Posts Tagged: missouri

Deer Hunting at Grandpa’s – November 4-6, 2010

Last week I found another opportunity to sneak away to see my Grandpa for a few days, and spend some time in the woods.  After a two hour drive, I pulled onto my Grandpa’s gravel road, and as I rounded a bend my headlights lit up the biggest buck I have ever seen in my life.  What… Read more »

Bowhunting Success

This weekend was one to remember:  I got my first deer with a bow!  The weekend was full of plans with the family, but on Saturday evening I had a few hours to go do a quick sit on my brother’s property.  The weather was very warm for late October, so I wasn’t expecting any… Read more »

Deer Hunting at Grandpa’s – October 7-8, 2010

This past Thursday and Friday I snuck away for a couple of days of hunting at my Grandpa’s place in Wayne County, Missouri.  This was my first outing bowhunting, and it was a memorable one.  I went into this trip with two expectations: spending time with my grandpa (who is suffering from cancer), and spending… Read more »

Fall Turkey Hunting

I made a quick scouting/hunting trip to an area of the Bell Mtn Wilderness that I had yet to explore.  I didn’t see any Turkey this day, but I saw some deer and scouted some great locations.  The 2008 storms have really taken a toll on this area, and there has been no clearing since,… Read more »

Bell Mountain – June 2010 – Part II

In the first part of this trip report I covered hiking into the summit of Bell Mtn from the FT12 trail head; now we will be covering the approach to Bell Mtn from the Hwy A trail head.  The trail is strikingly different from the start.  The forest is less dense, and the trail is much more… Read more »