You can check out her site/blog at www.kjubinvillephotography.blogspot.com and she has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kjubinvillephotography Go check out her work!!
Here are my photos from my shoot with her:
Friday, September 27, 2013
KJubinville Photography Photo Shoot
My friend Kristin owns KJubinville Photography and she did some photos up for me. They turned out amazing.
You can check out her site/blog at www.kjubinvillephotography.blogspot.com and she has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kjubinvillephotography Go check out her work!!
Here are my photos from my shoot with her:
You can check out her site/blog at www.kjubinvillephotography.blogspot.com and she has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kjubinvillephotography Go check out her work!!
Here are my photos from my shoot with her:
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Hunting with the kids
September 16, 2013
Well our season here opened on the first with archery season. Kyle went on his sheep hunt for a couple days at the beginning of rifle (sept 10) and unfortunately we have found a lot this year is people not playing by the rules....aka driving in road closures. It has been unusually hot (high 20's -30C) and the animals have been harder to hunt. Most are staying by the rivers where it is very thick or is private property. But we still head out, hoping. The kids have gotten out tons and are having a blast.
We took them to a waterhole that gets lots of animal traffic. The waterhole is surrounded by a ridge that raps around from the north, east to the south end and the west end is timber. So we set up on the ridge laying down with the rifles about 30 yards apart. Girls vs. Boys. We had our phones on silent so we could communicate. After about 5 mins the kids were bored, Easton was fidgety and picking grass and Pheonix was rolling around whispering away. We didnt see anything. They lasted about 40 mins before we decided to pack up and the wind had changed and was blowing the wrong direction.
They had fun and thats what counts.
Well our season here opened on the first with archery season. Kyle went on his sheep hunt for a couple days at the beginning of rifle (sept 10) and unfortunately we have found a lot this year is people not playing by the rules....aka driving in road closures. It has been unusually hot (high 20's -30C) and the animals have been harder to hunt. Most are staying by the rivers where it is very thick or is private property. But we still head out, hoping. The kids have gotten out tons and are having a blast. We took them to a waterhole that gets lots of animal traffic. The waterhole is surrounded by a ridge that raps around from the north, east to the south end and the west end is timber. So we set up on the ridge laying down with the rifles about 30 yards apart. Girls vs. Boys. We had our phones on silent so we could communicate. After about 5 mins the kids were bored, Easton was fidgety and picking grass and Pheonix was rolling around whispering away. We didnt see anything. They lasted about 40 mins before we decided to pack up and the wind had changed and was blowing the wrong direction.
They had fun and thats what counts.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Loba Outdoors
September 16, 2013
Back in July, I was asked by a new and upcoming womens outdoor site if I would be interested in writing them an article on my mountain goat hunt. I accepted and had to keep it a secret until the site launched...I felt like I was going to explode with excitment lol. The site launched in the beginning of August and since then I have written 2 more articles for them.
The site is called Loba Outdoors and it is a site directed towards women that love the outdoors. They have categories for hunting, fishing and cooking. They also have a spotlight where you can nominate a woman for "Loba of the week", and they have a write up about them and pictures.
Keep an eye on the site for more articles!
You can find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/LobaOutdoors
and Twitter: @LobaOutdoors
I hope you enjoy the site and write ups as much as I do! And maybe nominate a woman you know for Loba of the week :)
Nikita
Back in July, I was asked by a new and upcoming womens outdoor site if I would be interested in writing them an article on my mountain goat hunt. I accepted and had to keep it a secret until the site launched...I felt like I was going to explode with excitment lol. The site launched in the beginning of August and since then I have written 2 more articles for them.
The site is called Loba Outdoors and it is a site directed towards women that love the outdoors. They have categories for hunting, fishing and cooking. They also have a spotlight where you can nominate a woman for "Loba of the week", and they have a write up about them and pictures.
- You can check out the Site here: www.lobaoutdoors.com
- The link to my mountain goat article: http://lobaoutdoors.com/how-i-learned-to-hunt-mountain-goats/
- The link to my bowhunting article: http://lobaoutdoors.com/bowhunting-strategy-archery-season-tips-success/
- The link to my article on Fitting the female hunter and gear to take: http://lobaoutdoors.com/outfit-what-to-take-hunting-fitting-the-female-hunter/
- The link to my How to introduce Kids to hunting article: http://lobaoutdoors.com/how-to-introduce-kids-to-hunting/
- The link to my scouting deer in a new area article: http://lobaoutdoors.com/hunting-new-area-find-deer/
Keep an eye on the site for more articles!
You can find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/LobaOutdoors
and Twitter: @LobaOutdoors
I hope you enjoy the site and write ups as much as I do! And maybe nominate a woman you know for Loba of the week :)
Nikita
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Hips Archery Target Review
August 31, 2013
So I have just recently been accepted on to the Hips Prostaff Team, but I have been shooting their targets for a while now. I received my first one, a X2 series Whitetail, back in April and have been shooting it almost everyday since then. Now that I am on the team I have purchased their X2 Mule Deer target. I still shoot my whitetail more often just because it is more abused and I like to use it for close range.
Durability
I am very impressed with these targets. So far my whitetail (even though its the smallest out of the X2 series) is still taking a pounding. I have shot it just about everyday and that includes with broadheads. The broadheads have more penetration but the target is still stopping them.
Pulling Arrows are very nice with these targets. They pull with ease and don't take parts of the target with them.
These targets are extremely light! Easy to carry making it easy to take them anywhere. My 5 year old daughter can carry them and pull her own arrows out of these! With them being so light when your arrow hits the target they are designed to move to absorb the shock which helps with the life of the targets. Just be careful because you can damage arrows!
I have found that when the target gets more and more abused that they still hold together. The first layer on the center of the whitetail is starting to peel off from the amount I have shot it but other then that it doesn't show a lot of signs of stress. Even with the top layer coming off it still stops my arrows. I love these targets!
I do recommend these targets and they have a few different types that go up in size. From smallest to largest: Whitetail, Mule deer, Elk, Grizzly and the Big game. The grizzly and big game targets are suggested for the speed bows, although Kyle shoots the mule deer target and it does stop his arrows.
I shoot a Bowtech Heartbreaker with arrows that weigh about 303gr, pulling 50#, 24 in draw and flying at an average of 240fps.
Kyle shoots a Bowtech Destroyer 340 at 70#, 32 in draw, arrows weighing about 460gr and flying at an average of 300fps
Hope this review helps with your target making decisions! You wont be disappointed with a Hips! Check out the targets at www.hipstargets.com and they are on facebook and twitter!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/hipsarcherytargets
Twitter: @hips_targets
Nikita
So I have just recently been accepted on to the Hips Prostaff Team, but I have been shooting their targets for a while now. I received my first one, a X2 series Whitetail, back in April and have been shooting it almost everyday since then. Now that I am on the team I have purchased their X2 Mule Deer target. I still shoot my whitetail more often just because it is more abused and I like to use it for close range. Durability
I am very impressed with these targets. So far my whitetail (even though its the smallest out of the X2 series) is still taking a pounding. I have shot it just about everyday and that includes with broadheads. The broadheads have more penetration but the target is still stopping them.
Pulling Arrows are very nice with these targets. They pull with ease and don't take parts of the target with them.
These targets are extremely light! Easy to carry making it easy to take them anywhere. My 5 year old daughter can carry them and pull her own arrows out of these! With them being so light when your arrow hits the target they are designed to move to absorb the shock which helps with the life of the targets. Just be careful because you can damage arrows!
I have found that when the target gets more and more abused that they still hold together. The first layer on the center of the whitetail is starting to peel off from the amount I have shot it but other then that it doesn't show a lot of signs of stress. Even with the top layer coming off it still stops my arrows. I love these targets!
I do recommend these targets and they have a few different types that go up in size. From smallest to largest: Whitetail, Mule deer, Elk, Grizzly and the Big game. The grizzly and big game targets are suggested for the speed bows, although Kyle shoots the mule deer target and it does stop his arrows.
I shoot a Bowtech Heartbreaker with arrows that weigh about 303gr, pulling 50#, 24 in draw and flying at an average of 240fps.
Kyle shoots a Bowtech Destroyer 340 at 70#, 32 in draw, arrows weighing about 460gr and flying at an average of 300fps
Hope this review helps with your target making decisions! You wont be disappointed with a Hips! Check out the targets at www.hipstargets.com and they are on facebook and twitter!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/hipsarcherytargets
Twitter: @hips_targets
Nikita
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Take a drive...
July 17,13
There is something about the bush that cleanses the soul....
It doesn't need to be a hunt or a hike, maybe just a drive. Either way it seems to relax you, chase your worries and stress away. You live in that moment and are happy. You forget about the stress of work and bills for the moment; The cool air washes over you leaving you refreshed.
Take a drive, take a walk... relax and breathe
Nikita
There is something about the bush that cleanses the soul....
It doesn't need to be a hunt or a hike, maybe just a drive. Either way it seems to relax you, chase your worries and stress away. You live in that moment and are happy. You forget about the stress of work and bills for the moment; The cool air washes over you leaving you refreshed.
Take a drive, take a walk... relax and breathe
Nikita
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Beaver Pond Bear Excursion
June 17, 2013
Kyle decided he wanted to go on a bear hunt. He was supposed to be taking it easy after having minor surgery that morning, but of course he didn't listen. He said we would go for a drive and then just for a nice, easy walk. Nothing strenuous. So, Kyles mom offered to take the kids for the evening and we would be back to pick up the kids just after dark.
We headed out to an area that I grew up in, trail riding horses. As we were driving down the back road we noticed a blue quad coming towards us. Kyle made a comment that if it were my dad he would laugh. I looked a little harder and noticed the person on the quad had no shirt on. I told Kyle that I guaranteed it was my dad. Sure enough, my dad pulled up beside us, shirtless. He told us he had just seen a massive black bear just up the road about a half hour ago. So we followed him up to the clearing he seen it. We decided to drive up to a spot above the clearing and walk down a grown in road. We walked for a bit and decided to try out the predator call in one of the next clearings. We set up the rabbit and went and settled in. After 30 seconds I was getting eaten alive. The area we were in is thick with rich, green vegetation and buzzing with mosquitoes. We only sat for about 10 minutes before we both couldn't stand it any longer. We drove up to the top of the mountain and scanned the lower valley, trying to hatch out a plan. Do we stay in this area hoping that bear was still around, or do we go try somewhere else? We decided to try a different area, a quieter area.
We drove for a while seeing nothing. Soon the land started to change into mountains surrounded by marsh. The marsh was full of beaver huts. Kyle started to get a little more optimistic about the area. As we continued on I seen a massive black figure across the marsh make its way up the clearing on the side of the mountain towards the trees. I said," Bear, Kyle bear! " He stopped and backed up so we could get a look at it. I got first glimpse and said he's a BIG bear. Kyle jumped out with the rifle and set up. I was watching the bear through my binos and talking to Kyle. Mainly reminding him that he is supposed to be keeping it easy and that he would not be an easy retrieval. Once he seen the bear he didn't care, this was the biggest bear he had ever seen. He was a brute of a bear. Kyle yelled to try to get him to stop climbing. He did. And he turned around towards us, sat down and started looking down toward the marsh. He didn't know we were there. This bear was so big, he had no neck or ears. He was just a tank. I kept an eye on him while Kyle was getting ready. Bang! He took a head on shot aiming for his chest. He hit him and the bear took off up the mountain and to the tree line. I watched until he disappeared amongst the trees. We quickly grabbed our packs and set off down the side of the hill. The hillside wasn't too bad, a little thick, but we soon discovered there was no fast way around the marsh. We came to a halt where the mud was separated by a patch of water running into the larger part of the marsh. Kyle took the first leap and didn't make it. The water swallowed in around him up to above his knees. It was apparently deeper then it looked also. Seeing how deep it was on him made me re-think this trip down. I leaped as far as the mud would let me and I hit the freezing, black, smelly water. It was up to my waist. We then had a hike straight up a mountain. Hiking with soaked boots sucks. My socks were making that gross smooshing sound in my boots. And yes, I ended up with hot spots on my feet! At least they weren't blisters. We managed to get up into the tree line he had disappeared into. Kyle wanted to get back to the spot he shot him and try tracking him from there. We scoured the area and found no sign besides the spot he was shot. As we were walking through, searching we heard a moan. Kyle looked at me, I said I think that was him. It sounded like a bear moan. So we started walking towards where we heard it. Nothing for the longest while. We then heard this weird sound, it sounded like a moan but I wasn't sure. Kyle thought it was the bear again. So we followed the new sound. As we were going along I was getting suspicious of this "moan". I was starting to think the birds were taking us on a run around. So I slowed down while Kyle was trying to cover as much ground as possible. He eventually caught on to the birds as well. By the time he had I was standing on one of the ridges scanning the clearings. And right below me was a calf Moose, watching me. I started talking to her as I walked and she started following me parallel to the ridge, then turned and started to jog straight towards me. Made me a little nervous since moose aren't known for being the nicest animals. But when she seen Kyle coming towards me she turned and took off to the treeline where the bear had gone. Kyle didn't even know she was there. It was starting to get to dark and I didn't want to have to cross the marsh in the pitch black so we decided to head back to the other side where the Jeep was parked. Thankfully we found a dam we could walk across. But we ended up having to fight our way up the other side of the mountain. It was steeper then where we came down and full of thick vegetation and blow down. I didn't care, as long as I didn't have to go swimming again. We decided to come back in the morning to see if we could find him.
The next morning we got the kids up and all our gear loaded. Kyle had been up during the night trying to see if there was an easier way to get to the mountain surrounded by marsh. He discovered using google earth that there was an old road that would get us across the marsh and then we could walk in. As we were heading in it was pouring rain. He figured we wouldn't see any bears at all. We did. A little black bear that was as blond as blond could be. Just a little guy, but he was sure beautiful. I managed to video him but the video is extremely shaky because the hand strap was set for Kyles hands and way to big for me. So we continued on. We soon discovered the road had been washed out before we got to the marsh. We parked and got the kids out with their rain gear on and started walking the road. Luckily it was more like a creek then a marsh where we had to cross. So nobody got their feet wet...from the creek anyway. By the time we got to the tree line where we lost sight of the bear Easton was done, he was soaked, tired and crying. So I stayed with him down in the clearing while Pheonix and Kyle walked up into the trees to look. He didn't find him, but he did find some large rocks that had been turned over that weren't like that before and that only a bear could have moved besides us. So he figured he must have hit him between the ribs and should. Unfortunately, that is the nature of the hunt and mistakes can be made. We will be making more trips up there in hopes to see the brute again.
Nikita
Kyle decided he wanted to go on a bear hunt. He was supposed to be taking it easy after having minor surgery that morning, but of course he didn't listen. He said we would go for a drive and then just for a nice, easy walk. Nothing strenuous. So, Kyles mom offered to take the kids for the evening and we would be back to pick up the kids just after dark.
We headed out to an area that I grew up in, trail riding horses. As we were driving down the back road we noticed a blue quad coming towards us. Kyle made a comment that if it were my dad he would laugh. I looked a little harder and noticed the person on the quad had no shirt on. I told Kyle that I guaranteed it was my dad. Sure enough, my dad pulled up beside us, shirtless. He told us he had just seen a massive black bear just up the road about a half hour ago. So we followed him up to the clearing he seen it. We decided to drive up to a spot above the clearing and walk down a grown in road. We walked for a bit and decided to try out the predator call in one of the next clearings. We set up the rabbit and went and settled in. After 30 seconds I was getting eaten alive. The area we were in is thick with rich, green vegetation and buzzing with mosquitoes. We only sat for about 10 minutes before we both couldn't stand it any longer. We drove up to the top of the mountain and scanned the lower valley, trying to hatch out a plan. Do we stay in this area hoping that bear was still around, or do we go try somewhere else? We decided to try a different area, a quieter area. We drove for a while seeing nothing. Soon the land started to change into mountains surrounded by marsh. The marsh was full of beaver huts. Kyle started to get a little more optimistic about the area. As we continued on I seen a massive black figure across the marsh make its way up the clearing on the side of the mountain towards the trees. I said," Bear, Kyle bear! " He stopped and backed up so we could get a look at it. I got first glimpse and said he's a BIG bear. Kyle jumped out with the rifle and set up. I was watching the bear through my binos and talking to Kyle. Mainly reminding him that he is supposed to be keeping it easy and that he would not be an easy retrieval. Once he seen the bear he didn't care, this was the biggest bear he had ever seen. He was a brute of a bear. Kyle yelled to try to get him to stop climbing. He did. And he turned around towards us, sat down and started looking down toward the marsh. He didn't know we were there. This bear was so big, he had no neck or ears. He was just a tank. I kept an eye on him while Kyle was getting ready. Bang! He took a head on shot aiming for his chest. He hit him and the bear took off up the mountain and to the tree line. I watched until he disappeared amongst the trees. We quickly grabbed our packs and set off down the side of the hill. The hillside wasn't too bad, a little thick, but we soon discovered there was no fast way around the marsh. We came to a halt where the mud was separated by a patch of water running into the larger part of the marsh. Kyle took the first leap and didn't make it. The water swallowed in around him up to above his knees. It was apparently deeper then it looked also. Seeing how deep it was on him made me re-think this trip down. I leaped as far as the mud would let me and I hit the freezing, black, smelly water. It was up to my waist. We then had a hike straight up a mountain. Hiking with soaked boots sucks. My socks were making that gross smooshing sound in my boots. And yes, I ended up with hot spots on my feet! At least they weren't blisters. We managed to get up into the tree line he had disappeared into. Kyle wanted to get back to the spot he shot him and try tracking him from there. We scoured the area and found no sign besides the spot he was shot. As we were walking through, searching we heard a moan. Kyle looked at me, I said I think that was him. It sounded like a bear moan. So we started walking towards where we heard it. Nothing for the longest while. We then heard this weird sound, it sounded like a moan but I wasn't sure. Kyle thought it was the bear again. So we followed the new sound. As we were going along I was getting suspicious of this "moan". I was starting to think the birds were taking us on a run around. So I slowed down while Kyle was trying to cover as much ground as possible. He eventually caught on to the birds as well. By the time he had I was standing on one of the ridges scanning the clearings. And right below me was a calf Moose, watching me. I started talking to her as I walked and she started following me parallel to the ridge, then turned and started to jog straight towards me. Made me a little nervous since moose aren't known for being the nicest animals. But when she seen Kyle coming towards me she turned and took off to the treeline where the bear had gone. Kyle didn't even know she was there. It was starting to get to dark and I didn't want to have to cross the marsh in the pitch black so we decided to head back to the other side where the Jeep was parked. Thankfully we found a dam we could walk across. But we ended up having to fight our way up the other side of the mountain. It was steeper then where we came down and full of thick vegetation and blow down. I didn't care, as long as I didn't have to go swimming again. We decided to come back in the morning to see if we could find him.
Nikita
Bear videos- June 25 Hunt
June 26,2013
We seen 4 bears in total last night. 2 bears were alone and the other was a sow with this years cub. It was an overall great night even though Kyle didnt get to take a bear. We saved a Painted Turtle from getting run over on the road. Although he wasnt very happy with me picking him up and moving him to where he wanted to go. He was hissing and scratching me with his back feet. We seen lots of whitetail, including a few bucks, and 3 bull elk. One was a massive bull already. Below are the videos we got. The first one is of the 2nd bear of the evening (the first didnt give us the chance, he was gone) and the other is of the sow and her cub.
Nikita
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