fishing fun and enjoyable for the whole family. You don’t always need all that fancy, expensive fishing gear from the store. Try making your own fishing pole. Over time I have run on to two or more people that had taken their grandchildren out fishing for Bluegill, Perch and Catfish. Upon reaching their fishing place, they had each one choose their fishing pole out of the willows they found along the shore line. Then they gave them a small shovel to dig for worms and if they could not find very many or found none, they were given small seining nets to catch grass hoppers. The grandparents said it really depended on the children age as to how much they enjoyed getting the worms and or Grasshoppers, but once they started catching fish; even the time they spent catching their bait became a time of having fun and gave them something to remember. You don’t have to go out and spend a lot of money to have good time fishing. A basic education of fishing should be learned in a “learner friendly” environment. Try to teach your children to practice casting a line in your back yard using a jig with the hook removed as it will give you a more realistic weight and feel. Water is not the place to teach but to learn how to catch fish. After the motions are grasped, focus on accuracy. Make sure you also practice with reel troubles such as tangles and malfunctions. You should also educate yourself on the proper fish species and what types of fish you can expect to catch. You can plan a trip to your local wildlife office or you can use an internet source which can offer you an abundance of information. Be sure to implement good safety habits during your practice and during your fishing outing as you could hook yourself or someone else. One more thing, as children get older teach them how to set their drag as it can sure make the difference as to whether they catch a fish and or snap their line. Being prepared in knowing what you are doing will make your outing more enjoyable and relaxing and always remember to bring along your glasses, hat, bugspray and sunscreen.
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Tags: Bait, Drag, fishing, Outing, Shovel
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on: Yes, that’s what Memories are made of:
My son and his daughter live in the Seattle area and made plans to go camping at a lake some 9 miles off of an old trail head. The weather was perfect till they entered the old road. Then the sky opened up with rain making the road difficult to drive on because of so much water running down the road. Once they got to the end of the road it was raining like crazy, but they were determined not to let anything stop them from getting to the lake. There was still a lot of daylight left so they put on their back packs and started out knowing there was not going to be any relief from the rain! The road trail seemed to get gradually worse as there were several large water collection holes in the road with no way to get around them, so they waded through the water with it going over the top of their boots several times. It was sometime after dark before arriving at the lake with their attitudes showing some as the rain was still pouring down and they were soaked within the jackets they were wearing. My granddaughter put up the tent while my son went looking for fire wood to dry off some to make some coffee, but he never found any. He had a little kindling and a good fire starter but it would not burn long enough to get the wet wood dried out enough to keep it burning. Meanwhile my granddaughter was filling up the propane heater and lantern and without realizing it had spilled some on her soaked jeans. At this time her dad came in the tent while she striking a match to get each of them lit. In just a second of time the fumes from her pants sent up a small explosion to the to the netting in the top of the tent covering the air vent, which immediately melted; of course they did not realize that till later after they had the fire patted out on her jeans. They felt very blessed as they could have lost the whole tent! By the following morning the rain had quit and the weather was quite pleasant the rest of the morning they were there. As they left for the car, they felt they had a fairly nice time considering the circumstances that took place the day before; which of course is what memories are made of!
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Tags: Camping, Daylight, Jeans, Memories, Soaked
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
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Christian Outdoor Recreation: Reporting on: Avalanche Awareness:
If you were to ask a lot of people, not too many know how dangerous and lethal they can be. Only some states have mountains that are capable of having avalanches. The most common state to have horrible avalanches is in Colorado. Most deaths have occurred in the months of January, February, and March and are caused by an unusual amount of accumulation in certain areas and temperature variation. But surprisingly many deaths have come in May and June which shows that you should always be aware of what could happen traveling in certain areas. From 1950 through the year 2000 about 520 deaths have occurred in over 15 different states due to avalanche. These numbers jumped at me when I read them and really showed me the real dangers of open mountains with massive amounts of snow. There are so many things that can affect and cause an avalanche. In my mind I think of it more as depending on the Steepness of the slope and the weather conditions as too when the snow will move. You can never tell when one is forth coming but remember, try to be prepared when it happens. One way to help you survive just in case you happen to be a part of an avalanche, I have been told it is easier to loosen your clothes just in case you get stuck you can slip out and hopefully find help.
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Tags: Caused, Dangers, Lethal, Survive
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