From Wisconsin with love.
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#wisco #neature #winter #hunting #midwestandtherest #preciateya #papabless
Deep in thought, even deeper in emotion.
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#ruffedgrouse #ruffedgrousesociety #uplandhunting #sota #midwestandtherest #filson #filsonlife #preciateya #papabless
Freshly written blog post 'Gun Dogs and Bird Guns', link found in profile.
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"He knows what to look for and can get staunch on point, whilst Huck backs and is eager to chase after his older brother (Finn)."
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#ruffedgrouse #ruffedgrousesociety #wirehairedpointinggriffon #uplandhunting #filson #filsonlife #sota #midwestandtherest #preciateya #papabless
Worked hard all season and in the eleventh hour, finally connected with a wonderful opportunity. Resulted in walking away with my first ruffed grouse.
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#ruffedgrouse #ruffedgrousesociety #grouse #uplandhunting #sota #neature #filson #filsonlife #neature #preciateya #papabless
Me from the future.
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#santa #futureme #filson #polaroid #preciateya #papabless
Loves.
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#preciateya #papabless
Grunt work commenced. 1.5 hours ruck with 65 lbs in pack and a dog to lead the way.
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#neature #sota #winterhike #gruntwork #boone #preciateya #papabless
In both purpose and practice, aim true and shoot straight.
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#bowhunting #conservation #hunting #nature #wisco #preciateya #papabless
Accuracy and precision dialed in. Knives are sharpened and so I wait.
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#bowhunting #deerhunting #grousehunting #attherange #wisco #filson #appreciateya #papabless
Pulled from new blog post:
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"Breathed deeply and softly, starting to calm. About 30 yards and quartering now. Just passed behind a larger tree so I can afford to draw back an arrow and take aim..."
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#publiclands #wisco #deerhunting #bowhunting #neature #sustainablemeat #keephammering #preciateya #papabless
Time listening to music en-route to an adventure is one of my favorite times...knowing that an array of possibilities lay ahead gives me such joy!
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#fishing #wisco #flyfishing #neature #filson #autumn #openroad #preciateya #papabless
Trip home. Drove to Chicago and back. Caught up on conversations. People nearest to my heart. And baby Jup.
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#donovon #sniffs #chlo #jup #happy #love #preciateya #papabless
Early rise. Gear laid out from night before. Coffee tastes more fulfilling whilst traveling on a road to somewhere. Few vehicles are early commuters and other wanderers. Get to welcome the sun and coming day. No time better to listen to music. Arrive stream-side as sun greets the land. Now the pleasures continue. Especially when trout speak up and ask to swim into net. ///
#flyfishing #laughingtrout #wisco #filson #filsonlife #ecology #neature #preciateya #papabless
Securing a clamp vise to a table before teaching a camp full of kids how to tie flies. An extra hand sure is handy...
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#laughingtrout #sota #ecology #flytying #preciateya #papabless
Showing a sliver of his hand crafted selection, Mike "small fly" gives anecdotal advice and fly suggestions for still, high mountain lakes.
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#laughingtrout #beartooths #beartoothmountains #montana #flyfishing #preciateya #papabless
