A Sunday well spent :)

God's country is absolutely fantastic! Today, is a day that is going to be spent with my family. We plan on going to Estes Park and go on a couple of hiukes and then I am going to go truck shopping! Or should I say looking!  -Sara Brandenburg

Future events

Hello all! I'm sorry I have been away for the last few weeks. My family and I took a little vacation to Kauai, which in my eyes, was absolute paradise! Kauai was unlike any other place I have ever been. It was filled with lush tropics, the ocean, amazing food, and great people! While we were enjoying the sunshine and eighty degree weather, Colorado was in the middle of a snowstorm. I'm glad I missed that. Now, I am busy trying to plan my future conventions. This year, I am going to be presenting my "sheep mountain", which is all four of my sheep for my Grand Slam on this mountain, at Grand Slam Club Ovis, Wild Sheep, SCI, and possibly other conventions. I am going to be giving speeches about being a youth hunter, and becoming the youngest woman in the world to get my Grand Slam. I will also be attending the 54th Annual Weatherby Dinner, in Reno. I want to make a differernce in the hunting community. I want to convey to the world that we can all do it. Even though, the majority of hnters are male, it doesn't mean we women can not go out there and do it too. We can! Thank you! -Sara Brandenburg

Believing

Anyone can tell you, you cannot do something but it is up to you to prove them wrong. Weather, you are a young female trying to make it in a man's sport, a single mother, or a human trying to get on the right track and follow God, everyone get's this speech. I am a firm believer in Christ and I always fall back on the phrase that one of my middle school teachers said: " you can do anything in Christ Jesus." To this day, I continue to say this to myself, on the volleyball court, on the soccer field, and on the side of the mountain. Special mesage to all you bloggers out there: you can do anything you want, you just have to work for it. Life isn't easy, but its doable. My next goal, is to be the youngest female in the world to get my Super Ten with a rifle and bow. Here I go!
      

Another Big Adventure!

Well,  I am off hunting again! But this time, instead of sheep, I am going after the beloved pronghorn antelope in windy Wyoming. If I can get this animal this will be my first ever with a bow! Wish me luck and I will write as soon as I am back! Cheers!! -Sara

Something other then hunting

Well, here is something you girls and maybe boys can relate too, yes, something other then hunting! I just started my second year of highschool volleyball and let me tell you, it comes very close to hunting! They are tied! I love the game even though I am one of the smallest-shortest girls on the team, I give it everything I can. The only hard thing I have to overcome besides the six foot opponents, is blocking. I cannot for the life of me block! I can't even touch the top of the net. But tomorrow is our first scrimage, against four other school's and we should do very good. If you wouldn't mind keeping me in your prayers for our games i would sure appericate it! Thanks! -Sara Brandenburg

Finished my Grand Slam!

Hi there, my name is Sara Brandenburg. I am new at this blogging thing, so bear with me. Just last week, I got the privledge to go to the Yukon with my daddy to go hunting. For about a year, I have been working on a hunting goal called the Grand Slam. It's the four North American wild sheep: Dall, Stone, Rocky Mountain Bighorn, and Desert Bighorn. Once one has gotten all four he/she must register with Grand Slam Club Ovis and Wild Sheep to record how old he/she is, how long it took them to do it ect. The woman who held this record before me, was thirty two and I acheieved this goal when I was fifteen.
      The Yukon is one of the prettiest places I have ever been too. It is filled with God's creatures and unbelieveable colors. Including killer sunsets and sunrises. It is truely unbelieveable! My guides, my dad, and I were hunting for a total of twleve days but we were lucky enough to fill my tag on the fifth day! It was a beautiful day, full of mid afternoon thunderstorms, which was fine with me because after walking thirty some miles with a sixty five pound on my hundred pound body you begin to sweat...lots! Anyway, we started hiking at eight a.m. and finally took a rest around one p.m. After hiking ten miles we made camp and decided to go spotting so we climbed to the top of this mountain and just as I was pulling out my spotting scope, my guides spotted six rams. And I quote, "Sara, one of those rams is an absolute TOAD! He's a monster!" After I caught my heart from almost falling out of my throat, we raced down the mountain, and when I say raced I mean we were literally running down this mountain back to camp. Meanwhile, one of the little rams spotted us and spooked the whole heard. They took off and from the looks of it they weren't coming back. As soon as my guide, Dustin Roe, say dissapointment consume my face, he decided to go spotting for them. Instead of going back where we were we went the other way to get on top of the mountains and maybe find my herd again. After five hours of hiking ans glassing, my guide spotted them again! In the exact same spot! We once again, raced down the mountain and grabbed everything we needed and headed up the other one. We checked our watches and it was eight p.m. we had three hours to get this sheep and shatter the world record. With this in mind, I hiked like i have never hiked before. Finally, we reached nine hundred yards and could see them feeding up the next draw. We climbed some cliffs and reached 325 yards and I got ready. I steadied myself and tried to hold back my fear of missing and tried to become still but my heart was beating so fast I was shaking. As my ram became into my sight, I put my crosshairs right behind his left sholder and gently squeezed the trigger. Boom one shot and I had just completed the Grand Slam and shattered a world record. Keep reading my blog for more hunting stories!

Off Hunting!

Sara is off hunting for two weeks and will be starting her blog upon her return.  Check back because I am sure she will have a lot to say about her hunt.

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