Jake's Outdoors

Once in a Blue Moon…

Kris — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:50:32 +0000

My dad and I were able to sneak away for a couple of days of bow hunting in central West Virginia this week. Since I killed a doe on my regular base license, and didn’t buy any extra tags, I had to go to my dad’s land to have a chance to kill another deer [...]

Starting the Season Off Right…Sort Of…

Kris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:52:53 +0000

Bow season is now underway here in WV. I have been itching to break in my new (to me) Bowtech Diamond Marquis. This bow is a huge upgrade from the equipment I have been using. After all of the problems last year with deer jumping the string, I decided it was time to move into [...]

Treewalker Treestands: Great Customer Service!

Kris — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:02:36 +0000

It seems like I have been writing posts recently about poor customer service, or poor products. I am happy to be able to write about great customer service for a change! Many posts ago, I wrote about the treesstand I bought at the WV Hunting and Fishing Show back in 2006 (I think…). It is [...]

Starting Them Young…

Kris — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:51:33 +0000

I have tried to introduce my kids to the outdoors at a very early age. Some people have asked me what I would do if my kids grew up and didn’t like hunting. That may happen. I certainly don’t plan on forcing them to like it. I try to be very patient with them, as [...]

Bad Customer Service Experience…

Kris — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:25:14 +0000

Here is an outdoor related post, just to balance out the last one… Recently, a friend and I went to Gander Mountain in Charleston, WV, to get some stuff for the upcoming bow season. Unfortunately, when we got there, we could not get anyone to help us! We spent a lot of time in the archery [...]

A Plugin Must Have

Kris — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:50:13 +0000

Ok, this post doesn’t really have anything to do with the “outdoors”, but I found a plugin for the blog yesterday that is a “must have”. It is called “WPTouch iPhone Theme”, and it makes all WordPress blogs instantly compatible with iPhones and other smart phones. I am systematically installing it on all of my [...]

Thoughts on Shooting Running Deer…

Kris — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:34:20 +0000

I know, many of you will be shocked to find this update. I have been extremely busy, but I keep hoping to show my outdoor blog the attention that it deserves eventually… I received an email through one of my email lists today, asking for opinions on shooting moving deer. I thought that was an interesting [...]

Rabbitry Named!

Kris — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:00:47 +0000

OK, I thought we would be able to get this done a couple of weeks ago, but we are just getting around to it. I wonder, are you all as incredibly busy this summer as we are? But, after combing through all of the entries, and debating the pros and cons of the ones we [...]

Butchering Rabbits: Getting the Job Done

Kris — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:10:33 +0000

Holly over at NorCal Cazadora asked how we went about slaughtering our rabbits for the freezer. I thought I would do a short post on it, since it is a big part of the process of raising rabbits for food. Many people simply cannot do this part of the job, and send their rabbits off [...]

The Fruit of Our Labors…

Kris — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:45:35 +0000

We started raising rabbits several months ago, without any of us ever having eaten rabbit meat. We have been looking forward to trying it, and finally have had the chance. We butchered our first 6 bunnies a little over a week ago. That was an experience in and of itself. I wasn’t sure how it [...]