moose hunt 2002

"Uncle Gary" as Garrity calls him was a regular on our moose hunts. Although barely visible on the tree between them, Gary carved Garrity's initials on a tree while building our tree stand. It made quite an impression on a 7 year old boy as you can see to the right

Garrity carved initials for the whole family while awaiting the arrival of a bull moose. His first set was DF for Dad Fabich. And of course there was a FF for Floyd also. A boy and his knife. Garrity has my first hunting knife that was given to me by his uncle Hank on my first years hunting trip.

Some of Garrity's carving. DF stands for Dad Fabich.

A rather unique carve on a tree that had a strip of dead bark. It was a good way for Garrity to pass the time away quitely.

Federal Programs Director by trade, I thought that perhaps Gary could hire on as a trapeze artist after he retires. Gary was quite comfortable 30 feet up and was a great help in building the tree stand that the kids and I were to hunt in.

With a birds eye view Garrity and Jenna are more concerned about what was to eat next than the fact that they were two stories up in a tree! Dad is there anything more to eat!

Sitting back and enjoying the fall colors between snack preparations. I thoroughly enjoyed the hours spent waiting.

Garrity and I hunted most every night afterwork and weekends from about the 10th of Sept to the 30th. We worked hard at getting Garrity his first moose. But it wasn't to be. I did pass up a bull one morning while trying desperately to get Garrity into position with a good rest. It was a Saturday morning when a bull and a cow with two calves pinned us down in the grass on the way to the rest. Bull moose are only so patient even in the rut.

We abandoned the tree stand late in the season for a different approach. Although I do not like hunting on the ground if I don't have to, we chose to visit a meadow that had a lot of sign until the season ran out in our area on Sept 25th. The bull and cow never returned after our initial encounter.:0( As you can see hot cocoa was a must on all trips. Garrity delited in drinking it through a red licorice straw.:0)

Moose Hunting Trip to Russian Mission

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"Uncle Gary" as Garrity calls him was a regular on our moose hunts. Although barely visible on the tree between them, Gary carved Garrity's initials on a tree while building our tree stand. It made quite an impression on a 7 year old boy as you can see to the right	Garrity carved initials for the whole family while awaiting the arrival of a bull moose. His first set was DF for Dad Fabich. And of course there was a FF for Floyd also. A boy and his knife. Garrity has my first hunting knife that was given to me by his uncle Hank on my first years hunting trip.


Some of Garrity's carving. DF stands for Dad Fabich.	A rather unique carve on a tree that had a strip of dead bark. It was a good way for Garrity to pass the time away quitely.


Federal Programs Director by trade, I thought that perhaps Gary could hire on as a trapeze artist after he retires.	Gary was quite comfortable 30 feet up and was a great help in building the tree stand that the kids and I were to hunt in.


With a birds eye view Garrity and Jenna are more concerned about what was to eat next than the fact that they were two stories up in a tree! Dad is there anything more to eat!	Sitting back and enjoying the fall colors between snack preparations. I thoroughly enjoyed the hours spent waiting.