2026 Goals

Get my FFL and begin chambering barrels, threading muzzles, and other rifle smithing on the side.
 
Live another year. Make sure my family is happy and pray they stay healthy.

Hunting wise:
Draw a mule deer tag in my own state. 25 years not drawing is enough I think.

Health wise:
Get in better shape
Kick the type 2 diabetes
Kick the cholesterol meds
 
Use the off season to strengthen stabilizing muscles and hopefully have less knee problems next year.

Spend more time scouting for sheep than I have previous years.

… and kill a fat bear.


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Primarily getting weight off.

Work-wise, publishing a book this march, and hope to add at least six more ebooks and three more audiobooks to the side-gig in 2026.

Taking a trip to Oklahoma to visit the reservation to research family.

Help keep my kid straight in school.
 
I need to work on my patience. I also need to work on letting little things go. I am very detail oriented and critical which makes me focus and dwell. Hunting behind my bird dogs im always critiquing them. Poor guys.

Its not a big deal but I notice it generally effects my mood and thats no fun. So I need to chill in 2026 and have more fun.

I should also stretch more.
 
I need to work on my patience. I also need to work on letting little things go. I am very detail oriented and critical which makes me focus and dwell. Hunting behind my bird dogs im always critiquing them. Poor guys.

Its not a big deal but I notice it generally effects my mood and thats no fun. So I need to chill in 2026 and have more fun.

I should also stretch more.
Patience is one of the hardest things i know how to do.
 
Run a marathon

Kick ass and take names at work

Take a family vacation

Get my 12 year old her first elk

Get 10 year old an elk

Get 8 year old her first deer

Draw a few tags


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read more of the Bible , and implement what’s learned.

Continue to move the needle in the positive direction in physical, mental and spiritual health

dive into some of the things I daydream about (positive things) that I tend to talk myself out of trying
 
Just putting some of mine here:

Start & End day in prayer
Invited to join the Southern Arizona SAR team after successfully training & completing their tryout hike
Train & improve in BJJ to be promoted to purple belt
Shoot rifle 2X a month with goal of shooting 1.25 MOA at 100 yards
Harvest a javelina with my bow
Hunt black bear in AZ & NM
Learn to shoot the satori I picked up in November. I want to learn to shoot it to the point where I have an 8" group at 40 yards

Good luck to everyone!
 
Fly fish more successfully, Try for kid #2, and get a mature whitetail buck on the property I grew up on.


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Based on the way 2025 ended and 2026 seems to be starting.

Goal is going to find a second job to build back up the emergency fund.
 
Started running a few years ago: signed up for my first 50 miler this summer 2026.

Enjoy every minute I can with dad while he still has his health. Going on a couple hunts with him this fall.

I hope to finally arrow a bull - have been stupid close the last couple tries .


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