Author: aencoker

  • My two deer kills. . .

    My first deer was taken opening day of deer season in November 2010.  I got my second deer Thanksgiving weekend 2011.  Both were shot with my trusty Remington 243 rifle I purchased from Walmart!  I must admit that I was sad to see them die, but the venison in the freezer has been well worth…

  • Bow Season!

    This is my first season climbing up in a deer stand with my new Mathews Mission Craze bow.  Every Saturday morning and one Sunday morning since bow season started, I have gone with hubby to my brother’s fifteen acres to climb up in separate deer stands early in the morning and wait for deer to…

  • School and hunting season. . .

    School started late in August and I haven’t had a chance to blog.  Bow season has been open since the first weekend in October.  I have been out twice with hubby and actually sat in a deer stand both times.  It is difficult to sit 12 feet in the air in the dark with a…

  • Beautiful Repurposing

    Check out my sister’s new headboard fashioned from two salvaged  doors and pieces of pressed tin removed from a flower pot!   A little help from hubby, some paint and sanding, and voila!   Genius, and wonderful  addition to her shabby chic farmhouse bedroom!   Good work, Sharon!

  • Too HOT to hunt. . .

    . . .but my hubby doesn’t think so. He was so proud when he came home the other day proclaiming that he had shot yet another wild pig with his Martin Firecat bow and Rage Broadhead! Since he was alone on his hunting expedition–believe me, if it is warmer than 80 degrees out, I am…