Hunting
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In a Making Friends And Getting The Gear post, I indicated, “as with many challenges, making the right connections and using the correct technology can turn something you did not think was possible into yet another accomplishment”. Today, I decided to try out a new gun range in the spirit of making a new friend.…
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This is an update to an earlier Making Friends And Getting The Gear post. The earlier post provides contact information for the people who assisted and the vendors used as I gathered the initial gear needed to allow me to start hunting as a totally blind man. I have found that as with many challenges,…
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The above picture of my son, Eric, and I at the blackwood Sporting Company rifle range was taken the day before Father’s Day. The staff at Blackwood are very helpful and make us feel welcome each time we visit the range. They routinely place us at the end of the shooting line. This placement provides…
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The photo above is me with a Blackbuck doe my hunting companion, Kirk Musgrove, and I harvested on April 16, 2024. Blackbucks also known as the Indian antelope, are a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal. Blackbucks are one of the exotics that have been introduced the YO Ranch Land on the 88 acres Kirk along with his dad and brother own…
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In Episode 111 I had the opportunity to speak with Greg Lindberg who hosts the Eyes Free Sports Podcast. Following are the show notes for the episode. In Episode 111 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we visit with Mike Royal, an accomplished adaptive athlete in running, water skiing, and other sports who resides in…
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This post provides contact information for the people who assisted and the vendors used as I gathered the gear needed to allow me to start hunting as a totally blind man. Once again I found that as with many challenges, “making the right connections and using the correct technology can turn something you did not…
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While Wendy and I were in Florida attending Grace’s Puppy Raiser Reunion, we had the opportunity to have lunch with Greg Lindberg, the host of The Eyes Free Sports Podcast. To learn more about Greg, check out Episode 100. I shared how the first podcast I listened to featured Guiding Eyes Outdoors, and thank Greg…
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The photo above is me with the second whitetail doe my hunting companion, Kirk Musgrove, and I harvested between 3:00 and 5:00 pm on January 15, 2024 during an extended doe hunting season in Kerr County, Texas. The Winchester XPR 300 Win Mag purchased from Helotes Tactical and the Accufire Noctis V1 sight are included…
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On the November hunt I was armed only with my finger. Much gear has been acquired and I am starting to feel like a real hunter. My hunting companion, Kirk Musgrove, and I have not been able to get to the range to practice or fine-tune sighting in my rifle; therefore, on this hunt, we…
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In the above picture, taken on my first visit, I am standing outside the gate to the YO Ranch Land property. At this point in time, I had no idea how much I would enjoy hunting as I had not been hunting since my teenage years when I had low vision and now I and…
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