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Vandiver: Mother Nature made hunting hard in 2016
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From left to right: Russell Vandiver, his son Josh and grandson Jackson poses with an elk they shot during a fall hunt in New Mexico. - photo by For The Times
2016 has proven to be one of the toughest hunting seasons I can ever remember. It started in the spring with a very difficult turkey season, then a drought affected dove season in late summer, followed by an exceptionally hot and dry fall deer season. 2016 has been one for the record books.
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