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Campfire Kahuna
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It does my heart good to see trapping acknowledged at all.
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
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Campfire Ranger
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But we need to get the ATV out, and Photoshop in a horse.
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Campfire Oracle
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"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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Campfire Ranger
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Damn nice there Nemisis!
Gawd, that's a lot of skinnin! That's what I was thinking. You'd better have a couple dozen of those Havalon knives handy!
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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Campfire Tracker
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I would take up trapping. I would also use a flintlock and grow a huge beard. Maybe that will be my retirement.
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Campfire Ranger
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Jim Rearden's books tell some stories of various trappers who lived off the land in Alaska. Lots of them nearly died in various mishaps, too. There was the chap, Slim Carlson, who had his cabin suddenly catch on fire, and had to get out with only his underwear, dogs, and a rifle. After the fire died he drove a dog sled eight miles in just his long underwear, in -12 weather toanother cabin. He had various degrees of frostbite, but barely managed to avoid freezing his privates. He told Rearden if it had been 30 or 40 below, he would have probably just shot himself.
That is a damned, damned hard life, even if you enjoy trapping, and they had to do it, or starve. I'll pass.
"...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."
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Campfire Kahuna
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I only trap coyotes now days. There is little market for southern fur. Maybe you'll get a pic this weekend, I started makimg sets yesterday.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I would take up trapping. I would also use a flintlock and grow a huge beard. Maybe that will be my retirement. TFF kid, are you for real? That's good stuff lol!! Really it is. Just jump into it, get yourself a few bucket sets with conibear traps, it aint that hard. It's just like everything else, just tear into it and learn from your prey. you got weasels? they aint hard to trap.
Something clever here.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Proud NRA Life Member
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Campfire 'Bwana
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oh dude, pure envy, woofs lynx...drooool.
Something clever here.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Way cool pics! When I was in high school and college, I trapped and coon hunted every fall. Lived on a farm and helped Dad raise hogs. When fur prices were good in the early 70's, the money I made at that time paid for about 1/3 of my college education. Those pics remind me skinning, scraping, and stretching a whole lot of critters: red fox, gray fox, muskrats, mink, coons, beaver, and a few coyotes. Don't think I'd want to do it today. maddog
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Campfire Ranger
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I'm hoping you're the one in the middle.
"Be sure you're right. Then go ahead." Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
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Campfire Ranger
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That first picture looks very familiar to me........
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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No such luck, Pard...
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Campfire Ranger
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Too bad. I almost had a lot of work to bring to you personally.
"Be sure you're right. Then go ahead." Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
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"wanna hear God laugh? Tell Him you have complete control now!"
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Campfire Regular
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Redneck I didn't know you wore glasses.
"That's what happens when your leaders stop being an American and start being a politician." George S. Patton What would Yoda do...your ass kick it he would.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Redneck I didn't know you wore glasses. The guy on the left is our best friend.. He's a procurement manager for Cleveland Cliffs and is stationed in Australia for another 3 years.. Lucky bastid.. But I wear 'em to read and to do my job in the shop..
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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[quote=Ken Howell]Mentioned that once to a gun-writer friend (Montana horseman) who heartily endorsed it.
He and a Pard had thought that they'd like to cross the States a-horseback from Canada to Mexico. They rode the Montana-Idaho line to Wyoming, where they eagerly sold their horses and gear.
They flat couldn't DO IT but still would've liked to HAVE DONE IT all the way. quote]
I don't doubt it, that is as rough a country as you will find.
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