Ruff week with a badly sprained wrist!

Hi,

Last Monday I took a tumble off my bicycle and sprained my left wrist really bad.  I'm right handed so I've been able to function pretty well.  Man oh man is it a pain, both physically and figuratively!!  By Thursday the swelling had gone down enough to where I could see my knuckles when I made an attempt at a fist. Yesterday, Tuesday, I did not use the wrist brace, and suffered this morning because of it.  Woke up to pain and swelling.  So, back on icing the wrist and wearing the brace afterwards.  That helped.  Oh so glad I did not break a bone.

It has effected my shooting.  Think about it.  When shooting a pistol with both hands, the recoil would bend my left wrist exactly where it was sprained.  Not a good thing. Then with a rifle, holding the forearm with my left hand to balance the rifle.  I cannot do that yet.  Maybe in a week or two.  Today I did shoot a .22 pistol one handed.  That is it for now.  I sure hope to be back in shape for the next bowling pin shoot in about two weeks.  I may be doing some fancy one handed .22 auto shooting if nothing else.

I'll keep you posted.
Take care, good shooting and good hunting.
M

Fun Day at the Bowling Pin Match

Hi,

Sunday was the monthly Bowling Pin Match at our club.  It was warm and humid, but for the morning hours bearable.  There were several fans putting out a breeze that really helped.

I was glad to see some of my shooting friends show up.  While waiting to shoot our runs, we were just shooting the breeze, catching up and wondering when the shortage of ammo would come to an end.

I did okay this weekend.  Not my best scores, I was not happy with my shooting. But they were good enough to win 1st in the center fire and 2nd in the rim fire. My time on both categories was longer than last months by 2 seconds in center fire and by 3 seconds in rim fire.  Until the final scores were posted on the web site, I thought I was much slower.  I was surprised by my time in a good way and a bad way.  I need to keep practicing.

I was surprised by one woman's comment.  We were talking about the match and I told her I had been out earlier that week practicing.  She looked at me, in a surprised tone said, "You practice this?!"  I said "Sure, and you don't".  She just shook her head.  I did not go further with her on the subject, but surly if you want to shoot better you've got to practice.  Oh, well.

I sighted in my 41 revolver for deer hunting, last week.  It is right on target.  The doe season starts in early September.  Very soon I'll be sighting in my 7mm 08 and 270 for the rifle deer season at home and for our Colorado hunting trip. Using airline miles for the airline tickets makes the cost of the trip bearable!

So looking forward to the hunting season to start.  I need to fill my freezer, my families freezer and then give any other deer to Hunter for the Hungry.  What a great organization.

Take care, good hunting and good shooting.
M.

ATV trails, hunting and practice shooting

Hi;

It has been a very busy month.  I've been at our property cutting paths, trying to keep the weeds at bay and when I can relax.  Tried to get a little shooting in, but it's been hard to find the time.

We have an ATV which we want to run around on our property.  To do that trails need to be cleared.  Do you know how messy a forest floor can be??  Now I do.  What a chore, but we have had a lot of fun riding the ATV on the trails.  Now we are trying to keep the summer weeds and new tree growth from taking over the path clearing work we've done.

Good news.  Our trail cams have picked up many deer, lots of activity.  One camera took over 2,000 pictures in a months time.  We are seeing many does, many spikes and a few good 6 pointers (Eastern count).  Let's hope they stick around for the deer season.

In our state for the county we hunt in the rules have changed a bit, for the better.  In September the county is open to rifles, pistols and archery.  Previously it was only open for archery.  This month is also doe's only.  My husband and I plan on hunting with our 41 Special revolvers.  This should give us a challenge.  So far we are thinking that we'll pistol hunt does in September, archery hunt in October, black powder hunt in early November, then finish up the rest of the season with our rifles.

Today, we finally got out to practice for the bowling pin shoot, which is this Sunday.  We both did well.  We timed our runs and feel good about them.  We both practiced the first shot.  That one normally takes the longest time because you bring the gun up from the bench, acquire the target then shoot. We were getting better as our practice when along.

Wish us good scores on Sunday.
Take care, good shooting and good hunting.
M.