By Jerry Long, January 3, 2011 
I take a look at my bowhunting successes and failures of 2010.
February and Winter Bowfishing
Seth poses with carp from our Valentine’s Day adventure.
After a couple years of information gathering outdoors buddy Seth and I finally got out for a winter bowfishing session, see The Best Valentine’s Day Ever – Winter Bowfishing.
April Brought BowDekeTastrophe
Shady Lady was unharmed during BowDekeTastrophe. Jake Mobile wasn’t so lucky.
An extremely short turkey season turned even shorter when something went awry during an in-the-blind practice draw. Jake mobile got an arrow in the head and Seth and I learned to restring a compound bow using woodworking clamps.
May’s Running Goal Failure
Ron and I before I dropped out at the 13.1 mile point.
Despite 18 weeks and over 430 miles of preparation I failed to accomplish my goal of completing a marathon in 2010. Just two weeks prior I’d completed a 22 mile practice run, only 4.2 miles short of a full marathon, but an unseasonably warm day put the smack down on me at the 13.1 mile point.
June Brought a Physical Challenge Win and a Proper Celebration of My 41st Birthday
I navigate some straw bales during the CYO 5K Challenge and crawl through mud for Warrior Dash.
At 40 years old I won, not just my age group, but overall, the local CYO Band 5K Challenge, read about it here, which combined a 5K run with obstacles. Also, I celebrated my 41st birthday by participating in the Midwest running of Warrior Dash, The Craziest Frickin’ Day Of Your Life. Warrior Dash combines a 5K run with obstacles, mud (lots of mud) and fire. I took twelfth in my age group of 258 participants on that day’s running.
August Took Me to Africa
Beginning my South African adventure with Dries Visser Safaris.
After a year’s worth of planning, preparation and anticipation I finally boarded the plane for South Africa. The trip was a bowhunter’s dream and that of a life time. See my detailed daily journals here.
September, October and November Brought Whitetail Season and Success
I make up for a tough 2009 Wisconsin whitetail season.
I saw more whitetails while hunting in Wisconsin this year than any other year, ever. And after 2009’s dismal whitetail season I was grateful for it. Hunting on some new private proper in southeast Wisconsin that is open to the public via drawing I was fortunate to take a doe, see Beating the 2009 Whitetail Bust, and a buck, see dv’s 2010 Wisconsin Whitetail Buck. In early October I was also lucky enough to spend some time in a hunting blind with my brother, Terry, in our native Kansas. Although we didn’t harvest any animals it was a successful hunt for many reasons.
Late December Brings Vapor Trail Archery
I was lucky enough to be chosen for my first Pro(motional) Staff opportunity with Vapor Trail Archery. I’ve used and relied on their strings and cables for many, many years. They are products I believe in and I’m extremely happy to be on their Pro Staff.
2010 Running Summary
Maggie is in the lead on a weekend run. She’s always in the lead…
My I-pod Nano in conjunction with Nike+ tells me I ran 773 miles in 2010 burning 79,476 calories. That was an average of 3 times per week with an average 15 miles for each of those weeks.
Well, those are the highlights from 2010. I hope your bowhunting year went well and 2011 is even better.
happy hunting, dv
If you liked this blog you may like the following:
- Beating the 2009 Whitetail Bust
- 2010 Everyday Wisconsin Whitetail Bowhunting Successes
- Bowhunting Fitness – 5K Obstacle Run
- Bowhunting Fitness – Warrior Dash
- The Best Valentine’s Day Ever – Winter Bowfishing
- WWAC – What Would Africa Cost?
- dv Goes to Africa – Expenses Part I
- dv Goes to Africa – Expenses Part II
- dv Goes To Africa – Bow and Arrow Set Up
- dv Goes to Africa – Packing List and Packing
- dv Goes To Africa – Completing The CBP Form 4457
- African Archery Safari – Part 1
- African Archery Safari – Part 2
- African Archery Safari – Part 3, Travel Day 3
- African Archery Safari – Part 4, Hunt Day 1
- African Archery Safari – Part 5, Hunt Day 2
- African Archery Safari – Part 6, Hunt Day 3
- African Archery Safari – Part 7, Hunt Day 4
- African Archery Safari – Part 8, Hunt Day 5
- African Archery Safari – Part 9, Hunt Day 6
- African Archery Safari – Part 10, Hunt Day 7
- African Archery Safari – Part 11, Hunt Day 8
- African Archery Safari – Part 12, Return Trip Day 1
- African Archery Safari – Part 13, The Conclusion
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