Outdoorsman Thread

[doglegg]

We took this old fellows picture, I think he was posing, back in 2015 just outside of Jackson, Wy. one Miller Butte road. They come down and winter on the butte. We love the animals and the area and even the cold.

[Dinadan]

Had the boys on a mission today......I made some impressive curls (if I say so myself) with my rehandled Colonial.

Scott- that is a great photo of the boys on that fallen tree. That is just the kind of stuff I and my friends used to do back about 1960. Just loafing (that was my Dad's term) in the woods so no one would come up with any chores for us!

Greg - nice photos of the archers in the family! Those bows and arrows are very cool.

Yesterday I did a bit of loafing on a backwater lake in Mississippi. I did some fly fishing for bream, but did not keep any. It is dog days now: the time to take the outdoors slow and contemplate things. Stuff like reflections in a lake; the ripple a paddle makes in still water: the way Spanish moss drapes a cypress tree while a gator lolls beneath; the way sand and gravel grate when you slide a kayak onto a bar.

[doglegg]

Dinadan, you make me want to go. Great word pictures and picture pictures.

[jmh58]

Kool sheep shot there Floyd!!! John

[Quick Steel]

Dinadan, lots of serenity in that post.

[treefarmer]

Mel, good pictures and a great description of what you were enjoying!
Treefarmer

[ScoutKnives]

This big ol 5’ Cuban iguana hanging out on under my mango tree . Normally I can’t get within a 100’ of him but when I’m on the tractor I can just about run him over before he will move lol .

[TripleF]

Here's just a few more pics of the real archers in the family.
1) My wife showing her form practicing in the backyard.
2) The backyard practice paid off as she knocked the head off of this deer at a rendezvous shoot on the course.
3) Our 9 year old grandson Nathan,a natural crack shot who will soon be showing me how its done.
4) Nate and his buddy Brody on the course at a Michigan rendezvous this past June.

Greg.......That's what I'm talkin' about bro!! Good job!!

[doglegg]

Thanks, jmh.

[sunknife]

Great photo doglegg, that pic enlarged and it feels I'm standing out in the sage with the ram. You must been in the right place at the right time to be that close to such a majestic animal.
Dinadan, that river looks like a perfect place for a slow paced and serene day. Thanks for sharing those pics and descriptions, I feel more relaxed from having viewed it.
ScoutKnives, that's a big lizard. We got nothing like that here in the midwest.

Greg.......That's what I'm talkin' about bro!! Good job!!

Thanks Scott.

[TripleF]

Thanks Mel! ANd good on you!

[royal0014]

Such wonderful times being had out of doors!
Mel, your time spent looks so peaceful. Thank you for sharing .

Makes me ashamed that I spent the last two days camped in the house,
venturing no farther than the screen door to watch the rain .. .. ..

[jmh58]

As I scroll thru these pics I know each one is Kool and special in its own way!! Keep them coming!!! I am enjoying all posted!!! John

[Dinadan]

I appreciate the comments, fellows!

That iguana is pretty cool, Scoutknives. I guess I am a bit too far north for those to naturalize here.

Doglegg - I agree with the other folks that: that sheep photo is really good. When my wife and I see a perfectly positioned bird or animal I often joke that I will make it leave by raising my camera. Too often that really happens!

[bighomer]

This big ol 5’ Cuban iguana hanging out on under my mango tree . Normally I can’t get within a 100’ of him but when I’m on the tractor I can just about run him over before he will move lol .

It's funny how you can ride up on wildlife on you mower or tractor etc.but as soon as you step off they are gone.

[doglegg]

Your right Sunknife, seems like a minute one way or the other and you miss the whole thing.
And Dinadan, most animals do seem to be camera shy. I always count it a privilege when I get such an opportunity.
But there seems to be a never ending parade of great photo's here.

[doglegg]

This big ol 5’ Cuban iguana hanging out on under my mango tree . Normally I can’t get within a 100’ of him but when I’m on the tractor I can just about run him over before he will move lol .

ScoutKnives, I lived in Costa Rica back in the late 60's and out in the 'campo' you would see some of those giants. If you were walking you could not get close but if on a horse you could ride right up to them. (if the horse would co operate)

[treefarmer]

Scoutknives, that's a big ugly rascal! I'm glad they can't survive in the wild in our part of Florida. Y'all need to do a search on "Iguana's and cold weather", there is some interesting stuff about them fallin' out of the trees when the weather hit 40 degrees.
We got this neat picture last week, made me think of the great pictures Mel shared and the observation of the Lord's creation.
How many of y'all have seen a deer's ears light up in the morning sun? I remember the 1st time I noticed it was about 40 years ago on a November morning. 2 yearlings were easing along and they happened to be between me and the morning sun, their ears glowed red.
Here's an old doe that had her ears lit up for the camera:

Treefarmer

[doglegg]

Treefarmer, I love it.

[jlw257]

Great pictures guys
I have a pair of birds hanging around the pond. Never seen any around here with a long tail
I have ask a few folks but no one has a clue
Not a great picture

[Dinadan]

Great pictures guys
I have a pair of birds hanging around the pond. Never seen any around here with a long tail
I have ask a few folks but no one has a clue
Not a great picture

Scissor-tailed flycatcher! They are pretty common down in Texas between Dallas and the panhandle.

[jlw257]

Thanks Mel, the birds flew a long way, it’s 600 miles to Big D

[Paladin]

State bird of Oklahoma as I recall.

Ray

[Mumbleypeg]

Great pictures guys
I have a pair of birds hanging around the pond. Never seen any around here with a long tail
I have ask a few folks but no one has a clue
Not a great picture

Scissor-tailed flycatcher! They are pretty common down in Texas between Dallas and the panhandle.

We have a lot of them here in North Texas every summer- they catch and eat insects. One of our most beautiful birds, and entertaining acrobats. They can hover in mid-air over the pasture - I guess enabled by their long tail - then swoop down and catch a grasshopper. A pair made a nest in a hanging basket on our porch a couple years ago - I'd wait until the parents were away catching insects to water it.

Ken

[jlw257]

Thanks Ray, Mel and Ken for the information on the scissor-tail flycatcher. I’m glad they’re nesting here