[Col Mike]

in reply to: PTSD and the 4th of July #49454

Hey Robin–hears an idea for you–underneath # posts list # of deletes at end of year highest number donates $100 to charity of your choice. That might help in keeping some of us opinionated a–h— in line and make your job a little easier–ahh but you have to start from today as I think I’m well up there already8)

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Look at what I found… #48375

There are plenty of chaps already doing just that Mike, and they have the distinct advantage of knowing what they’re doing, the bastards 😀

Well that wouldn’t be any fun. Your dog and son along:P would be a hunt to remember:D And maybe we could actually see you launch an arrow–well that is if you have them smoothed out. Damn you bring a smile to my face.

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: PTSD and the 4th of July #48368

Brennan

That’s why she is the web mom–think what would happen if Dave and I were in charge:twisted:

Thanks Robin for all you do. Another reason Lin won’t let me on butt book:D

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Dipping fail #48337

aha-Jim

I used to think I would never have a bad day around here because I simply go out to the dog yard and all is right with the world—now–lately, I look for your posts–they start my day with a 😀

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Look at what I found… #47368

Jim — Have you thought of starting a guide business for those deers down there? Although the 3 month voyage under sail may be daunting to some. I hear you can actually fly to your country now and I believe the troubles with the empire are over. As I remember Quigly got $50 in gold coin for just showing up with his Sharps. Well if this interests you–I will help as your booking agent on this end–of course after doing a recon:D I mean one village idiot to another sounds like a good idea to me:shock:

Semper Fi

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: PTSD and the 4th of July #46098

Folks,

Check out this link for our salute to independence–see the latest photo on our business Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Husky-Power-Dogsledding-at-Mountain-Maryland-Kennels-LLC/133592426676477?fref=ts

Once my lovely wife shows me how to post pictures on this site STAND BY.

Semper Fi

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: New TBM issue stars: Downing and Doran #40050

Dave P said it all. Just want to add my appreciation to T. Downing for a really moving piece and of course my heartfelt Semper Fi for Dave Doran and thanks to Jerry Gowins for the interview write up.

ColMike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: New Java Man on the block #30535

Gary

Beautiful bow. Welcome to the Coffey club. Greg is an artist—and they do shoot where you hold them:D

Semper Fi

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Backyard grizzly attack! #30507

That has to be one of the most repulsive video’s I’ve seen since Bambi. Won’t share it as most would say “how cute”.:evil:

Semper Fi

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Going Trad #30483

Robin

Please put me in the drawing. Although I have one copy and have already read it–am about to order a few more for gifts so any help appreciated:D. Hope ausjim wins it he needs all the help we can give him being exiled down there in the prison continent:lol: and it is his first day of winter.

Semper Fi

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Feral cats #18151

Walked out of the barracks one morning on Adak Ak. heard this horrendous cry, turned and looked up—at the top of the telephone pole was a mature bald eagle with Sylvester clutched in his talons. Folks learned real fast not to let kitty out.

Of course the down side to so many eagles was that while duck hunting on the island you needed a salt water rod and reel with treble hook–once the duck was in the water you had to snag it and reel it in before Mr. eagle got it. And you had to make sure if he hit it first you didn’t snag him because then you were looking at $10,000 fine and a few years in jail. Thankfully my lab Buck was big and fast and usually beat them to the prey.

I guess the only way we will get this back to trad. bow-hunting is to ask ausjim to post pictures and stories of his feral dog hunt—hopefully we won’t read about it in the Sydney times.:lol:

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Feral cats #17179

Don’t disagree with the kill feral cat or dog mantra. As long as you remember they are living beings just doing their thing and only feral because some stupid human put them in that environment.

Having said that–when the cat sign gets high around here (farmer barn cats) I pack the trusty smith and wesson .22 pistol on my stump busting walks–quick clean kill.

Jim when it comes to dogs–be careful. They can take some amazing punishment. War story–we got busted down in central America on a drug lord bust by the village dogs that we failed to account for in planning the snatch–one took 4 silenced .45 rounds in the head and still kept barking. Our solution the next time–take a female (dog) in heat from local pound and release her at edge of village 😀 works!

Now if we can just get a season on those who put the feral animals out there–wouldn’t that be fun.

Semper Fi

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Grizzly hunt! #11591

pothunter wrote: Col. Mike, still at the curious stage, met some French guys that were using butcher knives on broom handles, most worrying was their disregard for their own safety.

Mike Lee, a night around the camp fire with your friend Bill Love would have been good.

Mark

Mark–you did say “French guys” not to offend our allies but:shock:

I agree that a night at the fire with most of you would be good–but then we would likely be out there with butcher knives on broom handles, makes a good story but who pays the bail money 🙄

Semper Fi

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Speaking of bears… #10495

Jim

Thanks for the suggestion but when your dealing with folks from never never land with never land money–and no sense of the word responsibility–it’s like wrestling with pigs–they have fun and you just get dirty.

We do have a similar sign and photo attack that says save our land stop fracking.

Semper Fi

Mike

[Col Mike]

in reply to: Grizzly hunt! #10487

Mark

You know we discussed that–and we just decided (all 3 of us) that watching was fun and stalking close was a thrill, and the bears represented all that was right with that place and we didn’t need to prove anything. Those concepts were long dead in that band of brothers.

Don’t believe trad gear would have changed our minds-it hasn’t to this day. We had our right of passage and the game didn’t eat you it shot back:shock:.

Hanging in our garage/dog tack room is a 5 foot long panoramic photo that Lin took on one of our backpacking trips on the Seward peninsula, I’m standing in front of our tent with a huge 😀 on my face. Linda asked why I was grinning so much–then I pointed out the grizz digging for marmots about a 1/4 mile around the point on Lost Lake. Aw but a dram of the Irish and a good meal and all was well in the camp that night.

Just my personal feeling that predators (natural ones) have it tough enough–I’ll join their ranks and hunt their prey–not them. I have no problem with those that do we just agree to disagree.

Now hunting boar with a spear is a thought I’ve toyed with. Been practicing my throwing stick skills for some time (the first trad weapon after the rock) have yet to take a grouse or rabbit–did get a dove last year with a rock. Let me know how the spear works out and which one you bought.

Semper Fi

Mike

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