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This is what I did today.

She's a two speeds. This speed and off.

Originally Posted by kingston

Chemtrails and mind control?

Is that how we're going to make it great again?

Now I have to move somewhere pretty, and wait for nice weather, and take pictures.

It was near dead low tide. The wind blew hard and steady.

Smiling here!

I approve these messages.

Like many of us, some pictures are held hostage by photobucket.

Is that a new puppy?

Yes Brian, four weeks ago. She's thirteen weeks old.

Dot found a flipflop like that on the beach today. We looked high and low for a goat, but no luck.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

Yes Brian, four weeks ago. She's thirteen weeks old.

She's a cutie!

Originally Posted by fredIII

So is this one. She looks like 8 weeks.

Originally Posted by kingston

Is that a new puppy?

Momma dog (Akley) had three puppies that’s the little girl.
She went to a new home last night and I payed for my new B-10.

This is Mom.

I had a little bit of the brown liquid last night, sans bitters!

MTFGA!

English cream retrievers.

Originally Posted by kingston

I had a little bit of the brown liquid last night, sans bitters!

Try it. Just a couple drops. Rocky clued me in.

Will do!

Originally Posted by fredIII

English cream retrievers.

What's a full size model look like?

Originally Posted by 12344mag

MTFGA!

I know where they get it...

Good stuff gentlemen, keep it coming!

Hey, I tell my wife this meat is such a great deal! We're saving money and here's proof!

Great pics

Gawd my three labs would love the coast. Best we can muster is two cows-hit ponds. Lol

Originally Posted by jnyork

Well done

Took this last weekend of deer season.

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Old pics...........

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Originally Posted by jnyork

The horns on that speed goat are pretty long.

Lake Banga, Zim ... near Buffalo Range. I'm not there, but wish I was again.

kd

That's funny.

Usually stuff is more expensive in Kilograms.

Originally Posted by jnyork

That's some big country for a flintlock!

That aint Texas!

I got distracted by my entertainment center, which is now completely disassembled and strewn about. Carry on!

You folks are doing great, I need to go through several cards, from three cameras. Much time involved.

I'm off to a grandson's 14th birthday party!

wabigoon has left the building.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

Now I have to move somewhere pretty, and wait for nice weather, and take pictures.

Wabi, for the record the pasture here sucks!

I shot a 98 at the trap range today.

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by 12344mag

MTFGA!

I know where they get it...

I know right? But I'll keep her she can cook damn good........

Originally Posted by kingston

Shadow approves of this post.

Originally Posted by kingston

That aint Texas!

Originally Posted by Lawdwaz

Old pics...........

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That sir is a great picture.

Places in the UP have landscape like that, Drummond Island has it also.

Nice.

Well that don't suck!

All right, I really have to get this stuff put back together...

One of my favorite places.

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Three of my favorite things.
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One giant smart Aleck.
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MTFGA!

Originally Posted by wabigoon

Dinner.

Originally Posted by fredIII

Nce 8 point, huh.

Originally Posted by fredIII

Rare turtle soup and a dog.

Originally Posted by kingston

Is that a new puppy?

All puppies are new if they travel on 4 legs.

Originally Posted by Pugs

Hey, I tell my wife this meat is such a great deal! We're saving money and here's proof!

You could sell that and make a heck of a profit percentage wise.

Originally Posted by jnyork

Ingwe talk you into buying one of his old guns?

Originally Posted by 12344mag

One of my favorite places.

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Three of my favorite things.
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One giant smart Aleck.
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MTFGA!

Kids, K-nines and the countryside. That's a trifecta right there.

Originally Posted by kingston

That aint Texas!

Looks like a Texas sized rod holder, though. Darn.

Not too early to start wringing out the 338 for Africa...

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I filled up the barrel and burned a brush pile. I smell like crap but the place looks better!

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Originally Posted by Pugs

Hey, I tell my wife this meat is such a great deal! We're saving money and here's proof!

I Figure I had about $50.00 a pound in my Moose meat.

She helped me burn a brush pile today. She got covered in ash and decided to dig a hole to china. Muddy dirty mess.

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Originally Posted by Pugs

Hey, I tell my wife this meat is such a great deal! We're saving money and here's proof!

I Figure I had about $50.00 a pound in my Moose meat.

Seriously? Cannot you read. It says $0.00. It's free man!

But she does love her moose so she's sending me back to Newfoundland this fall for another. I love this woman,

Nags Head NC.

Originally Posted by Pugs

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Originally Posted by Pugs

Hey, I tell my wife this meat is such a great deal! We're saving money and here's proof!

I Figure I had about $50.00 a pound in my Moose meat.

Seriously? Cannot you read. It says $0.00. It's free man!

But she does love her moose so she's sending me back to Newfoundland this fall for another. I love this woman,

As well you should

Someone say Moose

A good Wolf

And this Beauty let me go to BC to hunt Moose last year. I think she could be talked into it again.

Just before last Thanksgiving...

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Drove all day. Thought this would go with the MTFGA beach theme.

Originally Posted by Pugs

Indeed!

Pacific Red Cedar at Bagby Hot Springs Mt Hood NF Oregon.

Originally Posted by EdM

Just before last Thanksgiving...

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Beautiful Place Ed. You are living right.

Near Mosier Oregon.

From a parking lot at Glacier NP. LOL

A little bit of slate? Reminds me of home near “the big lake”. Don’t see that everywhere.

Refreshing Kingston. Thanks!

It was cool, raining and windy today so I just puttered in my shop. Powder coated five trays of 124 gr cast 9mm bullets. At 240 or so per tray that should keep my loading for a while. Unwrapped 60 new cigars and put them to rest in a humidor, well 59 of them, I just had to have one. Sorry, no pictures. Nine days after gallbladder surgery and I am at least 80% recovered. That puts me way ahead of what they told me I would be.

Warmed up to 33, finished trimming the garage
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Getting ready to stuff appliances and floors

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Dogs doing what they do best in the winter
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Originally Posted by Lawdwaz

Old pics...........

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I like the pic of the slate. Reminds me of home near the “big lake”. A few billiard tables came out of there back in the day.

Sorry I can’t post pictures. 1st Saturday off in a while . Warmed up to 50 today, sun came out . It was 18 below zero 2.5 weeks ago. Took down Christmas lights out side , gave my Brittany a haircut outside ( he was getting wooly) gave him a bath . All before the wife was up . Like he could read my mind . My youngest son showed up and said , you want to go shoot ? I told him that was just what I was thinking . He had his AR . , Model 700 30-06 and his .1911 .45. I opted for a .22 Henry and a Savage .17 HMR instead . We hadn’t shot rim fires in a long time. It was a fun afternoon . It’s just my buddy at my feet now , soaking up the heat from the fireplace and I just ordered up “ Big Jake “ on the fire stick tv . A short glass of Double Oak Jim Beam and I’m set .
Good night all

Originally Posted by Scott F

Refreshing Kingston. Thanks!

It was cool, raining and windy today so I just puttered in my shop. Powder coated five trays of 124 gr cast 9mm bullets. At 240 or so per tray that should keep my loading for a while. Unwrapped 60 new cigars and put them to rest in a humidor, well 59 of them, I just had to have one. Sorry, no pictures. Nine days after gallbladder surgery and I am at least 80% recovered. That puts me way ahead of what they told me I would be.

Glad to hear your on the mend Scott.

Take her with you Mato. She'll keep you out of trouble.

Originally Posted by hanco

What personality—that’s some face!

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Nags Head NC.

That’s an awesome picture!

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by kingston

That aint Texas!

Ed, I’ve got to get you some snazzier slippers. Size 10?

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Pacific Red Cedar at Bagby Hot Springs Mt Hood NF Oregon.

Great pics!

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Smiling here, I don’t know why, but I like this one.

A few critter pics from 2017..Not the quality most of you guys take.. Always using my phoneskope

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That stove is badass!

Originally Posted by EdM

Looking out towards the Taylor-Hilgards in the Madison Range, the westernmost range of the Greater Yellowstone region.

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That owl is awesome. I’ve got to hear the story behind getting that shot.

In the corner!

A better shot.

Hauling timber

Originally Posted by SamOlson

That’s a great shot SamO—a really great shot.

Originally Posted by fredIII

Where is this? Spectacular.

You’re welcome.

BEFORE

AFTER

Originally Posted by Tom264

WTF? No Crocs?

I just got this the other night..Northern Pygmy Owl not much larger than a robin..

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Originally Posted by Santiam

I just got this the other night..Northern Pygmy Owl not much larger than a robin..

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Wow! very cool.

Originally Posted by 12344mag

Originally Posted by Tom264

WTF? No Crocs?

Nah.
Plus they lowered me down to dip my feet in the water, I would’ve lost em.

X2

Originally Posted by Tom264

Originally Posted by 12344mag

Originally Posted by Tom264

WTF? No Crocs?

Nah.
Plus they lowered me down to dip my feet in the water, I would’ve lost em.

There's no way I could do that, that there boat would have been bombed with giant Paul turds.......

Beautiful pics Fred, DD, Santi, Tom, Law, et al.

Man, Rosco, that is a shooter for sure.

My four year old daughter made this the other day.

She said that, "it's a beast with a PP. "

I afraid to comment.

Posting for Calicooknic

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Originally Posted by 12344mag

Originally Posted by Tom264

Originally Posted by 12344mag

Originally Posted by Tom264

WTF? No Crocs?

Nah.
Plus they lowered me down to dip my feet in the water, I would’ve lost em.

There's no way I could do that, that there boat would have been bombed with giant Paul turds.......

Not as bad as you think.
Very peaceful and serene up there.
I was at 1200’ there but on another occasion I was at 1600’, don’t know why they quit doing the 1600’ but at that time 1200’ was the highest they would go.

Originally Posted by kingston

I afraid to comment.

We're hoping that it just means it's a boy beast not a girl beast! We believe in genders...

Dude make sure to close the door before your change clothes.

🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤪🤣

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

My four year old daughter made this the other day.

She said that, "it's a beast with a PP. "

Originally Posted by kingston

This is what I did today.

You huffed and you puffed and you blew some sand?

I’m going back to the beach. See you all later.

Yah. Glad she didn't say, "this is you Papa!"

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by fredIII

Where is this? Spectacular.

Local pond I grew up fishing and now take my kids to.

Originally Posted by Tom264

Originally Posted by 12344mag

Originally Posted by Tom264

Originally Posted by 12344mag

Originally Posted by Tom264

WTF? No Crocs?

Nah.
Plus they lowered me down to dip my feet in the water, I would’ve lost em.

There's no way I could do that, that there boat would have been bombed with giant Paul turds.......

Not as bad as you think.
Very peaceful and serene up there.
I was at 1200’ there but on another occasion I was at 1600’, don’t know why they quit doing the 1600’ but at that time 1200’ was the highest they would go.

KONA???? Just got home for visiting the inlaws at their second home. It’s a beautiful place.

Trying to figure out all the hunting over there DIY style.

Old Pics

Yeah Kona.
I could live there......

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

My four year old daughter made this the other day.

She said that, "it's a beast with a PP. "

Lol, Les would scream like a girl.........

Bamboo and steel

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A rare critter for the area he was in.

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Originally Posted by molly

That is almost surreal

Originally Posted by molly

How does that happen? does it happen often there?

Back from the first snow of the fall.Always seems to put me in a good mood.
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Originally Posted by kingston

That owl is awesome. I’ve got to hear the story behind getting that shot.

We have quite a few barred owls round abouts, this one decided to park by a tree in front of the house for reasons unknown. Told the misses about it, she grabbed the camera and pretty much walked right up to it. Shot taken from about 10'. It was about time for several young ones to leave the nests around the house, maybe that had some influence on its behavior?

DD

Originally Posted by kingston

Posting for Calicooknic

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Thanks, Brian.

Our club puts on a Jr Pheasant hunt for all kids and women that pass the Hunter Ed class. We planted 100 birds, raffled off a shotgun and other prizes, lunch, and $100 ea for longest tail feathers rooster and hen. NAGDA members brought their dogs. They got to hunt over state and nation championship dogs.

It appears a though you had a good day at the beach Brain.
I'm befuddled by some of my sdhc cards, they have lots of images on them, I can't get them to march through the pictures.
Where is to many letters Ed when I need him?

Not Today, ...but was a Day, or Two

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Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by kingston

That aint Texas!

Ed, I’ve got to get you some snazzier slippers. Size 10?

11.5

Originally Posted by EdM

Very nice.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

It appears a though you had a good day at the beach Brain.
I'm befuddled by some of my sdhc cards, they have lots of images on them, I can't get them to march through the pictures.
Where is to many letters Ed when I need him?

He was busy fighting the Nazi's last I knew.

Ok, where are you?

Originally Posted by EdM

Nice, even though he's a bit slack jawed!

Originally Posted by Pugs

Originally Posted by kingston

I had a little bit of the brown liquid last night, sans bitters!

Try it. Just a couple drops. Rocky clued me in.

Ice cubes too, to complete the cluster.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

It appears a though you had a good day at the beach Brain.
I'm befuddled by some of my sdhc cards, they have lots of images on them, I can't get them to march through the pictures.
Where is to many letters Ed when I need him?

You rang?

Ed

Yes Ed, I can't seem to get my sdhc cards with pictures taken with an other camera to go through my hoist site .or my "new" camera
I may need to obtain a card reader?

How did you do that? Never mind.

Originally Posted by mathman

Originally Posted by Pugs

Originally Posted by kingston

I had a little bit of the brown liquid last night, sans bitters!

Try it. Just a couple drops. Rocky clued me in.

Ice cubes too, to complete the cluster.

I couldn't come up with a third offense to make it a mathman hat trick.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

How did you do that? Never mind.

As my dad would say "FM".

Pretty sure this ia at a campground midway or east along Lolo Pass.

A few winters ago walked into this at the start of a longggg shift.

My Ass.

The West End of the Gorge

PendO' River, BC.

GNP Montana

Glacier again

This is the best thread going.

Radium Hot Springs BC

Jasper BC

Ferry Boat Ride Near Balfour BC

Little Buck I killed in 2014.

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Lil Pig I killed in OK in 2013 High Fence Haybale and Crockett. .250 savage

Good Stuff Guys

No fights!

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Glacier again

Beautiful.

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Ferry Boat Ride Near Balfour BC

Might be the same boat....

Action shot.

Or maybe this boat.

Where is that cabin?!?!?!

All these shots out West make me envious.

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Ferry Boat Ride Near Balfour BC

Might be the same boat....

Action shot.

I think it is. Beautiful place cant wait to go again.
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Originally Posted by kingston

Where is that cabin?!?!?!

Along Canada Hwy 3 in southern BC, I think.

I do not recall the particulars. I think I did two ferry crossings. I hit more weather than I liked and just blasted thru. I should have gone up to Jasper and Banff but didn't ehh.

Lots of great riding out west. Somewhere in SE or SC WA.

Horses. Well no chit. NW Nevada.

Great Horned Owls youngsters

Bohol Philippines

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Radium Hot Springs BC

We used to drive through there many times a year when we lived in Calgary and headed to our place in north Idaho. Saw a lot of wildlife over the years.

Originally Posted by kingston

All these shots out West make me envious.

Flying up on Tuesday for a couple of weeks. There will be a pile of snow down.

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Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

I do not recall the particulars. I think I did two ferry crossings. I hit more weather than I liked and just blasted thru. I should have gone up to Jasper and Banff but didn't ehh.

Lots of great riding out west. Somewhere in SE or SC WA.

Yep just looked on my video it was the same Ferry the Osprey. The other one I took was farther north and west. At Galena Bay. I took HWY 3A down to Creston and crossed the border at Porthill Idaho.

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Radium Hot Springs BC

We used to drive through there many times a year when we lived in Calgary and headed to our place in north Idaho. Saw a lot of wildlife over the years.

I get to Jonesing pretty bad looking back at the pictures. I absolutely loved it up there.

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Radium Hot Springs BC

We used to drive through there many times a year when we lived in Calgary and headed to our place in north Idaho. Saw a lot of wildlife over the years.

I get to Jonesing pretty bad looking back at the pictures. I absolutely loved it up there.

I am seriously thinking a trip up there for 2020.

Originally Posted by kingston

All these shots out West make me envious.

You owe it to yourself to go. Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho all are worth the trip. BC is overwhelming in its Beauty.

Originally Posted by Santiam

Awesome pics Santiam

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Radium Hot Springs BC

We used to drive through there many times a year when we lived in Calgary and headed to our place in north Idaho. Saw a lot of wildlife over the years.

I get to Jonesing pretty bad looking back at the pictures. I absolutely loved it up there.

I am seriously thinking a trip up there for 2020.

I just told the wife we need to be thinking of a Alaska trip in the next few years. Im thinking a long trip up Alberta, Northern BC and the Yukon and then down thru Southern BC on the way back so many things I saw there that I would love for her to see.

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Awesome pics Santiam

X2!

This is a favorite.

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We judged her a sow and didn't shoot,but it did make for a good photo op..

While my horse didn't mind bears at all,this is as close as my packgoats would get until he was quartered and bagged...Then no problem..

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Radium Hot Springs BC

We used to drive through there many times a year when we lived in Calgary and headed to our place in north Idaho. Saw a lot of wildlife over the years.

I get to Jonesing pretty bad looking back at the pictures. I absolutely loved it up there.

I am seriously thinking a trip up there for 2020.

I just told the wife we need to be thinking of a Alaska trip in the next few years. Im thinking a long trip up Alberta, Northern BC and the Yukon and then down thru Southern BC on the way back so many things I saw there that I would love for her to see.

My place in far north Idaho is always available.

Home, Sweet Home

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Like the sunset.

Awesome pics fellas.

Originally Posted by Santiam

Please share the story behind this.

Originally Posted by 12344mag

Originally Posted by molly

How does that happen? does it happen often there?

Wind blown snow, hard as a rock.

Happens every year, was up there last friday, but too much fog for any pictures.

I've gone up at night, full moon, really neat shadows.

That is Petey with the horns and Pretty Boy on the right..My hunting companions for many a year. We are in the Oregon Coast Range spring bear hunting....I got them at only a hour old and raised them for packgoats...They just hunted along with me and then would pack out should the need arise.....They have since gone to the great pasture in the sky,but better hunting companions would be hard to find..You didn't have to pack feed or water as they just took care of themselves on the trail..You didn't have to tie them up like a horse,wherever you were is where they were..

More loyal than any dog and not afraid of any task..Those two have packed out many a deer and bear..

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All those nice pics aren't Plum Island are they Kingston?

use to spend a lot of time up on Plum Island in my college days...

sure loved that place..

No, it’s not Plum Island.

Originally Posted by Seafire

All those nice pics aren't Plum Island are they Kingston?

use to spend a lot of time up on Plum Island in my college days...

sure loved that place..

Riding the ridge tops in the spring

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more snow

Keep the pictures coming.

Kokanee's this past summer.

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Improvising

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In the 307

This years Buck

My new Pup Sambo Mini Aussie.
She is a delight.

Anyone recognize this bath house?

Gave her My old Hunting pardners nickname. He passed away this Spring. We had so many great hunts and all around good times.

Originally Posted by Santiam

Wtf, you hunt mountain goats with a freaking pet mountain goat?

Originally Posted by molly

Riding the ridge tops in the spring

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BS. Thats winter.

Ole Faithful My 7mm Rem Mag Beretta Mato. She is a heavy thing but is accurate and seems to attract game. Have killed all my big bucks with this gun. Plus I purchased it from my old buddy he made me a great deal on it.

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

GNP Montana

Oh crap. Unreal.

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

GNP Montana

Oh crap. Unreal.

Its a Beautiful place. Im not sure how I got that photo to turn out so good but it did.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

No fights!

F you, wabi.

You seem to get around. I mean that in a good way.

Thanks king and Fire guys. Great pics. God bless America. God bless Trump.

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

GNP Montana

Oh crap. Unreal.

Its a Beautiful place. Im not sure how I got that photo to turn out so good but it did.

Thanks for that 7mm. God bless America.

Half the fun is digging thru yhe old pics... At least for me. You guys? maybe not so much. LOL

Originally Posted by irfubar

He's good one!

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

You seem to get around. I mean that in a good way.

Hey, I resemble that incinerator....

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Half the fun is digging thru yhe old pics... At least for me. You guys? maybe not so much. LOL

Great pix but one thing jumps out at me.

None of them are hunting/fishing related.

Totally fubar cell phone image driving but damn it was a purdy early summer morning sight. Portland Harbor and Mt Hood taken from St Johns Bridge Portland.

One of my favorites from theeee wedding.

Originally Posted by FieldGrade

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Half the fun is digging thru yhe old pics... At least for me. You guys? maybe not so much. LOL

Great pix but one thing jumps out at me.

None of them are hunting/fishing related.

There then. LOL A buddy.

Special for FieldGrade. One of my inlaws. Good night.

Originally Posted by Pugs

Now that is a backyard

Hunting with a good friend and his dog...

FYI- he is only on a lead do to trying to greet ever kayaker coming down the river and he nearly scared one girl to death.

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Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by molly

Riding the ridge tops in the spring

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BS. Thats winter.

LOL.......
April 9

Originally Posted by Raeford

FYI- he is only on a lead do to trying to greet ever kayaker coming down the river and he nearly scared one girl to death.

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That’s a handsome Lab.

Today

Nice Kingston.

Saw this in SC. Never seen a bucket skidder but figure it'd work dandy.

Soft mouth! LOL!

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Raeford

FYI- he is only on a lead do to trying to greet ever kayaker coming down the river and he nearly scared one girl to death.

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That’s a handsome Lab.

As is yours.
Waylon[ours] is one back-talking SOB! Wife would've slapped the ever lovin sheit out of our son if he tried it!
Waylon gets a pass for some unknown reason?

The local Eastern Nebraska crowd from some years back..We need to do this more often.

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Anyone recognize this bath house?

Pretty sure i have drank a beer or 10 by that rock pile. Mojave Preserve?

In the Mojave Reserve I think....

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

GNP Montana

Wow!
I crossed Glacier off mt Bucket List when I visited there.
After seeing that I think a second visit is needed.

Some amazing pics in this thread, wild scenery!

A few random pics from 2017.

You got more than that stop being stingy.

Sammo, that picture of the road looks like my daily drive to work late December to late February

Wagon tracks...

Need to catch up .. Great thread.. Supper calls.

Sam, you are living the dream, whether you realize it or not. Montucky is awesome

Originally Posted by FieldGrade

The almighty dollar don't go as far as it used to.

Took this pic from deer camp 2017..Killed my buck from the knob across the lake over to the treeline to the right..

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This thread deserves a bump.
When photobucket crapped the bed it put a damper on the photo sharing here but I know the campfire has a deep reserve of cool photos.

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TOY !!!!

Thread of the year

So enjoying your guys pix, some are just fing outstanding, but like them all. Great job men.

Randy, for sure!

Skane's pic was uber. Beautiful scene and amazing light.

Scott, super pic!

Originally Posted by SamOlson

Randy, for sure!

Skane's pic was uber. Beautiful scene and amazing light.

Scott, super pic!

X2

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

No cable out there?

Hells Canyon

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Before (4 days before)
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After (opening day)
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Last nights sunset.

A fare bit of snow.

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But plenty warm. Same slippers new photo...

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Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by SamOlson

Randy, for sure!

Skane's pic was uber. Beautiful scene and amazing light.

Scott, super pic!

X2

X3

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

We bought calves from VERY near there for 25 years - in fact, I've seen one of those antenna set up ~ 100 yds from the ranch owners' house on the southwesterly leg.
GREAT calves - 'till they started weaning too large for us to use.

Well done. Whereabouts was your sheep hunt?

Originally Posted by mark shubert

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

We bought calves from VERY near there for 25 years - in fact, I've seen one of those antenna set up ~ 100 yds from the ranch owners' house on the southwesterly leg. GREAT calves - 'till they started weaning too large for us to use.

Know just about where you went, Mark - nice grass country on those plains - and I shot a big bull elk up in the Lueras/Pelonas a bit further southwest quite a few years back. Many folks who traverse US 60 for the first time are surprised by the VLA.

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

thats a great picture!

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

awesome!

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

No cable out there?

Maybe.

My neighbor from the big city never remembers to pull the plug when he goes home. Good for a laff every visit.

My other neighbor...........

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Thanks for the comments Sycamore. She's a gem....
Novi likes to pose for pictures, and thinks cutting up deer is fun! .

An old Wyoming homestead in the middle of nowhere with gravity fed well water to the house.

Role reversal, Deer to Stand:

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Soon.......

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You folks are breakin' my heart. many on mine are locked away on photobucket.

Originally Posted by FlyboyFlem

An old Wyoming homestead in the middle of nowhere with gravity fed well water to the house.

When can I move it! love it!

Originally Posted by jorgeI

Originally Posted by FlyboyFlem

An old Wyoming homestead in the middle of nowhere with gravity fed well water to the house.

When can I move it! love it!

A bit more than a fixer upper for sure !

Interesting history however..this was built by a black cowboy who apparently homesteaded this parcel..

http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/edwards-james-1871-1951

Me, Roof and 7mmMato at the 24HCF pig hunt in 2016.

ColoBob with his bear from last Summer

And his dink from last Fall

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Well done. Whereabouts was your sheep hunt?

Thanks! The hunt was at Hart Mtn. National Antelope Refuge, Oregon. A dream come true!

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Backstrap and an ice cold Busch Light.

I killed this the day after Thanksgiving.

Fergit to pay the water bill did ya?

This is the best time of the year for the beach––no crowds.

Originally Posted by 458 Lott

You have a pretty backyard. I like your fluffy cat.

Originally Posted by watch4bear

Labrador Retriever?

Dan, that looks like a rough one!

Smooth as a Cadillac.

Very nice.

Flatlander Wonka vision....

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Me, Roof and 7mmMato at the 24HCF pig hunt in 2016.

That was a good night.... soon to do it again

ColoBob with his bear from last Summer

And his dink from last Fall

Stellar, per Always...

Great Pics everyone. Neat to see everyone's travels and daily life. Wish it was easier to post pictures here we would get more folks joining in.

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by 458 Lott

You have a pretty backyard. I like your fluffy cat.

That was at work, about 800 miles from my backyard.

A "fluffy cat" getting a snack this summer

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Why did the caribou cross the road?

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Smiling here!

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Backstrap and an ice cold Busch Light.

Cutco!

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Great Pics everyone. Neat to see everyone's travels and daily life. Wish it was easier to post pictures here we would get more folks joining in.

Postimage.org

Can't imagine it being easier.

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Great Pics everyone. Neat to see everyone's travels and daily life. Wish it was easier to post pictures here we would get more folks joining in.

Postimage.org

Can't imagine it being easier.

I use TinyPic but it would be nice for some that dont know how to be able to just post a pic like you can on facebook.

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Great Pics everyone. Neat to see everyone's travels and daily life. Wish it was easier to post pictures here we would get more folks joining in.

Postimage.org

Can't imagine it being easier.

I use TinyPic but it would be nice for some that dont know how to be able to just post a pic like you can on facebook.

Yes. I hope more will give it a try though. Pretty easy.. I love all the places and thing different than home. Cheers.

Originally Posted by 87Ford

Love that. That Lab looks smarter than most of the folks on here as of late.

Originally Posted by Hawk_Driver

Love that. That Lab looks smarter than most of the folks on here as of late.

Made me laugh..

I can tell you he's a high energy Lab for sure.

What a group!

Originally Posted by irfubar

Let me know when the place next door is for sale.

The start of “Apple pie”...

Home sweet home

Favorite spring/summer pastime trapping these fuuckers....

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

My neighbor from the big city never remembers to pull the plug when he goes home. Good for a laff every visit.

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

My neighbor from the big city never remembers to pull the plug when he goes home. Good for a laff every visit.

Thats bad. But not as bad as forgetting to put the plug back in when he goes to the lake!

Dodecathion spp.... Thanks for all the great MT pics!

Originally Posted by irfubar

Yummy!

Originally Posted by 87Ford

Turd tank

Our Place on the Right.

Originally Posted by irfubar

Boy that one on the left is a stud!!! Wildhorse?

Irfubar Great pics

Originally Posted by Judman

Originally Posted by irfubar

Boy that one on the left is a stud!!! Wildhorse?

Yep Jud, wildhorse rams

Nice!! Keep the pics coming, you got some dandys.

The wife's 50" red.

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Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Great Pic

Originally Posted by 7mmMato

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Me, Roof and 7mmMato at the 24HCF pig hunt in 2016.

That was a good night.... soon to do it again

ColoBob with his bear from last Summer

And his dink from last Fall

That was the night that there was too much pork. The rack on the back of the truck broke and we lost a pig off of the back and had to go back to find it. We also had to load all of the pigs in the back of the truck. Sandcritter (not in the picture) shot a sow that had to be pushing 200 lbs.

Originally Posted by FyrepowrX

Them's some big ass squirrels. Fox Squirrels?

a long day of chasing kayaks...

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Whatever he wants......

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He gets....

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Great thread! Here are a few from around the cabin.

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Resident Grey Squirrel who enjoys bringing the Sunflower seeds he steals from my bird feeders onto the porch..
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Mollycat stalking the kitchen feeder..
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Sunrise from the living room window...
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Mollycat warming herself by the fire...

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Thanks Kingston!

My son's first deer when he was 11. Rem 870 20ga Junior model 3" Beneke Silver Magnum

Sleeping Indian pants didn’t like the pack out...

My latest build.. she got her hands dirty this past fall. I've got some load work to do still.

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This is a awesome thread! Thanks for sharing, I'll post a few

killed these while Turkey hunting, we unloaded and ended up with one turkey load left to hunt with
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this is in Theriot Louisiana, marsh rabbits, we kick them up with our feet, no dogs, we limit out every year.

this was 2015
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this was 2016
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My son wonders why sometimes he don’t see any deer.

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In Waimea, HI

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A good morning back pre truck days.

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My good luck bow did this.
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Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Oh boy, damn nice ride.....

Originally Posted by Judman

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Oh boy, damn nice ride.....

Thank you. It only comes out on the weekends if it's not raining. I try to drive it as much as possible.

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Originally Posted by Judman

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Oh boy, damn nice ride.....

Thank you. It only comes out on the weekends if it's not raining. I try to drive it as much as possible.

Oh I bet!! Still got the BB?

Danes

me buying shrimp
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Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Originally Posted by FyrepowrX

Them's some big ass squirrels. Fox Squirrels?

yup, these are from a pecan orchard we hunt; so they tend to get chunky.....

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Excellent stuff gentlemen!

JMan, you sexy devil.....grin

I know..... haha

Shiit need to crop that one

Damn nice bull ifubar.....

Epic day from start to finish....

Howe mtn boner

Badger beer, montucky exclusive

Originally Posted by Judman

Damn nice bull ifubar.....

Thanks Jud.

Truth is that pic is from the Jackson refuge.

I did take it though

That’ll work!! What a honker....

Jud,

I wish I was posing behind it like your bull in the pic.

That is a fine bull congrats.

Fun thread.

FirepowerX has cool squirrel rifles!

Steelheads pic is pretty classy love it!

Originally Posted by Judman

Epic day from start to finish....

that's a toad!!!! Good for you

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Gas stop in Missoula

RECYCLING

Originally Posted by fredIII

RECYCLING

That’s awesome!

Originally Posted by irfubar

Your 3rd picture looks like we have been to the same place.
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Yep 7mmMato same place , yours is a much better pic though. The lighting, composure etc... is excellent

There’s not a better place in the USA than Montana...... what a place...

Doin bidness with mamo’s single 6

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by fredIII

RECYCLING

That’s awesome!

LOL. Hell ya it is.

Freddy, keep the boy in wrestling, move him to chehalis once he's in middle school.... WF West wrestling don't suck.... hint

That’s the plan.

Originally Posted by irfubar

Let's go pike fishin ifubar!! Those are cool fish.

Originally Posted by fredIII

Great form Freddie!!! Cool pic

Jud,
Pike are my favorite. They are bad azz fish. If you ever come this way give me a shout and we can go to wildhorse and take sheep pic's and hit the pike hole

Originally Posted by irfubar

Yep 7mmMato same place , yours is a much better pic though. The lighting, composure etc... is excellent

It was nothing but dumb luck. I just push the button and if it is worth taking a picture of I usually take several. Sometimes I get lucky and it turns out good.

I'd love that. You ever wanna salmon fish, I'd return the favor.....

Best thread on the fire keep the pictures coming.

Originally Posted by fredIII

Best thread on the fire keep the pictures coming.

I agree. We should do this every January with everybody's highlights from the prior year.

I have a passel of pictures in the infamous photobucket, they are still on the sdhc cards, but I can not preview them.
Wish me luck. or not.

Thanks to Mtn boomer I discovered Postimage.org, it is even easier than photo bucket.

I am using, imgur, that works well. My snag is, the sdhc cards I used my the Nikon camera read only as numbers. I lack the smarts to pick out what I want without loading all of them.

Randomness

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Golden Trout
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Colorado River Cutt
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From a former life
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Old Sako forester I had, shot federal blue box into one hole, never shoulda sold it

Close call..

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very stable
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definitely on the liquor.
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Originally Posted by DuckScarer

Originally Posted by MtnBoomer

Great Pic

Thanks. My little helper Novi sure likes to pose! That was last spring. Time sure flies!

Originally Posted by 87Ford

Great stuff!

Originally Posted by irfubar

Thanks to Mtn boomer I discovered Postimage.org, it is even easier than photo bucket.

Happy to see all your great pics!

One of my better .22 rimfire targets.

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Originally Posted by 87Ford

That’s a badass pic!!....

Originally Posted by Judman

That’s a badass pic!!....

Thanks! A great day in the snow it was..

Bird from this morning.

Originally Posted by 87Ford

There's a happy boy!

I wish we had some Pheasants here that I could shoot for my boy.

Nice shot, it's not easy to catch a bird in the air.

Planein' out the Crownline on a hot Kentucky summer day here while back. Good times.

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Originally Posted by WyoCoyoteHunter

i am a golden retriever kind of guy, and had one years ago went hunting with me quite often. used to hang rabbit on fence posts to air out after i gutted them. he needed a snack so he was working a couple fenceposts back pulling them off and eating them.. couldn't really get mad at him.

I’m doing a flyby at 65+ with my outdrive up extra high.
Kids love it.

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Originally Posted by Judman

Old Sako forester I had, shot federal blue box into one hole, never shoulda sold it

should a bought a case of blue box!

THIS is a flyby

SH, are those from your time in Ak. with the Coast Guard? Cool pics.

Ron

Steelhead,....put that pic up of the Orca up close to your boat.

Originally Posted by Steelhead

Hatchery creek falls?

Originally Posted by AcesNeights

Originally Posted by Steelhead

Hatchery creek falls?

Nope

Originally Posted by Steelhead

That's the ones.

Steelhead is knocking it out of the park tonight. I love the Wolf in the Pink Canoe pic...Classic

Took my new Canadian wife down to the Keys for Christmas-time to get some color on her winter skin,....back when everything turned new again during my early 40's,....some more good times,...yes it was.

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Myself, Hatari and Jorge quail hunting in Georgia a few years ago.

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Originally Posted by Pugs

Myself, Hatari and Jorge quail hunting in Georgia a few years ago.

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Thomasville?

Put this pic up a few days ago when I was talkin' 'bout days gone by,..and somebody said they'd like to hit me in the face.

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I just laughed and thought, "Don't bother,...it's done been hit".

Old man in the porch swing with his pup,...

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Antelope backstrap, wild turkey breast, Brook trout. Good dinner.

Bob

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Originally Posted by Bristoe

Originally Posted by Pugs

Myself, Hatari and Jorge quail hunting in Georgia a few years ago.

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Thomasville?

No, down towards Newborn GA

Originally Posted by Bobcape

Bob your pic's of the Bighorns are amazing! Well done
Thanks for sharing

Thank you Kingston, and thank you all. This is a great thread.

Awesome thread!!! Really enjoy looking at all your pictures. Thanks guys.

Yesterday.

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Great stuff guys!

31 1/2” er.....

Sound asleep,

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Originally Posted by SKane

All great pics, some stick out, and that one does.... great pic skane...

More whitetail and water.

Originally Posted by SamOlson

More whitetail and water.

Great Pic and a real nice buck!

Originally Posted by SamOlson

More whitetail and water.

That’s not fair Sammo, you live in gods country....

JMan, that one was Fall of '08(public land), hard to repeat these days!

Originally Posted by Judman

My weiner moves when I look at this picture.

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Dude, you know Alice Cooper???!!!!!

Originally Posted by Santiam

Southern Idaho? Lower Bruneau? One of the Owyhee forks?

Originally Posted by T_Inman

Originally Posted by Judman

My weiner moves when I look at this picture.

Haha fuuck I’m crying!!! I love cookin and campin....

Originally Posted by Tom264

Alright Tom what kinda trees ya got there??

Top two with my boy are old oaks, couple hundred yes old.
Bottom one is from Sedona Arizona - cottonwood.

Originally Posted by T_Inman

Originally Posted by Santiam

Southern Idaho? Lower Bruneau? One of the Owyhee forks?

Owyhee up river from Rome...

Originally Posted by Judman

Originally Posted by SKane

All great pics, some stick out, and that one does.... great pic skane...

Thanks. That's from Sammer's neck of the woods.

Good times there gents!

Wife's pronghorn from a few years ago.

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Hey dad, wanna shoot some hoops?

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Alright, WE finished this hunting shack, what's next?

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Are we there yet? Are we there yet/ Are we.....

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You need

a buggy?

Originally Posted by wabigoon

You need

a buggy?

That thing would make one helluva hunting blind. Does it have heat?

One Fish, two fish, redfish, bluefish.

Jr. is working on one of those Irish tans! In six weeks the pink turns to purple and you're good after that.

Mt Crested Butte CO

It was a little icy yesterday. 30* to 32* and rain all day.

Family, friends & food !!

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Well, that just reminded me that it's almost lunch time. That pizza looks spectacular.

I’m hungry!

Originally Posted by kingston

Still got the 40 Kingston??? I love those things...

Hot Italian Deer Sausage.

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Well, that just reminded me that it's almost lunch time. That pizza looks spectacular.

It was awesome - Deer backstrap - modification of this recipe;

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/steakhouse-pizza/

We use the crust recipe from here for all our pizzas.

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Hot Italian Deer Sausage.

Oh YEAH !!!

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Well, that just reminded me that it's almost lunch time. That pizza looks spectacular.

It was awesome - Deer backstrap - modification of this recipe;

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/steakhouse-pizza/

We use the crust recipe from here for all our pizzas.

Thanks for the recipe, I'm sending it to my wife.

Wish I had access to all my stuff on photofucket !

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Well, that just reminded me that it's almost lunch time. That pizza looks spectacular.

It was awesome - Deer backstrap - modification of this recipe;

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/steakhouse-pizza/

We use the crust recipe from here for all our pizzas.

Thanks for the recipe, I'm sending to my wife.

You won't be sorry !!

A couple of our neighbours , in Wabigoon, course they are only part time Canucks themselves. They spend winter in a warmer cliam. [Linked Image]

There's always more...
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Originally Posted by Judman

Originally Posted by kingston

Still got the 40 Kingston??? I love those things...

Yes, I do.

Handsome Lab there C-McN!

Curious discovery a few days ago after shooting the Marlin 94 pictured below. It was manufactured with castoff in the stock....over 100 years ago. It was originally chambered for the .25-20 Marlin, but morphed into the Winchester version after the barrel was relined. Who'd a thunk it?

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Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Judman

Originally Posted by kingston

Still got the 40 Kingston??? I love those things...

Yes, I do.

Wife has a newer FJ.... she wants one of the old ones something bad. Not a lot around here though... a shame really, would be cool to have new and old.

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Judman

Originally Posted by kingston

Still got the 40 Kingston??? I love those things...

Yes, I do.

Is it for sale??? Grin all original?

Originally Posted by rost495

Wife has a newer FJ.... she wants one of the old ones something bad. Not a lot around here though... a shame really, would be cool to have new and old.

I’ve owned this 1979 FJ-40 for over 20 years. It had only been on the road for three years before being stored in 1981. It had 23,000 Miles on it when I bought it, barn find. It’s now got 42,000. I keep it at the farm in PA.

Originally Posted by Judman

Is it for sale??? Grin all original?

I’ve been asked that question hundreds of times. It’s just about 100% original. The original owner removed all the smog gear (I have it in a box), he also installed black rivet-on rear fender flares, that and the paint was touched up 20 years ago. It still has the original spare tire on the back.

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by rost495

Wife has a newer FJ.... she wants one of the old ones something bad. Not a lot around here though... a shame really, would be cool to have new and old.

I’ve owned this 1979 FJ-40 for over 20 years. It had only been on the road for three years before being stored in 1981. It had 23,000 Miles on it when I bought it, barn find. It’s now got 42,000. I keep it at the farm in PA.

Originally Posted by Judman

Is it for sale??? Grin all original?

I’ve been asked that question hundreds of times. It’s just about 100% original. The original owner removed all the smog gear (I have it in a box), he also installed black rivet-on rear fender flares, that and the paint was touched up 20 years ago. It still has the original spare tire on the back.

Wow.... what a find!! Very badass rig!! I love those ol 40’s...

You better write a caption for that one before someone else does. LOL!

Haha Big Island Black Hawaiian hunt with my boy he caught the little boar and Michael, the guide wanted to nut him so he’d grow bigger. We nutted him, notched his ear and away he went. Momma wasn’t too happy, I bout shot her in the face, couple more steps she woulda got it!!

Pre nut job.... grin

I’ve got to get the scoop on hunting Hawaii!

It’s cheap, year round, lotsa game and fun. Highly recommend

Success!

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Ok there east coast - WTF is that!?

Originally Posted by kingston

Some kind of sponge creature.

Originally Posted by slumlord

Blown up engine😃😃😃

ssh

Public land kills...
8 inch to 11.5 inch beards and everything in between
Spurs from 2yr old full fanned "toms" to 5 yr old toms
Necklace ain't been "updated" in awhile.

Hey renegade did you go on "pay hunts" to kill all those?

Nope, didn't pay to do fans either

Sometimes these catsazz looking homemade scratch box calls do Jedi mind f u c k s on public land birds
That everyone has called to em with every gee whiz call known to man.
Or either that just shut the fugg up completely and use a deke
Got a new one of those also
Pic of her in a few.

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Place in Field 35 yds out, sit down 10 to 15 ft in the woodline under a tarp hung up with bungee cords. raining like cats and dogs , shut up and dont call, kill a Tom, they can't help it.
New avian x lay down hen.

Oh really? Cmon now....

Don't those guides just strap you to the front of a jeep and ride you over to the nearest tripod feeder and you just shoot your tom there?

No...😃😃😃

But here is a 156 7/8ths gross, 155 net 10pt
Public land buck shot in tracking snow in northern Maine on st Regis timber lands
Gotta semi know what track you wanna spend time on, it could be a long day otherwise.
130ish bucks are run of the mill

Let em go, let em grow.

Ring project
Old school weaver low grand slams
And steel weaver bases
Had ta slope rear base a little for power
Ring clearance, needed about 3/16ths more
Med and high rings only made now

In the white
Still undecided on the finish I'm gonna do on em
Doing jewellers file work and 220 sanding
Clean up all the sharp non rounded edges
Pita and tedious, but they will look and function well.
Get the s2 3-9x42 on the mod70ot6 soon.

Marlins with receiver sights. Nice.

Wild horses in Wyoming's Red Desert, from last summer's prairie dog hunt;

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I didn't know they were in WY.....my sympathies.....

Awesome thread everyone, thanks for sharing your pic’s. Everyone has a different world to share

Boy you boys from Tennessee get after the turkey

We have a few turkey around here but they are fairly rare and I've never shot one.

Lift off sometime last week.

That turkey pic is badass

Eagle on the farm last fall. First time we've ever seen one on our property, and one of maybe a half dozen I've ever seen locally.

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Ben, I would have guessed that you guys would see more eagles.

Originally Posted by SamOlson

We have a few turkey around here but they are fairly rare and I've never shot one.

That is nice Samuel. Had 2 eagles in the backyard this morning. Shot 6 coons about a month ago, they’re finally starting to rot perty good and the eagles are gobbling them up

20 yr old e-2 at ft carson allowed to grow some hair. 1st permanent duty station ID card March 1984
glad to get rid of that ft benning basic training mr peanut looking ID card.

40 yr old e-7 platoon sergeant with balding head and sterile uniform, ah najaf iraq. down time for 8hrs. Early April 2003
My RTO took the pic outta the blue on me.

Light infantry attire
B Co 1/502nd IN
101st Abn Div

Vest set up per company sop, 210 basic load. 2 frags, 2 qt water, tourniquet and ab bandage, compass, radio, extra tobacco.
M4 carbine , m68 red dot, peq2 lasar, flip up back up sight, no sling i outlawed the fugging things in my platoon.
No fugged up collar or nut pad on the vest either allowed by me.
Frigging collar hang ya up getting into your wpn at times and the nut pad was always getting hung up on shyt on the ground or in buildings at the worst times.

Assault pack per sop
Extra basic load, 2 frags , 2 pds c-4, time fuse, intiator, another soldier carry caps and det cord, nvg,s, 3 days stripped down rations, 6 qts water, couple t shirts couple pairs socks, underwear if ya wore em, shaving bag/ hygeine stuff, poncho and poncho liner, extra batteries, maps, extra 1st aid stuff, writing chit, and plenty of tobacco products to get ya thru whatever.
We lived outta these for about 6 wks in karbala, ah najaf, al hilla, baghdad till chyt settled down somewhat
Then spent 7 months "controlling" mosul.

I've probably seen less than 20 in my life. Most of those were down by the Delaware river.

This one we've seen a few times this summer. It moved into the area and seemed to like hunting along our Creek. Was pretty cool that my brother, father and I all saw it and we're able to get a couple pics.

Pats over in montucky a few years ago, what a night!!!..... grin

Bald eagles.....my favorite animal on the planet. Great pics fellas.

JMan, the last of our old saddle horses died about 2 weeks ago.

Dad and I knew it was coming.

I cried the next morning when I found Shorty laying dead by the feeder.

Eagles found him the same day and I find that fitting.

He was one helluva good horse.

Screw getting buried in a hole, let him fly with the eagles, that's how I'd like to go.

Copy that, I set up feed piles for em just to watch em out the back window and listen to em. Cool birds for sure

Originally Posted by JGRaider

God damn!!! I remember seeing you in Muley crazy or Eastman’s with that buck, post some more pics of it Johnny!!

Originally Posted by JGRaider

What's the story with that building??

Montucky

NotMontuckey

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Originally Posted by Judman

Boy you boys from Tennessee get after the turkey

You would be amazed at what a bird with a brain the size of a large grape can put ya through at times
Can make ya feel really stupid sometimes😃😃😃
Its easy to become obsessed with killing a certain bird/ Judas bird , can make a season kill him then move on to the next or ruin a season
Trying to kill him. Hunting educated birds on pub land ain't like hunting unpressured tv show birds at all.
I will watch tv shows paying attention to some of the guys mouth calling, can always pick up something just a little different.

Originally Posted by Judman

Montucky

Frigging brute.

Originally Posted by SamOlson

That some type of fossilized bone ?
Mega fauna stuff?

Originally Posted by keystoneben

Originally Posted by JGRaider

What's the story with that building??

We stumbled upon it down in Sonora, MX. I really know nothing about it, but it was the only building there. Not another foundation either. Cool looking though.

Originally Posted by Judman

God damn!!! I remember seeing you in Muley crazy or Eastman’s with that buck, post some more pics of it Johnny!!

It was blindass luck Jud, really. We stumbled into this buck 45 minutes after daylight on the first day I was there. Right place at the right time is all you can say about it.

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Yep, that's him. Call it whatcha want Johnny, you put yourself in the position to kill that buck, and you killed him when you had the chance!! Nice work!!!

Originally Posted by JGRaider

Originally Posted by Judman

God damn!!! I remember seeing you in Muley crazy or Eastman’s with that buck, post some more pics of it Johnny!!

It was blindass luck Jud, really. We stumbled into this buck 45 minutes after daylight on the first day I was there. Right place at the right time is all you can say about it.

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🤤 holy chit!

My "other" girl !

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Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Where is that?

Originally Posted by Steelhead

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Where is that?

Scott, top 2 are the island of Santorini, Greece &bottom one is , Positano, on the Amalfi coast, Southern Italy.

Truly beautiful !

Three Fingered Jack from camp on a recent High Cascade buck hunt..

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Result

then That and This...

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Halibut fishing with Laurie.

Shadow's gonna tear her daddy up.

Bicycling Colorado

Originally Posted by CougeeMcNugitz

Great pict!

Really great stuff guys!

Killed my first Canada Geese last week. It brought back great memories of waterfowling with my Dad, Uncle, and cousins. My kids helped clean and eat the birds.

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Sun setting yesterday. The iPhone misses the real color as it was perfection.

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Yeah Ed, I know what you mean.

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This one was way better with the naked eye too !

Just east of you Paul, a few years back, summer. [Linked Image]

Nobody could get tired of that view Richard !

Although, I bet it looks decidedly different at the moment !

Methinks you are correct Paul.[img]http://[/img] [Linked Image]

Nice Paul, where is that?

Originally Posted by wabigoon

Nice Paul, where is that?

Irene Lake, just south & east of White Otter.

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Where is this? My brother was there last year. Almost identical pictures. Kotor, Montenegro? or Santorini, Greece?

Some nice fish Judman!

Before,

After,

Originally Posted by StoneCutter

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Where is this? My brother was there last year. Almost identical pictures. Kotor, Montenegro? or Santorini, Greece?

Top 2 are Santorini, Greece, bottom one is Positano, Amalfi Coast, Southern Italy.

All I see is an attractive young woman?

Originally Posted by wabigoon

All I see is an attractive young woman?

That’s Judman.

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Mountain biking Colorado is nothing short of a spiritual experience.

WOW !

I don’t know what’s more intimidating, getting up there or getting down.

Originally Posted by kingston

I don’t know what’s more intimidating, getting up there or getting down.

just waking up some days can be intimidating.

Our pets make us smile too !!

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The fire grate eh? [Linked Image]

Originally Posted by wabigoon

The fire grate eh? [Linked Image]

LMAO Richard !!

Roll on March !!

I've been holding off on that.

That angling through nice thick ice in sunshine looks good to me. We are lined up to take two grandsons with us in March.

Just for you Kingston...
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Originally Posted by wabigoon

The fire grate eh? [Linked Image]

Took me a minute.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

That angling through nice thick ice in sunshine looks good to me. We are lined up to take two grandsons with us in March.

One of my mechanics was out last weekend, full auger depth on the trout lake he was fishing.

Better bring an extension !

I have that Paul, I can bore three feet, if that's enough? If not, I'll rig a longer one.

I think I have the picture posting thing figured out again...

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Guess not.... serenity now

You may need to left click to make the image larger, then right click to copy.

Originally Posted by mtcurman

I think I have the picture posting thing figured out again...

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Guess not.... serenity now

Great pic Ben;

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You had both http & https in the address.

Hit quote & then view both yours & my reply differences.

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Originally Posted by mtcurman

I think I have the picture posting thing figured out again...

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Guess not.... serenity now

Great pic Ben;

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You had both http & https in the address.

Hit quote & then view both yours & my reply differences.

Thanks Paul, I will give it another try....

Ka-ching....

Good to be posting pics again.....grin

Betcha the kitty wasn't purring as you closed in !

Glad to help.

Nice Cat!

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Just for you Kingston...
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I don’t see any blood. 👍🏼

Yup,good thing you don't.

Just for Kingsford.

Noting the WeekEnd Threads, warrants Retreads galore...

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Didn’t know Tony Orlando posted here!

Me thinks you might not know what white rabbit Grace was singing about.

Originally Posted by CougeeMcNugitz

Noting the WeekEnd Threads, warrants Retreads galore...

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Yes, and yes, FreddyPrinz X MoSchwazzie.....

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Bonus Round...

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Paul, da beers look rather delicious!

Sunrise this morning at 23 below...

Big Alberta bone my buddy sent me

6.5 ai

Crazy double drop tine!

Can you say mass?!

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Just for you Kingston...
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Dang, those 580 Case backhoes have sure changed since I worked behind them. As in it's a log way from C's and B's to Super K.

I know, I'm dating myself.

Geno

Geno, if you want to see something funny put me in a backhoe.....

And then stand back....grin

Originally Posted by SamOlson

Crazy double drop tine!

Can you say mass?!

Ya Sammo, got hit by a car that year....

Interesting find in the forest while "doing my business". The buckle was hanging in a branch. The snare was no longer set.

Geno

Originally Posted by SamOlson

Geno, if you want to see something funny put me in a backhoe.....

And then stand back....grin

Understood, too well.

I didn't drive either, just graded the ditches my friend was diggin'.

Geno

The great hedgehog killer:

Geno

Winters cocoon
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I believe this is the latest version of a Montana license plate.

Look what I found, spring is here in S. Texas Rio7

Lunch of meatloaf, mashed spuds and green beans with bacon.

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Originally Posted by Santiam

Santiam,

Oregon coast?
Redtail surfperch?

Are they running already or is that an old picture? I was just thinking I need a trip to the coast. And the should be hitting the Humboldt coast soon.

Great pics, thanks.

Geno

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Originally Posted by Santiam

Santiam,

Oregon coast?
Redtail surfperch?

Are they running already or is that an old picture? I was just thinking I need a trip to the coast. And the should be hitting the Humboldt coast soon.

Great pics, thanks.

Geno

That was yesterday and yes,redtail surf perch..You can catch them in the surf year round..In the spring the females go into the bays to spawn..Another month or so and that should be happening...

Only have caught them in the Trinidad area around spawning time. Didn't know I could catch them year round or I would have!

Thanks for the quick reply.

Geo

PS, baked, broiled, fried?

Batter fried..

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10-4 SammO !!

Beautiful picture there mate !

Some of you folks are just plain havin' too much fun! Sam, of course does the Tom Sawyer thing, and makes hard cold work LOOK, like fun.

Went to lunch yesterday, cool little place just south of the border.............. the Oregon border that is.
Some interesting goodies still hangin' around the place.

Stove is still in use

Cash register is not

Geno

PS, yes that's snow on the ground and icicles on the eaves. This IS NOT palm tree, "fruits and nuts" Cali

Mercantile still serves as local PO:

No info on the wall for this rack, but guessing it's local. There's some good bucks in the neighborhood. Popular, draw only unit here. No OTC tags.

Perhaps the best thing about the place................... the killer BLT! Almost needed a jaw jack for this one.

Geno

Originally Posted by Valsdad

This IS NOT... "fruits and nuts" Cali

The only way I can imagine this statement to be true is if Davis Creek has a population of 1.

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Valsdad

This IS NOT... "fruits and nuts" Cali

The only way I can imagine this statement to be true is if Davis Creek has a population of 1.

kingston,

close. <50 as I recall. mostly farmers/ranchers.

Geno

PS, where I live/get mail it's about 2000 or so. 9K in the whole county. Very conservative county. As far politically and geographically as one can get from SoCal.

I love this time of year. On the way to lunch yesterday we saw this one just getting to it's feet, still wet. Pic taken on way home an hour or so later. Mom still cleaning her little one:

Geno

Retirement gift to myself. Y'all need to get one or two.

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Redneck trash disposal. [Linked Image]

Freezing rain today. [Linked Image]

I have a black one. She came into her first season two and a half weeks ago.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

Redneck trash disposal. [Linked Image]

More advanced agricultural practitioners burn their trash in barrels.

We're still a month away from calving season in PA.

Originally Posted by kingston

I have a black one. She came into her first season two and a half weeks ago.

Great capture.

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

For a drinking vessel, that looks to be perfection.

In an ode to JC, I’m calling this next series Chili Farmin’, with beans.

Whelen Nut
The "I thought you brought the game bags" morning:

Originally Posted by SKane

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

For a drinking vessel, that looks to be perfection.

Scott,

Yes, they were a pleasure to drink out of !

Good beer too !

Minnesota Craft Brewery - Surly Brewing Company

http://surlybrewing.com/beer/furious/

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http://surlybrewing.com/beer/todd-the-axe-man/

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Paul, an Aussie/Canuck, boosting' American amber?

Took a trip up to the big city with momma today, figger I’d get the ol feet taken care of. #makingjudmansfeetgreatagain

Feet hell...hoofs.

LMAO!

Originally Posted by Judman

Took a trip up to the big city with momma today, figger I’d get the ol feet taken care of. #makingjudmansfeetgreatagain

Ingrown huh?

Originally Posted by Tom264

Originally Posted by Judman

Took a trip up to the big city with momma today, figger I’d get the ol feet taken care of. #makingjudmansfeetgreatagain

Ingrown huh?

Hell Tom, she rooted and sanded like a sumbitch, feels good.... grin

Originally Posted by kingston

Gorgeous dog dude.... I love them labs..

Off-roaded my wife's Audi this weekend in Arizona. :-)

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Rio7

double dove retrieve Rio7

Smiling for the camera.

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how come all you guys' bird dogs have floppy ears?

just lucky I guess. Rio7

Ha! tell Smoke hi.....

Quail are right here boss. Rio7

between pictures, hiking in to elk hunt with no light, a lion took exception to my disturbing it at 30 yards, growled and hissed, looked for a kill on the way out but didn't find any.

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hosting site here is fubar... sideways and upside down

Kent

Piebald bull

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Originally Posted by krp

Cute kid, but that is the ugliest horse I've ever seen!

John

Originally Posted by jpb

Originally Posted by krp

Cute kid, but that is the ugliest horse I've ever seen!

John

He'll ride anything, rode an elephant at the Renaissance Festival couple weeks ago.

Kent

Originally Posted by krp

hosting site here is fubar... sideways and upside down

Kent

Yardbirds did a song about that back in '64 called "Over, Under, Sideways, Down".....guessing they figured out inna net hosting before it was invented? MCGA

Dan

PS: Don't matter the kids can defy gravity, those are good pics.

The boy wants to ride and the girl loves to fish...

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Originally Posted by wabigoon

Paul, an Aussie/Canuck, boosting' American amber?

"Your" commercial beer sux, thankfully there are good craft brews.

Good is good, right !

Great stuff Kent !!

Glad to see you posting again.

Use I've been using Imgur, for those reasons. It's pretty similar to the old photofucket !

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Great stuff Kent !!

Glad to see you posting again.

Use I've been using Imgur, for those reasons. It's pretty similar to the old photofucket !

We'll see how long I can last here, my patience is short anymore and I'm busy with grandkids.

I'll check out that site thanks.

Kent

Originally Posted by krp

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Great stuff Kent !!

Glad to see you posting again.

Use I've been using Imgur, for those reasons. It's pretty similar to the old photofucket !

We'll see how long I can last here, my patience is short anymore and I'm busy with grandkids.

I'll check out that site thanks.

Kent

I completely understand that sentiment !

Myself, I just pick "where I want to be" & what "conversations" I'll immerse myself in.

Hate to "lose" another GOOD Guy !

Grandson has been talking about fishing and camping, I told him we are going in two weeks but he doesn't understand time, that means right now. So I took him to bass pro but he was smart enough to say I didn't have the boat hooked on. He laid on the rocks overhanging the creek full of trout... I could almost see his daydream swirling over his head... he said Pappy look, fish...

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Focaccia night tonight!

Geno

Thru the wonders of modern technology I got to visit with my brother in Flafstaff AZ from the comfort of my own home in NE California. He was at the RR Depot there and they have a live camera feed. Called us siblings and told us to watch for him.

Geno

While saving baby deer today by hunting coyotes.

Beautiful day in western Washington today....

Jud',

Looks warmer fishing where you are !

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Yessir, spring has sprung!! Supposed to be 70 today thank god

Bah humbug...........it's snowing..........March in the south............

First baby of the year, last Saturday.

A bucket of Kokanee's.

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We used to catch those off the Monarch's on Pend Oreille.

Great eating out of a fry pan back at the cabin...

Originally Posted by SamOlson

We used to catch those off the Monarch's on Pend Oreille.

Great eating out of a fry pan back at the cabin...

We smoked half and grilled the rest. And yes, just off the Monarch's...

Those mountains are straight up from the water!

Kingsford, it's good to "see' you again. How's tricks?

This guy was a fugkin ãsshõle!

Originally Posted by SamOlson

Those mountains are straight up from the water!

Fishing for rainbows this fall just off the Monarch's.

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Originally Posted by kingston

You would have thought we were stoned...

Great stuff.. Very enjoyable!!!!!!!

A boudin snack at lunch today with a cucumber, vodka lime cocktail.

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Originally Posted by fredIII

Winner...

Just noticed the rifle...

Ed, She’s the happiest little girl I have ever seen. I’m very blessed.

Originally Posted by fredIII

Ed, She’s the happiest little girl I have ever seen. I’m very blessed.

What a smile!!!!

Went snow boarding again, took a 4 day long weekend.

Bar dinner on Thursday night was excellent.

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Weather & company were fantastic too !

Got some runs in with the kids last week.

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Originally Posted by fredIII

Yep she’s a dandy Freddy great shot

They’ve been doin some loggin up in front of my place so I ran up the other day. Got a thinnin side goin, runnin little yarder and a eaglet carriage

Kings, if I didn't know better I'd say Pat had a serious case of the munchies......grin

Originally Posted by kingston

That was an early morning...

You retirees are hell on my liver.

Originally Posted by fredIII

Ed, She’s the happiest little girl I have ever seen. I’m very blessed.

Indeed.

Originally Posted by kingston

Looks like a nice place.

Originally Posted by kingston

That was a breakfast...

Originally Posted by Judman

Beautiful day in western Washington today....

Newaukum?

Yep,north fork,

About an hour ago

This little piggy went to Grandpa’s.

What’s that fire pit‘s former occupation?

Originally Posted by kingston

What’s that fire pit‘s former occupation?

Washing machine tub, but you have to make sure it's metal now days as some of the newer ones use composite. Just use a grinder and rip it out.

Kent

some guys put legs on theirs but it's hard to transport with a fifth wheel in the bed, I use rocks to make a cairn a foot and a half or two feet to get it up and the smoke often goes over sitting folks heads.

Kent

It looks like a big one!

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

That’s awesome DD!

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Smiling here!

She looks comfy no?

Christmas was spent in Tasmania four years ago. We caught the arrivals of the Sidney to Hobart race.

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Also found what the locals did.

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11 y o granddaughter was a great help with down on the fence pizz elm yesterday on "her" 3020!

Douglas, our Son, got a puppy on Saturday !

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Guess it sucks to be me @ work on a monday !!

Shop Dog !!

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Fuggin COLD !!

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Got a real good feed everyday !

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It seems that KG and I have been on a similar theme of late.

BTW: I'm looking for a proper image hosting service. I'm loosing tons of resolution doing it the way I'm doing it.

Is a seven liter OHV small block Ford American?

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Probably!

I can’t wait to get that dirty!

Originally Posted by kingston

Probably!

I can’t wait to get that dirty!

Next March.

Yesterday...
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Is that a [bleep] rimfire? JFC, somebody call the doctor.

#fav

Sweet pic.

Thanks

Cool pic, I wonder how many pics are taken before you get one that good?

Originally Posted by kingston

BTW: I'm looking for a proper image hosting service. I'm loosing tons of resolution doing it the way I'm doing it.

Try Imgur, it's what I'm using, but I didn't get "sticks" pixel edamudication, like you !

Um, it's still really cold !

Coupla over slotters from a brutal Friday night.

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22.5" slotter on a lovely Sunday afternoon.

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Ol chocolate dog still loves to ride

screen shot on windows

Fixin to smoke some pork butts over oak/hickory slab coals this weekend

post a picture

Labs, 👍

I go sleep now Grand Dad !

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Come on show us your happy spot

Max....doing the coyote thang.....

👍. Max looks happy.

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photo hosting

My old high school bud, hunting guide and bayfishing guide extrordinaire, ex-high school football great on state championship team, and turkey calling maestro, Russell Grumbles. Hes called in a bunch this year for RO Outfitters.

I forget what you call the little lady Paul?

Sophie !!

Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth ...............................

While she's asleep !

Originally Posted by slumlord

So are you gonna mount a stand on it.

Jefferson Davis birthplace memorial,Fairview Ky
351 ft

President of CSA

Smoked a couple of chooks & a pork tenderloin

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Originally Posted by EdM

Who dat?

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Sophie !!

Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth ...............................

I too have a Sophie......she's old and drinks a lot though.

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Mrs Deb's first Muskie & biggest fish ever !

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Ol wiener dog got a snake bayed up!!!

Good supply of fish taco fixins...

I love fish tacos!

After the weekend chores were finished !

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Went climbing with my son on Friday.

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Pretty sure this is one of the calves delivered in our back yard a couple weeks back. Saw them wondering around the yard quite a few times this weekend.

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Hoping it's not the cow that dropped twins, be a bummer to loose one so soon.

Looking back on kill devil hills from Avalon pier

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You gonna stay on vacation all summer?

:-)

17 week old Great Dane LAP Dog !

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Beside 10 year old collie/shepherd cross, for prospective !

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Originally Posted by Santiam

Where you at? AK?

17 weeks....... You’re in for it!!!

This has been the summer for critters in our neighborhood.

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Local little rooster:

Mt Lassen from Glass Mtn, Northern Cali:

Giant "not a rooster" bird outside the fence:

Geno

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Santiam

Where you at? AK?

No, Summer steelhead here in our local Oregon river..Same as my handle.

👍🏼

Sweet summer storm!

Originally Posted by kingston

17 weeks....... You’re in for it!!!

Yep, when our Son bought her home, I mighta WTF'd out loud !

She is a pleasure, when she's not sleeping on you !

Originally Posted by kingston

Sweet summer storm!

Small craft advisory and red flags flying last Tues.
First day back at work and it SUCKS!!

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

She is a pleasure, when she's not sleeping on you !

LMAO!

Hatteras in late oct. When the red drum bite is on

Mouth of the Potomac, Lewisetta, VA. Two days before Christmas. Limited out on stripers. Might have drank too much Rum too......

Great stuff Jackmtn!

Grand Cayman in July

First one is seven Mile beach, other two are West Bay.

Heritage kitchen. Carribean style grouper with onions peppers and scotch bonnet peppers, rice and peas and cold Red Stripes. All for $10 USD.
Might have been the beer or the location but the best lunch I've EVER had!

Little Dude wiped out after a weekend at the cabin.

Jack mountain looking south west towards Big Valley.

Slate Lick lake, Hopkins Gap, VA.
Found out the creek crossing was alot deeper than I thought. Middle of winner and I damn near got hypothermia, but what a beautiful morning to be alive and slinging spinners for rainbows.....

Cold as hell, miles back in the middle of nowhere sitting against a tree looking for a big buck. Heard a noise in the leaves, and this guy hopped up next to me. No idea how it wasn't froze to death....

Glad to see this thread brought to the top. The best of the campfire.

Originally Posted by EdM

Fugk yea!!!

It’s great to see someone putting Clark’s tent to good use!

What beautiful country!

Originally Posted by kingston

It’s great to see someone putting Clark’s tent to good use!

What beautiful country!

Pillows were a bonus.......

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by EdM

Fugk yea!!!

Yeah, nice Ed !!

Sunset from the back deck the other night

This one ran across the field next to the yard and bedded down under the juniper about 100yds from the house

My neighbors again

Beautiful pictures, amazing

Bump to revitalize !

Our heat wave weekend kinda went like this !

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Awesome!

irfubar,
Gorgeous pictures, simply stunning views.

Great stuff////

Look at you with the blunderbuss!

Originally Posted by shrapnel

Hey Shrap, that looks like the truck Deflave sold me and never delivered?

I also purchased a map to your prairie dog town from Flave, but it led me to the top of this mountain and not a prairie dog in sight?

I think I have been snookered.......

Do you have Flaves Florida address? he wont return my calls

You need to follow this trail to the pd town...

Yikes............

hmmm, doesn't look like that leads anywhere i want to go.

A simple GFY would have sufficed......

Dead vermin at the chicken coop fence

Mt Shasta from Cedar Pass, +/- 105 miles away.

Ruddy family, I had been watching the adults for weeks wondering if I'd see chicks.

July 4 from 2 miles away. Show was over the lake where the duck pics were taken. It was nice to sit in our mosquito free house to watch it.

Geno

.270 Ingwe
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On my way to the fishing hole today I spotted these pretty ladies.......

Originally Posted by Santiam

I want some of those signs.

kingston, got any idea what kind of shrub with the ripe, and ripening fruit?

Where’s that?

Last week.

The first,

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and the last after three days fishing.

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Originally Posted by Gus

kingston, got any idea what kind of shrub with the ripe, and ripening fruit?

I was surprised to see this little bush with fruit on it this early. I believe it's Glossy False Buckthorn. https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/frangula/alnus/

Originally Posted by EdM

Last week.

The first,

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and the last after three days fishing.

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Holy dinosaur fish!!! Is that in the deep lake you talked about near your place in Idaho?

That thing looks like a fugkin alien.

Damn Ed!!!!! Those are awesome!!!!

Ed, your having one heck of a year!!!

Love this thread!

Ed, those feesh are almost as old as you......grin

Looks like a helluva time, well done.

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Gus

kingston, got any idea what kind of shrub with the ripe, and ripening fruit?

I was surprised to see this little bush with fruit on it this early. I believe it's Glossy False Buckthorn. https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/frangula/alnus/

based upon your reference, sure looks like it. plentiful food for the birdies, etc. according to the distribution map, we don't have any. thanks!

Originally Posted by kingston

Where’s that?

Lick Creek, just outside Dover, TN.

Originally Posted by Gus

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Gus

kingston, got any idea what kind of shrub with the ripe, and ripening fruit?

I was surprised to see this little bush with fruit on it this early. I believe it's Glossy False Buckthorn. https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/frangula/alnus/

based upon your reference, sure looks like it. plentiful food for the birdies, etc. according to the distribution map, we don't have any. thanks!

It looks like it’s been labeled an invasive.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

Was there last year with family.

Makes you stop & think.

And we're not even American !

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by EdM

Last week.

The first,

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and the last after three days fishing.

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Holy dinosaur fish!!! Is that in the deep lake you talked about near your place in Idaho?

Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada.

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by EdM

Last week.

The first,

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and the last after three days fishing.

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Holy dinosaur fish!!! Is that in the deep lake you talked about near your place in Idaho?

Nope. Fraser River BC.

NE Cali 'lope. Trying to get thru/over/around the fence to get to the alfalfa field across the road. +/- 2 miles from my place.

Don't know if he ever made it as he tired of me hanging around taking pics and walked off towards some junipers which is where he turned broadside for that nice portrait in the last pic.

Geno

More camping !!

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All set up;

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Originally Posted by New_2_99s

More camping !!

All set up;

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Nice Paul,

that Canada place is pretty, eh?

Is that the new 6.5 Creemore lager. I hear it's way mo' betta than ALL the other 6.5 beers!

Geno

Those are great pics, very interesting!

I'm with Sam, cool pics Kingston!!

Thanks!

Little beer drinking in the hollar last weekend

The stone mason

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That gazebo is awesome! I dig the reclaimed tin roofing.

Originally Posted by watch4bear

The stone mason

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COOL!

Originally Posted by kingston

That gazebo is awesome! I dig the reclaimed tin roofing.

Ya we love it, got elk sheds around the whole inside holding up the lighting etc, it turned out badass.... thanks king

Here ya go king

...and bullet holes. Grin

Built a wood storage on the side of er a couple weeks ago...

Originally Posted by kingston

...and bullet holes. Grin

Bourbon and pistols don’t mix!!! Haha

I better not let my wife see that gazebo JMan or she will be putting me to work!

Haha it’s a great beer drinking station!! Stays warm on the winter shady in the summer brother!!

Looks like Ed’s off to a good start... grin

Livin' large in north Idaho!

Stella skunk and a little Brandy here.....

Imperial IPA's in about 15 minutes Sammo!!

Originally Posted by EdM

Total cornage here tonight!

Originally Posted by jackmountain

Nailed it!

Originally Posted by SamOlson

Livin' large in north Idaho!

Stella skunk and a little Brandy here.....

“Martinis are the only American invention as perfect as a sonnet.”
H. L. Mencken

“A man must defend his home, his wife, his children, and his martini.”
Jackie Gleason

”I had never tasted anything so cool and clean.” “They made me feel civilized.”
Ernest Hemingway novel Farewell to Arms.

“I never go jogging, it makes me spill my martini.”
George Burns

“Shaken, not stirred.”
James Bond

“Happiness is…finding two olives in your martini when you’re hungry.”
Johnny Carson

“I like to have a martini, two at the very most –After three I’m under the table, After four, I’m under my host.”
Dorothy Parker

“One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.”
James Thurber

“Zen martini: A martini with no vermouth at all. And no gin, either.”
P.J. O’Rourke

“He knows just how I like my martini – full of alcohol.”
Homer Simpson

“If it wasn’t for the olives in his martinis he’d starve to death.”
Milton Berle

“I’m not talking a cup of cheap gin splashed over an ice cube. I’m talking satin, fire and ice; Fred Astaire in a glass; surgical cleanliness, insight.. comfort; redemption and absolution. I’m talking MARTINI.
Anonymous

Indeed.

Slot canyon, Page Az

El Capitan

You got feet like a Sasquatch. Beautiful shots!

30 year anniversary (yesterday) Monday !

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Two weeks ago..

Santiam,

Eastern OR? Steens area perhaps?

Wonderful animal and a happy hunter for sure.

Geno

Paul,

congrats.

My birthday dinner steak wasn't as nice as your anniversary dinner. I'm jealous.........................well, not actually.

Your wife looks quite happy, with the dinner and the birds..............you seem to be doing a great job there!

Geno

Flyby day today.

OR Air Nat Guard out of Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls.

I love it when our strength is expressed right over my house..................as long as they stay in the air!

They were up there aways, as those were taken with a 300mm lens at max zoom.

Geno

PS, I wish they were a bit quieter as they disturb my country tranquility!

PPS but I'm sure they get better acceleration "unmuffled".

Originally Posted by kingston

Gotta love 4 legged family - even 3 legged !

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Originally Posted by Valsdad

Santiam,

Eastern OR? Steens area perhaps?

Wonderful animal and a happy hunter for sure.

Geno

Malhuer River..

Originally Posted by slumlord

One of the most underrated places to visit. I loved it there.

Does a 427 small block Ford qualify?

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Ed is that the same engine in the cobra?? Cheers NC

Mustang cobra 428
Or Cobra AC 427

??
Generally
But there were variations

60s era
Off recollection, hope I'm telling it close to right

But I'm not a ford person so I'll quit speculating

Horn hunting season 2018:
First intentional:
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Big matched set during the deer hunt:
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Dink (emphasis added):
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Big coues and small elk 6:
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Sidecars, steak and shrimp:
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Originally Posted by Santiam

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Santiam,

Eastern OR? Steens area perhaps?

Wonderful animal and a happy hunter for sure.

Geno

Malhuer River..

Thanks,

Not a whole lot different than around here. Just had one of them critters 75'-100' from the house the other day, just outside our property line fence with the BLM. Dog chased him off and I didn't get pics.

Geno

Originally Posted by EdM

Does a 427 small block Ford qualify?

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A 427 SMALL block.....holy chit!!!! I didn't know there was such a thing.

I'm a fan of the 289/302's but that's bad ass Ed.

Kingston,

You puttin' a crapper in that thing?

Bar?

Couch for the dog?

WiFi router so you can keep up with the Q drops?

Geno

Different strokes for different folks I guess

Originally Posted by Castle_Rock

Different strokes for different folks I guess

???

You don't like the stand?

Originally Posted by EdM

Does a 427 small block Ford qualify?

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Oh yeah.

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Kingston,

You puttin' a crapper in that thing?

Bar?

Couch for the dog?

WiFi router so you can keep up with the Q drops?

Geno

It’ll have a heater!

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Kingston,

You puttin' a crapper in that thing?

Bar?

Couch for the dog?

WiFi router so you can keep up with the Q drops?

Geno

It’ll have a heater!

I'd need a recliner too. I'm good for about an hour or two on stand, then the ADD kicks in and I get antsy. With a recliner I could nap until you tell me my deer has arrived, your rifle is loaded and ready to shoot , Sir!

Geno

Mt Shasta is a big bitch, for sure. These are from just about 100 miles away, near my place. I can't see her from our house, but just up the road the ridge isn't in the way.

Sunset Thursday evening. First pic is with my crappy phone, very top of the old volcano just about dead center of the picture:

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This one with the good camera, 300mm lens at the lowest zoom.

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From a bend or two further up the road and with a slightly higher vantage. Same camera/lens but zoomed in all the way:

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The views are one of the reasons I love the West. All the times I was back east I can't remember many places where one can see over 100 miles.

But there are many things I miss about back East too. Fall is the time of year I miss the turning of the leaves. Pictures please, you folks back there!

Geno

More signs of fall:

Waterfowl are arriving here more and more each day:

And the fawns have lost their spots:

Geno

Originally Posted by Valsdad

More signs of fall: Geno

Yep !

Second weekend in a row !

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Nice Kingston,
Here is my wifes stand:

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And mine:

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Originally Posted by Valsdad

More signs of fall: Geno

Yep !

Second weekend in a row !

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No snow here ..........yet.

Had our first "rain" in probably three month the other morning. Not even enough to record on my machine. But the cars had drops on them.

That small bush on the lawn, right hand side of pic looks pretty green still. Lilac?

My wife says some of the local Elders are saying we're in for a big snow year here, that will be interesting.

Geno

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Hey, nice buck Raeford

Good eye Geno, yes Lilac !!

You guys got some "taj mahal" stands !

We slum it !

Ground blinds & ladder stands for us !

Originally Posted by FieldGrade

Originally Posted by EdM

Does a 427 small block Ford qualify?

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A 427 SMALL block.....holy chit!!!! I didn't know there was such a thing.

I'm a fan of the 289/302's but that's bad ass Ed.

It is built on an aftermarket Dart Windsor block. They can be built to 460 ci. in.. Torquey little engine.

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Originally Posted by huntinaz

Horn hunting season 2018:

Dink (emphasis added):
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that is the dry side of a dry unit!

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

You guys got some "taj mahal" stands !

We slum it !

Ground blinds & ladder stands for us !

Yeah, those lilacs are pretty cold tolerant, and for me relatively identifiable by the color and shape of the leaves.

Nice rifle,

The flask in the pic.............................for medicinal purposes only no doubt? (And not the pic shown in the hunter safety class

)

Geno

Medicinal ? Maybe.

I call it, antifreeze !

Can't remember if I put these here or not ?

Sophie girl's a growin' up, & loves her bestie, Bella.

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Sorry if it's a repeat.

You must work hose dogs somethin' all full to make then that tired Paul.

Last Saturday;

Did a rifle bark?

Season not open yet?

Cow tags only for you and the boys?

Geno

PS Oaks? that's not elk timber.

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Did a rifle bark?

Season not open yet?

Cow tags only for you and the boys?

Geno

PS Oaks? that's not elk timber.

You may change your mind after you 6B deer tag:)

Though I agree oaks are generally not the BEST place to find elk

That dang "wink" emoji just doesn't work so well for sarcasm,........does it?

Geno

PS yeah, I've seen them in 6B, and 15, and have friends who have seen them in 18B( I think, scouting for javelina) ................in this PRIME elk habitat. (Idaho and MT wish they had some of this for their elk

)

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Haha gotcha. I get it now

I haven’t seen them eating prickly pear yet, thanks for that pic!

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Did a rifle bark?

Season not open yet?

Cow tags only for you and the boys?

Geno

PS Oaks? that's not elk timber.

Nope, cousin’s big game ranch about hour and a half from the house. Was up there helpin’ with stuff. Will prolly get in on some cow culling later in the season with some flintlock action. Old son and I leave for Colo in two weeks! 😉

Some local history. My rifle isn't period correct, but the closest I have. Just glad I remembered to take it.

Still a nice rifle, gunzo!!!!

Cool pics of a cool cabin...........and as Bob said a cool rifle too.

Thanks gunzo.

Geno

Originally Posted by kaywoodie

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Did a rifle bark?

Season not open yet?

Cow tags only for you and the boys?

Geno

PS Oaks? that's not elk timber.

Nope, cousin’s big game ranch about hour and a half from the house. Was up there helpin’ with stuff. Will prolly get in on some cow culling later in the season with some flintlock action. Old son and I leave for Colo in two weeks! 😉

kaywoodie,

cullin' cows with a smokepole sounds like a load of fun!

Three weeks and I head to AZ for a deer hunt. I hope to be as lucky (and skillful? ) as you in Colorado!

Geno

Area 50 deer hunting spot on fort Campbell
Sunday morning
Jumped 2 on way in, in the dark
Seen 7 does and fawns
Let a basket racked 8 walk
Had ta say wooga, wooga to him 3 times to make him go away
Looking back at me like a puppy
Let a tall inside his ears 2.5 yr old 8pt walk

Left around 11 and pushed 3 more on the way back to the truck.

This place is too far out for 99% of people to go
The spot is about 1200 meters thru the woods from where I park.
Only gonna get better in here from now thru November
Major funnel / travel area.

t's coming !

Freezing rain snow mix last night.

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Cool new pics folks,

Renegade,

1200 meters is too far for "99% of" folks to get back into

Out here, 1200 meters and I can still see my truck most places.

99's,

no freezing stuff here, but we're pushing 0.75' of RAIN (yes, all caps, it's been a long time) the last 24 hrs!

shrapnel,

thumbs up icon on the elk

Geno

It's a haul packing summit goliath climber, day bag, savage muzzleloader, sawzall 3/4mile back in there with renegade. He only puts one glow tack every 400yrds. Getting hung up in "wait a minute vines", cutting thru briar thickets, stumbling over old foundations, all at 4am. 🙀😩😄

Be much better if I could ride strapped to the front bumper of a jeep and pop one off of a corn pile inside a fenced-in 50 acre enclosure. 💩👦🏾🐽

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Cool new pics folks,

Renegade,

1200 meters is too far for "99% of" folks to get back into

Out here, 1200 meters and I can still see my truck most places.

99's,

no freezing stuff here, but we're pushing 0.75' of RAIN (yes, all caps, it's been a long time) the last 24 hrs!

shrapnel,

thumbs up icon on the elk

Geno

Mature oak forest ridges masked by low land pines and bottom land thickets with hardwoods

Too far out on the western boundary for most to drive
Plus they have made several roads off limits to vehicles which has helped me
In 50 I have ta walk 1/2 mile in on the road to get to my trail now

Has stopped a lot of lazy road hunters and way less pressure on the animals.

In another area i hunt vehicles zip by me 150 yds in the woods

It's a strip of oaks about 200 yds wide by 900 yds long
Northern side of it is a 50 acre pine thicket and the southern side of it is
Bottom land
The eastern side is corn or soybean offpost depending on the year
Have shot 3 nice bucks over the years during the rut in that obvious travel corridor

People can't put 2 and 2 together.
Slumlord knows the spot I'm talking about.

Was in their last weekend. Seen what I needed to see
Same old travel route
Last week of Oct thru Nov I will be in their if I haven't tagged out onpost by then.

Plus a lot of hunters are bubba,s who hang around corn fields and firebreaks solely
Waiting on a gift from god.....

I was helpful to people up until about 6 yrs ago.
Give em advice on spots I hunt deer and turkey
Even set up a couple on how to read a 8 digit grid with a protractor on a mil map
Gave em.lessons gave em maps and protractors
Send em 8 digit grids via pm
Told people grids in Mgrs nad 27 data told em to add 300 meters on northern reading to correspond with wgs83 on their garmin's
Even showed a few how to set their garmin's to nad27 so they didnt have to do math

Used to tell people how my tack trails started and ended
Even kept my foot trails trimmed somewhat for quiet travel
Specially thru thickets that the average schmuck won't attempt

Now the 1st 25 - 50 yds of my trails are left untrimmed on purpose

A lot of these dudes were from the Tn deer website......
Fugging tell em to not ever say a word about info I give em

Ya right....

All that chyt bit me in the ass.
Never got my back scratched in return from any of them fuggers.

Slumlord used to ride me about helping tn deer fuggs out on places to hunt on post.

Geuss I was just trying to be cool helpful guy

Slumlord has gone thru the same crap on his land

Basically mutha fuggers with no skin in the game or sweat equity reap the rewards

I'm done helping others.

Cause if you develop it or say anything about a spot
They will come..
Like locusts....

I can let a 130 -140 class buck walk early in the year or the whole year in pretty good expectations he will survive
In places Ihunt .

Took slumlord into 50 and 44a 6-7 yrs ago.

Fugging looked like an ELO show with all the flashlights in their.

Well that chyt has ceased since I keep my cards to myself now

Don't see fuggers in places I hunt anymore.

If ya look at some of theyounger trees in those pics you can see black rotten remains of branches I have trimmed over the years, for extended shooting lanes.

I shot a ancient serpant 10 pt in area 30 last year in a spot I know their
Prior yrs in the spot I have let a lot of bucks walk
The tagging shack wrote 6.5 + age onthe tag
Buck,s teeth were worn past the end of their picture age chart.
He was on the back side of his antlers.

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Originally Posted by slumlord

It's a haul packing summit goliath climber, day bag, savage muzzleloader, sawzall 3/4mile back in there with renegade. He only puts one glow tack every 400yrds. Getting hung up in "wait a minute vines", cutting thru briar thickets, stumbling over old foundations, all at 4am. 🙀😩😄

Be much better if I could ride strapped to the front bumper of a jeep and pop one off of a corn pile inside a fenced-in 50 acre enclosure. 💩👦🏾🐽

That morning in area 48 was rough.
Nuff said
I ain't never been back in that eastern area of it
Fugg that.....

Fugging jungle warfare center at fort Sherman Panama is easier terrian.

I'm gonna hit my death star shooting lane spot in 21 Saturday
Where I let that big 10 walk in the brush filled creek bottom last year
He might make a mistake.
I have on him the past 2 seasons.

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Originally Posted by slumlord

It's a haul packing summit goliath climber, day bag, savage muzzleloader, sawzall 3/4mile back in there with renegade. He only puts one glow tack every 400yrds. Getting hung up in "wait a minute vines", cutting thru briar thickets, stumbling over old foundations, all at 4am. 🙀😩😄

Be much better if I could ride strapped to the front bumper of a jeep and pop one off of a corn pile inside a fenced-in 50 acre enclosure. 💩👦🏾🐽

Now ya' talkin'. Thet bees sum reel huntin' rite thar..

Geno

renegade,

nice of you to help all them folks out. They're just ingrates. Pay 'em no mind.

Are you sure you shot that deer? I see no blood, no holes in the hide, his tongue ain't hanging out........

Maybe you just found him keeled over dead 'cause his teeth wouldn't keep him fed no more.

Geno

The old girl is still workin' hard ( My friend and firewood guy's 53 Chevy dumpbed)

Sorry about the crappy cell phone pictures ...............at dusk.............................in the mist.

Seems Chevy/GM designed their trucks to last more than a few years back then.

Geno

Damn Schrap I'm guessing the young studs didn't haul you in for the pic.

Guessing knee replacement is ok with you. I'm still on the fence got bone on bone pain but can still get around pretty good.

I've just had too many bad outcomes with my old customers mostly with infection that I'm a little reluctant.

Originally Posted by Valsdad

The old girl is still workin' hard ( My friend and firewood guy's 53 Chevy dumpbed)

Sorry about the crappy cell phone pictures ...............at dusk.............................in the mist.

Seems Chevy/GM designed their trucks to last more than a few years back then.

Geno

Great truck!

Originally Posted by JLimbo

Damn Schrap I'm guessing the young studs didn't haul you in for the pic.

Guessing knee replacement is ok with you. I'm still on the fence got bone on bone pain but can still get around pretty good.

I've just had too many bad outcomes with my old customers mostly with infection that I'm a little reluctant.

Mike,

Get ‘er done! They’ve got knees down pat. Find the best knee Doc in your area and go for it. Pain strips the years off.

Originally Posted by shrapnel

Great pic! The whole family is photogenic!

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Valsdad

The old girl is still workin' hard ( My friend and firewood guy's 53 Chevy dumpbed)

Sorry about the crappy cell phone pictures ...............at dusk.............................in the mist.

Seems Chevy/GM designed their trucks to last more than a few years back then.

Geno

Great truck!

Yeah, but he says the gas mileage sucks especially with a load on it. Old 235 six with a two speed axle gets it around OK for hauling firewood tho!

Geno

Originally Posted by Valsdad

renegade,

nice of you to help all them folks out. They're just ingrates. Pay 'em no mind.

Are you sure you shot that deer? I see no blood, no holes in the hide, his tongue ain't hanging out........

Maybe you just found him keeled over dead 'cause his teeth wouldn't keep him fed no more.

Geno

I'm pretty sure I drove a barnes .45 cal 195gr ml expander thru him at about 40 yds.

Maybe I can get it done this morning in area 21 and call it done on post, and then get slumlord out on post when the weather cools down and the ticks and chiggers chill out. He can't deal with those things being a transplant patient and immune problems associated with his med condition.
He is like my kid brother I never had. I will put him in any spot I know for success.

renegade,

good luck today, fill that tag so you can get " lil' bro " out there.

Not sure about ticks and chiggers, but it's been at/below/near freezing here most nights the last 3 weeks or so. Skeeters have been cut WAY back.

And the does have started to herd up instead of just hangin' with their fawns. This group of slickheads came down past the driveway and headed into the neighbor's field the other morning.

I still see some brown in their coats, but most all I see here and in town have gone grey, sure signs of fall.

Geno

Only bummer here is I see no colt with this pair:

Geno

Needed a break from the political pages:

Feeding

Geno

PS, I didn't notice the band on this one earlier.

Saturday we had Canadian Thanksgiving supper !

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After the pumpkin pie & ice cream, everybody was stuffed !

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One of the best from the annual wooden boat show up north.

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Everybody's having a nap !

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Deer camp...

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Great picture Ed !!

OK, opener was kind to us.

Lots of dry does, does & fawns seen in the morning sit.

I let 2 small bucks walk & Deb saw a good one, but never got a shot.

4pm Saturday afternoon, I heard a shot from Joes direction, in the opposing 1/4 section.

Small buck, forkhorn, but good solid body.

Meat for the pole.

At 5:45, with the light fading, something made me lightly pull down my right side window.

Good deer, on hinds, licking a high branch !

Then the ensuing nightmare of shifting gear, setting up & shooting left handed out of the right side window, all without spooking the deer.

By the time I got back on the deer, he was quartering to me & knew the gig was up.

25-06 barks, good solid hit, deer hunches up & runs.

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POA was just inside facing shoulder, to exit behind opposite shoulder.

You can see a tiny exit, mid body, slight blood leak.

Back story, had some issues getting my normal 115gr SST's shoot consistently & with no time left to dick around, I went to my usual fall back, 117gr Federal Fusion.

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Bone & ribs going in, top of heart, lungs & creased the liver & 2 ribs going out of the cavity, found under hide !

Shank side, to show integrity of shank.

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Hung, gutted, skinned & cleaned up.

Butcher & vacuum pack on Thursday night, 'cause we leave for Europe on Wednesday evening.

Lap dog was glad to have Grandma home !

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Originally Posted by Santiam

Couple of Post Card pictures, there. Beautiful!

Originally Posted by Great_Wazoo

Originally Posted by Santiam

Couple of Post Card pictures, there. Beautiful!

Thanks..Just got back from a elk hunt in the Eagle Caps....No elk were harmed,but had lots of fun..

Fantastic !

12 year olds first bear 160lbs. 7-08, 140gr SGK. 60' up in a big oak. Not sure if the shot or the fall killed him!

West Bay, Grand Cayman, last week. 12 year old snorkeling
Wish I'd had it as good as he does at 12 yr old....

Originally Posted by Timbermaster

Holy schidt that’s a tiny rifle.

Originally Posted by jackmountain

12 year olds first bear 160lbs. 7-08, 140gr SGK. 60' up in a big oak. Not sure if the shot or the fall killed him!

Congrats JM!!!

Santiam, great pics!

Ed, that place is racist!

JM and Paul, it looks like I’m gonna miss most of the first half of PA bear season. I’ve been preoccupied with Oregon’s Roosevelt Elk.

Great pictures guys ! Some awesome memories shared

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by JLimbo

Damn Schrap I'm guessing the young studs didn't haul you in for the pic.

Guessing knee replacement is ok with you. I'm still on the fence got bone on bone pain but can still get around pretty good.

I've just had too many bad outcomes with my old customers mostly with infection that I'm a little reluctant.

Mike,

Get ‘er done! They’ve got knees down pat. Find the best knee Doc in your area and go for it. Pain strips the years off.

I'm not so sure about that....a friend recently came real close to having a leg removed due to a knee surgery gone wrong.His hunting days are over with.

Nothing more American than an Alien Brothel, right?

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Geno

.Slummer, i picked these several days ago off 2 plants. I had to pick the green ones the
next evening as the cold front hitting was going to drop temps to the mid twenties.

Not being tough montanny tomatoes i was worried they might freeze.

This was about half the green ones i picked as i gave half of them away.

Now the question. I know i can seperate and wrap the greenies in paper and keep in a cool place like under the bed and they will ripen slow enough to eat in Jan.

Im wondering if i could just plastic bag them and put them in the fridge then take them out to ripen as needed.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by EdM

One of the best from the annual wooden boat show up north.

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When I was a kid, we'd always spend a few weeks every Summer in the Adirondacks in Upstate NY. They have a lot of old wood boats up there and there was a guy on that lake that had a Chris Craft just like this one. It had the wing and everything. Brings back memories.

Three 'fire members learning how to fish....

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Originally Posted by jaguartx

.Slummer, i picked these several days ago off 2 plants. I had to pick the green ones the
next evening as the cold front hitting was going to drop temps to the mid twenties.

Not being tough montanny tomatoes i was worried they might freeze.

This was about half the green ones i picked as i gave half of them away.

Now the question. I know i can seperate and wrap the greenies in paper and keep in a cool place like under the bed and they will ripen slow enough to eat in Jan.

Im wondering if i could just plastic bag them and put them in the fridge then take them out to ripen as needed.

Thanks.

Bump for Slum.

CZ 527 American 17FB.......one size fits all.

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Nice shooting. Squirrel gumbo?

I've always thought FieldGrade has great taste in firearms.

Random(boring) road pics from last Thursday.

Forever!

Ed, I’m not sure those are gumbo squirrels. Nice shooting FG!

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Brian, and on and on and on......

Richard, that is great!

Details?

What you cookin' in the pot?

(grin)

Sam, my grandfather, and his good friend, and business partner. They would have been cooking fish, or making coffee.

Graveyard Island, Dinorwic Lake, Ontario. In the early 50's.

Originally Posted by EdM

Nice shooting. Squirrel gumbo?

Ground Squirrels Ed.

The third pic are young Rock Chucks I poached over in OR.
I don't eat them either.

Another of the old folks. [Linked Image]

Classic old school.

Thank you Sam.

Originally Posted by kingston

Forever!

Ed, I’m not sure those are gumbo squirrels. Nice shooting FG!

I spent a fair bit of time in our refineries in Louisiana and, trust me, they are...

Ed,

so down that way if it had meat on the bones it was worth puttin' in a pot of gumbo?

Cool pics everyone,

Geno

Originally Posted by kingston

Great pic.

Super pic!

Holy crap B. hunting in your pj's with a Kimber that rates a Bentfender.

Oh the horror.

A scene that evokes emotions most every hunter/outdoors man has experienced either on the way to or the way back from the field.

Originally Posted by kingston

It was 23° that night. I blew two hours on my way into camp photographing under that moon. This was the first stop. It came shorty after a rooster pheasant and then a few miles later 3 deer slowed my travel. I took that exposure a dozen different ways with the SLR. Ironically, this one is from the iPhone 10s. I didn’t get in until almost 4am.

Originally Posted by kingston

That camo stock keeps them deers from seeing your rifle while you're in your shed there, right?

Great pics, how'd your chase after the Rosies go?

Geno

Geno

Sunrise this morning over the Warners

Distance shot, over the neighbor's place, SOuth Warner Mtns in the distance:

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Zoomed:

Geno

Sublime!

elks, a couple of our local gals and kid:

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Geno

Pinyon jay eating snow:

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Geno

Shrap,

besides future outdoorsmen there, looks like the makings of a plumber too.

Geno

United Refining - Warren, PA

Originally Posted by shrapnel

Ah, I see you have a future plumber there on the right...

John

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Originally Posted by Valsdad

elks, a couple of our local gals and kid:

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Geno

I do love deer pictures,Geno.

What an amazing collection of photos.
I'll add some more.

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Seasons change !

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7 Walleye Saturday afternoon & 5 walleye & 2 pike Sunday afternoon.

15 inches of ice !

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

15 inches of ice !

It must be cold up there!

Colder than a witches ***!

Actually, Saturday was about 4*C as a high.

Sunday, high of -5*C

& back to -20*C (low) this morning.

Now that's what I have been wanting my president to do! Thanks for posting

Originally Posted by shrapnel

Little warm for that ain't it?

^^^^This guy can make a burger!

Please say they taste like chicken 😎

Love the Squirrel pics the before & after! Enjoy all the pics guys!

Originally Posted by kingston

DaFugg happened to your foot ?

Seems it made an excellent pillow for his Kimber Mountain Ascent...😎

That whole scene needs more pillows.

#huntinslippers

Originally Posted by FyrepowrX

Delorean tracks!

I had a pretty good day, by the Grace of God.

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Coyote bait.

Great stuff JM. Where is that snowy pass?

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Coyote bait.

Nope,that is my dog (with the "jacket") and my daughters.

I appreciate a well dressed pup.

Tex what do you have there? Hen Widgeon and ...?

Somehow I knew you’d have a big manure spreader!

Originally Posted by kaywoodie

I appreciate a well dressed pup.

The "pup" is full grown. He is a Terrier/Chihuahua mix,he is full grown.

Originally Posted by kingston

Great stuff JM. Where is that snowy pass?

Rt.250, Highland Co, Va. Population 2200. Not one stoplight in the entire county.

Originally Posted by kingston

Tex what do you have there? Hen Widgeon and ...?

Two heavy hens and a good drake Widgeon, King. Wish you and your lab woulda been here. I coulda shot some i jumped but they woulda fell across the Pecos.

Just getting over the bronchial crud and at my age and 23 degrees and a 20 mph north breeze and thinking of wading the river made me freeze, even for pintails and mallards.

I used to strip down and break shore ice to swim it, but no more. Im not as tough as those Montanny MoFo's.

Originally Posted by kingston

This is what I did today.

With a dog like yours i cant believe youre getting worthless.

Originally Posted by kingston

Somehow I knew you’d have a big manure spreader!

I'da thought he'd have a dawg.

Originally Posted by Timbermaster

Best pic, so far.

Originally Posted by FyrepowrX

Thats cheating. You are sorry.

Originally Posted by FyrepowrX

You are double sorry.

Originally Posted by kingston

Texas deer hunting station stand, huh. You are getting worthless. May as well show us a pic of the bed, tv, stove with chili and the cook.

Happy New year everyone! Great pics since I checked in last.

This dude is copying my niece's style I think.

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All I can say about this one is WTF---why???

Geno

PS, pics of dogs with sweaters coming later if I can find them...............for Bob

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by Timbermaster

Best pic, so far.

And the one that will trigger the scum...so shall we know who they are.

Thanks, Timber and Jackm.

First sunrise of the new year from our porch:

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First sunset a little bit ago:

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Geno

PS, jag, nice ducks, thanks for answering Kingston's question, I was wondering also.

Originally Posted by jackmountain

Originally Posted by kingston

Great stuff JM. Where is that snowy pass?

Rt.250, Highland Co, Va. Population 2200. Not one stoplight in the entire county.

Nice... We are close...

Franklin off 33... About 5 miles South of Spruce Knob

Originally Posted by jackmountain

Originally Posted by kingston

Great stuff JM. Where is that snowy pass?

Rt.250, Highland Co, Va. Population 2200. Not one stoplight in the entire county.

I’m going to have to seek that place out. We’re just getting back from spending the holidays at camp in PA’s Allegheny Mountains. The mountains are good for the soul.

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by kingston

Tex what do you have there? Hen Widgeon and ...?

Two heavy hens and a good drake Widgeon, King. Wish you and your lab woulda been here. I coulda shot some i jumped but they woulda fell across the Pecos.

Just getting over the bronchial crud and at my age and 23 degrees and a 20 mph north breeze and thinking of wading the river made me freeze, even for pintails and mallards.

I used to strip down and break shore ice to swim it, but no more. Im not as tough as those Montanny MoFo's.

The pup would have been all over it!

Crap. I knew it.

What’s that cute little thing in the middle picture?

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by kingston

Texas deer hunting station stand, huh. You are getting worthless. May as well show us a pic of the bed, tv, stove with chili and the cook.

I’ve got to save something to look forward to.

Geno,

It looks like you’re setting up for a year filled with irony. :-)

Originally Posted by CashisKing

Originally Posted by jackmountain

Originally Posted by kingston

Great stuff JM. Where is that snowy pass?

Rt.250, Highland Co, Va. Population 2200. Not one stoplight in the entire county.

Nice... We are close...

Franklin off 33... About 5 miles South of Spruce Knob

I come home down rt 220 through Franklin to r t33 every once in awhile.Have family all through that part of W.Va. from Franklin to Elkins. One of the family cemetery's is in fort seybert. Between Franklin and Brandywine. The other is in Job, near Harman. Lots of old family marriage and burial records that talk about Pendleton Co. "Virginia", Before the war split it up. First relative came in Nov. 1776 and is buried near Fort Seybert in an area called Wizard's clip.

Nice shootin Jag. I need to get back into waterfowl hunting. Your area looks awesome.

Originally Posted by kingston

What’s that cute little thing in the middle picture?

Pine marten. Cute but savage little mofos. You should see them catch a squirrel.

I could use one in my barn. The Labradog just ain’t much of a squirreler. She tries hard though!

Originally Posted by shrapnel

Texas?

Kingston.

My life has always been the textbook definition of ironic.

Geno

Originally Posted by kingston

Somehow I knew you’d have a big manure spreader!

It is what I do best.

Originally Posted by FyrepowrX

Tell me about that knife? I like it! Perfect size and shape for small game, birds, and trout.

Originally Posted by EdM

Originally Posted by shrapnel

Texas?

"Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is listening to Texans." John Steinbeck

Christmas break & Caroline home from Toronto.

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Nest eggs on bagel halves (forgot to buy English muffins) for Christmas morning.

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Christmas dinner.

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Christmas Pav

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Lots of ice fishing - Weather was nice, for the most part !

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Bunch of walleye & sauger - 41 kept over the break & turned into fish tacos !

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Solstice moonrise at out place on the Chesapeake Bay (family home)...

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Screwing around with panorama on the phone...

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Originally Posted by J23

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Tell me about that knife? I like it! Perfect size and shape for small game, birds, and trout.

met the maker at a gunshow some years ago, bought a couple of knives from him....its become one of my favorite small game blades...this one is called the Frontier First...

link to his website:

https://www.battlehorseknives.com/

Nice Buck, sure looks Light colored, or was it just the pic?

Originally Posted by saddlering

Nice Buck, sure looks Light colored, or was it just the pic?

he was fairly light in color now that i think about it.....hadnt noticed that, but in looking back at some other kills, this one is lighter for sure.

very nice indeed!

Deb & the 11 month old moocher !

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Alcan landing.

.Had a pretty good day yesterday. Best Licorice in the world.

Found a nice Wedgeon and pintail on the Pecos.

And a mess of dove. Benelli took 2 new stainless Wolff springs. Butt and magazine.

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Originally Posted by FyrepowrX

What a deer!

Still no ice.

And another nice day today. Went for dove only.

Great buck, Fyre. What cal, bullet, distance, where hit, how far did you trail it, please?

Awesome pictures and stories.

Liftoff.

You didnt have buckshot, Sam?

Deep mulitmillion dollar wells screwing up my hunting country.

EdM, why are they so close together? Why cant they directional drill many wells off one location?

Jag, those are pet geese.....

I like pet geese. Pet chicken too.

Yeah, an if you were a rancher those would be pet turkeys.

This crap is all over the desert. Bright lights at night light up your truck a half mile away at night. You cant even call a coyote in. Crap.

I know how you ranchers are, Sam. Ever dayom thing out there is yer pet. You got yer pet hoot owls, yet pet barn owls, yer pet hawks, and yer pet deer and antelope. The onliest things ranchers dont have as pets is coyotes.

I had one rancher tell me not to choot his 2 pet wolves what roamed over the country off his 95 sections to his neighbors consternation and the pet rattlesnakes in his well pump house. Sheesh.

Drove in after dark from a water holevdove hunt one pm after taking care of the watermelon and dead dove and they crossed the dirt track in my headlights. Robert said, hot dayom what wuz thst. That was woolfs. We were 2 miles from the headquarters on the way out. I siad you r freaking crazy. Aint no woolfs in this [bleep]. He said hotdayom they were woolfs.

Hahaha.

I even had one good rancher bud cry about me having kilt his onliest pet badger. Dayom, Shane, you didnt tell me you had a hotdayom pet badger out there 2 miles from the dayom ranch house.
Well i tanned its hide an tried to give it to him fer old timescsake but it brought back too many memenories so it graces my mantel

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Originally Posted by jaguartx

Deep mulitmillion dollar wells screwing up my hunting country.

EdM, why are they so close together? Why cant they directional drill many wells off one location?

I know zero about fracking and the like. My drilling was straight down, deep and offshore. Clearly the landscape of west Texas is being, well, destroyed.

Never saw a white turkey runnin' loose before.

White turkeys matter.

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

Never saw a white turkey runnin' loose before.

White turkeys matter.

That's one of them Artic Turks DD, wandered down to NM with some Snowy Owls and snowshoe hares to get away from real winter!

Geno

Bright new clean snow this morning:

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with some pet quail, a dove, and juncos for jag.

I tell my city dwelling siblings they're one of my emergency food supplies for when the Big One hits and all the roads are crumbled and the grocery trucks can't make it here.

Geno

Wat tha hail ya got there, Geno. Hot dayom. Aintcha never heard of bob war? You caint choot chitt through that fence.

Why just this afternoon i put a 22mag solid plumb through a big dog coyote by shootin through two corral fences. He flopped and hopped running in circles biting at his side before lining out through the mesquite.

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

Never saw a white turkey runnin' loose before.

White turkeys matter.

While taking pictures of it and watching them,the white turkey was low bird on the totem pole.

So yes,white turkeys matter. I'm telling Jesse Jackson!

NEED BIGGER COUCH !

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Ye old und3r cover ruski had a pretty good day, thanks to the Lord Jesus Christ and Trump.

Originally Posted by rosco1

Dayom nice Rosco. I hope you find him in season some time.

I guess 1 or 2 of yesterdays dove were a little rare but man were they delicious, sweet, juicy and tender. Napkin ended up a little red in areas.

That looks like a guinea hen??

Ma and me getting Christmas dinner on.

Three little Conrad kids helping with a emergency oil change at the Conrad Speed Shop.

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He is now a junior studying mechanical engineering at Texas A&M. Time flies.

One looks kinda big and wyugly. Blocks out the other kids.

Great pics Kamo. How did that g fowl taste. They have eggs a little smaller than a chicken but they arr really hard and can leave a real knot on ones head if hit in an egg fight with cousins.

Originally Posted by jaguartx

One looks kinda big and wyugly. Blocks out the other kids.

Haha!

Yeah, I have to stand in the back or they wont get enough sun.

No schieet. Come on Jim give us some decent pics of those kids sometime.

This is about the best one I have of all three of em.

Plus Ethan the Oxen.

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Originally Posted by jaguartx

Deep mulitmillion dollar wells screwing up my hunting country.

EdM, why are they so close together? Why cant they directional drill many wells off one location?

They can drill a great number of wells from one location. I work in Western Wyoming but the idea is pretty much the same everywhere. Drill directionally with a lot of different trajectories from the same location to minimize what they call “the footprint”on the landscape. The average pad in this part of the world has sixteen wells on it. I’ve worked on pads on the western slope of Colorado that had sixty four wells on the same pad.

Had a pretty good day yesterday. Friday. Had the third case ive seen in 30 years of Posner Schlossman Syndrome of Glaucomatocyclitic crisis man come in at 11 with red eye of two weeks in such severe pain he finally came to the conclusion he wasnt an eye dr worth a crap. Inflammatory glaucoma rarely seen in some arthritis patients. Arthritic Eye? Crap. Pressure in one eye 3 times normal. Dilation to rule out intraocular tumor or reaction to intraocular parasite or retinal infection or detachment reaction knocked out a lot of the redness he presented with. I started what will hopefully be eye saving treatment with prescrittions steroids, sulfa derivatives, beta blockers, anti inflammatories, and alpha adrenergic drugs.

The eye looks better after phenylepherin testing for scleritis.

I got the pressure down a bit and the long haired fu man chu braided chin beard democrat said oh thank you man i could tell i was going blind in that eye and I pointed north and said, "Praise the Lord and God bless Trump, see you in here Monday AM Lord willing." He gave me north pointed thumbs up and i hauled as home later than planned.

Crap. Unreal. Of course, Postimage is down. Maybe i can post pics another day.
Then hauled ass home, hauled ass, changed clothes, grabbed my gun and hauled ass 120 miles to southwest desert canyon country. Sat in a spot watching a draw for a whitevtailed doe. A couple got by in the brush when i couldnt get a clear shot. Watched a nice young one come into a clearing and nibble the fresh wintervgreens. Then a short tined 8 point and then a little 3x3. <a href='https://postimg.cc/hJn0HPrD' target='_blank'><img src='https://i.postimg.cc/hJn0HPrD/20190125-150114.jpg' border='0' alt='20190125-150114'/></a>

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I could hear nothing but the breeze and mountain jays as i watched 4 muleys on the open face of a north facing ridge across the valley and about 900 yards from me. I couldnt see horns but it wascfar for my 8x Zeiss bda or whatevers.

There were a few elk on the side hills a good way up the valley but i saw no antlers. They are probably dropped by now.

It was so calm and peaceful and i started to feeling sorry for the 18 mo old young grey thing i decided maybe no fresh venison this year.

Strangely i happened to be watching as the baby and 3x3 looked at each other and laid their ears back a smidgeon. Suddeny the nice 8 wheeled and charged going between them and shaking his rack. The two busted apart in opposite directions several yards apart before starting to browse again. I thought, "WTH" and put the glass on jr and finally with its head and ears just right i could pick out the budding of things dreams are made of as time passes by.

PTL i had earlier lost my desire to smell bloody hands and deer guts. Rancher wouldnt have been too happy. I headed back to the ranch house and he felt sorry for me and loaded me on the 4 wheeler on a pupulation reduction expidition. Not far and we saw a pair and he said "Shoot". I tried to get a bead but wasnt in the mood and with the brush i told him to ease up as i need a clear shot. He said if we move up they run. I said "move up". They ran i sighed, "Ha, two big fawns". He said "meat".

Went a bit further and a nice doe stuck her head up above the brush at 80 yds. He said "Shoot her in the head". Giving up i lied, "I'll try". I hate head shooting unless one is wounded and running away so i took a bead with these great old eyes the Lord gave me, said a prayer and let one fly. It was as if lightening hit her in the neck.

My Win 94 thudy thudy caught a deer.

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Headed home this pretty 22 inch spread 2x2 got tired of waiting for me to take a pic s few seconds too soon..

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Drove 30 miles from ranch after dark headed home with fresh meat on a two lane marked blacktop north to I-20 without seeing one other vehicle. Unreal. Like 1950 again, before commie dimocraps took over.

Yep, it was a pretty nice day.

My new toy. Ruger #1 in 35 Whelen with a Leupold VX Freedon 3-9x40. Gonna take it to the range tomorrow and give it a try.

Nice herd of elk just crossed the Madison River at Black’s Ford.

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Are yall doing that on Postimage? Minevon thevphone isnt working. I'll try later. Headed for ducks and or quail,now.

Jag, I use the ‘fires photo hosting tools in the image gallery.

I use Imgur.

Add to my above post

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Originally Posted by Timbermaster

Jag, I use the ‘fires photo hosting tools in the image gallery.

My ATT store technical guru and i were not smart enough to be able to figure that out.

The first photo i pulled on Post image today didnt come up. The second pic came up twice. The first photo disappeared from my phone camera pic list. Its gone. Vanished into the ether net. Maybe the Russians can find it.

Crap, dont tell me i said that on the internet. I was kidding, Jell0, im not a ruskey mole like some fire genius recently concluded.

Sheesh, when the deluded are concluded on collusion there is bound to be a collision between reason and treason.

Coyote calling this morning.

Stand #1
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Stand #3

No coyotes arrived.

That looks like some of the country i hunt west of Kermit and west of Jal.

It is Northwest of El Paso,Tx or Southwest of Las Cruces,NM.

Originally Posted by chesterwy

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Deep mulitmillion dollar wells screwing up my hunting country.

EdM, why are they so close together? Why cant they directional drill many wells off one location?

They can drill a great number of wells from one location. I work in Western Wyoming but the idea is pretty much the same everywhere. Drill directionally with a lot of different trajectories from the same location to minimize what they call “the footprint”on the landscape. The average pad in this part of the world has sixteen wells on it. I’ve worked on pads on the western slope of Colorado that had sixty four wells on the same pad.

Thats why i wonder why they put so many big drill locations so close together.

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

It is Northwest of El Paso,Tx or Southwest of Las Cruces,NM.

The moon came up about 130 last night. Did you hunt am or pm Ken?

Thanks for starting this thread Brian great stuff everyone I love the pics!

My oldest son over the years:

And his “little” brother:

Nice pictures, a lot different country than we have down here in the piney woods.

Good job raising them boys right efw

Originally Posted by hanco

Nice pictures, a lot different country than we have down here in the piney woods.

Yeah there are pics there from Wyoming, South Dakota, Michigan, Virginia, Texas, and Montana.

Originally Posted by Timbermaster

Good job raising them boys right efw

Thanks man I got a bit misty looking over the pics documenting these boys’ lives this far. So cliche, but it’s gone amazingly fast.

Great job there, efw.

Great pictures Efw!

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Great pictures Efw!

yep, they sure are

yours aren't so bad either.

Geno

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Great pictures Efw!

Thanks a lot I’ve really enjoyed yours as well. I love these types of threads:

Are those 4 season tents?

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Are those 4 season tents?

No they’re not marketed as such; the Kelty is a very basic backpacking tent in a design that’s been built & sold by many different companies & the green Eureka is just a Timberline 4XT which is bombproof and timeless but SUPER cold in winter.

I have, however, camped in them in all 4 seasons...

I had a 4 man Eurika like your green one. I spent some great nights in it in hunting season but not in snow.

Did you have to use a ground cover to prevent seepage, please.

Also, i wonder why the other brand would be warmer.

Thx, efw.

Busted my ass for these Sunday a week ago.

Happy birthday efw!!!

Eyeball shot you a mallard and a widgeon!

Who made that canoe?

Busted my ass for these Sunday a week ago.

Got up on the hills and glassed them. Drove around, walked upthe draw and eased over the dam enough to sse they had moved to the west end of the lake. Walk 200 back to truck. Drive way around and sneak in 300 yds. Get ready and ease over and they are on north end. Had to crawl up through brush and luckily saw they had moved before they saw me. Mallard got nervous but i crawled out backwards. Drive back aeound and hoof it up draw again. This time i come over and they fly. I drop these and wound another and get a line on its direction from below normal terrain level. Im trying to catch them with a rod and reel when a big hawk comes over low and on the same line the cripple had taken.

Dayom thing is after my duck. Haul ass down draw to truck and head that direction through to closed ranch gates. I see the hawk sitting on electric pole where lines cross a deep brushy side draw that drains into the main valley draw.

I watch but he cant spy where my duck went down. Then the sucker remembers the two floaters i left on the lake and heads for them. Dayom
. Haul ass back around, through two ranch gates and park and haul ass ass up.the draw and over the dayom. Ducks had almost washed up and he was looking them over.

Dayom wore me out and still suffering cruddy bronchitis.

Next time i need some sitting ducks.

I know this pic is no good but its the best i could do at the time. Driving through a NM draw Sat after quail and hit buckbrush country. Saw a doe up the draw and eased on throughlooking. Saw a light spot 200 yds away and stopped and backed up. All i had was my old android and i expanded and took a pic of a 30 inch main frame 5x5 with his rack up in the buckbrush hes laying under facing and watching me.

Maybe if you are on a computer with large screen you can see him near the top in the middle at the end of the opening. I put my 15 x Zeiss on him and still couldnt get an idea of how many points or how tall with them up in the buckbrush.

Suckers neck was still swelked way out past the width of his head. A big old silver monarch with his outside frames as thick as a mans wrist. Be nice if Jesse or me could get him next season.

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I know this pic is no good but its the best i could do at the time. Driving through a NM draw Sat after quail and hit buckbrush country. Saw a doe up the draw and eased on throughlooking. Saw a light spot 200 yds away and stopped and backed up. All i had was my old android and i expanded and took a pic of a 28-30 inch main frame 5x5 with his rack up in the buckbrush hes laying under facing and watching me.

Maybe if you are on a computer with large screen you can see him near the top in the middle at the end of the opening. I put my 15 x Zeiss on him and still couldnt get an idea of how many points or how tall with them up in the buckbrush.

Suckers neck was still swelked way out past the width of his head. A big old silver monarch with his outside frames as thick as a mans wrist. Be nice if Jesse or me could get him next season. Probably 36 inches around his neck.

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Originally Posted by jaguartx

I had a 4 man Eurika like your green one. I spent some great nights in it in hunting season but not in snow.

Did you have to use a ground cover to prevent seepage, please.

Also, i wonder why the other brand would be warmer.

Thx, efw.

I use sleeping pads and haven’t stayed in either of them more than one night in one place while snowy so haven’t had a leakage issue but yeah if I were to do that I’d get a tarp as ground cover.

It isn’t the brand that would make the Kelty warmer it’s the design which has a fly that comes down closer to the ground and less open air space up high than the Eureka.

Originally Posted by kingston

Happy birthday efw!!!

Eyeball shot you a mallard and a widgeon!

Who made that canoe?

Thanks a lot Brian! I love duck!

As you have likely observed, that canoe was purpose built for waterfowling but served me beautifully as a platform for training my boys as advanced paddlists. I bought it from a client who was a boat dealer with a marine storage business. One of his clients on the latter side of the business left that thing after moving south and asked that it be sold. I scored an insane deal.

Here is the company’s website:

http://www.goldenhawkcanoes.com/#3069

Screwin around on a Alaskan creek

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My favorite Alaskan hideout

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Another Alaskan creek where we had some time to kill.

(excuse the weird frames on these images, I had them posted somewhere that they made sense but currently just digging through a old photobucket account I haven't visited in years)

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Same hunt that we killed the Caribou on but we didn't manage to get lucky enough to kill the Moose beside the creek.

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Sweet cabin!

Thanks for the link. My Sportspal is pretty hammered. It looks like I’ll have to wait for the next time I’m driving through WI to get one given their dealer network!

A little winter break from the snow in Maui, for the record ahi polo rocks

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Stormin Norman sucks.

Yeah, us too.

-36*C at home, +30*C in the Caribbean !

You Numbnutzes have gotta learn which week is vacation time !

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Where are you in the Keys? I used to deliver for a company up and down and I don't recall that Key.

You got some nice gams, 99.

Morning coffee, with the "lap" dog !

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Morning coffee, with the "lap" dog !

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Whippets do that too

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Geno

Surveying his "swamp" the other day during a thaw:

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No longer a swamp after a coupla days of snow and last two nights, This morning's moonset :

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No wonder it's not a swamp,

California, land of palm trees and bikinis, right?

Geno

The abominable snow dog....
Eating a rabbit.....

Good doggy,

Geno

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Info on the rifle please Jaguartx.

Wby varmintmaster, 22-250, 30 inch. Small action.

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Wby varmintmaster, 22-250, 30 inch. Small action.

Sweet!

Nice rifle.

Originally Posted by kingston

Nice salad.

Now, where's da meat ?

Ya, moon was amazing, last night.

Stopped on the way home, to snap a coulpla dozen pics.

Fuggin cell phone !!!

Deleted dem all, due to phugged pixels.

A week or two ago.
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Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Wby varmintmaster, 22-250, 30 inch. Small action.

Sweet!

26 inch. Thanks elkhunter. Dayom. Getting old. I do wish it had a 24 inch barrel, however.

Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

Mornin' Jim......and the rest of youins.

Nice looking place and I love pics with the sun dogs!

Geno

Daughter has French Bulldogs. Her momma dog olive had pups Christmas eve.

This is Carlyle. He’s a good little pup.

Cool pup... who is the crusty old goat holdin it?

Ooops that was mean sorry Kaywoodie

Originally Posted by irfubar

Cool pup... who is the crusty old goat holdin it?

Ooops that was mean sorry Kaywoodie

But true!!

Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

Everything looks so clean and white under fresh snow.

As an aside, you folks must spend weeks raking leaves in the Fall.

Originally Posted by kaywoodie

Daughter has French Bulldogs. Her momma dog olive had pups Christmas eve.

This is Carlyle. He’s a good little pup.

Frenchies are way cool and way cute too.

But will that dog hunt?

Geno

PS, besides hunting hugs and doggie treats that is

Originally Posted by kaywoodie

Originally Posted by irfubar

Cool pup... who is the crusty old goat holdin it?

Ooops that was mean sorry Kaywoodie

But true!!

When you get to crusty old bastard status you have arrived.... that is my goal

Kingston,

they have special rakes for them wheat leaves.

Geno

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

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Nice salad.

Now, where's da meat ?

I got distracted after the first course!

Originally Posted by kingston

Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

Everything looks so clean and white under fresh snow.

As an aside, you folks must spend weeks raking leaves in the Fall.

Under the snow is cow pies , lotsa cow pies.....

......i bet you havent had this before.

I made a pile of dressing, boiled two duck breasts and rabbit hams until tender. Saved the water to moisten the cornbread and dressing mix.

I sauteed a big chopped onion and 2 cups of chopped celery. Added in 3 chopped boiled eggs and 3 raw eggs. I stirred in a can of chicken broth, cans of cream of mushroom and cream of celery and stirred a bit.

I stuffed in the 4 duck breast halves in one area, the rabbit in one are and the bulk of chicken made the rest.

Stuck in oven and cooked. Made gravy by mixing a can of turkey gravy with a can of condensed cream of poblano soup.

Originally Posted by jaguartx

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Jag, what is that... kinda looks like it has been eaten once?

This old guy should fit somewhere.

Originally Posted by irfubar

Originally Posted by jaguartx

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Jag, what is that... kinda looks like it has been eaten once?

I just got the explanation added. Please rechk the edit.

I think i will eat that again--tomorrow night.

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by irfubar

Originally Posted by jaguartx

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Jag, what is that... kinda looks like it has been eaten once?

I just got the explanation added. Please rechk the edit.

Gotcha thanks Jag........ you mehicans eat some strange lookin stuff.....

New pup..

All right.

Pitchers to follow if post image is up.,

So much for that. Got redirected to Samsung.,

Originally Posted by Santiam

New pup..

What breed is your new bud? Good looking pup.

RS

Originally Posted by RipSnort

Originally Posted by Santiam

New pup..

What breed is your new bud? Good looking pup.

RS

Decker Rat Terrier..Sometimes called the Decker Hunting Terrier. Cool dogs...

Originally Posted by Santiam

Originally Posted by RipSnort

Originally Posted by Santiam

New pup..

What breed is your new bud? Good looking pup.

RS

Decker Rat Terrier..Sometimes called the Decker Hunting Terrier. Cool dogs...

Excellente!!

I love rat terriers, not sure I ever heard of the Decker variety...........beautiful/handsome dog there.

Geno

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Stuck in oven and cooked. Made gravy by mixing a can of turkey gravy with a can of condensed cream of poblano soup.

Jag,

Where in heck does one get a can of "condensed cream of poblano soup"?

Is that a TexMex thing?

I love poblanos but have never seen the soup.Think I can find it online? Is there a particular brand you use?

Geno

PS your dinner sounds great

Kingston,

someone has a happy dog!

Geno

Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

Jim,

I'm guessing that's just baling twine in the little guy's hand, but it looks like he's getting to learn how hold the traces for a large team of horses/mules. Or maybe some oxen?

My thought on first glance, Jim's setting him up for a High Line sleigh ride...........sans sleigh.

You folks gonna give up fossil fuels?

Geno

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Kingston,

someone has a happy dog!

Geno

Multiple people !

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What are you looking at ?

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Had a pretty good day yesterday. Got 11.

West Texas babies.

West Texas

Kudos on the birds.

Calves is cool, I love seeing brand new hamburger and steaks.

Geno

Ex deer killer.

1 year old pup !

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Image to follow if PB works.

Has a good day yesterday. Picked up trail cams from west Texas and SE NM from back in the boonies.

Got a few praire cotton tails.

Here are part of the remains of two. Hams and tenderloins are ready for the pot of half cooked beans, onions, celery and mushrooms.

. I would post a pic but its gotten to where an android phone cant pull up the Fire. Puffin calls it an unstable site.

Phone has been circle jerking 10 min trying to pull up this thread.

Ha. It finally pulled it up but then it had me logged off so now im 5 min into trying to get fugging logged in.

Puppy tracks!

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Damn!

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

Jim,

I'm guessing that's just baling twine in the little guy's hand, but it looks like he's getting to learn how hold the traces for a large team of horses/mules. Or maybe some oxen?

My thought on first glance, Jim's setting him up for a High Line sleigh ride...........sans sleigh.

You folks gonna give up fossil fuels?

Geno

It's called chores. Dad told him to pick up the twine before some cow accidently ate it or before it got tangled around some cow's hoof and possibly caused medical issues. Twine can also get caught up in machinery and damage cv boots etc. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Most kids love being with their dad and helping him.

Now that is not to say the kid isn't imagining riding a hoss or driving a wagon.

Looked like wolf tracks

Awesome weekend, mobile ice fishing via the sleds.

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Sunday, same spot, 10* cooler & windy, hence pop up !

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Obligatory, tired dog pic !

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More goofball shots !

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Canyon hike couple weeks ago. Should have taken more/better pictures and a fishing pole. Guess I’ll have to do this one again at some point.

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To celebrate:

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Awesome!

Originally Posted by huntinaz

To celebrate:
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I love drinking bear out of those glasses !

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New addition to the gun safe inbound

Really makes me look forward to fall already! Swedish 6.5x55 Mauser 96 action. Mark Penrod (and Wenigs) did the work and was superb to work with.

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^^Sweet rifle

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

I love drinking beer out of those glasses !

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Glassware matters

Be still my beating heart... lovely!

Originally Posted by Pugs

New addition to the gun safe inbound

Really makes me look forward to fall already! Swedish 6.5x55 Mauser 96 action. Mark Penrod (and Wenigs) did the work and was superb to work with.

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Penrod is a master. Love the slight sweep of the bolt. 20" barrel?

Congratulations Allen,

That's a beautiful, beautiful rifle !

Originally Posted by jorgeI

[quote=Pugs]New addition to the gun safe inbound

Really makes me look forward to fall already! Swedish 6.5x55 Mauser 96 action. Mark Penrod (and Wenigs) did the work and was superb to work with.

Penrod is a master. Love the slight sweep of the bolt. 20" barrel?

Couldn't sweep it much. The Lepour 3-position safety gets in the way. 19 1/2" barrel. I'm blanking on the barrel brand right now as it was ordered last year. One that Mark liked.

Sehr, sehr gut Herr Woodie !

Danke! Weinachtenzeit 2016!

The simple steps from turkey to table...

I love my job...😁

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Originally Posted by kaywoodie

Danke! Weinachtenzeit 2016!

Stretching this 52 year olds grade 10 German.

Wette, die Elfen waren glücklich!

Shrap, I'll go for the dark meat please !

What are we drinkin ?

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Shrap, I'll go for the dark meat please !

What are we drinkin ?

We are drinking Shasta Cola...

With bourbon or Rye, right ?

Time for some summer steel..

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Originally Posted by Valsdad

Originally Posted by kaywoodie

Daughter has French Bulldogs. Her momma dog olive had pups Christmas eve.

This is Carlyle. He’s a good little pup.

Frenchies are way cool and way cute too.

But will that dog hunt?

Geno

PS, besides hunting hugs and doggie treats that is

Frenchies are awesome upland dogs.
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Gramps with Chopper and Doogle

Random weekendness !

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Originally Posted by kaywoodie

Gramps with Chopper and Doogle

Beautiful Pups Kaywoodie.

Thanks Mike! You good lookin’ pup reminded me of her pups.

Originally Posted by Pugs

New addition to the gun safe inbound

Really makes me look forward to fall already! Swedish 6.5x55 Mauser 96 action. Mark Penrod (and Wenigs) did the work and was superb to work with.

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Whoa..

Damned deer Back strap !

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Mrs Deb's

Mine, with extra lemon butter & tarragon (Bernaise) sauce
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Mmmm, .........urp !

Can't seem to run out of it.

Originally Posted by local_dirt

Originally Posted by Pugs

New addition to the gun safe inbound

Really makes me look forward to fall already! Swedish 6.5x55 Mauser 96 action. Mark Penrod (and Wenigs) did the work and was superb to work with.

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Whoa..

Whoa appears to be an understatement.

I've had a couple of 96's and none looked like that!

Geno

Originally Posted by Santiam

Santiam,

What's bitin'?

As always, love your pics.

Geno

Originally Posted by klondike_mike

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Originally Posted by kaywoodie

Daughter has French Bulldogs. Her momma dog olive had pups Christmas eve.

This is Carlyle. He’s a good little pup.

Frenchies are way cool and way cute too.

But will that dog hunt?

Geno

PS, besides hunting hugs and doggie treats that is

Frenchies are awesome upland dogs.
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Way cool Mike, way cool.

Just proves...............dogs is dogs and training is everything!

Geno

Welcome back Geno!!

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Originally Posted by Valsdad

Originally Posted by Santiam

Santiam,

What's bitin'?

As always, love your pics.

Geno

Summer steelhead on the South Santiam...It is still a couple weeks before they arrive in numbers,but just looking for a early bird...

The first of the year..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMMwWvGkSXo&t=154s

[quote=Santiam

Summer steelhead on the South Santiam...It is still a couple weeks before they arrive in numbers,but just looking for a early bird...

The first of the year..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMMwWvGkSXo&t=154s

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Fun, but y'all use a stiffer rod that fish would come quicker.

Leastways, that's what all the wimmins tell me!

Nice catch, and the water must still be cold for that fish to be fighting like that.

Thanks for the video link.

Geno

Originally Posted by Timbermaster

Puppy tracks!

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This one dropped a dollar.

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Originally Posted by Valsdad

[quote=Santiam

Summer steelhead on the South Santiam...It is still a couple weeks before they arrive in numbers,but just looking for a early bird...

The first of the year..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMMwWvGkSXo&t=154s

Fun, but y'all use a stiffer rod that fish would come quicker.

Leastways, that's what all the wimmins tell me!

Nice catch, and the water must still be cold for that fish to be fighting like that.

Thanks for the video link.

Geno[/quote]
Wide angle distortion makes it look that way. He had rolled once in the line and had some sideways pull.

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Originally Posted by klondike_mike

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Originally Posted by kaywoodie

Daughter has French Bulldogs. Her momma dog olive had pups Christmas eve.

This is Carlyle. He’s a good little pup.

Frenchies are way cool and way cute too.

But will that dog hunt?

Geno

PS, besides hunting hugs and doggie treats that is

Frenchies are awesome upland dogs.
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Way cool Mike, way cool.

Just proves...............dogs is dogs and training is everything!

Geno

Thanks Geno. I agree all dogs love to hunt. This one didn't get much training though she just went wherever my Dad went and that included bird hunts. We're both slowing down some now. Not that either one of us was quick to begin with.

How often do you see one of these?

I visited my old exteacher bud from 35 yrs ago who for 20 years has been a topclass champion longbow and recurve bow maker who has taken 2 Virginia bears over 500 lbs.

This is osage with horn laminate recurve tip and snake skin backing.

majestic boy names

Bottom bow in vice is osage iirc backed with buffalo hide, real thin shaved skin i layed a piece over for effect.

Above is a horn bow with python backing.

Above that is a ladys bamboo 2 layer with S Am purple heart wood center.

Orange bow is osage with bamboo, you can see the bamboo rings.

Top is a take down recurve all layes are bamboo except for a thin colored spacer.,

Horn tipped osage with snake skin.

Period correct replica Apache mesquite bow made for a museum with sinew backing and sinew string. Arrows are river cane and something i forgot. One metal tip and one flint.

Had a pretty good day yesterday. The eastern aspects of the Great AmericanDesert got a few showers and though the majority of desert flowers are already somewhat burned the buckbrush is in bloom.

Its not moist enough to smell the sweet mesquite but i coud drive over the deepest sand. Darn. Thought it was my eyes but guess i best clean the phone lens.

I named this one after a famous, or infamous traitor before i touched the 30-30 off.

My sons graduation present from Western Tech.
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Thats nice, elk..

Spent 4 days in Toronto, visiting Caroline for her Graduation !

Great catch up & lots of good food too.

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Hey 99, looks like you have a great life.

Bob

Thanks Bob.

Blessed for sure !

Yesterday...

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Waiting for dad to come home !

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Saturday evening;

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Damn !

A local snapped this, one evening last week !

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Santiam: Your wonderful photo reminds me so much of the many happy Steelhead fishing ventures I have been on in the Pacific Northwest!
Thank you for sharing and posting it.
Is that fish from the "Santiam" - I have never fished there but have fished the Willamette and the Deschutes there in Oregon.
I ran a Steelhead Fishing Guide Service for a few years and had visions of doing it full time once I "retired" but I chose to move myself and my family out of "taxington".
I do miss the Steelheading though (the only thing I miss about the Puget Sound area!).
Thanks again.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

A little drive through a nw mt wildlife refuge with some deer, elk, lots of migratory birds. A real one room school house. And miles of mud.

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Nice

Bows- Jag,
Knife - Elks
Food & sunset - 99's
Schoolhouse etc - Norman
Fish -Santiam

Thanks folks.

Geno

Storm the other night, 5 hours of it:

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Neighbor rancher and son in law moving the herd behind our house:

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Young moms and juniors:

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Geno

Nap time Grandma !!

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Shooter speed goat? Right outside the BLM fence separating our place from the neighbor's grazing allotment.

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Side view:

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Geno

Given the pic of the antelope from last week, and these from this morning. I must live where the deer and the antelope play?

Thru the driveway fence where I first saw them:

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Gonna call this one "One Horned Jack":

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My rooster isn't too sure about this critter so close to his yard:

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Oops. time to fertilize the sagebrush:

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Geno

Older cousin stayed out back closer to the property corner:

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If I draw an archery tag I may have to go looking for him. No telling where he'll be in 3 months though.

Geno

They sure do look fat and healthy,Geno.

.450 Howell using a 350 grain Speer.
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Originally Posted by elkhunternm

They sure do look fat and healthy,Geno.

It's all them "weeds" in my yard what makes 'em so plump!

One man's weeds are another man's wildflowers are the deer's breakfast.

I watched one munching down one of the flowers I left when I weed whacked the cheat grass the other day.

That older one out back looked pretty full, maybe that's why he left the yard before the others and headed up the hill.

Another dead bunny for you!

Geno

PS, California politics suck arse...........the place itself ain't so bad

Yup another dead bunny,since I am allowed to drive and shoot now and I have been doing both!

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since I am allowed to drive and shoot now

That's good news!

Just don't do both at the same time....and maybe avoid headbanger music...(grin)

Healthy Geno. You have the ability to put n for a landowner tag?

How'd you do in the Draw. Up to 10 points myself.

Originally Posted by Valsdad

Older cousin stayed out back closer to the property corner:

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If I draw an archery tag I may have to go looking for him. No telling where he'll be in 3 months though.

Geno

Originally Posted by Vic_in_Va

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since I am allowed to drive and shoot now

That's good news!

Just don't do both at the same time....and maybe avoid headbanger music...(grin)

Headbanger music is a must when I'm driving.

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Originally Posted by Vic_in_Va

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since I am allowed to drive and shoot now

That's good news!

Just don't do both at the same time....and maybe avoid headbanger music...(grin)

Headbanger music is a must when I'm driving.

Why not, some Five Finger Death Punch maybe?

So happy you can get away for some recreation!

Geno.

Great sunrise Shrapnel,

Saw it on your other post. Gorgeous!

Geno

Originally Posted by FatCity67

Healthy Geno. You have the ability to put n for a landowner tag?

How'd you do in the Draw. Up to 10 points myself.

Haven't checked the results yet. Put in for archery here so I can just walk out back if I draw. Only been a resident a short time, and got a B zone tag last year, so no real bonus points.

Put in for archery elk here too, Warner's and North Garden. Good luck with that eh?

Geno

More like the older Metal like Black Sabbath,Megadeth,Ozzy solo,Anthrax etc.....

Actually going out in an hour or so to shoot my .460 Wby and .270 Win.

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Yup another dead bunny,since I am allowed to drive and shoot now and I have been doing both!

That’s good news! Now you won’t have to drag that same rabbit in and out of your freezer for a new rifle picture.... i smell fresh kills a coming.

😎

Originally Posted by VarmintGuy

Santiam: Your wonderful photo reminds me so much of the many happy Steelhead fishing ventures I have been on in the Pacific Northwest!
Thank you for sharing and posting it.
Is that fish from the "Santiam" - I have never fished there but have fished the Willamette and the Deschutes there in Oregon.
I ran a Steelhead Fishing Guide Service for a few years and had visions of doing it full time once I "retired" but I chose to move myself and my family out of "taxington".
I do miss the Steelheading though (the only thing I miss about the Puget Sound area!).
Thanks again.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

South Santiam.. Been watching the numbers coming over the falls...Looks like it is going to be another tough year.

Originally Posted by Beaver10

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Yup another dead bunny,since I am allowed to drive and shoot now and I have been doing both!

That’s good news! Now you won’t have to drag that same rabbit in and out of your freezer for a new rifle picture.... i smell fresh kills a coming.

😎

New bunny pictures are in the future.

This cloud was a pretty big one. Radar showed it at 30+/- miles E-W and 20+/- Miles N-S. Very little rain out of it, head a couple of rumbles only.

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2 hours later it was still basically in the same spot but breaking up, and it gave us a decent show:

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Geno

Looks like the kid got slimed Paul!

Geno

Geno,

That's Doug's biggest walleye, by a long way.

Quick measure said 29.5" !

Bigger than my biggest even, 28.75".

Was a great Fathers day trip !

Some summer steelhead action,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6OnR8xSw6w&t=124s

Lots of rain and mud today

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Looking for bears near glacier in a creek bottom, none to be found today. Too many storms to chance a hike.

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Huckleberry bear claw from Polebridge , mmmmm

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Montana sucks

Rainy weekend here too !

Chores done now.

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Thumbs up icon here !

Them sideways pics are hard for this fella ta cypher out!

The food, as always, looks delicious!

Geno

Wife and I took a trip to Crater Lake NP last week. She'd never been. Gorgeous day, still quite a bit of snow so the East Side Road was closed. But overall we had a great day trip

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The great thing about the West, on a clear day one can see for miles and miles:

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Any botanists/plant biologists know what this wildflower is? Taken near the top of Crater Lake South entrance:

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Geno

One of my favorite pic’s: my wife took it; Namibia 2009.

Buff heifer 950 lbs. 9.2x74 double gun, a fun cartridge in a fun gun.

A friend with my oldest bull on a late season CO hunt. ~ 480 yards, cross-canyon, with the Green Bean, my 340 Wby.

Old Buchell’s mare. About as skittish as a whitetail. Blaser R93 375; 270-gr TSX. Leup 1.75-6 with the heavy Duplex. 24 HCF cap 😉.

A friend and I. Stopped this bull at 400 yds; Blaser R93 again but in 30-06. 168-gr TTSX.

This is about as far as I go without bringing food into the picture (good place for a pun). My version of a quiche-omelette cross — a ”quichette?” A seven-egg, heavy whip cream blend with sausage, fresh mushrooms, onions, and sun-dried tomatoes. With half a handful of shredded cheddar on top.

And a ground-elk assisted goulash.

That’s it for now. Keep it great!

Great stuff !

You should get off the couch more often too !

One of two very good bird dogs I’ve had, this one a GWP, short coat— Gunner.

Pictures are awesome!

Originally Posted by EdM

Wow look at that coat on that bear! What a beauty!

Originally Posted by EdM

Head shot at close range...Clear case of self defense...Nice rug you got yourself. 😎

Old herder’s or trappers cabin that I came across in western Wyoming.

Up in northern Namibia on the Etosha Pan: A few minutes to relax.

Originally Posted by EdM

Wow, great coat there Ed ?

It appears, he has a 3rd eye !

Story ?

Color phase black bear, actually much lighter than appears here at dusk. Rifles’s Inc Strata Lightweight 284; 140-gr TTSX at 3100 fps. 150 yards.

In honor of the warthog:

Nice. My one and only. With my pre-64 M70 358 Win and 200 gr TTSX via TAC.

Beretta 470 Silverhawk 12 ga double

Originally Posted by George_De_Vries_3rd

My biggest whitetail during my traditional archery period.

Heck of a trophy there, bro. Especially so with a bow. Darn, that ought to be a real Campfire story. Hint.

A disappearing icon of rural America, the barn.

Originally Posted by George_De_Vries_3rd

One of my favorite pic’s: my wife took it; Namibia 2009.

Buff heifer 950 lbs. 9.2x74 double gun, a fun cartridge in a fun gun.

That pic should be sold in print. Nice.

A rare sight: mating pair of red fox at about 1200 yds

Our home for 12 days !

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For some reason these two love Gramps.

Oh, geeze Bob.

Great picture!

Thanks Jim!

Being a grandpa is good Kaywoodie. Even if everybody isn’t happy. 😉

Yes it is Sir!

Originally Posted by kaywoodie

For some reason these two love Gramps.

Maybe it's that Lane 1-Q?

Digging their booger pickers in the ice cream, fathers day...

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white privilege water slide...

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OK, so maybe, you guys saw my thank you thread to Richard (Wabigoon), who went out of his way to bring us up some FINE Iwoa pork chops ? Think nice thick porterhouse pork chops.

Took 'em to camp & let things happen.

Dry rub marinated;

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Rollin';

Pulled off smoker at 120*f internal;

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Fired them into red hot grill to sear & finish;

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Very happy Mrs Deb;

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Thank you Richard & Judy, they were truly sensational !!

Looks tremendous!

Distantly related to the fine food pic’s here in that these two woodies I did not eat.

Awesome pictures.

Thumbs up Ken!

Geno

Originally Posted by elkhunternm

Ken does not need the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!!!

I need help !

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I'm running out of bourbon & firewood !

Here ya go Paul

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Originally Posted by FieldGrade

Here ya go Paul

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Been meanin' to try some of that Rye...

Just have not done so yet.

Thanks Charlie !

I do still have Woodford reserve, so no need for a care package.

Just yet !

Rock,

It's pretty good !

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

I need help !

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I'm running out of bourbon & firewood !

Restocked & GTG !

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Testing the imgur mobile app. At the camp for the long weekend and an appropriate gin and tonic to wade into this volume

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Mark (45 100) and I digging holes in southern az, if they won't build the wall we will...

Or a polebarn....

Kent

Originally Posted by Pugs

Testing the imgur mobile app. At the camp for the long weekend and an appropriate gin and tonic to wade into this volume

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Allan, looking at the reading material & your comment, I'm guessing not Hendricks Gin !

Originally Posted by krp

Mark (45 100) and I digging holes in southern az, if they won't build the wall we will...

Or a polebarn....

Kent

Kent,

Can I borrow your ice auger, next winter ?

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Originally Posted by Pugs

Testing the imgur mobile app. At the camp for the long weekend and an appropriate gin and tonic to wade into this volume

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Allan, looking at the reading material & your comment, I'm guessing not Hendricks Gin !

Sipsmiths London dry.

anything other than a London dry wouldn’t be cricket.

Bombay Blue Sapphire from the golden days of the British Raj works for me!

Originally Posted by rockinbbar

Originally Posted by FieldGrade

Here ya go Paul

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Been meanin' to try some of that Rye...

Just have not done so yet.

It's good if ya like Rye......I do.

Truth is those were Christmas presents that are still unopened.

A ‘Fireside moment.

My son's first deer via a 1970's 6mm Remington:
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And a more recent hunting photo of the young man, hunting mule deer with that same rifle, now of course in the original full-size walnut stock:
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Regards, Guy

My wife and I celebrated in simplicity this evening — smoked pork butt, homemade potato salad, baked beans with bacon, and a cool one.

The best over the weekend to those on the ‘Fire zone and may we keep our freedoms.

Where da heck everybody go ?

Yall sittin on yo couches ?

Couch bound Saturday;

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& Sunday too;

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I can tell i need to get to know you better.

All can plainly see why I try so hard to get Paul to take me fishing.

Went "fall" fishing !

Damp, windy cold Saturday & flat out cold Sunday !

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Cool beans..............I mean berries Kingston. Thanks.

My wife and I love them and will have to buy a few extra pounds this year to support them folks.

Geno

Looks more like Wisconsin than Uranus.

WTH, king. Cranberries?

Originally Posted by kingston

Berry farming......where's Jim Conrad?

Great pix....thanks.

Crab apple farming!

Well, young Daniel anyway....

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So act ,like you have no recipies for cranberry salad.

Jim,

what do you folks do with the crabapples? Jelly?

I've got a couple of trees in the neighborhood but have never used them. They're loaded this year too.

And what's the vine growing on the fence behind "young Daniel"?

Geno

You know Geno....I haven't got the slightest clue what kind of vine that is.

I would have to ask Dad. He might remember.....or mom maybe. Something.......ellis?

Yes. We make all our breakfast jelly out of those crab apples. Wonderful jelly. Tangy!

Mom will mix some store bought grape juice with it too sometimes. Tastes good too.

This year I was going to try to make crab apple butter. Might not get that done this time.

Would also like to try and make pancake syrup too.

I have 40 pound of beet to pickle first......

Thanks Jim,

I've got a couple of canning books around here, I'll look for a crabapple jelly recipe.

If dad remembers, so much the better, if not....no biggie.

That crabapple butter sounds mighty delish too.

Hafta remember to go to the Mennonites tomorrow and get a lug of apples to dry and turn into sauce. Our trees are only a couple of years old, frost killed all the blooms this year so not even one little apple. One of the silly trees has one bloom open on it right now. WTH? I've got hopes we get just the right amount of rain/cooling/snow/sun etc this winter and spring that I might get an apple one day before too long.

Enjoy your evening. I'm off to watch my first HOCKEY game of the season, well preseason actually. But it beats talking here about quilts.

Geno

Originally Posted by Ranger_Green

Looks more like Wisconsin than Uranus.

How do you know what Kingston's anus looks like?

John
I tried to not post this (I hate the sound of the 'Fire groaning!

), but I do loves me a double entendre...

Awesome summer of backpacking started before Memorial Day on the Manistee River with friends:

Then just after Memorial Day on North Manitou Island w/ my greatest backpacking partner of all:

And then on Labor Day weekend on the Manistee River again:

That Manitou trip was her first and we did just 12 mi in 2 days; On this past trip to the Manistee River Trail she did 20.5 in 2 days; 16 on those was in ONE day!

Really amazing little lady; words can’t express how grateful I am to have her! So fun!!!!

Did y'all do any swimming? Beautiful river. Any fishing?
After 3 days of great off and on rain showers ruined dove hunting for the foreseeable future.

Originally Posted by efw

Awesome summer of backpacking started before Memorial Day on the Manistee River with friends:

Then just after Memorial Day on North Manitou Island w/ my greatest backpacking partner of all:

And then on Labor Day weekend on the Manistee River again:

That Manitou trip was her first and we did just 12 mi in 2 days; On this past trip to the Manistee River Trail she did 20.5 in 2 days; 16 on those was in ONE day!

Really amazing little lady; words can’t express how grateful I am to have her! So fun!!!!

B

So Ernie, who is this? It’s definitely not Samuel!!!

Beautiful vistas!

No that isn’t Samuel; I’ll pass her the compliment

! That’s my baby girl Marian.

Samuel has too many other things going on these days to get on the trail w/ me... he’s a junior so college visits are on the itinerary this year:

Elijah is doing well also; started his freshman year of high school and is enjoying the increased autonomy.

Here they are on their first day of school:

Yeah Marian & I swam but we didn’t fish at all. It was a pretty quick trip; we’d intended to do the 20.5 mi loop in 3 days; 5 mi, 10 mi, 5 mi but when we got to the camp the second night (after 10.5 mi) the skeeters were so thick we decided to make a break for the car.

One nights rest was all she needed; I was laid up all day Labor Day and still feeling it in my calves & shins that Tuesday.

We’re doing another loop the second weekend of October hoping for good colors!

That is a fantastic river for trout fishing; stays quite cold all year round.

My wife and I took our youngest three (Gabrielle is 25, married, and has our first grandson who is 1 and Marlena is 21 and a sn at Western Michigan University) to Maine this summer for vacation. Was absolutely amazing. Briefly toured the White Mountains & went to the top of Mt Washington. Rented a house in a tiny fishing village off the coast of Mt Desert Island where we were taken out on a lobster trawler. Went up to Lubec on the New Brunswick birder which is stunning country.

Here are a few highlights:

Love this thread Kinger !

Thank you to all contributors.

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Love this thread Kinger !

Thank you to all contributors.

I’ll second that for sure; just HAD to keep it going here!!

Glassing for bear in the Warner mtns..

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Apparently the 3 seater couch shrunk !

Nice bucks Fyre!

Looks like you've got some serious genetics!

Kudos!

Originally Posted by Santiam

Glassing for bear in the Warner mtns..

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I could sit there all day!

Originally Posted by kingston

Franconia Notch minus the old man?

Originally Posted by Pugs

Originally Posted by kingston

Franconia Notch minus the old man?

Yessir

P.S. Those sunsets above are from your Maryland.

Originally Posted by Kingston

.

Yessir

P.S. Those sunsets above are from your Maryland.

Judging by the hills that's the nice part of MD out west,

A few photos I snapped around the homestead over the past two weeks...

Checking the zero on a few rifles at the 300 yard line. Pictured is a Remington Model Seven with a 21" Shilen #1 screwed on, chambered in 250 Savaged, twisted 1in10, with a Leupold M8 4x33. 31 grains IMR3031 under a Nosler 100 grain Ballistic Tip
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On my way down the hill to get breakfast the other morning, and these two lovely ladies were hanging out at the bottom of my driveway.
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Sunrise and early morning around the homestead. The oak trees are "peaking" with their fall colors.
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Well, Mrs Deb took matters into her own hands last night.

Decided to sit for the afternoon, as we had a cold front coming in.

I got the call at 4:45pm, Savage lady hunter in 7mm-08, 120gr TTSX Barnes Vortx, 2-7 x Redfield revolution.

By the time I got there, she had half the drag to the trail completed.

As you can see, she was quite happy !

Meat hanging.

Tenderloins n heart for supper tonight.

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Well, Mrs Deb took matters into her own hands last night.

Decided to sit for the afternoon, as we had a cold front coming in.

I got the call at 4:45pm, Savage lady hunter in 7mm-08, 120gr TTSX Barnes Vortx, 2-7 x Redfield revolution.

By the time I got there, she had half the drag to the trail completed.

As you can see, she was quite happy !

Meat hanging.

Tenderloins n heart for supper tonight.

Congratulations!

A few from the Black Hills of SD:

Cougar track

First squirrel:
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Other squirrels:
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Good lookin' Sqwerrel Bowie.

Ha thanks

Plus 10 on those squirrels.

Originally Posted by huntinaz

First squirrel:
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Other squirrels:
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Love it !

You are a blessed man.

I am indeed, thanks all

I’m hell on squirrels though;)

Originally Posted by huntinaz

First squirrel:
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Other squirrels:
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Beautiful kids.

Hunt, are those squirrels any good to eat.

These are delish. Hold for edit

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Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by huntinaz

First squirrel:
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Other squirrels:
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Beautiful kids.

Hunt, are those squirrels any good to eat.

These are delish. Hold for edit

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So good. One of my favorite meals ever, and easily my favorite small game animal to eat. And hunt for that matter.

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I love hunting squirrels. You get the challenges of seeing difficult game, then stalking silently to get a shot, and shoot more than when after big game.

Grey and fox squirrels are challenging in thick woods with leaves.

Do those squirrels get acorns?

They do eat acorns but ponderosa pine (nuts from cones and the branches themselves) and mushrooms are their primary food sources

You can taste the pine nuts in the meat when you eat them

Looking for Mr Big. Not looking good. Pipeline going through 400 yards away, drilling rigs and processing plants going in everywhere, open access, oilfield workers poaching, night hunting ....try to catch. The desert is covered by it. Its work to find a pic with a good background.

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Originally Posted by huntinaz

They do eat acorns but ponderosa pine (nuts from cones and the branches themselves) and mushrooms are their primary food sources

You can taste the pine nuts in the meat when you eat them

Ive heard the little western pine squirrels taste like pine rosen. I like pinion nuts. Does the pine nut mast give a good flavor..

I think it does. The aftertaste can be very similar to piñon nuts.

I used to hunt deer and get ducks here. Now 2 12,000 ft deep suckers 300 yds apart. They just gotta put them and roads into every freaking brushy draw that holds deer.

I guess it saves them having to drill 12,050 feet.

I passed on a 28 inch buck 600 yds down the draw 2 years ago thinking it could maybe survive one more year and be a booner. Rancher pt wanted me to get it before the oilfield trash did. Next yr there was an oil collecting point and office wherr it had stood the year before.

2 locations 300 yards apart with a road now in another brushy draw i used to see big muleys in.

Unreal.

Younger

What kind of wolfman looking gray squirrels are those !!

Originally Posted by huntinaz

First squirrel:
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Other squirrels:
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Are those Kaibab squirrels from the North Rim?

Breaking news!
Corona virus identified and essential business update !

Pictures: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/14734773#Post14734773

Originally Posted by jaguartx

I used to hunt deer and get ducks here. Now 2 12,000 ft deep suckers 300 yds apart. They just gotta put them and roads into every freaking brushy draw that holds deer.

I guess it saves them having to drill 12,050 feet.

I passed on a 28 inch buck 600 yds down the draw 2 years ago thinking it could maybe survive one more year and be a booner. Rancher pt wanted me to get it before the oilfield trash did. Next yr there was an oil collecting point and office wherr it had stood the year before.

2 locations 300 yards apart with a road now in another brushy draw i used to see big muleys in.

Unreal.

Beautiful country.

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Originally Posted by huntinaz

I am indeed, thanks all

I’m hell on squirrels though;)

Are those delicious like the East Texas variety which feed on acorns in the fall?

Originally Posted by jaguartx

Originally Posted by huntinaz

I am indeed, thanks all

I’m hell on squirrels though;)

Are those delicious like the East Texas variety which feed on acorns in the fall?

Yeah they’re delicious. They eat mostly mushrooms and pine nuts I believe

Originally Posted by Ranger_Green

Are those Kaibab squirrels from the North Rim?

They’re very similar, but they are Abert’s from the south rim. Same species, different subspecies

Originally Posted by Spotshooter

What kind of wolfman looking gray squirrels are those !!

Haha. Aka the wolfman squirrel

I’ve missed this thread

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Fine looking kids.

Alien fish species........

No idea!

Too cool Jim,

Geno

For reference.....Grandma is about 5'2.

For Conrad, Guinea ingenuity during social distancing times. No need to get friends to help move the 90s entertainment center.

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More ingenuity, courtesy of the Latina wife. We wondered what to do with the dang thing. Instant shelving in the she shed:

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Good man!

I'll have to tell you about the dumpster chair I am a sittin in right now ........someday.....

Every 7 Acre RANCH needs a BIG anvil right? 23 Ounce AZ tea can, not a 12oz can, for scale. Need to get my firewood cutting buddy to cut me a stump for it:

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Geno

Think I saw pics when you brought it home or something.

One cannot argue with repurposing.

Anvil was free, from my landlady when I was in school in the 90's. Old BF left it in her yard, might have gone into the joint? Anyway, she donated it to Geno. When I left NorCal for PA in '99 I left it with a good friend who had a forge. He passed in '15 or so. I finally drove over to the coast to get my anvil this past fall.

Now to get it set up.

Geno

Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

I sometimes wish we were horse people

I’ve hiked at least 25 miles looking for elk horns this year and haven’t found a single one. I’m the worst horn hunter ever. I did find something great though:

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They are now 29 and 30.

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I’m actually a very bad horn hunter. I found one small chalk last year after 20+ miles walked and hiked 25+ miles this year before finding anything. Took my youngest daughter out yesterday and finally broke my bad luck streak

She found her first antler:
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I found a really nice 6x8 set:
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Finally filled up a pack. Usually this pack is empty while I hike my face off:
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Day’s haul, which is the best day I’ve ever had:

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Went again yesterday, oldest daughter found one too!
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Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

Fine looking kids.

Alien fish species........

No idea!

Jim,

They are immature snapper, or squire - Ask the Mrs, a salt water favourite of Aussies & Kiwis !

Fine table fare indeed.

Great stuff Mate !!!

Deb found a whitetail shed, on our new place, on our Saturday stroll !

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Pity the G3 & G4 (crabclaw) & tip of the main beam broken off.

Nice! Love sheds

Originally Posted by huntinaz

Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

I sometimes wish we were horse people

Lil' guy's on a Mongolian battle pony !

I was photographing the ducks...

Then, all of a sudden they exploded off the water...

This was why.

I missed the good stuff.

Went for a little spring wildflower hike around the homestead. Found "Bluets", Bloodroot, and Trillium. No photos of the Trilliums.

Judging by the shape of the leaves, I think there may be two different species of Bloodroot? Or am I misidentifying one of them?

The last photo is a Rose Breasted Grosbeak at one of my feeders. I've been here for ten years, it's my first time ever seeing one. In fact, this spring, I have seen Eastern Towhees and Brown Thrashers at my feeders. Never had any of them here in past years, and I watch my feeders quite a bit. Strange all of the these "new" species showing up?

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What part of the country is this?

April 8th, 2020 - New home waters, Eagle Lake, Northwest Ontario, from a buddies camp;

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Same - May 5th, 2020;

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Originally Posted by kingston

What part of the country is this?

NE Ohio

Good looking pup!

Had an Akita myself a while back.

First trip after beach reopening

Awesome pics everyone.

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Originally Posted by krp

WINNING Kent !!

The kids are each running a pocket gopher trap line.

#Chicken

Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

You're WINNING too Jim !

Well done Ed & Mrs M !

Love them cupboards Paul.

Tried to find some Single Barrel Beam.

Thanks Jim, the new kitchen is growing on us too.

First time I've seen the single barrel, so had to try it.

$$ Sticker shock at the register though !

Sometimes, we are worth it !

Been a prolonged, cool spring here. Was like blundering into an Easter egg hunt all weekend while doing chores.

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On the way home from work a few days ago.

The buckets HAD apples from the orchard in them, and this little piggy came back looking for more. Over her shoulder, an older cow moose loitering in tall grass between the creek, a drainage, and a pond-mostly mud flat this time of year.

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Usually that cow is fairly tolerant of a little human activity, but not lately. Two wolves came barreling down the creek couple evenings ago, so wonder if that’s why, vs. she just got smarter

Today.

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At work yesterday.

My son hunting Northern California Blacktails

screen shot in windows

Fillets n eggs.

Cooling off.

Great pics Sal. That ranch is something else.

Thanks Springcove.

My Old Terrier...

This summer fly fishing on the Kootenai in Montana just over the mountains from our place in Idaho. Third trip with the Linehans who are fine folks.

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I cut meat for a lot of years.
My last day on the job.

My son releasing a big striper.

My smallest rider and my biggest horse.

My son's diy bull from a couple years ago...

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Trail clearing day...

Last weekend.
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My kid caught some giant fish this year.

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Uncle Bill's bruiser...

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My best Striper from early in the year.

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Thanks Salmonella - great way/place to live, and excellent photos.

Thank you sir.
I havent posted a lot lately.
My kid caught several stripers up to 50lbs last year and lost one at the boat that could have been a state record.

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This was a pretty neat looking hog if there is such a thing.

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More recent fish.

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My kid's friend landed this chromer on a real slow evening.

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This is a photo my kid took some time back.
Thats a big one for around here.

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Me and a couple of fellow Wranglers.

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Turkey dinner courtesy of Winchester.
.223 with a Sierra 55 grain GameKing Hollow Point at right around 3125fps.
Shot was about 60 yards.

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The same lady all dolled up...

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My son herding horses in eastern Oregon.

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A couple of friends that left far too soon.

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Originally Posted by Salmonella

My son hunting Northern California Blacktails

screen shot in windows

Is that Mt Shasta in the background? My ssiter lives near there. This looks like Mt Eddy near the Siskyous. Great and beautiful country.

I believe it's actually Lassen, right next door.
It is beautiful up there.

My kid was a wrangler where I am now before he became a firefighter.
He was/is damn good on a horse.

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I burried that horse last week...😢

I lost one of the best friends I ever had last year.
We did a lot of things together.
I miss him every day.

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Great sunset last night - 2 pics Deb took;

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2 from a good friend;

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& 1 from an outfitter buddy, who lives on Eagle Lake;

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Winchester 94 Canadian Centennial 26" model. 30-30 rebored by JES to 38-55.

Air cooled wheelweights repurposed using an older Lyman 375248 mold over 21 grains 4198, jogging out of the barrel at an average of 1,418 fps.

Double lunged at 40 paces. He ran 30 yards and fell over.

Couldn't have asked for a better morning.

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Thumbs up on that one ^^ J

We’ll go out in a bit, girl.”

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Jim Lathrop?

Who's the rock star! Grins!

#FUGGINFREEFATFREDDY3 !!

Originally Posted by weaselsRus

Jim Lathrop?

That guy looks familiar.... from Reno?

Lathrop?

Each time someone brings this thread back to life, it puts a smile on my face.

Let's always keep this one up towards the top.

Cold as a witches tit tonight, gunna need dem lap dogs;

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Somebody was askin how to store their logging chains n tow straps;

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The answer !

How ta eat ya deer tenderloins;

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The answer !

Paul, you and lapua6547 are killing me with the food pic's..... I want to hang with both of you!

Anytime Brother !!!

Wow '18 looked like a good year....

Originally Posted by antlers

Where were these pictures taken? Beautiful!

Whelenman, I took those pictures climbin’ and hikin’ in Red Rock Canyon west of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Thanks

Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Canadian Sunset.

Beautiful, clear evenings & mornings at present.

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Unfortunately, that equals frigid cold too !

My first bobcat.
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The paw with a .222 Rem cartridge.
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Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Beautiful, clear evenings & mornings at present.

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This one was enough!

Originally Posted by irfubar

Originally Posted by weaselsRus

Jim Lathrop?

That guy looks familiar.... from Reno?

Lathrop?

Some book, I can't remember which one, had stories of NV bighorn hunts with this guy in a lot of the pics. And he died young.

Interesting that they gutted that ram, most everyone now skins 'em from the top down for a full body mount. There was a time a full body cape for a Desert sheep was worth a lot, I sold mine but didn't get the big bucks.

Great pics, guys!

Beautiful fur on that cat, Ken.

Quail killer killed while quail hunting.

Originally Posted by weaselsRus

Originally Posted by irfubar

Originally Posted by weaselsRus

Jim Lathrop?

That guy looks familiar.... from Reno?

Lathrop?

Some book, I can't remember which one, had stories of NV bighorn hunts with this guy in a lot of the pics. And he died young.

Interesting that they gutted that ram, most everyone now skins 'em from the top down for a full body mount. There was a time a full body cape for a Desert sheep was worth a lot, I sold mine but didn't get the big bucks.

Great pics, guys!

Rus,
I believe his name was Jim Lathrop, a local legend at the time , met him once in the boondocks around the Sheldon antelope range. He was scouting for deer, that area was a mecca for huge mulies back then and I understand he did a lot of guiding.
I believe he committed suicide after he lost his dog.... that was the story through the grapevine anyhow

Originally Posted by irfubar

Originally Posted by weaselsRus

Originally Posted by irfubar

Originally Posted by weaselsRus

Jim Lathrop?

That guy looks familiar.... from Reno?

Lathrop?

Some book, I can't remember which one, had stories of NV bighorn hunts with this guy in a lot of the pics. And he died young.

Interesting that they gutted that ram, most everyone now skins 'em from the top down for a full body mount. There was a time a full body cape for a Desert sheep was worth a lot, I sold mine but didn't get the big bucks.

Great pics, guys!

Rus,
I believe his name was Jim Lathrop, a local legend at the time , met him once in the boondocks around the Sheldon antelope range. He was scouting for deer, that area was a mecca for huge mulies back then and I understand he did a lot of guiding.
I believe he committed suicide after he lost his dog.... that was the story through the grapevine anyhow

Maybe Salmonella will give us some input.

If that's a NV Desert ram it's gotta be high in the record books.

Originally Posted by weaselsRus

Originally Posted by irfubar

Originally Posted by weaselsRus

Originally Posted by irfubar

Originally Posted by weaselsRus

Jim Lathrop?

That guy looks familiar.... from Reno?

Lathrop?

Some book, I can't remember which one, had stories of NV bighorn hunts with this guy in a lot of the pics. And he died young.

Interesting that they gutted that ram, most everyone now skins 'em from the top down for a full body mount. There was a time a full body cape for a Desert sheep was worth a lot, I sold mine but didn't get the big bucks.

Great pics, guys!

Rus,
I believe his name was Jim Lathrop, a local legend at the time , met him once in the boondocks around the Sheldon antelope range. He was scouting for deer, that area was a mecca for huge mulies back then and I understand he did a lot of guiding.
I believe he committed suicide after he lost his dog.... that was the story through the grapevine anyhow

Maybe Salmonella will give us some input.

If that's a NV Desert ram it's gotta be high in the record books.

I don't know his name but that guy was in dozens of pics with big dead animals on the wall of the Little Waldorf both at the old place on 5th St. and the current one on No Virginia in Reno. Legend.

Frosty still;

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Couple of "sun dogs";

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Bump for Wabi

Thanks Paul!!!!

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Any ideas on the make, and year??

Picture from Mum & Dad, back in Australia.

They're using my kryptonite, playing mind games !!

Trekkin’ 2 days ago.

Good time Antlers !!

Antlers pictures look as though Wil E Coyote should be chasing the Roadrunner.

Did a 10 mile trek/climb today up in this country. Those are the Wet’s in the foreground, and the Sangre’s in the background.

Great shots, gorgeous country!

2 sides of Sophie !

Smart, intelligent;

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Absolute bloody goofball;

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Originally Posted by New_2_99s

Picture from Mum & Dad, back in Australia.

They're using my kryptonite, playing mind games !!

This is absolutely incredible.

Point Lookout headland, looking south.

North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.

Mum & Dad live on the island.

Saturday explorer's brunch;

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Saturday sunset at the hacienda;

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Fire;

It was a great day all round !!

Good Times Paul🤙

Making memories.

New_2_99s, that ‘does’ look like a great day...!

Cheers Boys !!

Joe & I had a good opening weekend !

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Forgot, had an excellent evening in front of the outdoor fireplace !

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My "commute" fom work the other evening.

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Anyone miss Bricktop? I think that was his name.
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Originally Posted by Hammerdown

Anyone miss Bricktop? I think that was his name.
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LOL. Now you’ve done it!!! 😬

At least ole Bricktop was entertaining!

I always liked him.

Beautiful sunset last night;

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Took a week-long backpacking trip w/ an old college pal who is not spent much time with for almost 20 yrs. Our intention was to stay as far as we could from other people so we chose a 40 mile stretch called the Trap Hills region of the NCT in the UP between Marquette & the Porkies. We didn’t see another person for the entire time we were out, flushed countless ruffed grouse, saw unspeakably gorgeous views, worked our butts off, and had an amazing time together. It was quite a bit more challenging than I’d realized when I chose that stretch but as per the usual outside experience such challenge only added a layer of enjoyment.

Michigan is an amazingly gorgeous state!

cool pics

efw,
Looks like a great experience with an awesome outdoors. Do you use a hiking micro-filter for water on extended trips like that...? We have dusky grouse out here; I’ve been seeing them up high...above 10,000 feet.

Thanks guys yeah I run a Sawyer mini and my buddy had the full sized filter. The last night (our longest day) we stayed in a really nice shelter maintained by the Peter Wolfe Trail Assoc but all there were near enough for our throbbing feet were mud puddles so I boiled mine and called the silt a bonus ingredient added to my treat for the week; Heather’s Choice Smoked Salmon Chowder which was TOTALLY worth the premium price (vs the Bison Chili which SUCKED):

There were LOTS of creek crossings

and NO switchbacks up or down; we joked about that a lot.

Thanks ELF!

Iowa sun.
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Originally Posted by efw

Thanks guys yeah I run a Sawyer mini and my buddy had the full sized filter. The last night (our longest day) we stayed in a really nice shelter maintained by the Peter Wolfe Trail Assoc but all there were near enough for our throbbing feet were mud puddles so I boiled mine and called the silt a bonus ingredient added to my treat for the week; Heather’s Choice Smoked Salmon Chowder which was TOTALLY worth the premium price (vs the Bison Chili which SUCKED):

There were LOTS of creek crossings

and NO switchbacks up or down; we joked about that a lot.

Very cool pics and awesome posts, efw.

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Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad

Fine looking young hunter right there!

Great stuff Jim !!!!

Went to Joe's camp on Lake Superior, for a change of scenery & species;

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Outstanding!

They are growing as fast as mine.

First passion flower of the year

Bottle gourds are loaded too!

Nice Bob !!

Just got to putting the gardens & fruit trees in.

Lucky break, being busy, as we hard 3 hard frosts last week.

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Caught a bunch of walleyes again & Joe got a nice muskie on a jig & minnow;

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Muskie release unharmed !

Arrived to cool weather.

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Beautiful spot Ed !!!

No dead grouse this year ?

Climbed and hiked for 5 hours up in some good country. Covered 12.5 miles. Lots of vertical elevation change along the way.

Dog tired !

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Feels like summer !

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Took Deb for a staycation at a local fishing lodge, for the weekend.

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We had an awesome time !

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Got dangit Paul. That Awesomeness.

You and the wife in flip flops. 👍

Looking forward to upcoming Hunting and Fishing.
Thought this collage pic of some of our successes was kind of cool.

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July means it's time to dust off the Salmon fishing gear.
This was the last one I caught.
That was a great day on the river.

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I lost my friend Adam last week.
Gone far too soon.
Here he is giving some kids riding lessons.
Rest in peace Amigo.

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A man and his poodle (ahem) await fireworks from the bed of a ‘67 ford perched on a mountain above small-town American west.

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Photos from the Canada Day weekend !

The Girls;

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The Guys;

Some more fish;

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The gang;

With Caroline & Nathan visiting from Toronto, we decided on a guided pontoon boat for Friday morning !

Easiest way to accommodate the 7 of us & fish in absolute comfort.

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Was a great day of fun & many memories made.

Paul, you're havin' too much fun.

Eye of round, rubbed & ready for the smoker;

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Pulled at 125*f & rested;

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Thin sliced for sandwich meat;

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Couldn't resist;

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Bump for Jim Conrad!

Couldn't find this yesterday!

Haha!

Christmas in Tasmania.

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My girls a few years ago:

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Looking back at our house, under the moon.

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Had to use the snow machine, to pack the trails;

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Beautiful Paul. Need some lights on a few of them trees. Make your own Christmas cards.

Pretty Paul, but, BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!

Terry that's animal abuse. Not the neckerchief, the toe nails.

Baylor...
AKA: Dogzilla.....
Brady in Background.

Love us some puppers !

It's been hard, going from 3 to 1 !!

Deb's ordered another GSP, from breeders spring litter.

Same parents as Izzy.

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Doug got Sophie a new sister, as soon as they moved out of our place & into their own home.

RIP Bella, lovely girl !

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Pretty Paul, but, BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!

Knee deep in 24 hours Richard.

No fun to "clean up" !

Temps about -5*C, so not too bad yet.

Kinda abuse on my lab. Wife painted her nails and dressed her up for Halloween. They get Christmas wear too. (not long, just for a short time)
Wife wants dogs in orange during hunting season. Flag bandanna is standard wear because it is soaked in permithrin for ticks.
That was yesterday, first snow this season in the mountain where i hunt. Truffle and my wife helped me put up my climbing stand and get everything situated. Truffle freaked out when I was up in the tree. She tore up laurel being pissed until I got back down. Then it was a celebration that I was on the ground again. That dog is so much fun. Love my labs.

I have a litter of charcoal and silvers due 12/2. I'll be sure to post pics here when they arrive.