I know i'm a little behind, but i'm gonna catch you all up. Saturday we were asked to hunt in Nanafalia. About 45 minutes from our house. My alarm went off at 3:50am and the day was started. Dogs got loaded, collars were turned on, and we headed that way. Me and Dad met Tanner and Zack at Comptons store in Nanafalia and drove the rest of the way to the place where we were supposed to hunt. We parked in a corn field and loaded the dogs into the ranger and on the four wheelers. Three guys showed up without rides so we put 2 in the back with the dogs and 1 rode in the front with us. Anyway, we first turned the dogs off and they bayed right off the bat, down in a DEEEEEEEP gulley. I sure am glad there were plenty of guys there because i didn't want to go down in that hole. They came back out with about a 100 pounder and we thought we were gonna have a really good day. Boy, were we wrong! That was the only hog we caught all day, but one is always better than none. Sorry there is no picture but there wasn't enough time for that.

Sunday wasn't much better. Same routine, alram clock went off at 3:50am, dogs, collars, ect. Just me and dad goin solo this mornin at our home turf of Bluerock. Turned the dogs out in the big opened field and dad decided he would walk into the woods a bit. Well i got bored and picked some flowers and stuck them in the truck.

Then i decided i'd take a few pictures of the sunrise!

After that we had just about given up on the dogs. Decided they weren't gonna hunt anymore but we decided we would just ride around and maybe they would strike something. Turns out, we were right! They finally bayed one in the thickest of thick briar thickets, I'm talkin the briars would be so thick they would stop the ranger and we would have to back up, move over a little bit, and take a runnin start to run the briars over. The dogs not only bayed through the briars thickest but across to creeks and in the middle of a third. Anyway after a loooong and tiring struggle we got the hog down and tied up.

 

 

However, by the time we got the hog, the dogs, and got outta the thicket we were runnin behind. We did 70 and 80 mph all the way back to the barn and just as we made it to the dirt road the tongue on the trailor snapped and the trailer drove itself into the ground. We had to unload the ranger right there in the middle of the road. Anyway, got to barn unlaoded the dogs, fed, and loaded the hog onto the truck and headed for the hog pen. Got the hog untied and in the pen and flew to the house to get ready for church which started at 11am but we didn't make it until 11:30am. We got the preachin part but we missed all the singin.

 

After church we got ready to go back the river and chill out on the sandbar. Loaded the bulldogs, some ribs, some sausage, and of course the ice chest. Got down there and started the grill up right off the bat.

 

Anyway, we had a good time with a good family and i got some good pictures of my baby boys too!!

Charlie!

Jase!

 

 

Also played in the sand a little bit!!