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Lootenant Pat keeps claiming that he's not that good on targets, but that he's a "fair game shot". Sheesh... last fall I watched him shoot 15 doves straight one evening. That's beyond being a "fair game shot" by a damn sight!

But no fears about him needing a bent-barrel 870 for his squad car... he rides a desk these days, but I've heard he's got a deal with the department armorer to keep him well-stocked with crooked 870's...

It was a pleasure sharing a blind with you, Paul, even though we didn't get to pull a trigger. Hope to do it again next year.

I watched Pat shoot clays he never missed! Must be the bent barrel!He's deadly with his bow and he's an excellent pool player also

Gunner, glad to see you made it back to the farm OK. How'd you like my mud boggin skills when we were leaving?

no, there are better pics of her....

That was actually the first time I fired that rifle, or handload - which is why I shot it before I let Carl use it.

wonder how long before Bob buys an AR?

Pleasure was all mine, Doc. Too bad ya had to leave so soon.
That green light of yours sure was the cat's ass!

When I figure out how to post pics again, I'll share the ones of that owl taking a bath in the pond. That was crazy!

It's hard to add to what's been posted, but I'll throw up some pictures & anecdotes, anyway.

Firstly, sharing a car ride of 2,771 miles with tjm was a pleasure. I know I had to have given him a sore knee from all the times I made him stomp his imaginary passenger-side brakes on I-35N, but we made it home in fine shape, and shared many excellent stories.

If I recall, Gunner500 claims to be a cattle rancher, but I'm convinced he's an English professor. The man is quite simply the Michelangelo of the Metaphor. His account of his lone attempt at babysitting left me in tears for 20 minutes.



Ready made quite the impression on the regulars. He seems to fit in well, no matter the crowd. I was expecting, however, that he would arrive in camp wearing an authentic 38 liter Texas Cowboy Hat, so we could pose together in international garb. He assures me that he will be procuring one and taking it back to Germany. I'll believe it when I see a picture of him wearing one midst a group of stone-faced Forsters.







He made a good show of adjusting to the the... unorthodox... hunting methods employed. Nothing like in the Old Country, but he made do:







The ostriches were sneaky bastids, indeed. They'd hide in the truck, & stick their heads through the sunroofs:







But I had 'em in the palm of my hand:







Thanks to Tex n Cal loaning me some .38 ostrich shot, I felt well prepared:







An no, too much cannot be said about the eats. Here's Dan the fire man setting things up for the fish fellas:







And here's Pat showing off textbook shooting stance. Hey, whatever it is, it works like a friggin' charm!



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Roof took a nice hog, and even donated it to tjm & me. Many thanks!



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And somehow, I was able to connect at last light on the last hunt:



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I used the excellent 7-08 that Mickey Coleman & Karnis put together for me. It seemed fitting to bring it on this trip.



I believe there were just shy of 5 miles of "dirt" road we needed to traverse to reach pavement. Ready & tjm were concerned that my slick-tired and heavily-laden Yukon would sink in that muck, but we made it. The running boards even had souvenirs of that exciting journey:



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I was so excited for this trip that it felt like every day was Christmas Eve from the time Dan finalized it until I got there. It did not disappoint.

FC

You need a shovel, not a powerwasher!

On Friday morning Doc and I heard water splashing behind our blind. At first we thought it was just some ducks. Finally we turned around and couldn't believe our eyes. An owl was taking a bath in the pond!

No photo shop here guys and Doc is my witness!

That last is the coolest pic I've seen in a while!

Joe:

Like I said at your house last night, it's HARD to be in a car for two days with someone and then another two days again, and still be on speaking terms at the end of the trip.

Not only were we on speaking terms, but my voice was hoarse from all the talking we did. You are a superb cross-country companion, my friend.

JW (Doc Rocket):

It was indeed a pleasure to finally meet you face to face, too, and I look forward to seeing some of your fine S&W revolvers when next we meet. I've got a nice 29-2 to show you thatI bought from Ashley (Denny smirking off to the side the whole time, while she beguiled me) with an action even smoother than the 629.

Like I posted the other evening, the usual suspects in this posse went above and beyond and made this whole thing not only possible with a bunch of hard work , but they were the center and the catalyst of all the fine conversation and camaraderie that we enjoyed. I just can't imagine not continuing our acquaintances in the future.

One of the highlights of this trip for me was the Saturday night cocktail hour with Derek and Lois. Spasiba, you two.

I also learned something on this trip that I never knew about southwest Texas. It's sticky when wet.

Poobah-
Is your google-fu weakening?

I suspect the movie poster below is the image recalled by those of us in the discussion group.
--Bob
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--Bob

That's it!

Oh yeah, I found this for Bob (isaac)

https://www.facebook.com/KrystenMcD...6461/788893831207374/?type=1&theater

Show-Offy little bitch.

Bob Bob Bob, the dogs are out of the pic. Whoever, made sure she shot one, She's a special bitch.

@ all

Thank you for a great time at ADL7. Fully intend to be back, where ever the next 24HCF hunt is.

Checking in from the Red Roof Inn in San Antonio, my flight leaves in 2 hours.

@ ingwe

thank you for your concern. I am well, if saddend by the happenings in the Alps. My wife tells me, German Airline Traffic is in turmoil between strikes and the crash, so we will see, when i get home.

I will check in with stories and pictures upon arrival.

Take care for now, Y'all.

Safe travels Carl!