Nearly a year ago, I was encouraged by some friends online to try videoing my outdoors adventures to share on YouTube; after a couple of tentative attempts, I finally decided to go all-in.
Category Archives: Hunting
Outdoors Resolutions – 2022
Last year, I enjoyed the challenge and uncertainty of trying new things. This year will be no different!
The Spike that Won the Buckmaster
Once upon a time, there was a family that passed the tradition from generation to generation. This admiration quickly inspired a new tradition for the family in 1993: the Buckmaster Competition.
Gnarles Barkley and the Hot Shot
There’s nothing better than knowing you’ve got meat for the freezer and memories forever.
New Year, New Deer
As the 2021 deer season slowly winded down, my husband and I found ourselves with a dilemma; we were about one deer short of the venison we needed for the year.
Eight Pointed Dream: The Story of the B.F.E.
From the moment after my first deer hunt, I fantasized about my dream deer on the wall. Most hunters probably do; the deer that outdoorsmen or women’s dreams are made of.
Bow Hunting Part 2: the TenPoint Spike
As we walked out to the Green Stand in the quiet morning hours, I felt different. Hopeful. Maybe even certain that things would be different today.
Bow Hunting Part 1: Lessons Learned
After 6 years, I was archery hunting for the first time. I had watched so many professional hunters bow hunt on their shows, and it was astounding just how much could go wrong.
El Chupacabra de Goliad
Imagine our surprise when this strange picture popped up on the trail camera on our next trip to the family ranch! That’s just not something you see every day.
Turkey Chuckles Part 2
In the previous post, we had just finished relaxing on a rainy afternoon with some domino devastation and Oysters Rockefeller to tide us over until dinner. Right about the time finally let up, we were ready to embark on our second hunt of the weekend…
Jess and the Outdoors 