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Couple of pups on birds Rio7
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10 years ago with the pups. (and no they didn't help hunt birds, just goofed off the entire time....lol) Brings a tear to my eye.
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about all i want to do besides flyfish, and i am along way from a trout Great pic. Where is that bit of heaven, please? NE Montana All right. Thanks.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
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Used to Sam. Before I got married, the folks had 500 acres which was surrounded by a major irrigation canal. Each time the canal crossed a draw, it leaked enough to create a 1/4 to 1/2 acre cat tail patch. Sometimes we could jump 20 to thirty pheasant out of a single patch. Especially if the neighboring farms had been hunted earlier that day. Had we been better shots, we could have limited out with just one or two jumps. But Brother and I could burn a box of shells in a day to harvest three cocks each. My pheasant dog: Now that pictures would get Lassie cancelled in Hollywood. 🦫
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Sam Olsen, where are you on the HiLine?
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Speaking of Javelina. We are always on the lookout for them. I do my best to steer the dogs away if I see them. Around 12 years ago my former pair of GWPs and I rounded a small hill deep in Gardner Canyon while mearns hunting. The dogs worked forward and loped right into a sounder of 15 javelina! The javelina and dogs were going the same direction. One big one sided Thor and bit him in the face as they ran side by side. I immediately began firing the shotgun and ran in the dog's direction. It was over in seconds. After seeing cut on his cheek didn't seem too bad we went back to hunting. A day or so later the swelling began. Took him to the vet. After a careful inspection the vet found two connecting holes. Thor's face was shaved and the infected area was irrigated. Antibiotics stopped the infection and eventually his hair grew back. As you can see, for a while he was a strange looking dog. Here is Thor along with Abbey with his regular hairy face. It's almost unbelievable how fast a big boar javelina can run. If you try to run one down in a truck across deep grass prairie you better have your seat belt on. It seems they are about as fast as a coyote to me and it's no wonder they can hit a birddog quick. If you try to catch one in this kind of country before it gets to the next brushy draw you better have your dog inside the cab. Had video cam and fore end in my left hand coming up on this point.
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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
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Break time.
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Sam Olsen, where are you on the HiLine? We live in town at Wolf Point. On the Rez.
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10 years ago with the pups. (and no they didn't help hunt birds, just goofed off the entire time....lol) Brings a tear to my eye. Idk what you took that picture with but it's a fantastic picture. I understand feeling wistful about yesteryear. Reminds me of Gus McCrae: here's to the sunny slopes of long ago.
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The old time camera pics really are better. (Canon G15, took me 10 minutes to go back in time that far to find the pic.....lol)
Pre smart phone days.
I found some old hero cock shots from the same time. Damn I looked good, probably 15lb lighter.
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10 years ago with the pups. (and no they didn't help hunt birds, just goofed off the entire time....lol) Brings a tear to my eye. Great photo Sam! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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10 years ago with the pups. (and no they didn't help hunt birds, just goofed off the entire time....lol) Brings a tear to my eye. Dang Sam, if I had seen this 10 years ago you could have hunted over a great bird dog for a few beers.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
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Puppy dog same year. (I don't even remember this pic, back when things were green and life was easy)
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My Dad liked the 16ga too but all he could afford was his old 870, nothing as pretty as yours.
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That h-brace is rotted off and now leans....
Chit has gone to hell....lol
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Well, get to fixin' it there farmer Sam.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?
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Model 12 Sam?
I've got one looks about like that, nice and well worn. Full choke so I haven't used it for hunting yet. Have thoughts of turning it into a dedicated turkey gun sometimes.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Well, get to fixin' it there farmer Sam. God damn it Geno I need a younger person to keep up with the never ending maintenance issues!
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