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in reply to: Deer are Pests?! #53343
No deer in my garden. Just bunnies.
in reply to: shrinking wool #52145I have 3 brothers, and whenever a sister in law runs wool through the washer/dryer I get the result. Sometimes that is good, but I just got a cashmere sweaer that is too small for a 9 year old.
Think that how much it shrinks depends on how much it was processed. Rag wool, the kind that stinks, shrinks the most. Marino wool dosn’t seem to shrink at all. I buy 100% wool socks, in mens medium, and run them thru the washer/dryer to get them to fit. The shrinking makes them a LOT thicker. Seems that once they have shrunk that’s it, as I continue to wash them with everything else. btw use vinegar in the wash to get the stink out, along with the jeans the kid pizzed in. I use vinegar in every wash, with no problems.
in reply to: Good news for hunting #52114Started hunting with Dad’s single shot .22, and double barrel .410. Then bought second hand guns, and traps. Didn’t know there was any other way. lol
I see a parallel here. Bassmasters is trying to get out of the southern hick image and attract more flyfishing. The dicomity of hick fishermen and elitist fly fishermen has been around a long time, but is gradually merging. Some of this stuff takes generations to change.
in reply to: On TeeVee hunting heroes #52098Grew up in an ariea where there was very litle accent, very good grammer, and lots of educaional oppertunities. Trying not to look down on those that didn’t. After all, it was just the luck of the draw. When Arwen was 4 her accent was a mixture of Dixie, Boston, and ? my lack of accent. Thought it was great!
Also rejoiced when she said “He isn’t black, Grampa, he’s brown.” and realised that to her skin color is just skin color. At least THAT prejudice is finally going away.
btw Clay, they tried to teach me spelling…and failed.
in reply to: Good news for hunting #50388Also staying “out of the limelight…” Been in the dark most of my life, and it hasn’t been all that bad.
in reply to: On TeeVee hunting heroes #49964Good to hear someone from Dixie say that, felt it would be tactless from a Yankee.
in reply to: Rookie Mistakes #49963If I was to list the stupid things I’ve done it would be a list of trips to the ER, and encounters with law enforcement. Neither has happened as a result of bowhuning…yet.
If you think I haven’t done anyhing dumb, read Building The Bow.
What srikes me is that you did EVERYTHING else right. Congradulae yourself on that, and let the rest go. Had a boss who used to say “The only people that don’t make mistakes, are he people that don’t do anyhing.”
in reply to: On TeeVee hunting heroes #49926We have cable. Since we are in the lowlands and are surrounded with hills we don’t get much without it. Actually all we use it for is PBS and History, and Science channel (and since it is basic we don’t get all of those – frugal, not cheap). We use a lot of discretion. Bear Grillis is out, but the Surviver Man is still in (he is frequently wrong, but admits it). Mythbusters is great becouse it is entertainment, and good science. Just too exciting at bedtime. There is a nine year old here that watches the science channel every night at bedtime and writes down questions for her teacher (those that Grampa can’t answer). Teachers dred the questions, but that IS their job, lol Our lives would be lessened without Morgan Freeeman’s Wormhole, the awesome Band of Brothers, and even things like How Its Made, and Mega Structures. Basicaly we all speak with the ratings, and our wallets. You don’t see tha ads, you don’t buy the products, they don’t get funding. If you condem TV for some of the programming, that is akin to killing the messenger. NOT a good idea, when he also has good news.
in reply to: On TeeVee hunting heroes #49889Clay Hayes wrote:
And, for the record, that’s called southern ease, not redneckese…
I’ve always called it Dixie. Seems more romantic, colorful, and cultural. Shouldn’t brand people with where they happened to learn the language. Yes, we do have Dixies here in Yankeeland, just part of the mix.
Had too many encounters with what I call “ignorant rednecks”. I have no issue with rednecks or ignorant, but when down in Miss it was explained to me that there “ignorant” means “Dont know and dont want to know.” I have issues with that. btw in Yankee ignorant means uneducated, or lacking knowledge. No inference to lacking intelegence, or willingness to learn.
in reply to: HAPPY THANKSGIVING! #43120Hoping nobody gets busted for littering this Thanksgiving.
We are warm and reasonably happy (NOT rich and famous yet…) and grateful!!
Remember: If you don’t hurt yourself, and don’t break any tools, its a good day.
in reply to: Scent control? #32564What would an indian do?
First of all, the water around here is hanging around 40 deg. So he is NOT going to dunk his privates in that!
He only has one set of clothes, so he’s not going to hang his hunting clotes outside. He is gong to wear them in his overcrouded, hot, smokey. dirty (kids y’know), teepee.
No cow plops to roll in.
No he didn’t save doe urine, didn’t have a bottle to keep it in.
I think Smithhammer nailed it with WOODSMANSHIP.
Pete
in reply to: What ya got goin? #29233If a croc swallows the waerproof camera, will it still work when Peter Pan gets it?
in reply to: The search for a better bow #25492oops, shouldn’t have said they are not pretty, more like no makeup. Since they are recurves, they have really nice curves…
in reply to: The search for a better bow #24994Gee this sounds as bad as fly rods.
Can’t tell you how many bows I’ve made over the last year, trying to get one “right.” But I can tell you that with every bow, I either know something that dosn’t work, or I have a better bow. No, none of them look “pretty” but I kinda like that.
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