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in reply to: Caroline & David Petersen #30067

The folks you know on Guemes Island have you in our thoughts.

Semper Fi.

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in reply to: Update on Larry Fischer vs The Bastard #51579

I’ve got some folks up here rooting for Larry instead of the Seahawks! That’s not all that easy this year. A lot of folks want a win on this one. They are trying to come up with a number for you Larry. I thought 24 was good, but I’m told that is already taken.

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in reply to: Best wishes for the TBM family #12007

Looking west towards Thatcher Pass and an awesome sunset from where I sat …a photo would have been great, but, I could hear something moving my way. Hardly breathing, I watched a big male coyote step out of the salal about 25 yards up wind. The dude looked like he owned the whole mountain. He then picked his way down to where there was a lot of deer sign around a young willow before he dropped down out of view. If I knew how to do it I would send the strength of that magnificent coyote off to Larry and Belinda to help with this ordeal.

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in reply to: A first harvest… #54021

Way to go!

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in reply to: Sitka spruce and EFOC, failed experiment #42604

The Smith&Co Penetrating Epoxy does not build up on the surface. It might discolor a little, but not build up. It could possibly cause the dipped end to swell a little, but that can easily be corrected with a little sand paper. Also, you could probably use a standard blade taper tool for the tip end as the epoxy will harden up the already tapered tip so it would not chip out like SS does in the raw.

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in reply to: Totems #40183

I’m honored to read these very personal posts. Thank you all for sharing them.

Like Mr. Smithhammer, the raven is special to me and sightings are fortunately a daily event here on this patch of the island where I live.

I’ve tried to imagine a thread such as this thoughtful one on other sites I’ve visited and it’s just not the kind of awareness I would expect to see there. Thanks again.

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in reply to: Sitka spruce and EFOC, failed experiment #39511

Smith Penetrating Epoxy may be just the product you are looking for. It penetrates soft woods very nicely and if you dipped the first 4 or 5 inches prior to finishing it could conceivably stiffen up the SS enough to blow on through those scapula. I’ve used it in boating applications and it’s pretty awesome stuff. It is pricy though. Try Jamestown Distributors. Good Luck.

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in reply to: Hunting canoe #36611

Canoes are great for rivers but in lakes and swampy areas you might be better served by a Dory. I’m thinking specifically of a Gloucester Light Dory. They are cheap and very easy to build, fast, maneuverable, and can carry a heavy load. They are typically rowed or sculled. Sculling is a little tricky to learn, but once you get the hang of it it’s really easy and a fast way to move through a swampy area. Harold H. Payson wrote a how to build book you can get at Amazon used for under $4.00 USD. You’d have to come up with your own Shark Cage to tow around amongst them Salties.

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in reply to: COULDN'T HELP MYSELF #34301

Best of luck with the knife wielders tomorrow to both of you. Here’s hoping Nurse Ratched is on vacation. Speedy recovery!

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in reply to: Orion Rising!! #32001

Orion shows up in the Eastern sky just before dawn at the end of July here in Washington State and traverses West until Spring. The Dog Star, Sirius, follows him.

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in reply to: Orion Rising!! #31568

When I lived in cities I never looked up. Now that I’ve been living in the woods for a good while I always look for Orion when it’s clear. I’ve never tried to articulate the the sensation or the fleeting thoughts provoked. A sense of place… an anchoring is a big part of it though

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in reply to: Harvest limits #24361

I’ve looked at the Washington State regs and after a few pages it was very clear to me I would need a guide and interpreter just to figure out what they are trying to say.

A lot of deer move inside the city limits as it’s safer dodging cars and more rhododendrons to eat. Archers can get permits though if they agree to hunt from up in the air on a upper deck or tree stand.

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in reply to: What is Traditional Archery? #24353

I haven’t been hunting with it yet, but this new Java Man makes me feel a little special(grin).

I had a friend, a Santee Sioux, that long ago told me “the white man won’t survive here because he doesn’t listen” and then he grinned a big grin. I think he would get a kick out of this thread because some do try to listen. That’s why I lurk about this forum.

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in reply to: Some people's thinkin' #19492

Most of the hunters I’ve personally known take everything seriously and are often successful in taking game. Then there’s the armed folks that just want to go kill something. Most of the latter complain a lot about getting in trouble with law enforcement for one thing or another. I don’t care to lift a glass with those folks much. I’m with you Ralph, just don’t have much time for the a**holes anymore.

Semper Fi

Gary

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in reply to: Very scary grizzly videos #18827

Mmmmmm. Nice tree!

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