In December John and I were super fortunate to be invited on a weekend of quail hunting at a place called Oakland Club here in South Carolina. Thanks to the Evans (close family friends), we were in for two days of over-under toting, blaze-orange clad, horseback riding quail adventure.
Holy smokes it was fun.
Well, we are officially into 2017. Happy New Year Friends! It’s interesting… Sometimes deer season seems to slowly fizzle out as we approach the final day – January 1st – here in South Carolina. With all of the excitement and activity surrounding duck season and the hunts each week and weekend, going after deer sometimes gets put on the back burner. Sure, I always get in the woods in the evenings before and after a duck hunt, hoping to see a nice buck or just bag a doe so we can all have some meat. And I thought that’s how this year’s season was going to end.
But… Sometimes, deer season doesn’t fizzle out.
Oh golly.
It’s strange – I feel like I’ve been writing the bright side of the road my entire life, yet somehow feel like I just started it. And 4 years have gone by since I published my first post? Madness!
So, in honor of this website’s birthday, here are the top 9 posts in its 4th year of existence. They’re in no particular order, but click the links below and reminisce with me!
First of all – happy Friday, friends! Second – WOW. I had no idea it had been so long since I told you about the third installment of our Patagonia red stag adventure. Seriously, where is the time going!? Where did we leave off? Ah yes, we were on the hunt for dad’s stag (which, don’t forget, has since been found).
The day has arrived – it’s time for you to learn about “gaucho turbo.”
You didn’t think the Patagonia adventure ended with my red stag did you? Oh no, that was just day one!
I had the amazing opportunity to fly south last week, making my way back to Argentina for another hunting adventure. But, dove was not what we were after. Oh no, not this time. What, you ask, would lure us so far from home? The elusive free range red stag of the Andes.
It. Was. Insane.
At long, long last, friends – it’s here! The Bright Side Outdoors 2015 – 2016 Duck Season Video, recapping all of our duck hunting adventures from November to January.
I’m not sure if my shooting has improved since last season, or if I just happened to catch more shots on film this time, but this one is a little more “actual duck hunting” and a little less “hunters going duck hunting,” if that makes any sense… In other words, get ready to see some ducks fall, and dogs retrieve!
