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07-22-2008, 10:50 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 3,032
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My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Last week, my wife, with minor assistance from yours truly, welcomed into the world a beautiful baby girl.
Katelin Alexis Archie,she tagged out at 21 inches long, and weighted 8lbs 3ozs.
As much as I love to hunt, I've already burned most of my vacation time welcoming this little girl into our home. It was a good tradeoff and I have no regrets. I'll probably archery hunt Eastern Oregon 1 weekend for the season, spending the rest of season on the westside looking for the first legal animal, or catching up on lawn work before winter.
For waterfowl season, I'll be turning in my SI weekday hunter card, good for high numbered westside chips, or a guaranteed eastside spot in footbridge. I'm heading back to the weekend chip pull, non rez line, or the kindness of friends and strangers with reservation, good pulls, or invites down the LC. Because my time is limited, I probably won't let a spoonie, teal, or hen anything pass my blind. Who knows, maybe I'll go for the state authorized coot limit, but I will not renew registration for the Sawbill Derby this year, a man's gotta have some standards.
In closing, I'll borrow a chorus line from a good song by Chicago.
"If at the end of a hunting day, if you see me walking by, and the tears are in my eyes, just look away".
Have a good season guys, I'll be living thru your stories.
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Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. -- John 21:3
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07-22-2008, 10:57 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Carlton, OR
Posts: 6,372
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Congrats. Don't fret, there's always next year to hunt. You don't get to have a second chance with the little ones though. It's a good trade off.
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07-23-2008, 06:27 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,387
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Congrats on the future partner!
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“The folks who know the truth aren't talking. The ones who don't have a clue, you can't shut them up”.
-- Tom Waits
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07-23-2008, 06:35 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Central Oregon
Posts: 125
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Congratulations on the little one. I also believe that it was a good trade off and I know it was already said, but there is always next year.
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07-23-2008, 06:59 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Dirka-Dirka-stan
Posts: 3,266
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Hey LOR! Congrats, buddy- she is nothing but beautiful. I'd trade her for my hunting season any day. God bless you guys (he already did!)
Dave
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Hunt the X and you'll have a great day, avoid the X and you'll have a great SEASON
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07-23-2008, 07:01 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Valley
Posts: 1,675
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
I went thru it last year with a son born on Sept. 6th. It hurts a little but you will need all your energy for the little one. This year, after his birthday party we are gone. But the best part is I get to come home to a health family, thats more important than any tag. Believe me its been hard since about Febuary to focus on anything but hunting, it will just be that much sweeter.
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07-23-2008, 07:54 AM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canby
Posts: 6,127
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Congrats!!! She's a beautiful little girl.
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07-23-2008, 08:00 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Oregon City
Posts: 1,954
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
minor assistance? Right.
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07-23-2008, 09:24 AM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hillsboro Oregon
Posts: 7,787
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Beamerfish  Hey congrads to you and your family
Quote:
Originally Posted by Beamerfish
minor assistance? Right.
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Team Purist If there is any proof of a man in a hunt it is not whether he killed a deer or elk but how he hunted it.
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07-23-2008, 09:39 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 4,085
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
LOR - thats a great trade, and your not complaining about it either.
What a beautiful little girl, I hear they can turn out to be quite the hunters!!
Congrats PAPA!!
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07-23-2008, 11:36 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Philomath, OR USA
Posts: 3,323
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Congrats on the new addition to the family i will try to remind steve to leave the coot for you!!!
Jeremy
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07-23-2008, 11:40 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Pendleton, Or
Posts: 931
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Congrats on the new addition to your family!!!!!!!
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07-23-2008, 11:45 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tualatin, OR
Posts: 656
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Congrats Lor -- enjoy the new addition!
Jay
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07-23-2008, 05:11 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Forest Grove, OR
Posts: 9,069
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Right on Chancellor! A good trade-off for sure...congrats to you and your wife 
-jokester
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Fishing is always good...catching is just a bonus
Romans 8:28
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07-23-2008, 07:20 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: NW Oregon
Posts: 5,202
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Very nice lor.  A keeper for sure. Your a lucky man.
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Member #618
LUCK is: Preparation Meeting Opportunity
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Big Fish Make Me Happy
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07-23-2008, 07:52 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Beaverton
Posts: 1,071
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Beautiful baby! Contgrats to you and the wife on the addtion to the family! Enjoys these precious moments because before you know it, they will learn to talk back and start running up your phone bill! If Tiffany or I can be of assitance you know they number don't hesitate to ask!
Eric
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07-23-2008, 08:17 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Tualatin
Posts: 2,043
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Heh... wow, this has a familiar ring! I'm right there with you my good man!
Congrats on a keeper!
Geoff
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"But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come." Mark 4:29
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07-23-2008, 11:06 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Oregon City
Posts: 2,345
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Re: My 2008-2009 Hunting Season Has Been Affected Too.
Chancellor,
Beautiful Buddy! She will have you smiling and telling more stories than any trophy anything you ever kill, enjoy Katelin and Her big Sister they will last forever.
P.S. You have a seat in my boat at the "Secret" spot
Daryn
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Acts 10:10-15, Romans 10:9
Habakkuk 3:19 (New King James Version)
19 The LORD God is my strength;
He will make my feet like deer’s feet,
And He will make me walk on my high hills.
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