November 16, 2024 "Bear Hunt"

What a morning in Maple Hill, NC Angola Bay Busters Bear Club. Rayden, Alex, Ed, and Brian were in the blind at 5am looking for a chance at Rayden's first black bear. There was actually a bear on the peanuts when they arrived and stayed the entire hour and twenty minutes until legal shooting light. They enjoyed watching her dine and play. Two minutes after daylight, he took the shot. It connected in the shoulder allowing the bear to run off. The club showed up in full force and put the dogs on her. Within fifteen minutes they had her bayed right off the road. One of the club members actually swam across the little creak to get over there before Rayden shot again so he could grab the dogs. Rayden rolled the track chair and was able to take another shot. This time it was a head shot and down she came!!!!! The club members were ecstatic! They tied a rope to the 150 lb bear and pulled her across the creak.

We took the bear head to Jake Rouse Taxidermy and processed the rest at home. Rayden enjoyed eating his bear and sharing it with the family. 

November 8-10, 2024 "Gobbles and Grunts Deer Hunt"

Rayden was asked to deer hunt with the Gobbles and Grunts again this year because he was not able to harvest a deer last year. He was thrilled to have Mr. Ed Martin as his guide. Alex and Ed's daughter also tagged along. They had a nice time, but didn't even see a deer. Although hunting is great, the best part of this weekend has to be the fellowship and food. We were able to catch up with some old friends and introduced to some new ones.