Turkey
Turkey Hunting – Share the passion
I am currently preoccupied with life, loss and healing. For now – A repost of a story shared a couple of years ago because Turkey Hunting starts in just 17 days in our neck of the woods. I love sharing the outdoor passion, hunting, fishing, hiking, exploring, with the kids. It is so rewarding to hear them [...]
Tom You Will Be Missed
We acquired Thomas at a 4-H auction. He was intended to be a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner and ended up with our family for three and a half years. Tom had a couple of friends who were eaten by coyotes, bobcats and shredded by raccoons. Tom always managed to survive the attacks and he became [...]
Awesome Evenings
It is turkey season for us in Colorado right now. I’ve been out a couple of times, and have had two great evenings. This year I am hunting my bird with a bow. It is such a challenge and a lot of fun. A few days ago Hank and I sat and called and called [...]
Little Gal Shares Safety with Friends
Hank and I spent Saturday morning with the Little Gal and two of her friends, at the request of their mother, teaching them shooting safety. We began the morning showing the kids several different guns and their “action” as well as how to check them and see if they are safe. While the kids looked [...]
Enjoying Success with the Little Gal – Oklahoma Hog Hunt
After my hunt was over in southern Oklahoma, I quickly made my way back up to hunt with Hank and the Little Gal. I had hunted that morning and planned to hunt with them this evening. I had dropped them off two days prior and they had been having fun with out me so now [...]
Thomas at the Range
Thomas, aka, Tom is the resident mascot at the ranch and key socialite. He always enjoys keeping company with family and friends. Thomas enjoys the sound of gun fire and is always close by when the shotguns, rifles or pistols come out. Today he & the kids learned an important rule of safety at the [...]
Buster & Thomas
We have many animals at the Anstine Ranch. We have horses, mules, an occasional steer or buffalo, dogs, an emu and then we have two characters you have to see! One of these characters you have to meet is Thomas, aka: Tom. Tom of course is a turkey. What else would you name your pet turkey right? He [...]
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