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Posted By: SamOlson Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Right?



Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Brother Sam..... yes... we are at a crossroads as a country. The battle is before us
Posted By: kwg020 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
All we need to do is define the battle space and who we want to be our leader.

kwg
Posted By: EdM Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?





Indeed.
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Absolutely and win.

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Posted By: ol_mike Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?





It's something women say about their kids when they don't have the time or ballz discipline to them,
Posted By: Heeler Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Whatā€™s the wife want you to do that you donā€™t?šŸ˜‚
Posted By: viking Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Of course. Wisdom comes with age and experience.
Posted By: SamOlson Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
You people are comforting.
Posted By: Raferman Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
I feel a dump coming on.
Posted By: viking Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Now, seek Flaves advice and counsel šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
Posted By: hanco Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Wifey gone gambling with her sister to Shreveport. Iā€™m a winner boys.
Posted By: Dillonbuck Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Wise advice.
Be sure the hill is worth dieing on.
Posted By: Osky Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Yes, choose carefully your battles and more wisely the ground you fight them on.

Osky
Posted By: Borchardt Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by kwg020
All we need to do is define the battle space and who we want to be our leader.

kwg


And while we are defining and deciding we have lost our country.
Posted By: ol_mike Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
No quit give a hunnerd thousandmillion percent everyday
Posted By: Fireball2 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Hitt'er upside the head and tell her if she don't make you a sammich you're going to have sex with her sister again.
Posted By: DigitalDan Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Osky
Yes, choose carefully your battles and more wisely the ground you fight them on.

Osky


Chicken dinner winner!
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by viking
Now, seek Flaves advice and counsel šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Flavor is too busy painting his balls for the church Easter egg hunt.

Lol

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Posted By: Jim_Conrad Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
No.

Not only no...but Fugg no.

Fugg em in the neck!
Posted By: viking Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
And glitter?
Posted By: Morewood Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Sometimes you got to lay down the law.

Sometimes you got to keep your mouth shut and live to fight another day.
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by viking
And glitter?


Of course šŸ™„šŸ¤·šŸ½ā€ā™€ļø

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Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad
No.

Not only no...but Fugg no.

Fugg em in the neck!


I like Jim's Moxy..... some truth right there... an inconvenient truth maybe, but true non the less
Posted By: Mr_TooDogs Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Sanction them, that will do it!
Posted By: RufusG Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?





Let others fight, then plunder the corpses.
Posted By: Valsdad Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?




Yes, right.


And when you decide to do battle...................................................














NEVER FIGHT FAIR
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?




Yes, right.


And when you decide to do battle...................................................













NEVER FIGHT FAIR


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Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
I know better than to leg wrastle Jim ! ha
Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?




Yes, right.


And when you decide to do battle...................................................














NEVER FIGHT FAIR


That has landed me in deep schit here..... frown
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?




Yes, right.


And when you decide to do battle...................................................














NEVER FIGHT FAIR


That has landed me in deep schit here..... frown


Brother, maybe so. But not with anyone whoā€™s actually been in brawls....

Now, them boys who believe you should just line up like an British Red Coat to get shot. They will always decry thatā€™s not a gentlemanā€™s way of fighting.

šŸ™„

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Posted By: Valsdad Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?




Yes, right.


And when you decide to do battle...................................................














NEVER FIGHT FAIR


That has landed me in deep schit here..... frown



Yeah, some here think it's not fair to know one's scheidt about a subject.

Or to have some critical thinking skills.
Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?




Yes, right.


And when you decide to do battle...................................................














NEVER FIGHT FAIR


That has landed me in deep schit here..... frown



Yeah, some here think it's not fair to know one's scheidt about a subject.

Or to have some critical thinking skills.


A couple of whiskey's to grease the skids and off to the races.... smile
Posted By: Angus1895 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Drink all day

Rock all night

Wife get the stink eye

If u donā€™t walk right


Wife gone to visit in laws

No battle hereā€¦ā€¦..

Loving it
Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Drink all day

Rock all night

Wife get the stink eye

If u donā€™t walk right


Wife gone to visit in laws

No battle hereā€¦ā€¦..

Loving it


Too much info there Angus.... you and the little women's sex life is none of our business.... wink
Posted By: Sitka deer Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Never argue with a woman... just dick'er...
Posted By: Valsdad Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Drink all day

Rock all night

Wife get the stink eye

If u donā€™t walk right


Wife gone to visit in laws

No battle hereā€¦ā€¦..

Loving it


Too much info there Angus.... you and the little women's sex life is none of our business.... wink


Maybe a bit more than a couple of shots greasing Angus' skids?
Posted By: Jim_Conrad Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Drink all day

Rock all night

Wife get the stink eye

If u donā€™t walk right


Wife gone to visit in laws

No battle hereā€¦ā€¦..

Loving it


Too much info there Angus.... you and the little women's sex life is none of our business.... wink


Maybe a bit more than a couple of shots greasing Angus' skids?


What are you to old fuggers Puritans or something?
Posted By: Angus1895 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
I live in Idaho


Where

Men R men

Sheep are nervous
Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Drink all day

Rock all night

Wife get the stink eye

If u donā€™t walk right


Wife gone to visit in laws

No battle hereā€¦ā€¦..

Loving it


Too much info there Angus.... you and the little women's sex life is none of our business.... wink


Maybe a bit more than a couple of shots greasing Angus' skids?


What are you to old fuggers Puritans or something?


Don't make me open a can of whoop azz on you!
Posted By: Valsdad Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Drink all day

Rock all night

Wife get the stink eye

If u donā€™t walk right


Wife gone to visit in laws

No battle hereā€¦ā€¦..

Loving it


Too much info there Angus.... you and the little women's sex life is none of our business.... wink


Maybe a bit more than a couple of shots greasing Angus' skids?


What are you to old fuggers Puritans or something?


Don't make me open a can of whoop azz on you!


I am neither Pure nor very Tan.
Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Drink all day

Rock all night

Wife get the stink eye

If u donā€™t walk right


Wife gone to visit in laws

No battle hereā€¦ā€¦..

Loving it


Too much info there Angus.... you and the little women's sex life is none of our business.... wink


Maybe a bit more than a couple of shots greasing Angus' skids?


What are you to old fuggers Puritans or something?


Don't make me open a can of whoop azz on you!


I am neither Pure nor very Tan.



We may have to pick a battle with Jim? or maybe he picked a battle with us? hmmmmm
Posted By: Morewood Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Drink all day
Rock all night

Grateful Dead tune. Don't ask how I know this.
Posted By: Angus1895 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Fried gizzards and this new wild game burger

In the man cave

Aka the lever lounge.

Donā€™t mess up the house

One battle averted

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Posted By: Valsdad Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Drink all day

Rock all night

Wife get the stink eye

If u donā€™t walk right


Wife gone to visit in laws

No battle hereā€¦ā€¦..

Loving it


Too much info there Angus.... you and the little women's sex life is none of our business.... wink


Maybe a bit more than a couple of shots greasing Angus' skids?


What are you to old fuggers Puritans or something?


Don't make me open a can of whoop azz on you!


I am neither Pure nor very Tan.



We may have to pick a battle with Jim? or maybe he picked a battle with us? hmmmmm


If it comes down to battlin' Jim.

I may have to just stay home and pick my Hanes out my butt crack instead.

He's a mighty big fella, and not only that, if he don't get me I've seen that little fella of his shoot that 410.
Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Fried gizzards and this new wild game burger

In the man cave

Aka the lever lounge.

Donā€™t mess up the house

One battle averted


Your pictures are "inverted"
Posted By: Valsdad Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Fried gizzards and this new wild game burger

In the man cave

Aka the lever lounge.

Donā€™t mess up the house

One battle averted



Were you standing on your head to take pics?
Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Fried gizzards and this new wild game burger

In the man cave

Aka the lever lounge.

Donā€™t mess up the house

One battle averted



Were you standing on your head to take pics?


Angus is a man of many talents.... wink
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Fried gizzards and this new wild game burger

In the man cave

Aka the lever lounge.

Donā€™t mess up the house

One battle averted



Were you standing on your head to take pics?


No....Shrooms!

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Posted By: Angus1895 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Why did the ram fall of the clifff?





Didnā€™t see the ewe turn
Posted By: Angus1895 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
This image better?

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Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Angus1895
This image better?


Mo betta.... you cook on a wood stove and live in an OSB cabin? cool
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Angus1895
This image better?


Mo betta.... you cook on a wood stove and live in an OSB cabin? cool


That OSB costs more then having custom stucco walls done.

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Posted By: Angus1895 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Itā€™s my fox hole



Or outta line shack
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Itā€™s my fox hole


Got a pic of that two legged fox?

Lol

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Posted By: stxhunter Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
I just point to the door and tell her you can leave any time you like, I can replace you tomorrow. It sounds bad but I'm not going to put up with bull chit and arguing about petty chit,
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by stxhunter
I just point to the door and tell her you can leave any time you like, I can replace you tomorrow. It sounds bad but I'm not going to put up with bull chit and arguing about petty chit,


Cousins are a dime a dozen.

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Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Angus1895
More like an outta line shack



Fox hole refers to battle


For you non infantry persons


Oh...My bad!

Lol

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Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by stxhunter
I just point to the door and tell her you can leave any time you like, I can replace you tomorrow. It sounds bad but I'm not going to put up with bull chit and arguing about petty chit,


That keeps them in line..... every women needs to know that.... makes for a harmonious home
Posted By: Angus1895 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Why is divorce so expensive?






Itā€™s worth it







Not really
Posted By: SandBilly Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Hell no, Sam. Fight them all like itā€™s your last fight. šŸ˜†
Posted By: Beaver10 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Why is divorce so expensive?






Itā€™s worth it


Divorce is definitely worth it, the first 3 times.

It takes a while to figure out that money can be replaced with more money. But your sanity and not living with the fear of going to prison for killing a crazy bitch of a wife. Well, thatā€™s priceless.

Lol

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Posted By: Jim_Conrad Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Why did the ram fall of the clifff?





Didnā€™t see the ewe turn


Hahaha!
Posted By: irfubar Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Beaver10
Originally Posted by Angus1895
Why is divorce so expensive?






Itā€™s worth it


Divorce is definitely worth it, the first 3 times.

It takes a while to figure out that money can be replaced with more money. But your sanity and not living with the fear of going to prison for killing a crazy bitch of a wife. Well, thatā€™s priceless.

Lol

šŸ¦«


Truth
Posted By: Angus1895 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Boy Howdy!
Posted By: Heeler Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Sam go MIA on us?
Posted By: stxhunter Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Beaver10
Originally Posted by stxhunter
I just point to the door and tell her you can leave any time you like, I can replace you tomorrow. It sounds bad but I'm not going to put up with bull chit and arguing about petty chit,


Cousins are a dime a dozen.

šŸ˜‚šŸ¦«

I wish.
Posted By: AcesNeights Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Right?





Nopeā€¦.I always felt like the battles chose me.
Posted By: AcesNeights Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by stxhunter
I just point to the door and tell her you can leave any time you like, I can replace you tomorrow. It sounds bad but I'm not going to put up with bull chit and arguing about petty chit,


Lololā€¦.ā€all the hookups Iā€™ve had in my adult life have been women with daddy issuesā€. ā€œWhen she starts to get outta line I just pull the humvee over and politely ask her to get outā€¦.guess what? She finds her way home every timeā€


Posted By: Rooster7 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by stxhunter
Originally Posted by Beaver10
Originally Posted by stxhunter
I just point to the door and tell her you can leave any time you like, I can replace you tomorrow. It sounds bad but I'm not going to put up with bull chit and arguing about petty chit,


Cousins are a dime a dozen.

šŸ˜‚šŸ¦«

I wish.



LMAO
Posted By: SCgman1 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22



Wife gone to visit in laws

No battle hereā€¦ā€¦..

Loving it[/quote]

How does this happen? You mean there are such women that are comfortable visiting their side of the family without requiring a spouse to be in tow?

Dam.....I did not know that.....where does one find such a creature?
Posted By: Rooster7 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
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Posted By: SCgman1 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
3) never seek marital advice from a hunting campfire forum.
Posted By: Rooster7 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by SCgman1
3) never seek marital advice from a hunting campfire forum.



That too!

lol
Posted By: Rooster7 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by SCgman1
3) never seek marital advice from a hunting campfire forum.



I will stand behind number 1 though.
Posted By: worriedman Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
Posted By: CashisKing Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad
No.

Not only no...but Fugg no.

Fugg em in the neck!


I like Jim's Moxy..... some truth right there... an inconvenient truth maybe, but true non the less


Jim has always punched above his weight class in the smarts department. I'd enjoy meeting him and his clan someday.
Posted By: SamOlson Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Heeler
Sam go MIA on us?




Sorry, wife took my phone away and sent me to bed....lol



On a serious note, my OP had nothing to do with wife.

We good.



I was referencing battles that involve a big fight with little to win.

Nothing in particular, just the concept of fighting to fight with little or no reward.
Posted By: deflave Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
I like arguing and telling people ā€œI told you so.ā€
Posted By: SCgman1 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Originally Posted by Heeler
Sam go MIA on us?




Sorry, wife took my phone away and sent me to bed....lol



On a serious note, my OP had nothing to do with wife.

We good.



I was referencing battles that involve a big fight with little to win.

Nothing in particular, just the concept of fighting to fight with little or no reward.





For the purposes of entertainment, can we just pretend it's a domestic issue between you and the missus.....after all, isn't that what the fire is built for?......if anything's for certain......we gots the wimmins figured out.....
Posted By: flintlocke Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Choose your battles...A few years ago, I was camped by myself in my old sheepherder tent on a sage knoll with a nice view of Mt Shasta, in May, no seasons open. On the morning of day 3 a Calif game warden drove up the primitive 2 track a hundred yards or so from camp. He stopped, shut off his rig and got out to approach my camp. I set down the frying pan I was cleaning and unarmed met him halfway. As background, I admit I do not inspire confidence by my appearance, I wear rough work clothing, don't fuss much with grooming, maybe in some minds appear 'different'. So, I understand suspicion, within reason. This warden had a huge chip on his shoulder that morning, body language all wrong, tense, very rude, hostile manner interrogating me on what I was doing there. As my answers came off a little sullen, no cursing, just one word vague replies, cooperating but not helpful, he became more agitated, and reached from where he was resting his hand on his sidearm to unsnap the retainer strap on his holster. Well, that got my attention, I began to feel real fear rather than resentment. I was wearing a badly beat up old Stetson with a brown and white wing feather in it, he focused on the feather, stating, that is a hawk feather, where did you get it? That wide spot where this track comes off the highway, you drove right by it. Then he quotes Calif law on possessing non game animal parts. I see where this is going, pull the feather out of the hat and set it on a sage and back away, no more eye contact, I'm watching his gun hand. He approached picked up the feather, with his weak hand, and tells me he appreciates the gesture, saying he didn't want this to turn into a confrontation. So I stand still, he works his way back to his rig, keeping me in his peripheral vision. I tend to talk to myself now and then, it is cold and still that morning, and I mutter to myself, f...ing land of the free, home of the brave. He wheels from getting into his rig, clearly in a rage, what did you say? Nothing, I said nothing. He stares lasers at me for a good ten seconds. Finally drove off. Yes, I folded like a paper bag, but I also wondered if I saved my life by knuckling under. I honestly think he wanted a fight. It bothers me to this day, the way I folded, but it also occurs to me, I might not be here. He didn't go to his taser, he went straight to his sidearm. He may have been dead serious. Water under the bridge now.
Posted By: OldGrayWolf Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Someone wants a fight, they always get it from me. How itā€™s always been. Call it the results of being picked on as a small boy by bigger folks. I got sick of it at about 9 years old, and nobody has been denied their wishes since. Probably kill me someday. That teacher still probably wonders why that scrawny 9 year old was doing his best to beat the schit out of that 16 year old. I got in trouble for it, since I was obviously the aggressor. And thatā€™s where the problem with authority startedā€¦
Posted By: Seafire Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by flintlocke
Choose your battles...A few years ago, I was camped by myself in my old sheepherder tent on a sage knoll with a nice view of Mt Shasta, in May, no seasons open. On the morning of day 3 a Calif game warden drove up the primitive 2 track a hundred yards or so from camp. He stopped, shut off his rig and got out to approach my camp. I set down the frying pan I was cleaning and unarmed met him halfway. As background, I admit I do not inspire confidence by my appearance, I wear rough work clothing, don't fuss much with grooming, maybe in some minds appear 'different'. So, I understand suspicion, within reason. This warden had a huge chip on his shoulder that morning, body language all wrong, tense, very rude, hostile manner interrogating me on what I was doing there. As my answers came off a little sullen, no cursing, just one word vague replies, cooperating but not helpful, he became more agitated, and reached from where he was resting his hand on his sidearm to unsnap the retainer strap on his holster. Well, that got my attention, I began to feel real fear rather than resentment. I was wearing a badly beat up old Stetson with a brown and white wing feather in it, he focused on the feather, stating, that is a hawk feather, where did you get it? That wide spot where this track comes off the highway, you drove right by it. Then he quotes Calif law on possessing non game animal parts. I see where this is going, pull the feather out of the hat and set it on a sage and back away, no more eye contact, I'm watching his gun hand. He approached picked up the feather, with his weak hand, and tells me he appreciates the gesture, saying he didn't want this to turn into a confrontation. So I stand still, he works his way back to his rig, keeping me in his peripheral vision. I tend to talk to myself now and then, it is cold and still that morning, and I mutter to myself, f...ing land of the free, home of the brave. He wheels from getting into his rig, clearly in a rage, what did you say? Nothing, I said nothing. He stares lasers at me for a good ten seconds. Finally drove off. Yes, I folded like a paper bag, but I also wondered if I saved my life by knuckling under. I honestly think he wanted a fight. It bothers me to this day, the way I folded, but it also occurs to me, I might not be here. He didn't go to his taser, he went straight to his sidearm. He may have been dead serious. Water under the bridge now.


sounds like a CA A Hole with a badge....

Big Shortage of those types on your side of the state line, ain't there....

over a bird feather no less... important stuff...

probably pissed off at the wife and looking for an outlet, to blow off steam to feel like a big man...

its a wonder guys like him, just aren't shot by someone....

Going around being a big dick to everyone, isn't a good game plan...
Posted By: Sitka deer Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Seafire
Originally Posted by flintlocke
Choose your battles...A few years ago, I was camped by myself in my old sheepherder tent on a sage knoll with a nice view of Mt Shasta, in May, no seasons open. On the morning of day 3 a Calif game warden drove up the primitive 2 track a hundred yards or so from camp. He stopped, shut off his rig and got out to approach my camp. I set down the frying pan I was cleaning and unarmed met him halfway. As background, I admit I do not inspire confidence by my appearance, I wear rough work clothing, don't fuss much with grooming, maybe in some minds appear 'different'. So, I understand suspicion, within reason. This warden had a huge chip on his shoulder that morning, body language all wrong, tense, very rude, hostile manner interrogating me on what I was doing there. As my answers came off a little sullen, no cursing, just one word vague replies, cooperating but not helpful, he became more agitated, and reached from where he was resting his hand on his sidearm to unsnap the retainer strap on his holster. Well, that got my attention, I began to feel real fear rather than resentment. I was wearing a badly beat up old Stetson with a brown and white wing feather in it, he focused on the feather, stating, that is a hawk feather, where did you get it? That wide spot where this track comes off the highway, you drove right by it. Then he quotes Calif law on possessing non game animal parts. I see where this is going, pull the feather out of the hat and set it on a sage and back away, no more eye contact, I'm watching his gun hand. He approached picked up the feather, with his weak hand, and tells me he appreciates the gesture, saying he didn't want this to turn into a confrontation. So I stand still, he works his way back to his rig, keeping me in his peripheral vision. I tend to talk to myself now and then, it is cold and still that morning, and I mutter to myself, f...ing land of the free, home of the brave. He wheels from getting into his rig, clearly in a rage, what did you say? Nothing, I said nothing. He stares lasers at me for a good ten seconds. Finally drove off. Yes, I folded like a paper bag, but I also wondered if I saved my life by knuckling under. I honestly think he wanted a fight. It bothers me to this day, the way I folded, but it also occurs to me, I might not be here. He didn't go to his taser, he went straight to his sidearm. He may have been dead serious. Water under the bridge now.


sounds like a CA A Hole with a badge....

Big Shortage of those types on your side of the state line, ain't there....

over a bird feather no less... important stuff...

probably pissed off at the wife and looking for an outlet, to blow off steam to feel like a big man...

its a wonder guys like him, just aren't shot by someone....

Going around being a big dick to everyone, isn't a good game plan...

Elms and Pogue would relate to that... If they could.
Posted By: Craigster Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Sitka deer
Originally Posted by Seafire
Originally Posted by flintlocke
Choose your battles...A few years ago, I was camped by myself in my old sheepherder tent on a sage knoll with a nice view of Mt Shasta, in May, no seasons open. On the morning of day 3 a Calif game warden drove up the primitive 2 track a hundred yards or so from camp. He stopped, shut off his rig and got out to approach my camp. I set down the frying pan I was cleaning and unarmed met him halfway. As background, I admit I do not inspire confidence by my appearance, I wear rough work clothing, don't fuss much with grooming, maybe in some minds appear 'different'. So, I understand suspicion, within reason. This warden had a huge chip on his shoulder that morning, body language all wrong, tense, very rude, hostile manner interrogating me on what I was doing there. As my answers came off a little sullen, no cursing, just one word vague replies, cooperating but not helpful, he became more agitated, and reached from where he was resting his hand on his sidearm to unsnap the retainer strap on his holster. Well, that got my attention, I began to feel real fear rather than resentment. I was wearing a badly beat up old Stetson with a brown and white wing feather in it, he focused on the feather, stating, that is a hawk feather, where did you get it? That wide spot where this track comes off the highway, you drove right by it. Then he quotes Calif law on possessing non game animal parts. I see where this is going, pull the feather out of the hat and set it on a sage and back away, no more eye contact, I'm watching his gun hand. He approached picked up the feather, with his weak hand, and tells me he appreciates the gesture, saying he didn't want this to turn into a confrontation. So I stand still, he works his way back to his rig, keeping me in his peripheral vision. I tend to talk to myself now and then, it is cold and still that morning, and I mutter to myself, f...ing land of the free, home of the brave. He wheels from getting into his rig, clearly in a rage, what did you say? Nothing, I said nothing. He stares lasers at me for a good ten seconds. Finally drove off. Yes, I folded like a paper bag, but I also wondered if I saved my life by knuckling under. I honestly think he wanted a fight. It bothers me to this day, the way I folded, but it also occurs to me, I might not be here. He didn't go to his taser, he went straight to his sidearm. He may have been dead serious. Water under the bridge now.


sounds like a CA A Hole with a badge....

Big Shortage of those types on your side of the state line, ain't there....

over a bird feather no less... important stuff...

probably pissed off at the wife and looking for an outlet, to blow off steam to feel like a big man...

its a wonder guys like him, just aren't shot by someone....

Going around being a big dick to everyone, isn't a good game plan...

Elms and Pogue would relate to that... If they could.


SOP for Kali fish cops. Have yet to meet one who was not a prick. They are not held in high regard by other state LEO s.
Posted By: Skankhunt42 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
I thought it was "pick and choose". Good friend of mine used to say that (he has two boys, I grew up with his wife). Told me one day his eldest son ran upstairs and called his mom and told her dad hit is sorry assss lol. I said Fugk that I'll smack my kids backside if they deserve it (I was divorced at the time of course). He's divorced now lol

Pick and choose HELL

To be fair his eldest is now a very productive member of society. The younger, not so much.
Posted By: Skankhunt42 Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Sitka deer

Elms and Pogue would relate to that... If they could.


You finish that stock yet?
Posted By: ol_mike Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by Sitka deer
Originally Posted by Seafire
Originally Posted by flintlocke
Choose your battles...A few years ago, I was camped by myself in my old sheepherder tent on a sage knoll with a nice view of Mt Shasta, in May, no seasons open. On the morning of day 3 a Calif game warden drove up the primitive 2 track a hundred yards or so from camp. He stopped, shut off his rig and got out to approach my camp. I set down the frying pan I was cleaning and unarmed met him halfway. As background, I admit I do not inspire confidence by my appearance, I wear rough work clothing, don't fuss much with grooming, maybe in some minds appear 'different'. So, I understand suspicion, within reason. This warden had a huge chip on his shoulder that morning, body language all wrong, tense, very rude, hostile manner interrogating me on what I was doing there. As my answers came off a little sullen, no cursing, just one word vague replies, cooperating but not helpful, he became more agitated, and reached from where he was resting his hand on his sidearm to unsnap the retainer strap on his holster. Well, that got my attention, I began to feel real fear rather than resentment. I was wearing a badly beat up old Stetson with a brown and white wing feather in it, he focused on the feather, stating, that is a hawk feather, where did you get it? That wide spot where this track comes off the highway, you drove right by it. Then he quotes Calif law on possessing non game animal parts. I see where this is going, pull the feather out of the hat and set it on a sage and back away, no more eye contact, I'm watching his gun hand. He approached picked up the feather, with his weak hand, and tells me he appreciates the gesture, saying he didn't want this to turn into a confrontation. So I stand still, he works his way back to his rig, keeping me in his peripheral vision. I tend to talk to myself now and then, it is cold and still that morning, and I mutter to myself, f...ing land of the free, home of the brave. He wheels from getting into his rig, clearly in a rage, what did you say? Nothing, I said nothing. He stares lasers at me for a good ten seconds. Finally drove off. Yes, I folded like a paper bag, but I also wondered if I saved my life by knuckling under. I honestly think he wanted a fight. It bothers me to this day, the way I folded, but it also occurs to me, I might not be here. He didn't go to his taser, he went straight to his sidearm. He may have been dead serious. Water under the bridge now.


sounds like a CA A Hole with a badge....

Big Shortage of those types on your side of the state line, ain't there....

over a bird feather no less... important stuff...

probably pissed off at the wife and looking for an outlet, to blow off steam to feel like a big man...

its a wonder guys like him, just aren't shot by someone....

Going around being a big dick to everyone, isn't a good game plan...

Elms and Pogue would relate to that... If they could.


Some guys I worked with Offshore many years ago, lived in Foxworth, MS.. New GW/game warden hired in and was being a real ball buster, a few coworkers had run-ins with him, he always had a chip on his shoulder kind of guy.
Hulon and Tommy were fishing on the Pearl river, he pulls up wants to see their license, they show him, he tells Hulon to sit-up when he's talking to him, Hulon tells him F-U. GW pulls his gun, Hulon tells him you're going to regret pulling your gun on me.

Several months later GW was on some papermill land [public land back then] parked and was ambushed by two riflemen. Had him in a crossfire, 30-06 and a 30 carbine shooting to kill. GW floored the car backwards hit a tree jumped out and ran into the woods where bullets were flying through the trees as he ran for his life. Vehicle hit over twenty times.
GW found a new place to work and live.
You can mess with some people, others not so much.

Flintlock, you made a wise decision, k-hunts like that guy have killed many people and lied about what happened.
Posted By: stxhunter Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by deflave
I like arguing and telling people ā€œI told you so.ā€

Have you ever been out to the Shooting Range on the La Copa ranch? Your PM's are full.
Posted By: flintlocke Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Ol Mike, That occurred to me as well, that country I was in a rocky volcanic wasteland, he wouldn't have had to bury my carcass, by the time family would come looking, the bones would be scattered over miles by coyotes and buzzards; "presumed deceased by causes unknown, body not recovered'', not the first time that was ever in the paper around here.
Posted By: ol_mike Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/16/22
Originally Posted by flintlocke
Ol Mike, That occurred to me as well, that country I was in a rocky volcanic wasteland, he wouldn't have had to bury my carcass, by the time family would come looking, the bones would be scattered over miles by coyotes and buzzards; "presumed deceased by causes unknown, body not recovered'', not the first time that was ever in the paper around here.



Yep, never take chances with your life, it's the only one you get as far as I know.
Posted By: OldGrayWolf Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/17/22
Guys like the GW mentioned are why I am never unarmed. Come out into a deserted area and want a fight, you might be just dumb enough to get one. Most law I have dealt with have apparently been able to sense the
potential, even though I was always respectful, because even the hard chargers became polite and cautious once we started interacting. It has always ended well, we each go our way unharmed and woithout being insulted.
Posted By: kaywoodie Re: Choose your Battles. - 04/17/22
Ok, I choose Leuthen!
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