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Well, 2 years ago my husband had really good luck with that early controlled hunt that goes mid-August through September. So we thought we'd both put in for it this year. As fate would have it, I was the only one who got it. Best find a weapon, eh? (I have very much enjoyed yelling "
Git Yer Gun Off the Dining Room Table!!!.... Oh wait...that's my gun... hee hee!)
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Being the cheap-a$$ that I am, I tried my darnedest to get by with one of my husband's myriad
shootin' irons. But I just couldn't get close enough to the scope to see proper.
So off to the store to get me a youth-size .243 huntin' rifle! It's kid-sized!
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Then, off to the shootin' range to
sight-in my rifle...that is, for you peaceful-types, making sure that when I look through the scope, the bullet goes where I'm looking.
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Shootin' was fun, albeit dusty. My shootin' coach was thorough, patient, and encouraging.
He even did a little shootin' and sightin' in his own self.
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Turns out, I'm pretty good at shootin', if the small amount I've done is any indicator!
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The green highlights are my shots...three from 25 yards, 6 from 100 yards! Last weekend I also took paddleboard lessons (stand-up paddling) which I really rocked at. I never even fell in the water once, and left DRY!! It's rare to find a sport I'm decent at, much less relatively good at...but two in the span of 2 weeks? Unheard of!
I've heard of people fishing from a paddleboard, but paddleboard hunting has yet to gain much popularity...
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