A Good Year For the Girls

Hello All – My youngest daughter Ashlyn got another javelina this past weekend. Made a nice 100 yard shot on a 7-8 year old Arizona javelina. Most of these don’t seem to get past 3-4 years old. This one had very few teeth left. She is getting to be quite the huntress even though she still has me pack them out. She bought me a new pack for Christmas and let me use it all the way out! We were joined by my good friend Tim Maddock and his 6 year old boy Connor “bulldog” Maddock. We went for the weekend but were back home in time for dinner opening day.

Ashlyn got this Arizona javelina on Feb. 20, 2009

Both of my daughters had a great year this year. My oldest daughter, Bethany shot a muzzleloader cow in Decemeber and her first Coues buck in November. She glassed it up and shot it herself. Its more fun hunting with the kids than anything else. Daughters are great to hunt with and tend to be better shots than the guys.

Bethany's Arizona muzzleloader cow elk

Bethany with her first coues deer

We wonder what the city folk are doing missing all this great stuff in God’s outdoors.

Take Care
Greg & Ashlyn McBride

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