Archery elk season opens here in Oregon this week and I’m so excited, I can’t hardly stand it. The weather has just started to turn “elky”: cool nights and warm days. Without looking at a calendar, I know elk season is upon us and I look forward to it every year. The pre-season excitement grips …
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Brother Owen 1972 – 2012
My brother, Owen Alford, lost his battle with cancer on March 26th, 2012 (OwenAlford.wordpress.com). We were life-long friends. Owen followed me into bowhunting several years ago, bagged a blacktail buck, and then set his bow aside for several years while he worked nights and went to school during the day. It was always his intention …
Santa Rosa Island
This week I’m going to take a break from goat stories and share some photos and comments about my recent trip to Santa Rosa Island, California. Santa Rosa Island (SRI) is part of the Channel Islands National Park, located off the Ventura coast. The official Park Service website is here: I visited SRI at the …
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