My First Deer!!

Me with my first deer.

The "Perfect Shot" was pictured here and was taken about 60 yards.

Proud of my six point buck.

We moved to Lawrenceburg, Tennessee this past July and I have made three friends, Ryan, Kyle, and Ben. They have killed deer and seen some, but when we first came they were all into fishing. I knew alot about fishing so I had alot to talk to them about, but when fall came something changed. They said that it changes every fall of every year. I did not know much about this thing so I did not have much to talk to them. I don't know if you have figured out what it is so I will tell you..HUNTING!!! I did not know much about guns or hunting so I was starting to feel a little bit left out. I kept on talking to them and soon enough I was starting to know about all this stuff. Soon I was making a goal, to kill a deer this year. 

I have been wanting to kill a deer so bad this past month. I went hunting the day of the juvenile hunt and went both that morning and that night, but did not kill anything. I went over to another man's property and did not see anything. I started getting frustrated because my friends had at least killed one deer this year. Then one morning we heard some shots in the green field behind our house near my tree stand where I would hunt. Later my dad went to check it out so I would not shoot anybody and they would not shoot me. When my dad came back he told me that the guy was in his tree stand and he said that the deer were taking a different trail and it was leading them to the other side of the green field. My dad asked him if he killed anything and he said that he had killed a 8 pointer. He told my dad to tell me that I should hunt at the corner of our property and down there was the creek they followed that lead out to the other end of the green field. I went the next Monday,(November 25, 2013) in my tree stand and did not see a thing. I decided to go where that man told me to go that afternoon. So around 3:15 I went and got positioned on the ground where I could see the creek. I thought I would not see a thing and started just kind of fooling around. Then I looked to my right and saw him, the deer I had been waiting for. Thankfully the wind was positioned just right where he could not smell me. I was so nervous that I was shaking. I did not have a clear shot sitting down so I decided to stand up, but I was shaking too bad and had one choice. To kneel on one knee and prop my elbow on the knee pointing up. BAM!! I shoot and the deer drops. I run up to our house and told daddy and we brought it up to the house, but he had to leave to go to church so Ryan and Brett came over and gutted it and skinned it and deboned the meat and put it in the freezer. I could not believe and still cannot believe that my first deer was a 6 point buck.

Thank you friends for getting me pumped up about killing a deer and helping me gut, skin, and debone the meat off the deer.

Dog Outfits!!!

 Old Dan looks cool in his new sharp looking outfit.

 Little Ann loves her outfit because it makes her have more "fashion".

We as a family decided that we needed to get the dogs some outfits so they don't freeze to death. We went to Walmart and looked at the dog outfits and they were $5. So we looked and found some old green sweat pants that were my dad's. We took some scissors and cut the legs out of them and cut them two leg holes and a tail hole. We decided that could be their "undershirt" or if it was just a little cold we would only put that on them. Then Dad went to the Goodwill and got a black with light blue striped sweater for $6 and cut the sleeves out of it and cut two leg holes. We only put the sweater on them if it is going to be pretty cold. We have sometimes have trouble getting the outfits on them, but when they realize what we are doing they will sit there and let you put 50 different outfits on them!! They are so cute with their outfits. So if you want to save some money on outfits go to the Goodwill or just look in your closet for a sweater or sweat pants and then you will have two outfits for your pups.

The Delicious "Crumbling Wall Coffee Cake"

I love to read Nancy Drew books and I love to cook. For Christmas last year I got a Nancy Drew Cook Book from my parents. I would like to share a recipe with you.
                                         Crumbling Wall Coffee Cake
1 1/2 sticks of butter, melted
1/2 cup of maple sugar (I just used brown sugar)
1/2 cup of fine dry bread crumbs (just lightly toast two or one pieces of bread and crumble it up)
1 egg
1/3 cup of granulated sugar
1/3 cup of milk
1 cup of self-rising pancake mix

Heat the oven to 375.
In a medium-sized bowl mix together a 1/2 cup of butter, maple sugar, and bread crumbs. Press the mixture against the bottom and sides of a loaf pan.
In another bowl break the egg and add the white sugar. Add the milk and pancake mix to the egg-and-sugar. Stir lightly until all ingredients are combined. Stir in 3 tablespoons of melted butter. Pour the entire mixture on top of the maple sugar mixture already in the loaf pan.
Bake for 25 minutes. Let the cake cool 5 minutes before you turn it upside down on a warm platter and let it fall away from the mold. It tastes best when served warm. (Add more protein to your cake by mixing 1/2 cup of finely chopped pecans to the maple sugar mixture.)

I really hope you enjoy the cake!

Sarah

Birthday Party!!!

I (Isaac) had a surprise birthday party. My dad and I had gone out to fish with jugs and when we came back I found these two guys in my house. I was so surprised that I was laughing. We ate supper and went back and fished some more at a private pond. When we got there there was a milk jug (a gallon) bobbing up and down. We knew what it was, a catfish. Well we kept on fishing and just before we left we pulled the jugs and the jug that was bobbing would not move. We all of a sudden got a bad feeling. It had made itself stuck on a pole that was sticking out of the water. So we had one choice the hardest choice a fisherman has to take. To brake your line. We broke the line and just knew that there was nothing on the rest of the jugs. So we started to pull in the jugs when all of a sudden it was still heavy pulling it in. We knew we had something that was not bobbing a jug. So we kept on pulling and then we hit the money. We pulled the jug out of the water and what did we see? A BIG snapping turtle. We all was scared to pull it out until my good friend, Kyle,  (In the middle of the picture) pulled it out with his bare hands!! Of course by the tail. Ryan (far right on picture (and my other best friend)) loves to kill stuff so we all decide to kill it. Nobody wanted their pocket knife to kill it so I gave them mine (Winchester 3" blade). We kept on sticking it on the belly with it turned upside down and it would not give with that hard shell. Finally we decided to get big rocks and throw them on him. We kept on trying with no success until my dad got this big boulder and cracked open its shell. We decided it was done. Well all of us except for Ryan. He decides to jab it with my Winchester one more time. So he stabs it from the bottom lip and it goes all the way threw until it hits the top of its head. So he is dead. Nobody knows how many fish we saved from that 8 pound snapping turtle. And nobody will know what was on the first jug. But all goes well and ends well. we went home got a good sleep and woke up fishing then eating breakfast. After breakfast we went squirrel hunting. Even though we did not caught anything or kill anything we still had fun being together. That was one of my favorite birthday surprises and will probably be one of my favorites for my whole life.

Puppies!!!

 This is me with my puppy.

 Sarah loves her puppy almost as much as I love mine.

In August we had a race on the first Saturday of the month. When we came home we had to get ready to get these puppies. Then on that next Monday we got our puppies. I got a boy and named him Old Dan. Sarah got a girl and named her Little Ann. We got the names off of the movie Where the Red Fern Grows. We love our puppies!! They are 1/3 mountain curr, 1/3 fiest, and 1/3 jack Russell. They are suppose to be good squirrel dogs and that is good because we have lots of woods around our house and have several squirrels. I have been teaching them to tree squirrels and so far they have treed three squirrels. They love us and love being around us. They now weigh 13-14 pounds. We are looking forward to many years with them.

Catfish I Caught Out of My Pond!!

This is a Blue Catfish I caught out of my pond.

This is Isaac. We just moved to Lawrenceburg, TN and the house we moved to has a pond. The first time I went fishing I was not paying attention and a fish pulled my rod in the pond. After that I said that I would never fish in our pond again. But you know what I did? I went fishing again and caught one blue catfish and a hybird. Then I went fishing again and caught this blue catfish and another blue catfish. Oh, and also I found my fishing pole and fished it out.

Joke of the Month

There were two boys named Be Quiet and Trouble. They were best friends. One day Trouble was missing. Be Quiet went to the police for help. Be Quiet said, "My friend is missing." The officer said, "What is your name?" Be Quiet said, "Be Quiet." "Are you looking for trouble?" said the officer. "Yes." replied Be Quiet.

Isaac Chandler Camp

Joke found in

Club House Jr. magazine.