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Sporting Clays Journey
It's About How You Handle FailureThe road to success is not a freeway. It's always under construction, full of setbacks and holes to fall into. And the paradox is you never really get there, especially in this silly game we play called sporting clays.This brings out the best in some of us as well as the worst in some of us. It's because the journey is neither short nor easy - and it's full of failure. The way you handl... Read more…
Relearning to Slow Down
Last weekend we went quail hunting at the 74 Ranch south of San Antonio. This is always a fun hunt and we do it four times a year.The thing that I learned (and probably have to relearn at the beginning of our year of hunting) is to slow down and not shoot too far in front of the birds. There were four of us hunting and since we only hunt three at a time, one person walked with us as the others hunted. It's much safer t... Read more…
Vicki's Accomplishment at 2014 Nationals
What a great time at the 26th NSCA National Tournament.At the Hall of Fame Banquet, we found out that I was the only one that had been to all 26 years of tournaments. Who knew?Fun Times in the RVWe got there on the Saturday before the tournament and moved into our RV for the week. The Beverly Hillbillies have nothing on us. My car was packed high with sheets, blankets, towels, etc. for our stay.On Sunday, we went dove ... Read more…
Back from Quail Hunting
Headed back to Fulshear after the morning hunt with Rachel and Gary. Man, were the birds on these past few hunts strong flyers. They were perhaps the strongest flyers I have ever seen on pen-raised birds. Of course you're gonna get your share of “motte hoppers” that just flush low and drop into the next motte. But those were few and far between on these four days of hunting. We're looking forward to going back in a few... Read more…
ShotKam: What a Difference!
Vicki and I had invited Gary and Rachel down to the 74 Ranch to celebrate their fifth anniversary. With all experienced hunters in the group, we decided that we would hunt no more than three per hunt. So each one of us would sit one hunt out.I lifted something wrong that morning and my back began to hurt, so I sat the first hunt out and worked on the computer. I reviewed the first duck kill shot review, third revision.... Read more…
