[David Coulter]

in reply to: Al Kidner's feature article #55510

Nice read. It must be the Australian dialect, as his writing seems like it comes from a time long ago. It’s ancient in a way, but not put on or corny. Well said from the heart. Thanks for sharing that guys, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Al Kidner's feature article #54468

Thank you! dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Al Kidner's feature article #54447

Hey Guys,

How about an assist? Where’s the article and what’s the name? Thanks, dwc

Alex, good to see your name pop up. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Practice in Less than Ideal Conditions #54432

Smithy,

Nice video. It reminds me of one of George Stout’s videos. You also hold your draw about as long. Well done. Good to get out in it to practice. This winter I have to admit I didn’t get out to shoot as much as I thought I would. I did get some snow shoe stumpin’ in and had a blast, but the weather was nicer. Thanks, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: What Have You Lost That Is Driving You Insane? #53264

My first pocket knife my dad gave me when I was a kid. It was a Daniel Boone knife. I have a recurring dream that I find it in my folks back yard. best, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: What's in his mouth?……. a banana!!!!!!!! #53260

What a great story. Thanks for sharing your father-son hunt with us. All the best, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Hunting As Humanizer: Then and Now #51066

All said and well said above. I want to add.. please do go after a non-hunting topic and when you write, please WebMom, send us the link to that, too. You should sleep well. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: cool documentary #51052

I just watched Happy People with my family tonight. It made a great impression on us all. They know how to live, as evidenced by the fact that they are still alive at -50.

I just reread To Build a Fire again, too. Quite a bit more grim, but a wonderful illustration on what this beautiful world can do to you if you venture ill prepared. best, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Wolves and Rivers Video #51043

I suppose it there’s one thing we pretty much agree on, it’s that us top-shelf types really managed to kick the balance a good one. I think that true efforts to restore are worthy, but with the knowledge that it won’t ever be the same. There’s just too many of us and too much disagreement globally and even among a relatively close knit community such as we see here. We long for the howl of that wolf, or coyote for us Easterners, because when we hear it, it takes us back to a place we wish we were. That dream is a promise of sorts and it keeps us pushing in what we feel is the right direction. thanks, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Wolves and Rivers Video #47104

Smithy

Thanks for the link. It’s an excellent article. I’ll follow the link to the willow study. As was stated earlier in the thread, it not as simple as it might seem. Thanks for the added input. best, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Apr/May Issue #45317

Duncan Pledger’s piece about the crazy names for achery tackle was a quick, good read. Yep, seems like everybody wants to be an assassin. thanks, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Wolves and Rivers Video #45213

Hi Folks,

I had a chance to look over the links, including the river channel dynamics reports and Dr. Geist article. Clearly there’s at least two sides to this. The only thing I’m sure of is that it was all working out on it’s own before the smart ones decided it was time to meddle with it. Thanks, dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: a new chapter #43932

Welcome. It’s a hook alright. dwc

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Wolves and Rivers Video #43829

Sinawalli,

It’s not always easy to make these choices when our kids and to a lesser degree our pets are involved. As Fallguy pointed out, it’s been us, the human, who is always blaming the wildlife. If we didn’t want to live close to nature, we’d have less problems, perhaps. But even in New York City, there are problems with rats, problems with bugs, pigeon crap erodes bridges and squirrels cause power outages.

At a Cub Scout presentation our local wildlife rehabilitation expert answered a question. How do I get rid of the snakes that keep coming into my cellar? She said, they’re coming in for the mice. Get rid of the mice and you’ll get rid of the snakes. When I have a bear raid my garbage can, I know it’s because I was too lazy to compost something and the bear knew there was food in the garbage can. My fault to be sure. thanks, david

[David Coulter]

in reply to: Wolves and Rivers Video #43723

Dfudala,

Off base? Not really. On this forum you’ll find plenty of those who agree. I do think a video of this sort is important in the sense that a much larger portion of the population might have different priorities and a different scope of personal vision. Even among the folk who feel it important enough to see the elk herd in the the parks, how many of them understand the ramifications of over population or over grazing in the wild?

I agree that is should be obvious to us all, but that just isn’t the case. There are a lot of things that are not new at all, but require constant repetition. Thanks, dwc

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