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.