BEAU’S SENIOR HUNTING TRIP 2011

BEAU, LLOYD AND I TOOK OFF ON A GREAT ADVENTURE. WE LEFT EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING HEADED TO SOUTH FLORIDA. OUR DESTINATION WAS LOCATED IN CATTLE COUNTRY ABOUT 2 HOURS FROM MIAMI. WE ARRIVED AT THE BRADY RANCH HUNTING LODGE AND IMMEDIATELY MADE SURE ALL RIFLES WERE READY FOR THE BIG HUNT. THEN IT WAS TIME TO RIDE AROUND THE RANCH AND LOOK AT THE WILDLIFE. THE NEXT MORNING WE STARTED THE DAY BY GOING FISHING FOR LARGE MOUTH BASS IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE. OUR GUIDE WAS GREAT. WE CAUGHT 32 BASS IN 90 MINUTES AND RAN OUT OF BAIT. THAT AFTERNOON IT WAS TIME TO GO HUNTING FOR BLACK ANTELOPE. LLOYD MADE A GREAT SHOT AND KILLED AN ANTELOPE AT 277 YARDS. IT WAS DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE WOW MOMENTS IN LIFE. AFTER A WONDERFUL MEAL, BEAU AND I WENT HOG HUNTING. THE GUIDE ASKED US IF WE WANTED TO SHOT THE HOG OR SPEAR IT. WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND SAID SPEAR IT. WES CLEMENS AND HIS WIFE, FROM C4 KENNELS AND THEIR DOGS , WERE OUR GUIDES FOR THE EVENING. THE DOG BAYED THE FIRST HOG AND HERE WE WENT, WALKING THROUGH UNFAMILIAR WOODS IN THE DARK. THIS WAS SCARY! IT WAS SO DARK AND WE COULDN’T SEE WHAT WE COULD BE STEPPING ON. BEAU HAD THE FIRST HOG. WES LET HIS CATCH DOG OUT AND IT DID HIS JOB. THE HOG WAS CAUGHT AND WES FLIPPED IT OVER AND WAS ON TOP OF IT. WES TOLD BEAU TO SPEAR THE HOG. WHILE THE HOG WAS GOING CRAZY AND MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE IN THE DARK, BEAU SPEARED THE HOG AND BLOOD WENT EVERYWHERE. WES TOLD BEAU THAT HE HAD GOTTEN A TROPHY HOG – BIG TEETH, BLACK, AND BAD TO THE BONE. WHILE WES WAS TYING UP THE HOG AND SECURING IT TO A TREE, THE BAY DOG HAD HOG #2 BAYED. WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED RUNNING TOWARDS THE HOG, IN THE DARK, WITH THE 7 FOOT SPEAR IN HAND. THIS TIME THE HOG WAS A MONSTER, WEIGHING OVER 250 LBS. WES TOLD ME TO SPEAR IT. MY HEART WAS ABOUT TO BEAT OUT OF MY CHEST. I SPEARED THE HOG 3 TIMES AND IT WAS DEAD. THIS WAS A VERY SPECIAL TIME FOR BEAU AND MYSELF. WE TOOK PICTURES OF US WITH OUR TROPHIES AND GAVE EACH OTHER HIGH FIVES. WE WILL NEVER FOGET THIS ADVENTURE. LATER THAT NIGHT, BEAU AND I AGREED THAT THIS WILL BE A TRIP THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET AND HOW MUCH THIS TRIP MEANT TO US AND HOW MUCH WE LOVED EACH OTHER. THE NEXT DAY, BEAU AND A GUIDE TRACKED AN ANTELOPE FOR A LONG TIME ON FOOT. BEAU SHOT IT AT APPROXIMATELY 175 YARDS WITH A 308 REMINGTON.

WHAT A TRIP! WE KILLED TWO TROPHY HOGS WITH A 7 FOOT SPEAR, CAUGHT 32 BASS, 38 QUAIL, AND 2 ANTELOPES IN 2 DAYS. IT WAS A TIME FOR SPECIAL FAMILY FELLOWSHIP. I WAS SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS WITH MY SON AND BROTHER-IN-LAW. I THANKED GOD FOR A GREAT TIME AND FOR ALL THE GAME WE KILLED. GOD BLESSED US IN SO MANY WAYS WHILE WE WERE THERE. WHEN WE LEFT THE RANCH, WE LEFT SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN SPORTSMENS DEVOTIONAL CARDS AND STICKERS TO SPREAD GOD’S WORD TO MORE HUNTERS THROUGH THE YEARS. WES AND HIS WIFE WERE GREAT FOLKS. HIS WEBSITE IS http://c4kennels.com/

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Once again folks, I'd like to remind you of the good works of Southern Christian Sportsmens Devotional.
They provide dream hunts and fishing trips for youngsters with serious illnesses. Please, if you can afford it, send them a donation to continue this great ministry.
Go to http://www.go-scsd.com/ for information on how to donate to this great cause.

But mountain lions are cute and magnifcent and endangered and need protection from evil hunters

Turns out cougars killed Calif wine country sheep
The Associated Press
NAPA, Calif. -- It turns out a sheep herder and Napa County sheriff's investigators were wrong about the California wine country sheep slaughter.
Cougars killed the animals, not gunmen and lamb thieves.
Three sheep were found dead in the Mount Veeder Vineyard on March 25 and seven lambs were missing. Sheep herder George Richmond, who was hired to graze his flock on vineyard brush, and sheriff's investigators reported the sheep were shot and the lambs were likely destined for Easter dinners.
The San Francisco Chronicle says the U.S. Department of Agriculture concluded Thursday that marauding mountain lions were the culprits. A federal trapper found the missing lambs' carcasses in nearby woods.

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I'm thinking this is the first time they've seen lions in Napa County since they can't tell the differance between a lion kill and a gunshot wound, the dumb fucks.
Twenty-some-odd years ago when it was legal to hunt lions in Kalifornia, there was a healthy, sustainable population of cats up in the foothills and mountains where they belonged.
Then the bleeding heart liberals got involved and rushed a measure on the ballot outlawing hunting or running with hounds and not surprisingly, it was passed by all the other bleeding heart liberals here.
As a result, not only has the population exploded but they now have absolutely no fear of man. They're coming down the rivers and creeks and raiding small towns and the fact that the above story says there was more than one lion involved might tell you something. Our lions aren't like african lions - they don't have prides nor do they normally hunt together, they're solitary creatures by nature.
What I think is funny is that Napa County is something like 50 miles from San Francisco. I can't wait to read that a mountain lion was seen trotting across the Golden Gate Bridge with a panhandler in his jaws, headed back to the Marin Headlands with his lunch.

Lathams' Tom Turkey

THIS IS LATHAM LUCAS HE HAS KIDNEY DISEASE. HE WAS THE DREAM HUNT RECIPEANT THIS WEEKEND. HE BAGGED THIS NICE TOM TURKEY SATURDAY MORNING. WE HAD A GUIDE AND A FILM MAN WITH HIM AND GOT A REAL NICE VIDEO. HE WAS ALSO ENTERED IN A LOCAL CONTEST SPONSORED BY SMACKED OUTDOORS . HE WON BIGGEST TURKEY FOR OPENING DAY WITH A PRIZE OF $500.00. LAST WEEK HE GOT A CHANCE TO FISH WITH JIMMY HOUSTON AT OUR FARM.

LATHAM IS 12 YRS OLD AND HAS HAD MANY HARDSHIPS IN HIS LIFE. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY DISEASE AT A EARLY AGE. HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 35 WITH A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. HIS MOTHER HAS TAKEN CARE OF LATHAM AND HAS ENDURED MANY PAINS IN HER LIFE. WE WERE PROUD TO HAVE THEM AT THE FARM THIS PAST WEEKEND TO GIVE THEM A WEEKEND THAT NEITHER ONE WILL EVER FORGET.
THANKS
EB
http://www.go-scsd.com/



Folks, regular readers know that I won't promote a business of charity that I haven't done business with or strongly believe in but I think that here's one we can all feel for.
The Southern Christian Sportsmans' Devotional takes in youngsters that have serious illness and gives them the time of their their lives with a Dream Hunt and /or Fishing Trip.
Not only do they host the child but also their folks' as well.
Eric is a regular reader and a member of this fine charity and I thank him for his part in this ministry and for allowing me to post their work on my site. He describes his organization and friends as a bunch of good ol' boys that want to do right. Nothing more, nothing less.
Now, I want you to look at the smile on Lathams' face and tell me that don't make you smile as well. He has a memory that will always bring pride to his heart and a smile to his face no matter how difficult his life becomes or how much pain he endures. And his mama? It's a nice bonus for her love and devotion to her boy as well.
Hey, I know money is tight for all of us but PLEASE, if you can spare a few bucks here and there, kick it their way, no matter how small the donation.
Hey, I'm gonna get the ball rolling with a pledge of at least $20 a month. Can anybody out there match me? Even one person? It'll help. No need to acknowledge, just go to their website, get their address and help a child out.
Thanks,
-KennyLane (aka Wirecutter)

A hot clothing sale tip (Mossy Oak)

Hey guys and gals, I got a hot tip today that due to a published illegal hunting incident with a Mossy Oak or Redhead rep, BassPro is clearing their inventory of all Redhead Mossy Oak clothing.
I don't know the details of the incident nor do I give a flying fuck but I have been known to take advantage (and share) a bargain.
Go to http://www.basspro.com/ and in the "search box", enter "Redhead Mossy Oak" and find some super fucking bargains on the clothing. I don't know how long this will last, so jump on this shit while you can.
Then contact me and ask where you can send a couple bucks to buy me a beer.