Maggie’s What's Your View II

[bogeybrown]

Thought I'd bring you guys along on this beautiful ride this morning. I know I know, kinda boring, but if you Hunt n Fish you'll wish you were here RIGHT NOW. Love this time of year !!!!

Jealous that y'all are already hunting. I haven't been in decades, but my lady has asked to learn how to hunt, so it's in the plans for this winter. It's just way too warm for me to subject gher to sitting in the woods getting attacked by bugs and we typically need a good frost to kill off the parasites in the rabbits and to a lesser degree in the squirrels.
I think I've got some hog shooting planned up in the Delta though. My buddy said he's had to pass on some monsters recently because he knew he couldn't get them into the boat. That sounds like a great problem to help a friend with. And I get free bacon!!!!

 

[1J04]

Jealous that y'all are already hunting. I haven't been in decades, but my lady has asked to learn how to hunt, so it's in the plans for this winter. It's just way too warm for me to subject gher to sitting in the woods getting attacked by bugs and we typically need a good frost to kill off the parasites in the rabbits and to a lesser degree in the squirrels.
I think I've got some hog shooting planned up in the Delta though. My buddy said he's had to pass on some monsters recently because he knew he couldn't get them into the boat. That sounds like a great problem to help a friend with. And I get free bacon!!!!

Awesome !!! The weather for the first Archery Elk Season was again pretty warm. Getting cooler evenings and mornings now. Modern Deer Season in a few weeks then Modern Elk, then back to Archery Elk. Getting these little Blacktail out isn't 'that' much of a ball buster but the time it takes for an Elk you want nice cool or cold weather. To many spoil during the first Archery Season since all the gates are locked around here now. You drop an Elk around here 6-8 miles behind the gate you better have a solid plan for cutting and running.

Good luck on them Hogs. That sounds like a fun rodeo buddy.

 

[TripleBull]

That TuckerMod image at the top of this page is the gift that keeps giving.

 

[bogeybrown]

Awesome !!! The weather for the first Archery Elk Season was again pretty warm. Getting cooler evenings and mornings now. Modern Deer Season in a few weeks then Modern Elk, then back to Archery Elk. Getting these little Blacktail out isn't 'that' much of a ball buster but the time it takes for an Elk you want nice cool or cold weather. To many spoil during the first Archery Season since all the gates are locked around here now. You drop an Elk around here 6-8 miles behind the gate you better have a solid plan for cutting and running.

Good luck on them Hogs. That sounds like a fun rodeo buddy.

Yeah, the hogs are ridiculous down here. The same buddy said he saw one that had to be 400lbs and was pure pink, just like it came off a farm. Said the damn thing was actually too cute to kill. I really don't know if I want to deal with getting one that size into a boat and keeping the alligators at bay, but a decent 100-150 pounder over some apple and pecan wood should be just the ticket. Hell, I'll throw a piglet on my little smoker and be a happy man.

 

[1J04]

That TuckerMod image at the top of this page is the gift that keeps giving.

It's like Herpes, but worse. lmfao

 

[1J04]

Yeah, the hogs are ridiculous down here. The same buddy said he saw one that had to be 400lbs and was pure pink, just like it came off a farm. Said the damn thing was actually too cute to kill. I really don't know if I want to deal with getting one that size into a boat and keeping the alligators at bay, but a decent 100-150 pounder over some apple and pecan wood should be just the ticket. Hell, I'll throw a piglet on my little smoker and be a happy man.

Noice. We did a piglet a couple years ago on the Traeger and it turned out fantastic. Don't be afraid to inject it with some love and let her go.

 

[bogeybrown]

Noice. We did a piglet a couple years ago on the Traeger and it turned out fantastic. Don't be afraid to inject it with some love and let her go.

Spoken by another aficionado, I can tell. I inject almost everything if I get the chance, along with a good marinade and moist rub.

 

[1J04]

Spoken by another aficionado, I can tell. I inject almost everything if I get the chance, along with a good marinade and moist rub.

Copy that Brother !!!!

 

[bogeybrown]

Copy that Brother !!!!

Yessiree!!! Rubbin down a big ole butt, mmmm, mmmm, mmm!

 

[Veer_G]

If this is indeed true regarding the figuring thingy, please feel free to let my couch man know your conclusions.

Tell Sid that that wasn't chicken in the gribenes.

 

[1J04]

Tell Sid that that wasn't chicken in the gribenes.

Gooses?

 

[Veer_G]

Gooses?

Only the mohel knows for sure.

 

[tnichols]

Been chipping away at this lot of ammo throughout the month of September. Just shy of 300 rounds of 260. Should hold me through the winter and spring which is my busy shooting season. I've got enough 308 to choke a horse, so I cleaned up the bench and hopefully get to enjoy it soon.

 

[1J04]

Been chipping away at this lot of ammo throughout the month of September. Just shy of 300 rounds of 260. Should hold me through the winter and spring which is my busy shooting season. I've got enough 308 to choke a horse, so I cleaned up the bench and hopefully get to enjoy it soon.

Isn't that pretty? I like to pop my boxes open from time to time to enjoy that sense of accomplishment and pride. As well as check their freshness. First sign of rot on any of them I cull it. You know what they say about that one rotten apple. Hence only 79 in that one box, right?

 

[Geno C.]

Lost brass!!!

 

[tnichols]

Lost brass!!!

Set up culls that didn't pass muster.

 

[tnichols]

Isn't that pretty? I like to pop my boxes open from time to time to enjoy that sense of accomplishment and pride. As well as check their freshness. First sign of rot on any of them I cull it. You know what they say about that one rotten apple. Hence only 79 in that one box, right?

Keen eye. Set up culls, misplaced, etc... My ammo room is climate controlled to avoid rotten apples. Plus, I try to keep a healthy supply of FGMM in 260 and 308 to give me a break from standing at the bench for hours.

 

[tnichols]

Isn't that pretty? I like to pop my boxes open from time to time to enjoy that sense of accomplishment and pride. As well as check their freshness. First sign of rot on any of them I cull it. You know what they say about that one rotten apple. Hence only 79 in that one box, right?

The more I think about it, I do the same periodically, whether it be the ammo stash or the wood pile. Both involve a fair amount of work, and both are handy to have around for a "rainy day".

 

[hic28]

Beautiful day over Montana yesterday.

 

[MtnCreek]

For ammo that's going to sit for while, I give it a final quick tumble in fresh cob treated with liquid car wax. Prevents tarnish.

 

[Mullhead]

Charleston SC aquarium. Bird has broke wing and can not fly. Nursed her back to health. 'Merica

 

[2ndamendfan]

earlier today. Swear to god the truck was travelling parallel to the lines even though the body/frame was not. Been awhile since I have seen one that bad.

 

[vh20]

Probably flipped from having one side of a load stick while the other side dumped? Plus popping the clutch to make it turn loose?

 

[2ndamendfan]

I passed him and that thing was in rough ass shape. Looked like it had rolled down a 100'ft cliff.

 

[2ndamendfan]

Probably flipped from having one side of a load stick while the other side dumped? Plus popping the clutch to make it turn loose?

It definitely had been flipped, rolled and tumbled

 

[tnichols]

earlier today. Swear to god the truck was travelling parallel to the lines even though the body/frame was not. Been awhile since I have seen one that bad.

Here in Hooterville, we call that "dog tracking". Bent/twisted frame based on the above posts. Makes them a handful to drive as well.

 

[168BTHPM]

Sweet view of the dumpster from my hotel room in Sarasota FL. If you look close you can see 1J04 hiding in the bushes.

 

[1J04]

Sweet view of the dumpster from my hotel room in Sarasota FL. If you look close you can see 1J04 hiding in the bushes.

Don't judge me man. Better I keep tabs on ya with my Counter Sniper craft than looking out there and spotting one of the resident crackheads ain't it?

Hope you're doing well down there man. Get home soon !!!!! And thanks for all your efforts. You're good people.

 

[2ndamendfan]

Here in Hooterville, we call that "dog tracking". Bent/twisted frame based on the above posts. Makes them a handful to drive as well.

Yea we call it dog tracking also. That was the worst i have seen in 30 years. Pictures didn't do it justice. At a stop light i was next to him and I could visually tell the rear axle assembly was in line with the road while the frame was not. Driving it had to be a handful. Looked to me the drivers side outside mirror only had a view full of bed side. There is no way he could see me behind him in that mirror.

State highway patrol controls commercial vehicle saftey. If one of them see him he is going to spend a long day on the side of the road with a full inspection. Truck didn't look like it was worth the amount of fines he could incure.

 

[1J04]

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Went yesterday to get a couple of Growlers filled... but the brewery was closed. Made the best of it by snapping this picture outside. Thought that on the completely FUBAR Monday, we could use a pretty picture. Not bad for a simple phone!

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

My view as of a few minutes ago.... ready to put in another 200 vines at the new (and growing) vineyard at Schloss Nitrocellulose. Spent the day on the tractor and ATV getting in plots for spring.

Was just what I needed on this really screwed-up Monday. At least the sky is blue, the fall sun is perfect. And the soil smells great.

Sirhr

 

[1J04]

I'm not certain how they know. I've got a few unproven theories, but they know and I know they know when they're safe. Now that the sticks have stopped flying we're getting closer to sharing a Berger with them, and they sharing a Burger with us.

 

[MtnCreek]

They know. Used to have turkeys that would eat out of the corn crib and I could get within less than a hundred yds of them out in pasture with a feed bucket. Different story come season. Crows know what a gun is. They might not can spell 'gun', but they know exactly what it is.

 

[Mike Casselton]

Crows seem to be able to feel a crosshair placed on them

 

[MtnCreek]

Always shoot the lookout first. That's the bastard that let his buddies down. :-D

 

[1J04]

They know. Used to have turkeys that would eat out of the corn crib and I could get within less than a hundred yds of them out in pasture with a feed bucket. Different story come season. Crows know what a gun is. They might not can spell 'gun', but they know exactly what it is.

You're damn right they know. Crows. One of thee cagiest birds I've ever hunted. I've spent 'a lot' of time calling them with Reed Calls, Electronic Callers, and plenty of Owl and Crow Decoy's. Field edges, Timber Ridges, inside sparse timber with shooting lanes up through the tree tops. The ultimate spots for me are Clearcut Ridges overlooking fields and those spots showed me just how smart these little bastards are. It's like playing a game. On a fairly calm day you can pull crows outta the fields up to where you're nestled into your 'hide' from well over 1/2 mile away. Closer to 3/4's.

They get stirred up pretty quick and here they come en masse. The first run is always chaos and great trigger time. Then the real fun begins. They'll haul ass out to a timberline again 1/2 to 3/4's of a mile away, sit in the tree tops, discuss just what the fuck happened, and begin with their headcount of 'where's Bobby, Billy, Suzy, n Elmo'. And then the expletives begin with them Ca Ca Cawing their asses off until decision time. "We gotta send a Scout out to see what the hell all that commotion is over there and try to shit on the Bastard shooting at us". Jimmy !!! You fly over there and see what's up. It's like Red Rover Red Rover from there on till ya miss. They'll send Scout after Scout till ya miss. My record is like 5 or 6 Scout's in a row before a miss. I'm positive that once you miss one they go back over to their roost, discuss again now that they have confirmation that this is a bad idea and it's just some asshole with a shotgun who intends to harm us. It's not really some of our brethren over there in a pickle or distress. And off they go. Either back out to the fields or far far away outta earshot of the caller.

Damnedest thing you've ever seen. Over and over again they do the same damn thing. So predictable. Hell, now ya got me all wound up to go bust some birds, but my little Sally shoulder won't let me do the repeated shotgun blasts, even with low base.

You ever experience the Scout being sent?

 

[MtnCreek]

Never that many. After first contact I typ wait a few than switch to fighting. Even better if one is winged and still hollaring from the ground. They get further and further in their swooping in till they're out of range (and I'm usually sporting Win Super-X #5 in mod or full, so range is pretty good). They educate quick that way; same call will be worthless the next day. I need to try your more subtle method.

 

[TripleBull]

I've seen geese fly low to the ground until they cross the border into a national park, then lift up to normal cruising altitude. They know.

 

[1J04]

Never that many. After first contact I typ wait a few than switch to fighting. Even better if one is winged and still hollaring from the ground. They get further and further in their swooping in till they're out of range (and I'm usually sporting Win Super-X #5 in mod or full, so range is pretty good). They educate quick that way; same call will be worthless the next day. I need to try your more subtle method.

Give it a try and report back. If ya don't have any Deeks you can always just snag a few dead and prop'm up like scarecrows. Oh no I didn't. Yep, they like the visual effect to go with the audio. Great game. Good luck !!!

 

[MtnCreek]

I looked for a mojo crow on midway the other day because I was already ordering something. No dice, but did get a mojo woodpecker with only one wing for yotes. Should arrive today.

I've actually used an owl decoy that's used to scare birds out of barns and black (6 pack sized) bags on sticks stuck in the ground. Redneck...

 

[1J04]

I've seen geese fly low to the ground until they cross the border into a national park, then lift up to normal cruising altitude. They know.

Made me laugh out loud. There's a spot that may or may not be right in my buddy's front yard that gets a shit ton of Duck n Geese flyovers. Through the years we've had to change up on tactics. The Geese now fly a tad higher over the river around here. If we want 'easy' birds we now hang out the 2nd floor windows of either his house or the pole building down the road. We had some pretty cool tree stand/shooting platforms in the past and need to get'm fixed up.

When they come over skimming the treetops you're good to go, otherwise it's find some elevation, quick!!

 

[Tucker301]

Crows are by far the smartest birds I shoot.
Ever seen them step across the yellow line to get out of your lane?

When we had groundhogs aplenty around here, my buddy and I would patrol soybean farms on the prowl for the pigs before the beans got too tall to see them.
We'd take a crow when we could, but they know a rolling truck from a stopped truck from a stopped truck with something sticking out the window or a door cracked open.

One day we rolled into a bean field and there were two crows on the back side of the field at about 250.
There was a slight roll in the field between us, so they were hopping up alternately to get a better look at us, to see if we were going to do anything threatening. From their vantage, they could only see a small part of the roof of the truck. All we could see two crows jumping up and down.
I slipped my door slightly opened between hops, and then eased the 22-250 into a high rest in the jamb on the next rotation.
I watched them and got a sense of their rhythm and timing, and waited..... Boom! Poof!
One got away. He learned something.

 

[1J04]

Crows are by far the smartest birds I shoot.
Ever seen them step across the yellow line to get out of your lane?

When we had groundhogs aplenty around here, my buddy and I would patrol soybean farms on the prowl for the pigs before the beans got too tall to see them.
We'd take a crow when we could, but they know a rolling truck from a stopped truck from a stopped truck with something sticking out the window or a door cracked open.

One day we rolled into a bean field and there were two crows on the back side of the field at about 250.
There was a slight roll in the field between us, so they were hopping up alternately to get a better look at us, to see if we were going to do anything threatening. From their vantage, they could only see a small part of the roof of the truck. All we could see two crows jumping up and down.
I slipped my door slightly opened between hops, and then eased the 22-250 into a high rest in the jamb on the next rotation.
I watched them and got a sense of their rhythm and timing, and waited..... Boom! Poof!
One got away. He learned something.

You're exactly right, and good shot as well. They definitely know to get over the fog line, that I see every morning and afternoon commuting. There's a few places I may or may not have swerved for them over the line at a pretty good clip. And they still hop or fly outta the way. Keeps me entertained. I've often thought if a guy was really committed to getting one with the truck what the rest would think after the crow ended up a bumper sticker and the truck wrapped around a tree.

 

[Tucker301]

"Fog line" - Never heard it called that. Took me a second.

Same buddy was hunting with a contractor from Iowa one day. He said the guest exclaimed, "Saw something go down that dry run!"
Buddy looks at him sideways and says, "Down that what?"
"Dry run. That strip of grass in the middle of the field."
"Meadow strip? You mean the meadow strip?"
"Whatever you call it. We call it a dry run"

"Look man, around here a dry run is when you go for pussy, weed, or alcohol and come back with none. "

 

[1J04]

"Fog line" - Never heard it called that. Took me a second.

Same buddy was hunting with a contractor from Iowa one day. He said the guest exclaimed, "Saw something go down that dry run!"
Buddy looks at him sideways and says, "Down that what?"
"Dry run. That strip of grass in the middle of the field."
"Meadow strip? You mean the meadow strip?"
"Whatever you call it. We call it a dry run"

"Look man, around here a dry run is when you go for pussy, weed, or alcohol and come back with none. "

lmao Ya, the fog line. The white one on the side of the road, not in the center. They always (90%) of the time go for the fog line cuz you can still safely swerve for them anywhere between the white, right? And yes, Dry run would apply to all the aforementioned particulars, EXCEPT a strip of grass, lol. If there's a strip out in that there field it's either a ditch, meadow, or dike. Crafty bastards.

Now then, on a different note, I've heard of this Quinault Bull for a couple weeks now. Buddy just got the pick to me. They've got Record Book Bulls up in that area. Quinault RIdge is known for some Toads. Friend of a friend tagged out on this one on a draw hunt. What a damn pig. *rubbing hands together*

 

[Threadcutter308]

Jeezus, that's a monster. Knowing you, I bet your buddy is smart too.......I'm betting the person taking the pic is sitting on the tailgate of your buddy's truck, right ? In this case, mileage matters

 

[Tucker301]

So y'all don't let em get grown before you shoot em?

 

[1J04]

Jeezus, that's a monster. Knowing you, I bet your buddy is smart too.......I'm betting the person taking the pic is sitting on the tailgate of your buddy's truck, right ? In this case, mileage matters

lmao Elk never die near a road. Those poor bastards. Go on google earth and look around the Lake Quinault / Quinault Ridge area. Really, do it. Look at the North NE portion of the lake. Up above the lake on the NE side zoom in on those ridges up there. Doesn't do it any justice really, but I'll tell ya this, up hill is NEVER an option. You "must" side hill" up there. You don't just 'walk' down hill. It's one of those spots 'when' you fall, you keep going for a while. There are places up there where you just don't wanna go. But it's pretty.

 

[1J04]

So y'all don't let em get grown before you shoot em?

lmao Just think what he woulda been next year. I love that one. That's a fucking Horse right there with an impressive rack. Luck of the draw that he was a Red Bone Bull. He'd look even better with Black Antlers along with those chocolate legs n yellow body. Perfect Roosevelt Elk specimen right there. Rocky Mountain and Tule Elk get some damn nice bone to them, but nothing compares to a mature Roosevelt. You get yer butt up here and pack that Head out and get back to me.