Fishing Owyhee Reservoir

Spring is here and that means fishing.  This last weekend I was able to tag along with a good friend and head over to Owyhee Reservoir for some bass and crappie.  Although we were a little early and only were able to haul in a moderate amount of bass and a few crappie, I have high hopes that as the month of May progresses that we will really be able to start hauling them in.  We had some pretty good stories this trip, losing a part of the fish finder into the reservoir, losing our stringer of fish, and running out of gas on the way back because of a serious head wind.  All classic examples of how an innocent trip into the outdoors can turn into a very memorable and cherished experience with lots of good stories to share afterwards with friends and family, and also great times to relive again down the road with those that were there.  So always remember that when you get the chance to go out with others, even if your normally one who likes to do things alone.  It may just end up being a lot more of a rewarding experience then you thought it would be.

The scenery at Owyhee Reservoir is beyond incredible.  It's hard to believe this kind of country exists in Idaho if you don't make it south of McCall.  It's like a whole different world...but one I highly recommend exploring it if you get the chance.

First day at the range this year

It's been a long time since we hit the range but I needed to get my barrel broke in on my new rifle, and it was going to be a beautiful day so we hopped in the car and headed to Parma Rod and Gun Club.

Reloading supplies as well as factory ammo has been seriously scarce this winter. Actually since the president got re-elected. Gotta love it when a democrat gets into office and everyone starts worrying about firearms. It's made things tough for sure, and I've had to ration my supply. I managed to find and stock up on some bullets, and hopefully have some primers coming my way, but powder is a whole different story. We're talking a hazardous material fee added on to a month behind back order. Finding .22lr shells is non-existent too which my second oldest daughter really likes to shoot. I minimized my break in on my rifle to what I thought would do the job without wasting too many resources. It didn't take long, even with the dummy loads I made to get shooting where I wanted it. I worked up a few loads for hunting too and managed to get sub-moa with no problem. I love these savage rifles. I have a little more ballistic work to do to get it right where I want it, which I'm hopping to accomplish this week if the wind will die down.

Bridget wanted to try shooting the rifle Taylor was using so she gave it a try, but after one shot she decided that was too much for her.

I also loaded up 20 rounds for Taylor to shoot as well.  She hadn't shot since she got her mule deer back in November, check the archive for a couple posts I did on her hunt.

Her last five shots she decided she wanted to shoot for the steel out at 500 yards.  She managed to hit it two out of five times which I thought was pretty good considering she hadn't shot for a while.  Hitting those long range shots really boosts your confidence.

Bear season is here, and Taylor and I both went and got our tags last weekend.  So as soon as I am happy with their accuracy we'll be heading up into the mountains to try and locate one.

The beginning of a bow hunter

I gave my son a youth compound bow for his birthday and we finally made it out recently to shoot it.  He loved it, and I was amazed at how quickly he took to it.  Looks like I'm going to be in the market for a new bow myself pretty soon.  I had already thought about it recently but seeing my son's enthusiasm just gets me that much more interested in it again.  I bow hunted some when I was younger so I'm looking forward to getting back into it.