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Sam, do you kill any deer?I don’t see you posting that...I would have a freezer full!

Ethan, my dad's dog. He is a (welcome)pain in the ass.


Simon, technically speaking.... given that we are on the Fort Peck Indian reservation... there is a bit of a grey area regarding game laws(for anyone, native or not...).


We try to get locals to shoot some does but all anyone wants to do is snoop around for a buck.


I'm no different. Shoot about one deer per year.

Looks like a good day for a project, how often do you have to fill those tubs?

Ben, I start the Honda and fill the tanks everyday.

Try to time it so the cows come in to drink without spilling the tanks over and making an icy mess.
(no overfull drain setup....)


Pump about 2 hours per day, right around 2000 gallons.

Sam, not to get to specific here, but how far are you from Nashua?

Kroo, 40 miles down the river right off the highway outside of Wolf Point.

Love your dad's dog. Ours is a Blue Tick Hound. Daughter's boyfriend has a Great Pyranees and he loves the snow and ultra-cold weather. Hound will get out in it, but the GP thrives in that sort of thing. lol

Hopefully a warm ups around the corner, gets rid of the ice but leaves the mess

Sam, 58 here today and fire bans in both counties. Drier 'n a popcorn fart. Finn wants to come play with Whitey in the snow....

I have done some wells that were 200 feet deep......with a foot valve.......black plastic.......1.5 horse pump.......

Gawd, I hate black plastic for well tubing.

If you can get three guys it is better. Two guys pulling and one guy with the clamp so you can take a rest if needed.



Glad you got everything going again Sam.

That old half horse pump musta been drawing some amps while it was dying!

Well, we're not sure what we would do with a gator on the way to our deerstand either, so.....

Ethan, the heeler is a puzz when it's really cold out, won't leave the porch and gets all depressed for a day. My dad has him spoiled.



Ben, it was nice again today, out all afternoon and got a little sunburn!




Don, next time you stop by Finn and Whitey need to go take a run down in the river bottom away from the highway....

That pic of Finn looks like October.... too dry.



Jim, my dad figured the pump was 25 years old. I forget the exact make, pump was a Goulds(sp), Franklin something electric motor?

Zero iron bacteria, the pump body looked new which got us to wondering if that well isn't drawing water from the river.





Rooster, the sun takes care of the snow right?!

Yep. It makes the snow icy af! lol

Is he in the house yet? Sleeping in the bed with them yet? Cleaning off dishes after dinner? If not, he ain't near as spoiled as Finn......

No chit....my dogs love winter.

Rooster, it does certainly change things....grin



Don, well he's not quite that spoiled but my dad and mom cover him up with his Carhartt blankets(wore out coats) on his therapeutic dog bed in the porch...




Charlie, those dogs have it better than our little house dogs..... Dog lotto right there!

That's why my wife won't let me buy a wood stove.

Nothing like wood fired underparts!



I got the dozer welded up yesterday and plowed a trail out so hired man can haul hay. Will start working on the road.....if I can come up with fuel money.
Damn tractor is thirsty!

I need to order a starter for it today....not looking forward to that.

Took a fat beef to Saco and stocked up on bacon and such. Even bought some ham hocks and a little chunk of head cheese.

Now I got up to piss and all the lights were on.....Richard boy just barely gets out of bed to piss......

Daniel boy is sick....but he was breeathing okay.

I can hear Lynley snoring so everything is okay there!


Wife is in Billings for ranching for profit so it's just the four of us. Two dogs in the crate.

heheh

I got all the Sago palms and crepe myrtles cut back, now I have to pick all that cshit up. Dammit

Jim, you're pushin' snow with the Cat?

It's been Texas cold here so we fired up the ol' Versatile on Wednesday. No block heater on that one so we wait for a nice sunny afternoon....

It started right up and then the search began for the spacer and pin that sets the blade at an angle. Hour later we're standing in the yard scratching our heads when I look down towards the 12E grader.

Hmmm, we were using that next to the feed bunk when I was dozing chit last Fall. Sure enough I left the spacer and pin on the floor. Great relief considering we'd never find it anywhere outside under the snow.




Made a nest for the heifers.





Hope your boy starts feeling better. I bet it's even worse not having momma around to help make it better!






Ethan, get ready for some wind today!

Supposed to start in this morning around here. Luckily our snow is crusted enough that it shouldn't move much but they are calling for 4-8" over the weekend.

Needless to say we'll probably not move any more snow until this next storm passes.





Hanco, I'm gonna have to google your tropical plants!