I'm back in Chicago early after a successful antelope hunt! Me, my dad, Brandon, and Nick hit the road early on Wednesday morning and made it to Maple Creek in time for lunch. Grandpa joined us as we made our way northwest of town. It didn't take us long before Dad and Brandon had bagged their first does. Nick and I thought that if they were going to be that plentiful and we had a week of hunting left, we were going to get ourselves some trophy bucs. That was not the case, however, and as the afternoon wore on we made the call to get some does and call it a day. We made it home after sundown to skin the animals in my uncle's garage and then head to the cabin to hit the sack. The next afternoon we went back into town and cut and packaged the meat. By Friday afternoon we were on our way home after a very short yet successful hunt! That's all for now until the end of November when we'll be back out that way to hunt some mule deer and elk!

The impromtu weekend off was a chance for me to relax. I watched The Punisher, which was a good flick although way too campy for my tastes in a lot of parts. I also checked out Shanghai Knights, which was a funny flick but in the end pretty forgettable.

Saturday night was the big annual Halloween party at Brad and Steff's, and as usual they went all out. There were tons of folks there and tons of great costumes. I recycled my hunting outfit as a costume saving myself both time and money! It was a great time as always. I especially loved Brad's new garage decorations! I got home just before 3am and I actually left early so that gives you an idea of the fun to be had that night!

The flight to Chicago was decent since because of the time change it left an hour later than usual. This time I got to fly through Minneapolis instead of Toronto so my time in the air was a lot less than normal. The segment from Minneapolis to Chicago had the most turbulence I have ever experienced but both flights were pretty empty so I'll take more room in exchange for a few bumps any day of the week!