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in reply to: Your first trad kill… #10523
sinawalli wrote: My first trad kill was a full sized soccer ball….
Now, that’s funny!:D:D
in reply to: Hang your bows? #62905This is a great thread. I’ve been hitting the local thrift stores looking for an old wooden gun rack or something similar. I found something today that will work until I find or make something I really like. I have this “new to me” Black Widow who deserves something better than hanging from one of my deer racks. 😀
in reply to: Going Trad #30604Looking forward to reading it!:D
in reply to: New Java Man on the block #29462What a beautiful bow. Congratulations.
in reply to: I have declared war on the squirrels! #29456They do love bird feeders. Trying to “outsmart” them at the feeder is simply a humbling life experience.
in reply to: What's your first hunt? #29223I will be in the same bear camp with Etter, Tailfeather and Buckyt. This will be my first bear hunt.
I got super pumped up yesterday. I scouted an area with turkey, hog and bear sign. i also found a lone bear at the campsite. It was quite exciting to say the least.
in reply to: Maximizing my moose mojo #21731Good luck with the lottery. I’ve been putting in for the NH moose lottery for several years now.
in reply to: Little things that make us happy! #10616Those of us who’ve had to mend from big injuries understand where you’re coming from. Congratulations!
in reply to: Trout Unlimited #62309I’ve been following this for a a good while myself. Connie’s son does salmon research on the Ugashik River. Through the use of sonar they count the smolt on their travel to the sea. This provides fisheries, the government agencies and fisherman information on future salmon numbers. He lived in Dillingham, AK for a couple of years. When I visited there a few years ago, I did not talk to anyone who thought this pebble mine was good. A two mile wide two thousand feet deep open mine, underground digging and huge dams in one of the most pristine areas on Earth, has environmental disaster written all over it. Thank you for bringing this issue to this forum.
in reply to: Solo River Trip #60063Great shots as always Joe. I’m headed down the Flint River with a couple of buddies from my college days in mid-June for a 3-4 day trip. Can’t wait!
in reply to: Into The Wild #57767Thanks for the kind words about teachers. I hope I didn’t come across as the jaded old teacher who should retire. When I’m in the studio/classroom with my students, I’m where I’m supposed to be. Now, if I could just teach art in the wilderness everyday, my job would be perfect. Back to topic….apologies for the hijack.
in reply to: Into The Wild #57615Wolfshead wrote: I have sat here also for a few minutes wondering whether to reply or not.
Here goes…
I am a public school teacher. I teach Physical Education.
At times I walk around with a target on my back it feels because of all the headlines now about education, and teachers not doing their jobs or being good educators etc…
I even have to on a daily basis justify my course to my own colleagues who teach the “core” classes such as math, science and ELA.
That along with being rigidly scheduled it is taking it’s toll on what I want to do.
I have been doing that for 28 years and I am getting close to retirement.
I think there is a certain romanticism about stepping out of the “rat race” and going back to a simple life in nature, living by one’s own schedule, living day to day that is really appealing to me and others I believe.
Now, I say simple life as I know that it is not a simple thing or easy by any means.
I think that I wish I had the courage to do what Dave Peterson did and move to Colorado to live in the mountains “On the Wild Edge”. I think that I could retire to that although I am sure it is tougher than I know.
I just think that the “Rat Race” is just getting to some of us and that going off the grid as he did seems really appealing. To get away and live with nature….
I can really see people not truly getting it
I don’t know just rambling…:roll:
Wolfshead, I’m in the same spot as you….actually I’m on a rung lower on the “justify your job” ladder. I teach art. When I talk and write about critical thinking, problem solving skills, spacial awareness, aesthetic appreciation and well rounded education, my words fall on deaf ears.
Being in my 28th year of teaching, I’m considering retirement. I still love what I do but, I hate the administrative horse hockey that hinders teachers and students. It will eventually push me out of what I was born to do. That is what will send me into the wild. I would also love to move off the grid. Connie, my better half has so much as suggested Ecuador or Costa Rica. So, wild location isn’t a problem for her. I am a very lucky man. 😀 My hope is to retire in a remote costal fishing village. I’ll find a way back to my hunting grounds each fall and spring. ❗
I’ve read most if not all of Krakauer’s books. This story was touching. While I admire the young mans’s determination. And I understand he was most likely mentally ill; Alaska is too unforgiving for someone to attempt unprepared. It’s as simple as that. If any of you are interested in Krakauer’s work, I suggest “Into a thin Air” and “Under the Banner of Heaven”
in reply to: Turkey Hunting to Bear Scouting #47617Etter1 wrote: [quote=Broadhead]I can’t wait to come up the and kill one 100 yds. off the FS Road. I’ll hike in and help you pack yours out though. :lol::lol: It is going to be a great camp. 😀
I know how you like to turkey hunt, but it’ll be hard to shoot a recurve out of a truck window.hahaha…sometimes the least obvious hunting spots are in the most obvious places….:D
in reply to: Turkey Hunting to Bear Scouting #46996I can’t wait to come up the and kill one 100 yds. off the FS Road. I’ll hike in and help you pack yours out though. :lol::lol: It is going to be a great camp. 😀
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