I’ve never met Ms. Anastasia over at That’s Probably Not How it Happened but I found her blog through dn’s blogroll at Tornado Slide. Her writing generally makes me laugh and occasionally reminds me of Lawrence. Anyway, apparently she went on her first turkey hunt.

Everything about it was so cool. Even the fact that we sat in mud through torrential rains was just great. The guys were so nice, the farm was beautiful, the air was sweet, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with my first hunting trip.

Read the rest here.

A friend and frequent source for legal appeals knowledge runs the blog Fountain Shots.

Unfortunately he’s a K-State fan, (and you know how I feel about K-State) but otherwise he’s a loyal fan of the local Kansas City teams. Anyway, he went to opening day at the renovated Kauffman Stadium yesterday and returned with some beautiful pictures. Take a look.

We’re back from our trip to Philly and DC. My best friend from kindergarten through college is in his final year of residency at University of Pennsylvania. My wife and I met up with him and his wife and baby boy and headed to DC for the weekend. Both wives had never been. We hit the usual sights including the museums and monuments.

My wife and I in front of the Washington Monument:

Changing the guard at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:

Arlington National Cemetery:

I’ll be out of town for the next few days. In the mean time, check out dn over at Tornado Slide and his analysis of new baby names. It’s still making me laugh.

Skinny Moose has added another hunter/blogger to the lineup. Mostly Archery will focus on bowhunting and bowfishing, two of my favorite things!

He leads us off with a story about Kansas Spring Turkeys with a bow… that just happens to be the next thing on my radar! Take a look…

The Old Man and a member of our ill-fated journey to the artic north spent last weekend quail hunting in Southwest Texas with a friend who manages his land primarily for birds. Unfortunately the dry weather hurt their production and they only got into 8-10 coveys a day. So one evening they quit early and pig hunted.

Wildlife Pro Network To Host Live Podcast: Night Predator Hunting &
Calling

Nick Pallo was involved in a tragic accidental shooting while
conducting a night fox hunt on Dec 17, 2008. In short he needs
extensive surgeries and most of a chance to regain eyesight in his
left eye.

The Wildlife Pro Network is doing a benefit Auction Online. Any
vendors who want visibility for their products are encouraged to make
a donation and allow us to auction off your item, presently we have 17
items for sale that may interest anyone here. The auction will start
Sunday at 12 Pm and run through Jan 11, 2009. You can view what we
already have on hand now at the auction site at
http://www.wildlifepro.net/group/wpnauctiontobenefitnickpallo

On Sunday, January 4th, at 8pm EST, The Wildlife Pro Network will
again host its Live PodCast called Night Predator Hunting & Calling.

The PodCast can be heard at http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/16456/ and you

can join in by calling 724-444-7444 and entering the pin “1 #”.

Nick Pallo, will have a chance to explain his story in his own words
and talk about how the accident affected him, surgeries he expects to
have in the next few months, and get an update on the efforts made and
amounts raised to date.Nick will also take part in the main show.

Brent Saxton of Kees Productions and Ron Jones of Redneck Pride, Calls
& Scents. are two well spoken speakers in the trapping & game calling
industry and always put on a well informative show. They will join in
on Nick on Night Hunting safety and cover all topics related to Hunter
Safety,the proper use of calling techniques and the use of scents.The
show will last from 8 PM-10:00 PM and is definitely a show not want to
be missed. Sponsors: Kees Productions , Rednecks Pride Call and
Scents, & Skinny Moose Media.

[So far I have raised $803.33 for Nick pallo and have a goal of $5000
by 12 PM, Jan 11, 2009]

Robb Russell
www.wildlifepro.net

Friend and blogging inspiration Fountain Shots has a nice piece on the BCS up. Take a gander, and let me know if you can leave comments because I could not

More ugliness this weekend during my ongoing attempt to get a friend his first deer. We struggled to beat the weather this time. Saturday the wind absolutely howled. Deer sightings were few and far between. The wind blew all night Saturday out of the South. At sunrise Sunday morning it was 61 degrees. At sunset it was 13. About mid-day the wind shifted to the Northwest and the bottom fell out. The wind just cut through me. I’ve hunted dozens of days a year for the many years. I can’t remember being colder.

The good news was that it pushed the deer to food sources. The bad news was that it was nearly impossible to sit on a stand. During the afternoon hunt we saw a total of 9 does but no shots were fired. Bad communication, mind numbing cold, and a rookie hunter conspired against us.

Unfortunately that brings the Kansas general rifle season to a close. Fortunately there is still an opportunity during the late antlerless season. I’ve held off on taking does myself because I’d rather help others first and I plan to bowhunt some over the Christmas break. After all, it looks like the duck season is over. You can walk across every marsh in Kansas by now.

I have an off-season weakness for human vs. human Madden competition. While my skill has diminished significantly since the glory days when I didn’t have a job or wife, I still try to get in a few games when I’m not hunting. Amazingly, I’ve never seen the phenomenon that dn found during his 41 season of off-line play. Take a look.