Outdoorsman Thread

[TripleF]

Nice way to cook that little bastage Jerry!


LOVE that pic MEL!

[jerryd6818]

He was a BIG bastage, Scott.

[big monk]

WOW !!!!!!___________deer hunters,knife hunters, and now ""fishin' spider hunters""" !!!!!! ______________ I love this place !!!!!!!!

[philco]

Jerry I'm not certain of this but that looks to me like a Wolf Spyder. If so, it does not build a web, rather it springs upon its prey like a wolf attacking a small critter. They can leap a couple of feet when they feel the need and are quick as greased lightning so you have to be quick to stomp one. (or so I've been told )

[313 Mike]

Fatwood fire with some of that sweet smelling Florida fatwood...courtesy of our buddy Scott!

[philco]

Mike that fatwood is great stuff. Anyone who spends time in the outdoors should keep a few sticks in their gear. You never know when it might make a big differance.

BTW that knife sure do look good.

[carrmillus]

Just found this big boy in the garage. First we basted him in WD-40, then fried him with the butane torch.

Edit: I think it may be a fishing spider (first I've heard of them). Other opinions encouraged.
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/fishing-spider

...jerry, that's a brownish-gray fishing spider-body can be up to 1" long!!..shouda' left him alone, I think they also eat bugs!!.........better'n a bug-zapper!!!........... .....................

[313 Mike]

Thanks Phil...that is a TOPS model TSK...handy little knife and stout as can be! I have been beating on it for two days now and she is solid as can be.

[TripleF]

Mike's burning it.....and we're harvesting it.

Got me a new "adopted" grandson! So, the count is 3 now!

Spent yesterday in the woods cuttin' and pullin'!

Couple firsts:
Had Vienna Sausages....2 outta 3 like!
Swung a boys size axe

Last pic shows my 5 year old .......he swings like a pro, and hard too!

[jerryd6818]

Scott, let me do a little flippy thing for ya.

Those boys are taking to the outdoors thing like a duck to water. That youngest one sure did get the hang of swinging that ax. Way to go pal. God only knows what your efforts will save them from 10-20 years from now (or the rest of their lives).

[313 Mike]

Way to go Scott, nurture that spirit of the wild in those youngsters!

[zp4ja]

Very cool Scott. Great to see young men being mentored. Paid off for me learning things young that helped later in life and not just talking outdoor life although that was certainly part of it.

God willing I am going scouting tomorrow solo. Prefer to have company but have not been out in 2 weeks. Son and grandson will go with me Sunday though.
Packed up the gear tonight. As with most places, usually named for a reason. Head to Rattlesnake Canyon and Antelope. Hope to see a lot of some and none of the other but just in case, the .410 Governor and lots of #4 shot are joining me.
Also, taking my 30-06 in case I see some Antelope. That way I can range them with the finder and see the sight picture in the scope. Prefer that the first time I see one through the scope is not during hunting season when I need to pull the trigger. Good practice. Hopefully I will see a coyote to get some practice on too.
At the very least hope to have some beautiful pics to share. One of the few times I carry other than CASE, Dad's Buck. Takes a great edge.
Have a great weekend all!

Jerry

[FRJ]

Have a good safe trip, Jerry.

[garddogg56]

Nice arsenault Jerry That 112 must have the old 440c my two dot holds an edge great.Have fun

[zp4ja]

Have a good safe trip, Jerry.

Thanks Joe. I appreciate that!

Nice arsenault Jerry That 112 must have the old 440c my two dot holds an edge great.Have fun

Thanks dogg! No idea what the steel is. No nail nick and stamp looks like this...

BUCK
.112. (dots in middle of numbers)
USA

Anyone know when it was made? I checked the Buck charts here and don't see it.

So traveled 150 miles on dirt road and 4WD trails today. Door to Door, 8 hours. Luckily, the bottom right corner boundary of my hunt zone is about 2 miles away because the zone is HUGE. Trying to find out the exact square miles but a rough estimate would be about 300 square miles. I drove corner to corner on the bottom boundary today and it is about ~55 miles. Drove up the south/western boundary another about another 20 miles and off road to the mouth of Black Canyon. Debated whether to keep going. By myself, 3:00 pm, 75 miles from home, closet house or ranch maybe 30 miles away, main road if you want to call it that, passed or saw not one car. Not a good idea, regroup, research the road and try another day.
I had 2 topographical maps and a GPS telling me I was right on top of 2 other roads into that canyon and could not find them. Must not have been traveled for years. Need to check Google Earth.

Did not see much except a new area I had never seen and some beautiful scenery. Oh well, still have 6 weeks before the season starts and hopefully many more scouting trips. May head out again early tomorrow.

Picked up a nice rifle scabbard yesterday from Trail Max. Flexible type hard liner inside, canvas outside. Came with 2 long straps and buckle. Strapped it to the roll bar in the jeep and that rifle did not move an inch. Will work well for the RZR too.

Jerry

[garddogg56]

two dot 74 - 80 440c Jerry

[zp4ja]

two dot 74 - 80 440c Jerry

Thanks much dogg! Appreciate the info.

Regards, Jerry

[Dinadan]

So traveled 150 miles on dirt road and 4WD trails today.
Jerry

Nice report, Jerry. Very interesting to be 30 miles from the nearest ranch. In my area I consider myself really in the swamp or woods if I am a good mile from the nearest home. Great photos!

[RobesonsRme.com]

Phil, you and your LYB should make the trip down to Bayou LaBatre some Spring for the annual Blessing of the Fleet and surrounding festivities.

And you guys that have to draw lots to hunt should come to Alabama where the limit is a buck a day and doe thinning hunts at end of season.

Charlie

[Dinadan]

Phil, you and your LYB should make the trip down to Bayou LaBatre some Spring for the annual Blessing of the Fleet and surrounding festivities.

And you guys that have to draw lots to hunt should come to Alabama where the limit is a buck a day and doe thinning hunts at end of season.

Charlie

Since you mentioned Bayou la Batre, Charlie ... I was there yesterday. Not much luck with the fish, but still a very nice day. Lots of herons, egrets, ibis, ospreys, pelicans, gulls and terns, and dolphins. Hot though.

[zp4ja]

Awesome pics Mel! Looks like a great day, good fishing or not. Sounds like a wide range of wildlife was seen. That always makes for a good day.

So traveled 150 miles on dirt road and 4WD trails today.
Jerry

Nice report, Jerry. Very interesting to be 30 miles from the nearest ranch. In my area I consider myself really in the swamp or woods if I am a good mile from the nearest home. Great photos!

There is something peaceful about being out alone with some distance between yourself and others in the outdoors.

The terrain and situation also command a lot of respect along with that peace. Not like I am hundreds of miles out away from civilization but 30 miles in the desert is a long walk. If you get badly injured, whole different ball game. If you get stuck and are not injured, not such a big deal.
A couple years back in the area I have my deer tag this year, my son and I were hunting Chukar with my chocolate lab, Nikki. We were shooting birds on this mountain that was fairly flat on top but not a butte. There were rock cropping and ridges all over the top that the Chukar prefer as a spot. Nikki is flushing them out and we are nailing them. She stops at the top of a ten foot high ridge that went quite a ways in either direction and stands there looking over it. We walk up to the top of the ridge to find a 200 foot cliff pretty much straight down. A buck lay at the bottom all busted up and being eaten by vultures. Had I shot a bird over that ridge, not sure if she would have followed it over the cliff or not. Same trip my son and I split a small rock crop on the way back to the truck and Nikki and I were lost for 2 hours and couldn't find the jeep. No GPS at the time.
A few other close call stories to tell also from over the years. I love and respect the outdoors but my dog, son or I ending up dead is not in the itinerary so I prefer to research an area before I go if I am not familiar with it and pull back if that gut feeling tells me to like I did on that scouting trip.

Jerry

[TripleF]

Scary stufff Jerry......yowzah

My new talent....LOL..... making tent/tarp stakes from hatchet handles. Man that hickory is hard to work on ......

[Dinadan]

My new talent....LOL..... making tent/tarp stakes from hatchet handles. Man that hickory is hard to work on ......

Scott - you are sure right that hickory is tough to work! Several years ago I made a replacement machete grip out of the butt of a broken ax handle. I just sawed it in half down the middle with a hand saw ... next time I will use a power saw!

That old fat pine is really tough and hard too. The house I grew up in was built by my grandfather about 1920. The beams were heart pine. At some point around 1980 I was adding some electrical outlets for my parents. When I had to drill through those heart pine beams it was like drilling hard oak!

[zp4ja]

Cool stakes Scott. I am sure hard to work but will last forever I assume.

Like the handle on that machete Mel. Good save!

Jerry

[Dinadan]

There is something peaceful about being out alone with some distance between yourself and others in the outdoors.

The terrain and situation also command a lot of respect along with that peace.
Jerry

Jerry - I have always liked being out by myself. I know everyone says never hike or kayak alone, but that is how I most enjoy it! Like you say, it is peaceful with just myself and nature. I think some folks do not like to go out alone because they are not really comfortable with themselves.

Today I was off work and out with my wife again. These trout reminded me of a Hopkins poem:


GLORY be to God for dappled things—
For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;