Last week, Derek's company sent him on a hunt for his show, Bowhunter. He joined the Bowhunter Magazine Equipment Editor at an outfitter "Deep in the Heart of Texas" near San Antonio, Texas, closer to Sonora, TX.
He traveled with a couple camera guys (Derek was only hunting this time and didn't even have to run a camera) and arrived at the ranch, a 16,000 acre low fence ranch.
They were hunting whitetail deer, axis deer and wild hogs. There were rules about the age of any buck you shoot, the outfitter wanted them to be at least 4 1/2 years old. It's up to the hunter to determine this by the size and shape of the body. The first morning Derek passed up this whitetail buck because he wasn't positive on the it's age, and really hoped he wouldn't regret it later.
(Spoiler Alert: He did!)
He saw animals, but nothing he was looking for.
He called me to update me and talk a little when he could.
To do so, he had to climb this water tower to have enough cell service!
Apparently the view was good. :)
And on day two of three, Derek got a hog.
Mostly because it spooked away the buck he was hoping to get!
Derek's tip to hunters: "Don't pass on the first day, what you would gladly take on the last day."
We were happy for him, and really happy to see him when he got home.
And the boys were thrilled he brought home part of an axis deer antler.
We had something else to share with the boys that night too...
We read a riddle to reveal a surprise. But they didn't guess it as fast as we expected. Ha!
We read a riddle to reveal a surprise. But they didn't guess it as fast as we expected. Ha!
We had fun 'breaking the news' to them, and after the shock wore off, they had lots of sweet questions and they can't wait until June! (The due date is June 22nd.)
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