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October Family Updates Part III – Coues Deer Hunt
We’re getting there. Slowly but surely we’re making it through the family updates for October. Part I was general news around the homestead and Part II was our annual elk hunt. The third week of October was another hunt – this time for Coues deer. It was Zachary and Ethan’s hunt. (Ethan is my good friend Tina’s son.) Ethan has wanted to go elk hunting for a very long time but getting an elk tag in Arizona is not always that easy. So, he settled for a Coues hunt with Zachary. Apparently they didn’t put in for a very good area and never did shoot anything but they did have a good…
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Chicken & Potato Packets Over Coals
At our elk hunting camp everyone joins together in the evenings for supper. I plan the menu and assign each person what they need to make/bring. If the husbands come without their wives I always assign them foods that require no last-minute preparation. This year I decided to try grilling one night. Now I’m the type to try new recipes on my guests but since I’m making an effort to change that habit, I did practice this at home – once. 🙂 It turned out so well that I felt confident we could do it at camp. I was a little concerned about wrapping the chicken in aluminum foil because of all the negative things I’ve heard aluminum…
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Chicken & Potato Packets Over Coals
At our elk hunting camp everyone joins together in the evenings for supper. I plan the menu and assign each person what they need to make/bring. If the husbands come without their wives I always assign them foods that require no last-minute preparation. This year I decided to try grilling one night. Now I’m the type to try new recipes on my guests but since I’m making an effort to change that habit, I did practice this at home – once. 🙂 It turned out so well that I felt confident we could do it at camp. I was a little concerned about wrapping the chicken in aluminum foil because of all the negative things I’ve heard aluminum…
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Elk Hunting Camp 2009
I survived our annual elk hunt. Dirt, dust and campfire smoke was the worst of it. The best of it was making good food for hungry hunters, spending time with friends and getting to know new ones. Our family, as well as my sister’s family, were there to the bitter end (an entire week!). It was so good to spend time with them. I didn’t get this dirty but I felt it. 🙂 The kids have the best time and really look forward to the hunting camp. Slamwich & Dutch Blitz were the favorite games this year. We had over 60 people this year. What happened to going…
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Time for our Annual Elk Hunt
The elk hunting season is upon us and so the conversation at our house has centered around camping and hunting for the last few weeks. Wesley is trying to get his hunting gear in order. He was referred to a site called CamoFire and he faithfully checks it when he wakes up. They offer new deals on hunting gear at least once a day. If you have an avid hunter in the family, you might want to check it out. Seth is coming home from Ohio for the occasion. He’ll be here a week and then he returns to Ohio for about 3 weeks and then he’s coming home!! He had his…
