LION HUNT

On Friday, Trevon went mountain lion hunting with the priests in our ward. They left around noon and drove to Lehi, Utah where they went to Cabela's. They enjoyed dinner there, and Trevon ate wild boar. Then, they went to Richie Clayton's in Fairview where they played a few games of Dunk-Ball before going to sleep on his basement floor.

 

Weston Yardley, Braden Curtis, Trevon Beutler and Jacob Stephan

 The boys with their guide, Richie Clayton

 Richie was their hunting guide. He woke up at 4:00a.m. and by the time the boys woke at 5:30a.m., the horses were already ready for the day. They headed to where they were going to "hunt" and got on their horses. Trevon's horse was named Ebony and was 34 years old (Most horses usually stop carrying riders around 20 years of age.)!

Fifteen minutes down the trail, the dogs picked up the track and the chase began. It took nearly 5 hours and 7 to 8 miles to tree the lion.

Trevon really enjoyed his time on the horse. He says that he would like to own a horse of his own someday, and explore uninhabited areas of wilderness with it.

After taking some pictures, they headed back out and then drove the 3 1/2 hours home (with a sore rear-end after having been in a saddle all day). It was a great adventure!