What a great weekend. Many new experiences this weekend. Where to start?
On Friday Grant came down from Oklahoma City so that we could spend a couple days fishing the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. We headed out around noon and went to Lake Elmer Thomas where we traveled around the shore catching some decent sized bluegill. Lake Elmer Thomas seems to be the best place in South West Oklahoma to catch Bluegill, no matter when you go out, you will catch at least two or three.
One thing about fishing on a wildlife refuge is that there are real wildlife roaming around. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge has both Texas Longhorn and Buffalo wandering around so you have to be careful or you will end up face to face with a very large, very mean animal. While fishing yesterday we had the privilege to share the lake with a family of longhorn. We kept our distance and moved away from them at all times.
However, when we decided to move back toward the car we realized that we had blocked ourselves in as there was a longhorn that had been following us down the shoreline. We were cautious as we walked and could not see where this animal had gone, until we came right up on her. She was laying down in some shade behind a tree. Now longhorn are big, and they have huge “long” horns. They are not something to mess around with. If you are standing ten feet away from one and trying to decide if you should just walk by or if you should turn around? Turn around! We are not that smart to say the least. We decided that we would be quiet and tiptoe past. As we were just about past her she jumped to her feet, as I sat stunned trying to figure out what to do, Grant was running away. I looked up for him and he was gone! Running as fast as he could go. Well, I did the same. We made it past her and she just sat and watched us. Grant dropped a fly box while running and was brave enough to head back and grab it, I guess he has a death wish. End of day one.
