mine was 2 days older...

Deer?

This page saved for picture of Walt's deer.

Dead

Not mine....

but I like the placement

Deer

Finally. I was starting to worry.

A few pics

Annie's buck

A foggy sunrise up the Blackfoot

And Doc in the prairie

Good start

Annie and I each got a grouse with our bows Wednesday night. Saw a herd of elk too.

archery

Is anyone else excited about archery season? I can't wait to get into my new stand location. I will be renting it by the hour when I'm done.

Middle Fork

Here are some random pictures of a great trip down the Middle Fork. Angela posted 40 of them on her facebook page but you have to be friends with her. Another epic adventure with nice weather, good fishing, and great times.

Trying to enjoy summer

Now that I'm fully educated on what the hell a pee shiver is (yeah Eddie, I had NEVER heard of this before) I figured it's about time someone posted something new!
This is what is putting a big damper on our summer adventures and social lives....but once this monster is finished I'm sure it will all be worth it!


Braving the cold ass weather for a festive 4th of July Float on the Blackfoot, fishing wasn't the best but the views were nice and the beers and beverages were cold!

On our last weekend of freedom before the big build starts, we headed to the Pintlers for some camping, being chowed on by a ton of pesky skeeters and some sweet creek fishing. The fishing was awesome and for once I didn't even have to get out the trusty spin rod since the water was actually clear and perfect for dry fly fishing. All the fish were small but really fun to catch so it was well worth the skeeter attacks!

Interesting Fact

Women don't get pee shivers. Most women don't even know what they are. I just learned this fact last weekend after 36 years on this planet. Hmmmmmmmm...what other secrets does the universe hold?

A few pics from Germany

Trier, Germany. Roman gate into city 25B.C.

Wissembourg, France

Nice belt for the ladies

Sweet crossbow

Google "Bernauer Street Berlin"

Check-Point Charlie, Berlin

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

Better save this one, cause you may never see me in a suit again.

Got One!!! Who's in?

PERMIT INFO
MIDDLE FORK OF THE SALMON
PERMIT TYPE: River Launch Permit (Private)
ENTRANCE: 01-Middle Fork of the Salmon
ENTRY DATE: 04 Aug 2010 EST. EXIT DATE: 11 Aug 2010
WATERCRAFT: 2
LAUNCH POINT: Boundary Creek TAKE OUT POINT: Corn Ck.

Lochsa May 7-9

May be looking to head to the Lochsa. Will take off Friday and head up Thursday night with Dave. (My friend from the North Fork Of the clearwater trip a few years back.) Billy is thinking about coming up also. Andrea will come up Friday night if she can't get the day off. Let me know if you're interested. We will get yaker camp if possible or we can do wilderness gateway. She's at 4.5' and it will be a short season this year.
We are now looking at the weekend of May 7th, need to get the new batteries installed in the camper and would like to avoid the madhouse that is rendevous weekend. Let me know!

Cleaver

Grand Canyon

Lava

After Fash fell off a Ledge

Crystal Rapid

I just got back from a Grand Canyon Trip. It was a great trip. We had 5 boats flip.

Da Gorge

I figured someone needs to post something. Mikey and I floated the Gorge last Sunday. Super low, but it was nice to get on the water.

New Addition

Frances Louise Ward was born on 2/28. She was 8lbs 11 oz, 21 inches long and didn't have an adipose fin....so I figgered I'd keep her.

Being the proud dad of two girls already has me worried about river trips in ten years or so with the Anderson and Coleman boys...oh boy!!!

No Draw McCleaver

Damnit, I didn't pull a permit. Anyone out there have any luck?? They are sending out emails as we speak.

Woof

Waiting to hear Philly!

whatever

I just wanted to create a post, and one with a raft and sun seemed perfect about now. This is how I kept Wally in the boat for his first float. I think now that maybe he was smelling pheasants.

The SS Cleaver

Here are some shots of the new unit. I can hardly wait to get it out!!! The paint is amazing, these shots don't do it any justice.

I'm coming up for my 20 yr High School reuinion the end of July and plan on bringing her up for some trout slaying on the Missouri with some other GFHS folks. Anyone game? We could use more boats.

Warming Trend

It was forecasted to be a warm weekend here in H-town, but that didn't happen. So I crawled from my cozy bed at O'dark 30 this morning with dreams of a relatively warm day of fishing. The thermometer on my truck started at 6 and dropped to -2 by the time I got to the ice.

I rolled in to the sacred fishing access site still in the dark and some ice fishing bretheren were already there unloading their 4-wheelers. So I turned to one of my new found neighbors unloading a 4-wheeler and asked him how it was going. His response: Sh*t, it's f*cking cold and it is going to be a f*cking cold ride to where we're fishing. On top of that, I just froze my f*cking ass to the f*cking seat in that f*cking outhouse while taking a f*cking nasty sh*t.

A lot disturbed with the experience sharing, but very thankful that my day had started better than his, I wished my new found friend luck in his fishing endeavors and grabbed my worms and maggots and headed out on to the ice. The fishing was a little slow, but had some pretty good success. My camera froze, so the photo below is an apres fishing photo that I might use in my PETA application. All and all, was a good morning on the ice.

A new one

http://gapersnglory.blogspot.com/

Four Rivers lottery!!!

Just a reminder, four rivers ends Jan 31. I put in for Middle fork June 15th. Maybe we'll get lucky. Anyone interested if I do get lucky?
I also pick up my new driftboat on Thursday. Anyone that wants to go steelheadin drop me a post. Tues - Sat are my new days off. I'll be spending some time in Orofino on the Clearwater the week before Valentines day. Out to the Rougue in May/June/July for Salmon.

Cleaver