I have created this blog with my Noble County family in mind. We love the outdoors; hunting, fishing, camping, canoeing, you name it! We are just a bunch of Indiana Natives having fun and living life to the fullest.
How goes it!? It's been a minute since I have gotten to post, so I apologize. We are getting into the last few weeks of the semester and final exams are fast approaching! I have spent most of my time preparing for it so I have not had the time to look at the blog.
Unfortunately, I don't have anything exciting to post from the fields. Everyone has been seeing birds but not close enough to take a shot. Hopefully I will have turkey report soon! What have you been seeing? Send me pictures and stories from the home-front! :)
Spring is in the air finally and the trees are flowering! Hannah took some really great pictures the other day...
Such beauty!
Have great stories and pictures??? Send them my way at ashstew90@gmail.com!
Since Turkey season is fast approaching I wanted to talk about a few relevant topics. Firstly, Indiana DNR has launched a relatively new CheckIN game system. You can literally go online and check in your harvest and that's that! This is obviously beneficial if you are far from a check in station or you have to go out and look for your turkey and don't get back until they are closed. Simply go online to checkingame.dnr.in.gov, and type in your customer ID number. This number is located on your license in the top left-hand corner. If all else fails and you cannot find or retrieve your CID number, they can make you a new one to use. This is what the screen will look like..
After you are all signed in, it will ask you a series of questions about your harvest! Finally, you can review your entered data and hit "submit"! Make sure to save and/or print your confirmation page. It's as simple as that! As of right now, this system is only set up for deer and turkey seasons.
Here is a calendar to show sunrise and sunset times for our area for April. Beginning April 24th, sunrise is at 6:49 a.m. and sunset is at 8:31 p.m. You can find this calendar and download your own at http://www.sunrisesunset.com/predefined.asp. All you have to do is plug in your zip code and tell it exactly what you want and it makes it for you!
Finally, I want to note that we condone ethical hunting only. It isn't right to break the law and deprive others of hunting rights and opportunities because someone decided they weren't going to follow rules and regulations. Turn In a Poacher is ran by the Indiana DNR to keep this from happening and to arrest poachers who violate those rules and regulations set before us. You can either anonymously fill out their online complaint form at http://www.in.gov/dnr/lawenfor/7608.htm, or you can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-TIP-IDNR.
Hope everyone has a quick and painless rest of your work week! If you have any questions or topics you would like to see us talk about email me at ashstew90@gmail.com or comment below!
I just wanted to take a moment and slow down our lives to think about how blessed we are. Sometimes when things get busy and we are runnin' around every day we forget this. Take just one moment out of your day and think about all you have to be thankful for. We all have experienced one tragedy after another recently and we need to come back to our Christian roots. My thoughts and prayers go out to the runners, their families and the people of Boston.
The rain has been fallin' and creating nice green grass and buds on the trees. We can't ask for much more than that after last years drought. Spring is finally here and summer is just around the corner. This also is the start of motorcycle season so keep an eye out for their debut. Look left, right, and up and down as they're everywhere and to those that ride, please wear your helmets. Everyone be safe!
I love this song from Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies!!! Red-red-red-red-red-redneck!!!!
Well the boys 'round here don't listen to The Beatles Run ole Bocephus through a jukebox needle At a honky-tonk, where their boots stomp All night; what? (That's right) Yea, and what they call work, digging in the dirt Gotta get it in the ground 'fore the rain come down To get paid, to get the girl In your 4 wheel drive (A country boy can survive)
Yea the boys 'round here Drinking that ice cold beer Talkin' 'bout girls, talkin' 'bout trucks Runnin' them red dirt roads out, kicking up dust The boys 'round here Sending up a prayer to the man upstairs Backwoods legit, don't take no sh*t Chew tobacco, chew tobacco, chew tobacco, spit
Aw heck Red red red red red red redneck
Well the boys 'round here, they're keeping it country Ain't a damn one know how to do the dougie (You don't do the dougie?) No, not in Kentucky But these girls 'round here yep, they still love me Yea, the girls 'round here, they all deserve a whistle Shakin' that sugar, sweet as Dixie crystal They like that y'all and southern drawl And just can't help it cause they just keep fallin'
For the boys 'round here Drinking that ice cold beer Talkin' 'bout girls, talkin' 'bout trucks Runnin' them red dirt roads out, kicking up dust The boys 'round here Sending up a prayer to the man upstairs Backwoods legit, don't take no sh*t Chew tobacco, chew tobacco, chew tobacco, spit
Let me hear you say (Ooh let's ride) (Ooh let's ride) Down to the river side
(Ooh let's ride…) Hey now girl, hop inside Me and you gonna take a little ride to the river Let's ride (That's right) Lay a blanket on the ground Kissing and the crickets is the only sound We out of town Have you ever got down with a… Red red red red red red redneck? And do you wanna get down with a… Red red red red red red redneck? Girl you gotta get down
With the boys 'round here Drinking that ice cold beer Talkin' 'bout girls, talkin' 'bout trucks Runnin' them red dirt roads out, kicking up dust The boys 'round here Sending up a prayer to the man upstairs Backwoods legit, don't take no sh*t Chew tobacco, chew tobacco, chew tobacco, spit
(Ooh let's ride) Red red red red red red redneck (Ooh let's ride) I'm one of them boys 'round here (Ooh let's ride) Red red red red red red redneck (Ooh let's ride)
(Ooh let's ride…) Well all I'm thinkin' 'bout is you and me, how we'll be So come on girl, hop inside Me and you, we're gonna take a little ride Lay a blanket on the ground Kissing and the crickets is the only sound We out of town Girl you gotta get down with a… Come on through the country side Down to the river side
Ladies and Gents its that time of year again!!!!! Let's go RACING!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Stewart household is getting ready for tonight's opening races at Montpelier Motor Speedway. This is the 27th Annual Season Opener Double header so there will be racing both Friday and Saturday night. It marks the 110th Anniversary of racing at Montpelier! Tonight and tomorrow they will be featuring Midgets, Super Streets, Thunder Cars, FWD compacts and UMP Modifieds.
My dad and brother both race UMP Modifieds. Troy Stewart (my dad) races the number 63, white and orange car seen below. Josh Stewart (my brother) runs the number 14, black and orange car seen below. This is truly a family affair! The name of their racing team is "Dunitall Racing" because although my dad has only been racing Modifieds for 3 years, he has raced practically everything else for years. From motocross to drag racing, he's almost "dunitall"! My brother started out as the pit "crew chief" and decided he wanted to race so this will be his second year racing UMP modifieds. You can find their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/dunitallracing.stewart?fref=ts. They usually race at Montpelier and Gas City, but sometimes they will venture to other tracks. Stay tuned throughout the summer to find out how they are doing!
On the right side of the page you will find the hunting dates updated for the 2013-2014 season! I have also posted youth seasons as well.
Don't forget turkey season is just around the corner so make sure you are ready! The turkey workshop on the 14th is from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Tri-County in Syracuse and I think I'm going to go. It will be a really great experience and I am excited to learn. If anyone would like to attend with me, let me know!
Spring is finally here and we have to start thinking about planting. Zane and I have been looking at adding more trees to our yard and I wanted to share with you an awesome website.
Arbor Day Foundation is a website with a plethora of information on trees and the environment. You can put in your zip code and it will tell you what would grow for your area! You can also receive 10 trees for "free" with a 6 month subscription to the foundation for only 10 dollars; a dollar per tree is pretty awesome! You can even pick what you want sent to you from flowering trees, oak, white pines, blue spruces, maple, and many more. http://www.arborday.org/index.cfm
I just wanted to post a quick note on a cool workshop that I found for our area!
Tri-County will be offering a workshop on turkey hunting April 14th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the property office in Syracuse.
Activities will include, tactics for turkey hunting, equipment needs, cleaning and preparing the harvest, safety, history and biology of the wild turkey and even field demonstrations! If weather allows, there will be shooting opportunities as well at the range. This is geared toward beginning turkey hunters however all levels may benefit from this workshop.
They are even providing refreshments! :) How can you pass up this awesome opportunity!
Here is the DNR link below to view a map and other details.
