Posted By: velvet tines
Benefit hunt - 01/27/15 12:44 AM
will continue this post in a couple of segments due to pictures...
conecuh springs christian school in union springs, (bullock county, alabama) held their annual hunt january 22-24. we had registration thursday at noon (sign in with hold harmless waiver, present hunting license and pay any amount due such as lodging or what-have-ya).
this was followed by announcements and prayer.
then we had lunch:
turnip green soup (hot sausage, onions, tomatoes, northern beans and turnip greens), cornbread, assorted desserts and tea
after lunch, we headed to our accomodations to unload/unpack the truck. (this is important when you are travelling with a 3 year old). our second year to lodge at one of the large plantations and we sure appreciate their hospitality.
living room. was nice to have satellite for a couple of late evening cartoons:
our bedroom (there was another bedroom with a double bed and adjacent to that room was a bunk room with 2 double bunks):
nice to have a kitchen with full size fridge to keep the drinks cold. when we first started going on these hunts, we stayed at the local 1/4 star motel with the mini fridge. this is like a resort in comparison:
not that it is needed, as the school feeds us well, but there is a stove/oven for cooking if one was so inclined:
there were two full size bathrooms and just off the kitchen, there was a washer and dryer (very convenient if one had not brought a rain suit. friday morning was a gully washer). anyways, this was home away from home.
after we unpacked, we headed to our guide/landowner's property for the 1st hunt thursday evening. my shooting house:
view to the front:
in stand by 2:42, 61 degrees with wind ene at 7
5 point down at 5:09. he was feeding with a smaller buck so i took the larger of the two.
we wait for the guide/landowner to pick us up and we load the deer (the guys do this) and head back to the city. arrive at the school's skinning shed to see what has been brought in and what will be arriving. i don't stay long as i have to get our daughter and get some dinner in her.
pics from the skinning shed:
when i attended the first annual hunt, these young fellas were about a year old. it has been a great pleasure to see them grow and mature and i am very proud of them. cole and kirkland:
a nice 8. there were only two bucks brought in this night. my 5 point and this one:
conecuh springs christian school in union springs, (bullock county, alabama) held their annual hunt january 22-24. we had registration thursday at noon (sign in with hold harmless waiver, present hunting license and pay any amount due such as lodging or what-have-ya).
this was followed by announcements and prayer.
then we had lunch:
turnip green soup (hot sausage, onions, tomatoes, northern beans and turnip greens), cornbread, assorted desserts and tea
after lunch, we headed to our accomodations to unload/unpack the truck. (this is important when you are travelling with a 3 year old). our second year to lodge at one of the large plantations and we sure appreciate their hospitality.
living room. was nice to have satellite for a couple of late evening cartoons:
our bedroom (there was another bedroom with a double bed and adjacent to that room was a bunk room with 2 double bunks):
nice to have a kitchen with full size fridge to keep the drinks cold. when we first started going on these hunts, we stayed at the local 1/4 star motel with the mini fridge. this is like a resort in comparison:
not that it is needed, as the school feeds us well, but there is a stove/oven for cooking if one was so inclined:
there were two full size bathrooms and just off the kitchen, there was a washer and dryer (very convenient if one had not brought a rain suit. friday morning was a gully washer). anyways, this was home away from home.
after we unpacked, we headed to our guide/landowner's property for the 1st hunt thursday evening. my shooting house:
view to the front:
in stand by 2:42, 61 degrees with wind ene at 7
5 point down at 5:09. he was feeding with a smaller buck so i took the larger of the two.
we wait for the guide/landowner to pick us up and we load the deer (the guys do this) and head back to the city. arrive at the school's skinning shed to see what has been brought in and what will be arriving. i don't stay long as i have to get our daughter and get some dinner in her.
pics from the skinning shed:
when i attended the first annual hunt, these young fellas were about a year old. it has been a great pleasure to see them grow and mature and i am very proud of them. cole and kirkland:
a nice 8. there were only two bucks brought in this night. my 5 point and this one: