New Bow and Scouting

Wow what a weekend, it all started when I got a call from Archery Outpost last week. My new Bow had finally came in. I have been waiting for over a month. Saturday morning i went down to pick it up. I just got a 2012 G5 Prime Centroid. After having Conner install my site and rest off my old bow. The joad kids where doing the morning shoot, so back to my house and time to let some arrows fly. After a few arrows I had sighted it at 20 yards and grouping really good for me. After 20 or so more arrows my grouping was getting tighter than I have ever shot. The bow shot so smooth and quiet I was impressed to say the least. For dinner I made a Dutch oven chicken and that capped the night. Shooting arrows, while smelling the chicken and all the goodies cooking away. To quote Uncle Ted, "are you kidding me." after dinner my buddy Tyler and I readied our gear and filled up our camel packs. Had a final man soda and off to bed. This was our first time in A31 in the Angeles National Forest. We got a late start due to neighbors and general morning stuff. We drove up and were parked in 50 minutes from my drive way. We set off on a fire road we had pick the night before. Soon up the road we found a nice set of deer tracks and boy did that make our morning. We hiked in about 2 miles and something told me to climb up this hill to my left. Once we got to the top Tyler and I noticed tons of tracks. This was the most we have ever seen. We had a good laugh about 2 offshore fisherman finding good sign of deer on our first scout trip. We split up and search the area. Tyler had found a highway of tracks, and I had found tons of scat that was very fresh. We spent 2 hours looking all over this area, found nothing but more tracks and scat. We ended up going over 7 miles and found 2 really good spots to now get out nice and early and glass. It was a great day on the mountain hiking and scouting with a good buddy. Once we got home we had a few man sodas and off to my favorite sushi bar Kampi Sushi House in Los Alamitos.

Backyard Archery

Last weekend after reading Cameron Hanes Back Country Bow Hunting and reading up on his blog. He is an animal when it comes to hunting. Myself  I am trying to become a better archer, with Cameron's style of run, lift, shoot, has brought a whole new meaning to hunting and off season training. I have been shooting less than a year and with work it is hard to make it over to my local range. It is dark and closed before i get off. So after lots of thought and planning. Saturday morning I went over to my local feed store and picked up 4 bails of straw. I got them home and set everything up. I now have a 20 yard range in my back yard. I can bump out to 30 yards if i do some tree trimming. I now shoot at least once a day. I also only shoot practice broadheads at my house. I have torn up my Bass Pro foam target and now I'm looking to get a rinehart target and a 3D buck. I have also been walking and training for the past month. I'm down 12 pounds which is a start but I'm looking to lose about 28 more. For those who know me they know i love my beer, who doesn't. I have cut back to no beer when i get home from and lots of water. So far it has been working. This weekend I'm headed out to A31 to do some early season scouting. If you are out that way give me a shout. It will be my first time out in that area so i cant wait to get my feet wet

Glory Days tri-tip cook off

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Glory Days tri-tip cook off. There was 12 different BBQ teams. I happened to be one of them. It is great to see everyone and the different types of BBQ's. I have an offset smoker, others came with propane, charcoal and a 20 gallon trash can. All cooked great and the turn out was huge. I placed 5th out of 12 so not to bad. Bill one of my neighbors won with his Bbqed tri-tip. I chose to smoke mine and it came out great with a great smoke ring and and wonderful smokey flavor. Everyone that tried mine said it was very good and that's what i like to hear. All in all it was a good day with friends spent on a patio with 11 others cooking away. I cant wait till the rib cook off. I have to get out and do some practice to perfect my ribs. Now it is back to my working out and getting in shape for 2012 hunting season. I want to lose 40 pounds and build up my endurance. I have been reading about Cameron Hanes and his "Beast mode" hunting. He is a pure athlete, after reading his blog he has motivated me to become the best bow hunter i can be.

Welcome to Bum'n with a stick and string.

Welcome to Bum'n with a stick and string. My name is Brett Bumgarner I live in Lakewood Ca. I have lived in Southern California my whole life. I am an avid offshore angler. Being out on the water was peace and tranquility. To me there was nothing better than better than being 2 days from San Diego fishing for tuna, dorado, and yellowtail. I also make big game trolling lures for marlin, wahoo, tuna, dorado, and any other pelagic species. I also golf and love to smoke meat. Last year I visited my grandpa and cousins back in Missouri. I was changed I never thought about hunting much before that trip. I had some wonderful venison chili my cousin made, the next thing knew I was hooked. I got home did some reading and went to my hunters education class at Bass Pro. That day a speaker Eric from diybowhunter.com came in and spoke of bow hunting. At first I wanted a gun but the more he spoke of the spot and stalk style of hunting, I was in. A few weeks later I got my first bow and found a new passion. I have been shooting almost year and I'm excited every time like it's my first. I have cabin in Big Bear Ca. And that is where the majority of my hunting will take place. So if your interested follow this green hunter from pre-season training to hit the woods. As for a bonus you'll get to here some great fish stories.