2012 Archery Season (pic heavy)

Well, I was really looking forward to this Archery season.  A good frined of mine and also a RNY patient was coming up for a week and we would be hunting with my Dad for Elk.  The weather was extremely hot and dry and the Elk were very elusive.  We hiked no less than 5mi per day and climed several mountains in search.  We covered a lot of country but never were able to close the deal.  I left weighing 266lb and returned weighing the same...we ate good at camp, no junk just good camp food.  I was able to get a couple grouse while on the search for elk and they ate very good as well. :)  Anyways, some pictures below of the hunts.

I sat in the blind with my Dad one morning and he was able to get a little buck....his first archery blacktail in 15 years of trying....it's amazing what you can see between naps. :)





A lot of these guys came in



Some scenery from our hikes

























We had a doe and fawn stay in camp with us all week...they came by every day and really enjoyed our corn and spuds.



We came across several wild horse heards...they started looking tasty near the end of the week. :)



The last day we tried to sit on a water hole...many more deer but no elk.  We ran out of daylight and climed out of the blind only to spook a herd of elk not 40 yards away...10min of daylight and they would have been our lap.....oh well....next year.



Good times...oh and by the way...this flease is an XL :-)

That right there is some good stuff! Best of all, time with Dad...

Great views and good bonding time.

 Very nice!!  Last year right after surgery I bow hunted but was so weak I could only pull my bow back once.  I instead used our crossbow (course I never see any deer so it really does not seem to matter)

Great pics!

Way cool...Getting out and enjoying life!!  Side note, my wife's cousin is the editor for Oregon Hunter Magazine.  Her family lives in Central Point...The Lulls.  They do a lot of hunting up there.  Brian  PS  Does the deer meat sit OK in your pouch??

It sits fine for me, so does elk and grouse. :)

 Some beautiful scenry!  That is one of my favorite things about being in the woods during hunting season... it is so peaceful and such a nice get away from everyday life!  

Thanks for the pictures, nothing like the mountains on a fall bowhunt with your Dad.

How long after surgery were you allowed to shoot your bow? My surgeon has me at 6 weeks...cuts into season opener.