May 21, 2026

Today Allen and I went turkey hunting in Sanborn.  We took his Ranger.  We didn't see or hear any turkeys. We saw lots of elk and surprisingly mostly bulls.  They're looking very healthy after the mild winter.  It was pretty cool - low 50's and the wind was howling.  We couldn't have heard a turkey if it was sitting on our lap...haha.  It was a good blessed day!  Iphone 15pro

May 20, 2026

Today I went up Dave Wood and hiked around a bit.  I was mostly looking for birds.  I had a hard time getting the Panasonic G97 to focus on them for some reason.  I missed a couple good shots of a Stellar Jay and a Woodhouse Scrub Jay.  I saw a big pile of bear scat down in the bottom.  How soon we forget the nastiness of oak brush and mountain mahogany.  I decided to head straight up the hill from the bottom on what used to be a 'sort of' trail.  It was nasty.  That stuff grabs your clothes like it has hands.  Coming down I decided to come down the fence line - I hadn't done that in years either.  I'll never do it again.  It too was overgrown and very hard to get through.  There was a bit of wandering around as parts were totally impassable.  Thank you Lord for the day out and the lesson in patience!  Panasonic G97 

 May 15, 2026

Today Allen and I went turkey hunting in Sanborn.  We at least saw one turkey running across the road...a hen.  It was a very warm day.  We hiked around a bit up in Hanks at my favorite spot.  Lots of elk sign there and very strong smell of elk.  It then got pretty windy by afternoon, so we didn't hunt anymore, just hung out in the wood.  There's nothing wrong with that.  Praise the Lord!  Nikon P950 Unedited Jpegs