Hunting-moon!

When most people think of Honeymoon destinations, the thought is an island, cruise, or beach somewhere. Well, not the new Mr. and Mrs. Nuckols, we wanted our honeymoon to be something that we actually do for fun! Of course that means in our world, HUNTING! Which destination/animal did we chose you ask? Pheasant, duck and turkey in Nebraska of course.

We hunted Pheasant for 5 days in Alliance Nebraska, in combined corn fields and open prairies.

When you hunt for pheasant you flush the field while walking in a zig-zag pattern and with your best hunting pups!

The male Pheasant is called a Rooster and they are the only ones you are permitted to harvest!




We had such a great time, and we must have walked at least 20 miles a day! Hunting in Nebraska is a great work out! :)

While we were hunting we were lucky enough to run into some farmers that showed us around and explained how corn is harvested.

Their combine was a truly amazing piece of equipment.

 Nebraska was some of the most beautiful country I have ever seen! It truly is God's country out there!

After our pheasant adventures had come to a close we moved over to get some duck action! The quack attack was back for a day!

We hunted for ducks in the sand hills of Nebraska, and we did some puddle jumping!
Luckily for me my new Hubby is awesome on the duck call, so we ended up with a few green heads, and a pin tail!     

 On the 7th day of our hunting moon, we turned our attention the the illusive Merriam turkey, as you all know I am in pursuit of the Turkey Grand Slam, and so when we were offered a chance to harvest a Merriam we JUMPED at it. 

We took about an hour drive into the Black hills of Nebraska to get to the property where the turkeys were residing! I cannot stress to you enough, and the pictures do not do it justice, just how beautiful this country was, simply breathtaking!

 Our good friend Logan Dietrich was an amazing Turkey hunting guide. We limited out on Merriam's that day and had one heck of an adventure!

 Our final stop on our hunting moon was to the astonishing Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. It was a 3.5 hour drive from Alliance, but it felt like 15 mins because of all the beautiful scenery. We even found a mountain goat with her baby, and saw some cool wind turbines along the way. 

 I do not believe there is any other couple on the planet that had more fun, or a bigger adventure on their honeymoon that we did!

We had a blast and cannot wait to go back again, we met some truly wonderful people and spent many hours out in the fresh air, and it doesn't get any better than that!


"Let all you do be done in love." 1 Corinthians 16:14