While in Colorado last year I discovered that my new friend, Pastor Troy Lewis - who grew up in Steamboat Springs, doesn't ski. That blew my mind! Here's a guy, living in a skiers paradise and he doesn't ski? It made no sense to me! Then I started thinking about where I live. Our State is called The Sportsman's Paradise. People from all over the world come here to hunt and to fish. Yet, although I live literally minutes away from some of the best fishing and hunting in the world, I rarely engage in either of those activities! I've decided that should change!
A couple weeks ago, I made my first alligator hunt! My good friend, Greg (Spanky) Arsement, invited me to go with him and supplied me with a tag. (Louisiana requires them to legally kill an alligator.) We went to a lease in a swamp northeast of Baton Rouge and I killed this 7 1/2-footer while our Media Director, Richard Gaspard captured it all on video. We felt like real 'Swamp People' and Spanky made sure I received the appropriate Troy Landry-like encouragement - "Choot 'em!" The next day, Spanky went out and killed an 11-footer! (That's a real tree-shaker there boy!)
This week I made a duck hunt with my good friend Dennis Clark. He is an incredibly accomplished hunter and I had a really great time! We hunted Teal, which are smaller ducks that are amazingly fast and hard to hit! My right shoulder has a huge bruise from all the shooting! Watching Dennis' dog Topper retrieve the ducks we shot was something to behold! He is so smart, and watching him work with Dennis was a reminder of why we need to get out and enjoy all that Louisiana life has to offer! I'm truly thankful for our little slice of paradise!
