Saturday, November 26, 2011

 

Frank Got His Bumper Feeder Working ...



and is using it to spread corn on the power line right of ways and around the food plots down at the farm in East TX. The hunting guide we hunted with last weekend down in the Hill Country asked Frank if he had one and he told him no and he said he had one he was not using and he gave it to Frank. It holds one bag of corn. It has a cord you plug into the 12 volt lighter outlet and after you push a button, a motor turns the spinner and throws shelled corn out behind the truck as you slowly drive along. The cord was damaged but Dudley's father in law "Sparky" is a retired electrician. He had the parts and in about five minutes had the feeder working like new. Frank and Jeff are hunting today. Jeff is going to try to get a doe for the meat. Of course either will shoot a big buck if they see one.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

 

Dudley Got Himself A New Present The Other Day ...






an Apple Iphone 4s. Nothing like a smart phone to make the first time user feel like a real dumb ass. Dudley is starting to get the hang of it. Dudley is going to need to buy a wireless router for the home computer in the near future. Think this will be a great phone once I get it all figured out.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

 

Frank Worked On Our New BBQ Grill Most Of The Day ...









on Saturday. Dudley's father in law made a trade for it as our old grill was burned through in a couple of places and was ready for the scrap heap. The grill he traded for was custom built in a welding shop and is made of 1/4 inch steel. It was rusted on the exterior from sitting outside but was still in pretty good shape otherwise. Frank used a wire brush and got all of the rust removed from the outside of the grill as he could. He cleaned it and then applied three coats of flat black Krylon BBQ/Grill paint. The paint is supposed to be able to stand up to a continuous 600 degree heat and up to 1200 degrees for a short period. Frank installed the new temperature gauge and the only thing left to do is try to clean the grates inside the grill. Dudley may buy some new grates if the old ones don't clean up enough to suit him. Frank did a great job and we are going to have a pretty nice grill/smoker that should last many years. The best thing of all is we only have about fifty bucks invested in it not counting Frank's labor.

Monday, November 14, 2011

 

Dudley And Frank Went Hunting Last Weekend ...












down in the Texas Hill Country. We know we are getting close to the Hill Country when we cross the Colorado River and drive over the Pecan Orchards below the long metal bridge. Just north of Comanche, we saw a whitetail doe running across an open field toward the highway, she jumped the fence followed by a big whitetail buck running right behind her. Dudley's truck was right upon her so she turned and jumped the fence and ran across the open pasture the way she had come followed by the buck. It was quite a sight and all the proof we needed that the Whitetail Rut was on! We stopped in Eckert and got some beef jerky at Rabkes then went and drove around the Willow City Loop. We went through Fredricksburg and on into Kerrville and checked into the YO Resort. We drove out to the ranch Saturday morning and met with our guide and hunted hard all day. We had seen a lot of whitetails and some exotics but had not yet seen a shooter buck. Right before dark, a big ten point buck came slowly down the hill from behind the stand. It got out in front of the stand about fifteen yards and was heading toward the feeder. Dudley motioned for Frank to put the rifle up and out the window and Dudley reached for his shooting stick. The buck either heard a sound or saw some movement and stopped, turned and ran back the way he had come. A short time later we saw a shooter eight point buck run out chasing a doe but he was a long way off and by then it was just about dark. Dudley did not feel comfortable taking a shot. The guide came and picked us up and said we could come back in the morning and hunt in that same stand and hopefully get another chance. Dudley had not slept well the night before and by that time was exhausted. Dudley decided to let Frank go back the next morning alone and try to get a buck and doe. Dudley slept in and woke up and checked his cell phone. He saw a text from Frank stating that he had shot a buck with a photo of the big ten point rack on the ground. Dudley called Frank and heard the story of the hunt and that he had also taken a doe. Frank was excited to say the least, he had just taken his best buck ever. The buck that Frank shot was the same buck from the night before. We went by the deer processor and picked up the meat from the doe hunt Frank went on earlier in the season. Dudley got to see Franks big buck hanging in the cooler. Frank is getting a shoulder mount of the ten point to hang in his room. What a great hunt in the Texas Hill Country!

Monday, November 7, 2011

 

A Few More Pictures From The Farm ...








Sunday, November 6, 2011

 

Frank Shot A Spike Buck This Morning ...




he and Jeff are back at the inlaws house. Frank is field dressing the deer and then they will take it down to the processor. When they get back, they no doubt will go back to the farm and get in their deer stands and hunt until dark and try to hang a tag on one of the trophy bucks they have been getting photos of with their deer cams. Looks like we are going to be eating a lot of grilled bacon wrapped backstrap this year. It's a tough job but someone has got to do it!

Saturday, November 5, 2011

 

Frank And Jeff Went Hunting This Morning ...




down at the farm in East Texas. Today is opening day of the whitetail deer season. Frank reported that they hunted until ten this morning and did not see a single deer. After they got out of their stands, they went to the truck and went out and put out some corn and they then went and swapped out the memory cards in their deer cams. They also loaded up the BBQ grill and took it to Dudley's in laws house. They got on the computer to see if they got any good photos on their deer cams. They were quite excited to see that they both got a photo of a big 8 point buck. Now that is some motivation to go hunting and sit in the stand just a little bit longer!

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

 

Dudley Bought A Temperature Gauge The Other Day ...


online. Dudley's old BBQ grill is about ready for the junk heap. It is burning through in a couple of places and the handles have disappeared. Frank found a good used custom built BBQ grill/smoker for sale recently when he went to East Texas to work on his deer stand and to plant a cover crop for the deer. Dudley's father in law went and acquired the grill in a trade. Frank and Jeff are going to go deer hunting this weekend and are going to get some wire brushes and remove any surface rust. He and Jeff are then going to repaint the outside of the grill and firebox and install a new temperature gauge. Hopefully they will be able to finish the work in time for the paint to dry so they can bring it back to the Dudley domicile. Dudley will be going hunting soon down in the Hill Country and will be bringing back three processed whitetail does. Dudley will be getting an additional buck and doe processed after his hunt so we will have plenty of deer meat in the freezer. We will be able to put the new BBQ grill/smoker to good use.

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