High Noon Hunts

In Jr High School one of my favorite teachers, Mr. Bates, gave me the nickname of “High Noon” and it stuck with some of my other teachers through those Jr High years. Mr. Bates was a “Coop” fan and the movie “High Noon” was among his favorites. I’m not totally sure why or how I got assigned the same name as the famous actor when I was born in 1955, but family stories abound. Maybe I’ll share some of those in the course of developing this blog, we’ll see.

My hope and expectation for this website is to present some kind of travel blog while creating a permanent record of my present trip out west, and hopefully other hunting and fishing activities to follow. I also hope to learn some new and useful website posting techniques along the way. So far it seems the biggest challenge is not learning how to do this, but taking the time to learn it and then keeping it updated along the trail. So far, I just now am finally editing this first post and simple introduction, and two weeks to the day have already passed since I pulled out of my driveway in Ocala, FL…
Welcome aboard,
Gary Cooper
PS – On this trip I’ve already been pheasant hunting in South Dakota. I stayed a few days after the rest of our crew left the Highmore S.D area to follow up with a walleye fishing trip while there. Back now in central Missouri to set up deer camp, before leaving for Montana in hopes of filling the elk tags before returning home later this month. SO I’ve already got several stories to tell and some catch up blogging to do. Stay Tuned.