Time to Ski

I need to update this blog more often. The last couple weeks Ive been very busy with training and other stuff. Ive been stcking to my own training plan very well since October 1. The last five weeks have been the most consistent start to any training year since I was in school, and Im feeling good.

Last Friday we had a good game at roller hockey. We won, and played a solid game all around. I didnt score, but I had some good shots on goal, played some good defense, and am skating better. We have a bye week this week.

Saturday morning, I was up at Loveland for the pre-season instructer interviews, which went very well. We skied for a few hours in the afternoon, and then I was asked formally to come back to the instructer training class next weekend. Of course I acccepted and I will be up at LOveland from now on most weekend days.

Saturday evening, I jammed up to Grand Couty to join A.D. and Jon for third season. They hunted all weekend and on into Monday. I only had time Sunday morning. A.D. and I worked an area above where we usually hunt, and in an area we have hunted grouse. We know the entire area very well now and are gettign much better at reading sign and formulating an attack plan, based on elk movement. This year for whatever reason, the elk are not moving. Its warm, there is little snow, there was a lot of hunt pressure in Season 1, but almost nobody there in Season 3, so they are either not moving, are have moved on down into the low run. We just dont know, but one thing is for sure, everyone we have talked to, and based on everything we have seen, and not seen/heard...the Elk are not where we thought they would be. Luckily, we still have meat left from last year!

This fall I have focused my time on training, and pressing my long-term plan to bail corporate America, so I have been unable to hunt much. No worries....next year is always close! For now, I will ski and train all winter.