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in reply to: Come on Feather Joe. Tell us a story #49156

No kidding, Steve! But strangely enough, the skeeters weren’t bad at all, and haven’t been bad all summer. I used a little spray yesterday, but a Thermacell is hard to beat for repelling hordes of hungry skeeters. I bet you have your share in N.C.!

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in reply to: Come on Feather Joe. Tell us a story #48723

Thanks, pal. This morning I headed to a big chunk of public land up the road to try to find some hogs. The swamp is pretty dry, but I found a few big swamp ponds that were holding water. When you find water in the summer, you find the hogs. And the gators…..they were bellowing in the swamp and sounded like dinosaurs. One of the photos was taken on a gator trail (which, btw makes a great way to slip quietly around).

The whole swamp was eaten up with pig sign. Swirling winds screwed me at 20 yds on a really nice sow….so I took what i could get and made a nice, close shot on a grilling pig. Or as a buddy calls em, a sammich pig. In other words, he was easy to pack out:D

Shot him with a sparkleberry arrow and stone point from my hickory selfbow. Ended up seeing 13 hogs, and will be back next Friday. Lots of fun and a great way to get tuned in for fall hunting.

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in reply to: Tis the season #41652

Got it bad. Sep 13 deer opener here. But going hog hunting next week!

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in reply to: Deer Farming #37636

Smithhammer wrote:

One of the most tragic sounds I hear in the fall are the bulls on that farm bugling, while their wild brethren are doing the same thing in their natural range, just a few miles away. In fact, they are so close in proximity, that at times I bet they’re actually bugling at each other.

Tragic, indeed.

It would suit me fine if they were banned outright, whether for hunting or breeding. The financial gains enjoyed by a few individuals is simply not worth the risk to native, free ranging wildlife. Not to mention that the whole super-frankendeer industry is just a grotesque manipulation of a wild critter already shaped by eons of evolution. All to feed some insane fetish for large antlers. As if large antlers are the sole indicator of superior genetics….

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in reply to: Let's See Your Fletching #33125

Guess I’m pretty boring. I just like the looks of natural feathers, though I keep toying with the idea of getting really crazy and adding a white cock feather. Couple of homemade arrows and a carbon in the middle.

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in reply to: Crossfit and hunting? #31441

Yeah, i started last week. Really intense. Kicked me arse!

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in reply to: Crossfit and hunting? #30792

etter1 wrote:

I ran into a guy recently that was 73 that could still do twice as many pull ups as me.

Bunyan?

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #26543

Supper: Homemade wild turkey tamales (leg/thighs) with fresh salsa from the garden.

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in reply to: What are your favorite trad pictures? #25363

Here’s a few I like. The group pic is Broadhead, yours truly, a cross-wheelie guy who shall remain nameless, and Etter…taken on Blackbeard Island.

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in reply to: List your FOC arrow information for wood,carbon & aluminum/REFERENCE 4 SELECTING NEW ARROWS #24380

Weighed my arrows on a grain scale today. I was off on my calculations…..they are actually 608 grains, fwiw.

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in reply to: Seat for ground hunting #24376

Yeah….probably camo with Wildlife Restoration printed on it.

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in reply to: Seat for ground hunting #23770

I gave you a lightweight, packable stool for ground hunting two years ago. Guess you really liked it.

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in reply to: tai chi #23754

Steve makes a good point about groups and instruction. I did some work for some folks several years back. The husband practiced Tai Chi, and was such a calm and centered man. Their house was on the river and most mornings there would be a group of 6 or so practicing together on the bank. Seemed really graceful and appealing, especially in that setting. I can see where there would be physical and emotional benefits.

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in reply to: North GA Bear 2014 #23036

That is a hoss! Imagine him after another month of serious gorging on berries and acorns. And to have him at 8 steps on foot? Not sure I could even keep an arrow on the string looking at that gent. I’m not a big guy, and he’s a big bear.:D

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in reply to: Little Blackie takes a dirt nap #16029

I’ve monkeyed around with hogs enough to know how tough that bone is. Quite impressive.

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