A deer education

For those wondering how things turned out with John's test... HE PASSED! I'm not surprised but I am very happy for him!! He even proved his skills by riding back in the snow without any troubles at all. After John returned from his test, we went for a walk in the winter wonderland. It was beautiful but Crazy to have so much snow in October!

I don't know how much snow fell. It started snowing on Thursday, and it didn't stop snowing until mid-afternoon on Saturday. Much of it melted before it landed or shortly thereafter so it was impossible to keep track.

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Bow season started Saturday so I have been getting an education. I actually shot two deer on Friday. Two doe came within 35 feet [see edit below] of our camper and so I grabbed my Nikon D40 and fired away. Unfortunately I do not have a zoom lens so the deer are just black specks blending into the the blueberry bush they were munching on. They seem to have a daily schedule of visiting there so John has considered shooting them but they are rather small.

Bow hunting takes quite a lot of patience. I learned you are supposed to wait at least an hour after you shoot a deer with an arrow before you look for it so you don't scare it away. It is very easy to lose a deer that has been shot if you try to find it before it is dead.

Before John and I were married, I gave him two hunting DVD's I found somewhere really cheap. The other night (at my request) we watched one together. I now know how to hunt deer, elk, wild hogs, and turkeys.

All this watching and learning sounds much more interesting than the hands on butchering that comes later... Knowledge feeds the soul but venison feeds the stomach!

>>>edit: The deer were actually 35 yards instead of 35 feet.