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Also, if I was that camera guy I would have stolen a llama and handed it off to the incoming camera guy! He had a lot of gear on his back. Would have been nice to utilize one of those llamas!
Also, if I was that camera guy I would have stolen a llama and handed it off to the incoming camera guy! He had a lot of gear on his back. Would have been nice to utilize one of those llamas!
To spend it with Beau and Lorenzo was special. At this point in my life, sharing camps with people who are family and close friends is very important. To luck out and have the success we found on this hunt was more than I could ask.
I cannot explain how sick Beau was, due to his cancer treatments. How he made it to camp is still a mystery. You see at times he is not in the story. Those times he is too sick to get out of bed. Not sure how many hunters could hike in nine miles, climb all the elevation, and do it while dealing with the side effects of experimental cancer treatment. We did our best to keep a close eye on him, but he would insist that we go and hunt at times he stayed in the tent.
When I told him how remarkable it was that he could do this hunt in the midst of these treatments and have a smile on his face, he remarked, "There are three passions in life that can get me this wound up; my God, my family, and high country mule deer." Enough said.
In full disclosure, when I shot my deer, we thought he was stone dead the way he hung up in the sage. He was spine hit about three inches right of where I had hoped. When we walked up to him, follow up was required. We don't film those parts, as nothing good for the image of hunting comes of showing a finishing shot on a mortally hit animal. Some have remarked about the quality of the shot and it was the limits of my talents, just not as precise as we had thought when you see our reaction on film.
I hope all of you get to spend a camp with special people and make the memories that will last a lifetime.
John, I got a kick out of the grumbling narration too. Reminded me of my dad years ago and made the realization of me becoming just like that, ever more real. I find myself doing the same thing out of frustration when I can’t do what I used too. Getting older is tough sometimes.
Regarding Beau, he’s gotta be the toughest human on the planet. I’ve been there in his shoes and there is absolutely zero chance I’d even think about going. Much less being able to do all the physical stuff that went with that hunt. It’s a great series for sure. But, the best part was it reminded me to pray for Beau again. I once again will pray God gives the man a complete healing.
