Saturday, September 24, 2011

09.24.2011: Camping Day 2 - Hunting & Fishing

Saturday morning we woke up to a slight chill in the air...nothing that a good morning fire & hot cup of coffee can't fix though!  For some reason camping coffee tastes so good.  Even if it does take forever to make a few cups, it just tastes good!  After breakfast, Avery took her morning nap and all the boys & Nana went hunting.  Well, they went shooting.  It's not really allowed in the campground area (minor details), so they went for a long hike in the woods to find a good spot far away and out of earshot to let the kids shoot their BB Guns.  Although Brent does like to shoot Nana's pink gun too!  And Vince shot Drakes too!  While they were out there, they spotted a bird in a tree...a raven...and Drake shot it....and hit it! Didn't kill it since it was just a bbgun, but he definitely injured it.    Very exciting.  While the boys were gone, Alisa and I (and Kaizen and Yukon) hung out at the campground while Avery slept.  A stray dog came by and both the dogs went on high alert.  They were both "guarding" our site and were ready to attack.  Even the ferocious Yukon got up and went to stand by the tent....like he was protecting Avery.  It was amazing and soooo cute!  Most action he's had in a while.  Needless to say the dog didn't encroach any further, and ran off.  We have some good guard dogs!  Thankfully too since the guys left with all the guns...haha!

After they came back from shooting and hunting, we loaded up the Tahoe and all headed out to the lake for a little fishing.  It was kinda crowded, and none of the adults actually had their licenses, so the kids just went crawfish-fishing...which is really what they prefer anyways.  Not as many big ones like last time, but they caught quite a few. Bait of choice - leftover hot dogs tied to fishing string on the end of a stick.  Pretty high-tech.....but very effective!  We hung out at the lake for a while, enjoying the scenery....then we headed back to camp for lunch. 

Freeeeezing!!!






















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