Joshs 2025 journal

[bigten05]

Sitting at the ball field with time to kill so figured I'd get this started. We managed to pick up a few new farms that we are really excited for. We ended up making it down to ky to get some cams out our land owner died 58 years old had a massive heart attack. So we weren't sure we were gonna go back down but his wife called and said she wanted us to still do our thing down there. The kids are already fired up and shooting bows between softball and baseball practice. Savannah being 13 now has me wondering if she is gonna want to hunt much in the next few years but she is always sending me hunting memes on Facebook so I'd say ive got this year with her anyways. Ill do some updates in the next few weeks when we check cams and get some plots in.

 

[bigten05]

no pic updates right now, i checked a few cams last week and didnt save any of the pics ive got some cell cams ready to go for this weekend. i will be heading to ky next weekend to do some final touch ups before it opens the following weekend. As some of you know ive had my own sandblasting paintng and powder coating business for 3 years now, and have finally decided to step away from my job at the gravel pit that i have worked at for 22 years now to pursue it full time. everyone has told me i needed to do it and that i would never know what could have been if i didnt go all in so here we go. my wife was the one that really made me sit back and think when she told me that its really effecting cooper not seeing me much in the evenings, some nights i would be at the shop until 8 or later after working at the gravel pit all day. now ill be able to get both kids off to school and hopefully be home at a decent time most days not to mention i may get to hunt a little more also.

 

[finelyshedded]

Good luck on the jumping in and congrats on picking up the additional time with the kiddos.

 

[bigten05]

Good luck on the jumping in and congrats on picking up the additional time with the kiddos.

Thanks we will see how it plays out.

 

[bigten05]

Got some good ones still showing up and a few in ky also we will be headed back down next weekend to see if we can put some velvet down again.

 

[bigten05]

A few more my buddy shot this big 6 last week in Tennessee during their velvet

 

[xbowguy]

Some nice deer Josh!
The hunting is already planted in both of your kids. They won't be far...
"Teach your kids to hunt and you won't hunt for your kids"

 

[bigten05]

Just need these guys to stay around another couple days and daylight while we are there. Im gonna say someone is slinging an arrow this weekend in Kentucky.

 

[xbowguy]

Just need these guys to stay around another couple days and daylight while we are there. Im gonna say someone is slinging an arrow this weekend in Kentucky.

We travel... And be grateful for the call.

 

[bigten05]

Was a good first sit. Passed a small 8 and a doe. Rain set in so we are out and figuring out where to sit this after noon.

 

[bigten05]

Didn't get to update during the hunt we just got home. But we had a good weekend we all seen deer. I was the only one able to fill a tag this year. My brother sat this spot 3 sits for him and mever seen him. He made a move to sit the food plot last night so I went and hunted the spot he had been sitting. Didn't take long and I had a bloody arrow. Now its back to work

 

[xbowguy]

Congrats Josh!

 

[switchhitter]

Awesome velvet buck

 

[giles]

And it starts!!! Great job!

 

[Knelly]

Congrats!

 

[bigten05]

With a week left its gonna be a scramble to get some thi gs finished up. But we have a few good ones showing up the kids will be up first but I do have 2 buddies coming up to hunt again. Im hoping the ehd doesnt start to hit us like other places.