Burnett Family

January 31st was the last day of duck season and thanks to Granddad, we got to go huntin’. There was one duck on each of the three ponds, and we got them all. Thanks to Calli for retrieving them for us. :)

Maggie and I went home with Granny and Granddad for a week. We played games, “pulled” calves, hauled hay for the cows, played games, cleaned house, shot skunks that were getting into the cat food, played games, caught 11 fish between two trips, petted calves, put grease in the windmill, played games, took Calli to the ponds, took pictures, went out to eat for their 58th anniversary, and many more things.
Granddad’s breed of cows are known for having big calves. So we helped a couple cows by putting chains on the calf’s feet and pulling. Sometimes they’re bigger, and we have to use other means to pull. This cow could’ve had the calf by herself but it was getting dark, and we wanted it out, so we pulled it.
Granddad is putting the chains on the feet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is about as fresh as you get!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maggie petting another calf we pulled. (while it was raining) :) The cow probably couldn’t have had this calf by herself. He was big.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here he is a couple of days old.

 

Granddad wears striped overalls everyday.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me greasing the windmill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

          

Calli had lots of fun with their dogs. 

So far there’s seven calves.

As you can tell we had lots of fun!

Three deer were harvested this year. Caleb killed two deer, a doe and a 93 pound, eight point buck, and I (Carinna) killed a 95 pound, eight point buck. My first buck! The difference was the size of the rack.: ) Unfortunately we didn’t get a picture of Caleb’s deer. Benjamin got a squirrel at my Grandparents on Thanksgiving. He’s pretty proud of it. We smoked it with the ham, and it was really good!

Although deer season is over, duck season is in full swing.

   

As you can tell we like to hunt, and it makes for some good eatin’!

Happy New Year!