I’m on “baby watch” waiting on the birth of our granddaughter, Harper Rae, while Philip is away hunting. He has several hunting trips over the next few weeks. I’m working to finish the meat processing before he comes in with more meat. I’m fitting it all in to my schedule, between work and the regular…
All work and no play would make our time on Kowalski Mountain quite dull. We try to take time to play and to enjoy ourselves when we can. When we arrived the field had a big patch of flowers. I’m glad I captured this early, they were gone by the time so we left. Philip…
When I met Philip in 2018 he learned that I was a pretty decent shot with a long bow. I mentioned to him that I’d like to learn to bow hunt. Shortly thereafter Philip bought me my first compound bow. I practiced and practiced and finally made it to my first hunting season. You can…
The 14th of the month is a special day to Philip and I, our first date was on Valentine’s Day, so we recognize this small milestone in our relationship. October 14th we were on Kowalski Mountain bow hunting. He had gone to the shoot house that evening and I had gone to the Honey Hole….
Archery opening day in Kentucky. We ended the day in the upper field. Philip in a blind 30 yards from me and I perched in a stand on the edge of the woods. I hear the deer come boldly out of the tree line, I quickly clip in, ready for whatever steps out. Yearlings Bound…
Before I met Philip, I had tried processing just one leg of venison, my one take away from that experience was… Kiss the butcher, you appreciate what he does more than you know. I have to admit I feel that way still, I get overwhelmed when I look at the starting point. Philip doesn’t seem…
On the homestead we have a variety of hunting stands: lock on’s, ladder stands, double stands, and tripods. We have several popup ground blinds and sometimes we make one out of tree branches for cover. Philip wanted a sheltered shoot house to use when weather might make hunting less than desirable. Building the Shoot House…
Since our visits to the homestead are limited, we try to get as much done as we possibly can. We do take “some” time for fun as well. My parents, Tom and Betty-Lou Seager joined us for their first trip to Kowalski Mountain. Philip actually did really well taking time this trip to slow down…
Homeward bound…. this is the view from my last sit in the stand… I finally saw a deer… a pretty doe in perfect range… quiet, dainty steps… I had two really good shooting lanes… a third possibility… I needed her to take just a couple more steps and I could take a shot… She stayed…
While I bow hunt exclusively, Philip looks forward to opening day of rifle season. He’s an accomplished hunter using both bow and rifle, but on years where food is more plentiful and the deer less reliant on our feeders, rifle opens up greater chance of success. Philip got a deer. He and I hauled her…
