Joe, Sammi and Adam

The season for bow hunting elk is now over. Joe has gone out every weekend during the hunt to try and get our family an elk. With not knowing a lot of the country and being our first time here to hunt, it can be very difficult, and anyone that knows elk they are very hard to hunt with the bow. Well, Joe had a 2 wk window to hunt in Dec, and the first time he went up for a few days with a friend of his from wk and stayed in his camper. This time Joe wanted to take the kids up. He only had a few hours to hunt so he thought it would be perfect to take them on a short hunt. The day was very wet and Adam got cold way too soon. They did see lots of fresh sign but no elk. So they hunted for a while and then they decided to play a little. The kids had fun trying to pull the bow back alone, and together. They had dad hit a tree from about 60yds away.They all had such fun and were so glad they took the time out in nature. We have really wanted to instill that in our kids. The love of nature, not being afraid to get dirty, learn how to enjoy being out. Nature will not be a stranger to them. Both Joe and I love hiking and cant wait to take the kids on long hikes for a few days camping. I really am grateful for the love of the outdoors, and am thankful for my parents and friends like the Grewes that took me backpacking.And all the years I spent at girls camp that I loved immensely.  The pictures of the kids and the elk, are a herd of about 80? that they got to see in a field on their way back home.