[David Coulter]

in reply to: Update on Larry Fischer vs The Bastard #7661

Robin, thanks for posting this. It’s a good read.

Larry, I wish you the best, all the best. I admire you in your fight and your spirit to make it all count. I hope you get a bear to add another smile.

Thank you for your writings. It’s important for me and probably the rest of us to understand the process and to feel another person’s trial. best, david

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Epoxy and glue #61477

I started out with standard craft grade hot glue and found it was not real reliable. I bought a stick of darker yellowish stuff from Braveheart and that stuff works great. It’s easy to use and it holds really well, even in freezing weather. Perhaps you guys way up north would have a new meaning of cold than I’m used to, but it works great for me.

As was recommended by Dave, cleanliness is the key. thanks, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Quality Deer Management #59127

R2, Good post, even if you are from Texas… just kidding! I appreciate all the research you did for your post.

I’m in PA and as far as I know this is our first year of allowing baiting. It might be in areas that have a heavy population of deer and humans and there has been little success in herd reduction. It makes me cringe but I’ll wait to see what the results are. Lots of things are a choice that we as a herd here elect not to do. That sort of thing will remain my guide if baiting becomes allowed in my neck of the woods. Allowed is also a key word here, because I know more than a few folks already hunt over or near bait here. There’s the red neck feed bag method, which is a plastic shopping bag hung off a branch. It has a little hole in it allowing corn to drop through if nudged. Then there’s the shelves upon shelves of super feed blocks and bottles of deer cane in the “sporting” goods stores. Legal to sell but not legal to hunt over… yeah right.

Let our hearts be our guides in a world gone crazy. thanks, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Quality Deer Management #56479

Brennan,

I’m also in PA and I think the management has done good things overall for the herd (deer) even if it’s soured the herd (hunters) to some degree. I’m still seeing plenty of deer, although maybe not as much as I did 15 years ago. The forest is much healthhavier in my neighborhood. I’m hearing grouse on occasion again, too. I consider myself a meat hunter, but was happy to kill the two largest bucks I ever saw in the woods in the last two years. Just lucky and it was in the rifle season. I was feeling the empty freezer pressure, then went back to the bow.

I have to give the biologists credit. Given a chance, they’ve done good work and will continue to make adjustments as they have this year. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Quality Deer Management #54701

Pt, The best way I can answer that question is to let someone else answer it. Look up Kill Bambi by Dave Petersen, which might be in Heartsblood. He’s suggesting what you are and backs it up. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Camera Vs Phone #51937

What I hate most about my smart phone is that it’s a lousy phone. I guess I should put that second after the part about the suicides in China in the manufacturing plants.

dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Walsh Obituary #51799

Wow. That’s an amazing time for a twelve year old. I wouldn’t have wanted to leave the hospital.

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Start them young #51331

Yes, that’s the good stuff, isn’t it? That’s what makes a day. My son is a first year boys scout and I have to say how proud I was during a 5 mile hike last month. As a first year scout he was the one who knew the trees better than anyone, even a couple of the adults. Sometimes you think they aren’t listening and later you find out just how much they were. Sponges is right. Thanks for being a fine dad. peace, david

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Glove vs. tab #51284

I’m on my second Duraglove in the several years I’m shooting again. Love it. Seams on the tips came undone on the first one, so I sewed it up for a back up. Smithy, one more nod to that one. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Walsh Obituary #51182

I was happy to stumble upon it. If Tom Hanks isn’t working on a movie about this guy….

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Severe Weather #50281

My most memorable was camping in the Painted Desert. It was dry going in and we watched an electric storm about 75 miles to the south during supper. Middle of the night it was suddenly like daylight inside the tent. I was amazed how beautiful it was, just fascinated with the blasts of light and incredible bursts of thunder. When it passed I took a deep breath realizing how wild that was. Another storm came through a couple hours later and I was glued to the ground thinking this was the one that was gonna fry me. Breaking down that little tent with the aluminum poles really made me think. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Walsh Obituary #50082

Maybe someone will chime in on that trophy. It’s neat. Love to have one in my garden, me thinks.

[David Coulter]

in reply to: When "friends" turn out to be enemies #46912

I’ll take a look at the links a bit later, but can’t wait that long to post my two cents. I stopped supporting the NRA with my pittance long ago. For one they are extremists. For two, they are politically aligned with the same folks that fight environmental conservation and are pro-development. It seems that following that route would allow you as many guns as you like, but would have no place to use them.

Thanks, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #43002

Ben,

Touching story and a fine knife. I picked up two of them on the auction, both cheap, but with a bit of the tips broken off. Makes a great stumping knife with the flat tip sharpened.

I know you’ll cherish that knife forever. Use it in good health. best, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Moments of Truth – Bill Negley #42002

Ausjim,

I’m only 3 minutes in and I love the music. I have to go to work, but when I get in tonight I’ll give it another shot. That music is the best. Looks like some good stuff. thanks, d

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