When it rains it pours. 3 days in a row i’d seen eyes in the dark and while they could have been one of my neighbor’s outdoor cats they looked a bit too high off the ground to belong to a cat and unfortunately i had my money on coon. On the 4th day a …
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More Shooting Practice
I am still aiming low. A consistent theme, it seems. It is nice to have the target in the yard so i can practice whenever its still light when i get home. I dont have to drive anywhere or pack up anything. I think with time i can return to the level of comfort i …
The Shooting Box
Some time last year the person who taught me to shoot and i had a falling out when i became smothered and lost all aspect of independence. Thats a good way to ensure that you’ve lost me, is smother me, just an FYI for the world. I cant be consumed and i cant be controlled. …
An Inconvenient Time for Coyotes
The coyotes were on the neighbor’s property tonight. Right as the sun set they came running in yipping and hollering like excited teenagers out on the town. They were fresh and full of energy. I was not in the mood. I was finishing up chores. Normally i’d go in the house and wait them out, …
Turning 37
My First Gun
I didnt tell my neighbor it was my birthday. I wasnt going to mention it unless we found something of interest. the information didnt seem relevant otherwise. He picked me up that morning and we went down to the gun show about half an hour after it started. It was at the veterans center. Everyone …