First deer of 2010

Mattie on the first night of her first season.  We sat in a ground blind together in an Alfalfa field.   She shot this deer at 42 yards. 

 

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Thanksgiving in May

What are we living for?

But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.  Acts 20:24

Turkey Bloopers

Jr Wolfpack Wrestling

Nebraska State Wrestling 2010

Sam finding his deer

Hunting Season comes to an end

We are done deer hunting for another year.  It was quite a finish. Muzzle Loader and Archery ended Thursday.  On Friday the Antlerless rifle season opened, so the boys got out the big guns.  On Friday afternoon Sam shot this doe at 115 yards with the .30 06.  Thanks Uncle Brian for letting us use it.  Then on Saturday afternoon, Jesse shot this doe from the same blind with the .243 at 60 yards.    It has been a great season.  Including Pop Pops deer we have taken 9 deer this year.  Five with a bow, three rifle and one muzzle loader.   

Southern Valley Champion

Toby won this weeks Tournament with 3 pins.  This final match is over last years 5th place state medalist.  Toby lost to him twice last year.

 

Subzero Muzzle Loader Deer

Sam shot his first Muzzle Loader Deer tonight.  The temp was –1 at the time.  The deer was 154 paces across a picked corn field.  Sam used the hood of the truck for a rest and made a perfect shot. The deer ran about 50 yards before crashing in the corn. We were about a mile from the closest road.  Sorry about the quality.  This is just a cell phone picture.

Toby's First 2 matches

New Farming Video

Jesse’s Deer

Jesse shot this deer at 82 paces with a rifle.  This was the first of many that came out to feed on an alfalfa feed in front of our ground blind.  Sam was on the other side of the field and had to watch all the deer since they were on our side and too far from him for a shot.  Muzzle Loader season starts next week.  Both boys are looking forward to the season.  Toby is continuing to archery hunt.  It has been a great year so far with six deer in the freezer.

My Buck

 

I was fortunate to take this buck on the last day of the 2009 early bow season.  He was chasing a doe when I shot him.  I told the boys that chasing girls can be deadly.  Tomorrow the Rifle season starts.  Sam and Jesse will be looking for a deer in the morning.  Click Here for more pics.

Nebraska Bow hunting

I have been so busy hunting and trying to keep up with the  ministry that I have not had time to update the blog with some pics.  Perhaps I will write later with the story but here are a few pics.  Toby shot his deer about a month ago.  Dad and I shot ours this past week. The final one is a young guy from our church with a great buck he brought by to show off.

 

 

Prayer Request- Update 2

Hello everyone,

At this point, Gabriel is no longer on the ventilator, praise God. He is still in the incubator. Liz will be discharged tonight. It seems that he is out of immediate danger, and it will just be a slow process towards getting him healthy, strong, and home. I do not think that I will have anything to update for at least a few days. I will let you know if anything seriously changes or if he is released.

Thank you for your continued prayers,

Brian

Prayer Request- Update 1

Hello everyone,

I have a bit more information about Gabriel. He is still on a ventilator, but they can tell that he is breathing somewhat on his own power. So, that is good news. They did an echo-cardiogram and his heart looked pretty good. It appears as though one chamber is not pumping as hard as it should, but they think that this will likely improve over time. With oxygen deprivation, brain damage is the fear. Of course, there is no way to test this. We will just have to wait and see. Gabriel will be in the hospital for at least a week. Liz will be discharged tomorrow.

Thank you for your continued prayers. I will update you more when I get more information.

Brian

Prayer Request

Hello, everyone. I am not sure how many of you know of Becca's older sister Kim (Massanari) Kahan. She and her husband live in Maryland. Kim's oldest son, Jacob, just had a baby with his wife, Liz. I know that sounds a little confusing. The point is that the baby, Gabriel, was delivered last night with some complications. Due to things I do not understand, the baby was without oxygen for an unknown amount of time. Last we heard (at about 5:30am), the baby was stable but on a ventilator.

Please pray for Gabriel's health and for the family in general.

I will keep you updated as I know more.

Brian

Toby's Deer

On Sunday night Toby, took his first deer with a bow.  He shot it at 18 yards dropping in its tracks. It is a 3x3 buck.  Mattie was in a ground blind with me.  We saw lots of deer and actually shot a doe but did not find it.  Sam and Jesse were in other stands.  They are not yet carrying a bow.  Both saw lots of deer including one very large buck.

 

On Wednesday the kids had off from school so we went in the morning.  Sam and Jesse saw a couple of deer.  I saw none and Toby shot his second deer.  The archery permits have a bonus doe permit so Toby let a small buck walk and then shot this doe.  She was 26 yards away and his shot again dropped her in her tracks.  We now have lots of meat in the freezer.