On The Hunt ...

April 14 - 16, 2016

Nathan, grandchildren and his hunting buddies ... (a group of 5)...

arrived Thursday evening ... for a weekend of hunting Wild Turkeys ...

There was a pot of spaghetti sauce made with fresh pasta and salad for the gang ...

After dinner they dressed in their hunting gear ...

and headed out to locate some Wild Turkeys ...

The guys headed out early this morning on the hunt ...

intending to spend the whole day out in the area ...

They came back once it was dark ... seeing and hearing turkeys ... calling them ...

but were unable to hunt on some of the private areas ...

The guys then cooked up dinner ... Nathan was in charge of the spuds ...

and John was going to BBQ ...

marinated elk steaks ...

Later they headed out to the shop to discuss their day ...

as well as taking the time to relax in the hot tub ...

before they called it a night and headed to bed ...

to get up early in the morning ...

for another full day of hunting ...

 

April 16, 2016

The guys came back from their morning hunt ...

to have lunch ...

Mike and the grandchildren had gathered wood ...

and started the fire in the fire pit ...

to have a feast of hot dogs and hamburgers ...

grilled over an open fire ...

Once their hunger was satisfied ...

they went out hunting with the quads ...

for a couple hours in the afternoon ...

wanting an early dinner so we would not be eating at 10:00 again ...

Mike and I had started dinner ...

wanting to have most of the food cooked by the time the hunters came back ...

The guys were informed that the Halibut fish would not be cooked ...

until they were all here sitting at the table ...

Grilled potatoes ... vegetables ... corn on the cob were ready ...

now it was time to fry up the fish ...

Everyone filled up their plates ...

and once they were seated ... not a word was spoken for a few minutes ...

almost could hear a pin drop ...

well ... except for the mmmmmmm's ...

I continued to cook up the Halibut ... grinning listening to the chatter ...

for dessert I had made a ... first of the season ...

fresh Huckleberry Pie ...

the hunters had never tasted Huckleberries ...

just unheard of for me ... these guys from Alberta ...

The guys ventured out on their last evening for hunting ...

arriving back once it was dark ...

and again going out to the shop for sociables ...

to talk about their days ...

Ending the evening ... relaxing in the hot tub ...

Nathan's hunting buddies left the next day ...

packing up their belongings while I made breakfast ...

Once they were all packed up we enjoyed ...

a hardy breakfast of eggs ... hash browns ... pancakes ... and a plate of fresh fruit ...

It was an exciting ... busy ... fun filled ... weekend ... !!!!

I would do it all over again in a heartbeat ... !!!