After shooting I took Devin from work out on the boat.
The ol' Merc didn't want to fire up right away after being winterized, but it finally did. It ran great after the first initial start. Devin and I did some casting and trolling for Tiger Muskie, but the rain and lightening set in quickly. No luck. But it was fun racing the boat around Newton Reservoir.
It was fun to get out and shoot. We shot some pistols too. After 3 boxes of shells, I had to quit. I'm glad I did. My shoulder was sore and bruised the next day. My Smith & Wesson 12 gauge was reliable as usual.
The hunt is on.
Mad Scramble.
Max not sure what to do.
Max found a piece, so he was done.
Cubby getting lots of candy and Max eating his one piece.
The family at Baby Animal Days.
Caleb afraid of the huge ox.
Max kicking a goat.
Max learning to be soft to goats.
Max before his balloon flew away.
Me and Cubby in the big barn.
Me and my silly boys. 
A few Mule deer by Smithfield Rock Quarry. They look a little ragged from winter and a bit scrawny as well.
Winter is finally over! My Family and I got to go on the Logan River Walk over conference weekend. It was perfect outdoor weather. We have had some good snow storms since then, but it is supposed to be nice again this weekend and upcoming week. Hopefully I will have more regular posts coming with nicer weather. I have the greatest family.
On Tuesday, February 17th I was able to go see the Utah Jazz take on the Memphis Grizzlies. It was the first game that Andre Kirilenko was back in since his injury. He played really well and he got a lot of cheers from the crowd. Miles and Brewer had some sweet dunks. I went with 3 other guys from work and my brother-in-law, Griffin. Leaving Logan wasn't bad, but Sardine canyon had several trucks stalled out from the snow drifts. We made it safe to the game and they closed down Sardine Canyon. Fortunately, by the time we went back through they had re-opened the canyon. I'm excited for the next game I get to go to with my Father-in-law and all my brother-in-laws. My boss said I could pick any game I want from the season tickets he has-what a great guy:)
My ward had a "Turkey Shoot" last Saturday. It was a competition of Shotgun, Rifle and Pistol shooting. A new guy in the ward named Mark and I were a team and we took second place. I got stuck in a shoot out playing "Annie Oakley" with the Elders Quorum President, he finally beat me. I think I shot over two boxes of shells playing "Annie Oakley"- it was really fun. I need to get Lori to go shooting with me some time. Our babysitter fell through so she volunteered to stay home, so I could go shooting. Such a nice wife :)
I got to go bird hunting one last time thanks to Chris, my boss. He let me a couple of guys take off from work a little early to go. We went to Clarkston on some land that the Bagley Brothers had hunted before. We had two dogs with us that helped out. The dogs were acting really birdie when we saw two sharp-tailed grouse get up and fly. In Utah the sharp-tailed grouse has its own special permit to hunt of which none of us had tags for. At the base of the mountain in an open field we kicked up about 30-40 more sharp-tailed grouse. We saw a couple of hen pheasants, but no roosters. We came across another covey of about 35 sharp-tailed grouse not too far from the truck. It was fun to get out and see some birds even though we didn't shoot anything.
Opening day of pheasant hunting season in Utah... Finally, I am back to bird hunting. Obviously its a lot like hunting birds in Iowa, except you don't see as many out here. So when I saw this one, I shot it pretty quick. I went all day and it was the first rooster that got up and flew. Caleb thought the tail feathers were pretty cool. The season only goes until the 16th of Nov. so I am hoping to go a couple of more times before its over. It's great exercise!
Top left: AMT .380 (I ended up buying this one from Chris. He bought the new Ruger LCP, of which I can't afford, so the AMT was a good option for me). Top Right: Ruger LCP .380 Bottom Left: Ruger 357 Bottom Right: Ruger Mark II .22
Last weekend my Sister and I traveled back to Iowa for my Grandpa- George Yount's funeral. It was a beautiful service. It was good to see all of my family again. Amanda, Maliah, and Alyssa and I left Wednesday at 5:30 pm from Utah and we arrived in Epworth, Iowa at 2:00 pm on Thursday. We attended George's wake and prayer service that night. What I remember most about George is that he was always kind to everyone especially his wife. I also remember him showing us slide shows of pictures him and Arlene took from their adventures in life. It was like watching mini-movie series. I really enjoyed them and it really helped me get to know them. Friday was George's funeral and afterwards was a luncheon at the church. Amanda, Brittney and Deanne sang at the funeral and the local war veterans gave a salute at his gravesite for George's years of service in the military. It was good to see Chris's side of the family- I haven't seen most of them in years. My Mom's side of the family came as well and it was good to see them too. Saturday we had to leave already. Chris, Mom and I managed to sneak in a few minutes and go shooting. We had a homemade pizza lunch at Brittney's, stopped and vistited Arlene and then we headed to Cedar Falls, Iowa to go to Ashley Caley's wedding. It was a very nice wedding and reception. It was a convenient way to get to visit my Dad and his side of the family all in one shot. We wished we could have stayed longer but I had to be back to work and school on monday. We even managed to sneak in a visit to Grandpa and Grandma Terry before we left at 8:30 pm to head back to Iowa. We arrived back in Logan, Utah on Sunday in the afternoon. It was a good visit that went pretty quickly. I'm hoping my family and I will be able to visit at Christmas time.
