Today was a day of cutting and clearing; lots of downed trees from the winter of 2017/2018. Of course there was plenty of downed material from the years before we arrived as well so I’m platying catchup! Go figure…

Of course all work and no play makes me a dull boy so I took some time to throw some arrows in preparation for archery season. My Mathews Halon 6 is a true pleasure to shoot! It’s so good it even makes ME look reasonably competent! This set is from 40 yards…

I try to walk the property on a daily basis, not only to get to know my property intimately but to get some much needed “relaxation” time. So I’ll make the effort to add a pic or two from those walks…

Today I found a very likely spot for an archery ground blind that sits along a major game trail that runs through the property. I know, it looks like a bunch of downed tree limbs, but with a bit of cleanup it’ll become a great ground blind. More to come on this if I do actually make this happen…

Here is a shot of the game trail in question; I see both Deer and Elk droppings as I walk along it and I have high hopes of getting the activity documented and hopefully a few pictures from the trail cams. More to come as summer moves along. Speaking of Summer; it was 65 degrees today. The warmest day of 2018 so far in the American Redoubt!