The Way West...a bowhunting journey.

[Talondale]

Where's my daily update?

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Good Luck Mr. Lamb

[IB]

He's busy Snnnneeekkkiiinnn on a BIG GOAT        

[Charlie Lamb]

Vance and I had intended for this to move along a little quicker than it is.
So far we've spent quite a bit of time loading software getting computers ready to accept cameras and Photoshop ad nauseum.

I made a stalk on some antelope yesterday and got within killing range of them, so I'm pretty tickled with the potential for that.

And yes Curtis, we'll be sneaking up on them and not waiting them out at water as there is water literally everywhere in this valley.

[JC]

Heard tales there was some bow tuning going on....how bouts a rundown of all the artillary, armament, and all things sharp/pointy?  :D

[tradtusker]

this is awesome!

[cjones]

Keep it up Charlie!     I for one can not wait to see how this trip finishes up. Good luck !

[Charlie Lamb]

Hey Chad! Don't worry about how it finishes! It ain't even started yet. Well, only kinda.   :D  

As mentioned before, we've been doing a lot of geek work getting cameras and computers in sync and having it fight us most of the way.

Vance and I come from the "if you can't fix it with a ball peen hammer" school. So sometimes this new fangled stuff gets a little "techy".

I've got a bunch of photos on my camera at present and will get them up soon. (it's next on the list of things to do.

One thing we did accomplish... and it tickled me pink... was to scan a whole pile of my hunting slides the other night.

Here's an oldie until I can get up some new picks.
 

[Charlie Lamb]

[Charlie Lamb]

This is another old timer.

[Littlefeather]

Great pics for sure Lambo. I love the rainbow pic. Send it so I can blow it up for the shop wall. CK

[Randy Morin]

Cool Pics Charlie!  Good luck on your annual Western pilgrimage into the Rockies.  I'm 3 days from the start of Antelope and then things pick up speed from there. Another season is amazingly already here again.

[Charlie Lamb]

I'll get that to ya Curtis. Don't know why it came out so small here.

Randy...the only trouble with western seasons opening is how early the end.    

Yesterday afternoon I set up the scope above one section of the ranch and counted 110 antelope in a 180 degree sweep. That's not to mention the twelve sage hens, an elk, two deer, and three sandhill cranes.

[JC]

Doooooooh! Yer killin me!  

[rabbitman]

Sounds like you're having way too much fun already Charlie...and you have not even started the serious hunting yet.  Good luck to you big guy.  And JC...being on vacation everyday can get to be old and boring....NOT!!

[Charlie Lamb]

Alright... got this computer/camera thing figured out and have a few new pics. (I get dumber the further I am from home)    

The stalk I made the other day.

Far...
 

As close as I could get...
 

[Charlie Lamb]

We worked on our Ghillie suits, making sure that nothing would interfer with the shooting process.
This is Vance in his suit... we're both pretty hyped about the possibilities for hunting sharp eyed antelope on foot.
 

there's been a ton of equiptment fine tuning going on. Maybe I should say it's "on going"!
Vance fiddles with something or other.
 

[Charlie Lamb]

I should have posted this pic a long time ago. It's a distant veiw of the ranch buildings. Everything you see (and ten times more) is on the ranch.
The pic doesn't do justice to how complex the terrain is.
 

While we're traipsing around we're sure to have one of these bows in hand.
 

[Charlie Lamb]

Even though the season isn't open yet, you don't find me very far from one of my bows... I can always use the practice.

Shooting over broken terrain helps hone the eye and muscles... things just look different out here.

   

And of course we are constantly studying the country and the antelope in it.  

[Charlie Lamb]

Since antelope hunting on foot is a nap of the earth kind of sport you get lots of chances to study the pretty stuff.