First, thanks to all for the kind comments regarding the videos.  They’re a blast to put together!  The next part will have to wait a day or so, since Thursday night is “movie night” with my daughter, an inviolable evening of family time.  Once the movie is over (now), it’s a little late to try to put a video together.  Time for a nightcap and beddie-bye. 

But in the meantime, I’ve got time for this quick update. 

I’ve mentioned that things are pretty busy, hence the slowdown on HogBlog posts.  Well, besides my real job, I figured it’d be worthwhile just to let you all know what kinds of things are keeping me so busy around here.  I know it came as a shock to me, when I looked at my calendar and found myself booking and turning down hunts as far out as April, 2008!

This weekend is a light one.  I’ve gotta move a horse to a new stable on Saturday morning, then thinking I might take advantage of a B-zone deer tag to slip out for an evening and a morning hunt up in my old stomping grounds, Kokopelli Valley (not its real name, and not on a map).  Haven’t been there in a few years, and really miss the old place.  Who knows, but with the changing weather and some reports I’ve been hearing… there could be some swollen-necked bucks wandering around this weekend. 

October 19-21 I’ll be hunting hogs with Deedy Loftus and crew at the Bryson Hesperia Resort down in central CA.  In addition to trying to get a little hog blood on the new rifle, we’ll be filming some bowhunters there as well.  Hopefully we’ll see some really good footage, and who knows where that stuff might end up.  My little You-Tube site probably won’t be seeing much of this video… although I promise there’ll be some to share with any of you who want to see it.

As soon as I get back from Deedy’s it’s time to switch from my hunting hat to my guide hat, as I head up to Coon Camp Springs for a couple of weeks of guiding mule deer hunters.  Week one will consist mostly of scouting on horseback while my buddy, Dave, guides the first pair of hunters.  Should be a lot of good pictures and video from that.  The second week I’ll be in high gear, trying to get a father and son hunting team on a big, eastern-Sierra muley. 

After that, it’s off to Texas for a wedding.  Ya’ll won’t care much about that, although it sure would be cool if a hog hunt or something was to come out of that trip.  One never knows, does one? 

The holidays will be on us pretty quick after that, with Thanksgiving rapidly rolling into Christmas.  Holy cow!  Is anyone else as shocked as I am at how fast this year has gone by? 

I’ll squeeze in some waterfowl and pheasant hunts in that interim, and there’s currently a hog hunt at the Tejon Ranch planned too, if nothing comes up between now and then. 

Weekends have become a precious commodity, though, and there are some loved ones who are starting to have a hard time recognizing me when I come through the door. 

January brings more waterfowl, and a JHO hog hunt at Tejon Ranch later in the month.  I didn’t realize how much I had going on already when I scheduled that one, but it’s on the books now and I’m running it, so I guess I better go.  Dang. 

The first of February brings the 2008 SHOT Show, something I haven’t missed in about six years now.  It’s an opportunity for me to put my hands on all the new toys for the upcoming seasons, and a chance for you all to get a preview of what’s coming up in the hunting and shooting world.  I can promise pretty thorough coverage…or as thorough as one guy can provide.  It’s a BIG show.

I’ll be bowhunting Tejon again in February, then down to Texas in late March for exotics and hogs.  That takes me clean into the spring, and I haven’t even considered “local” hunting. 

Anyway, all that is somehow balanced with family life.  Fortunately for me, my loved ones recognize what an important part of my life this hunting thing is to me.  I’m also lucky enough that they will join me on occasion. 

So, yeah…. I’m busy.  But it’s a good busy, I suppose. 

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