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Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:53 am
by TripleF
1967redrider wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 5:38 pm
Cool pics, Unk, tree and Homer!
Brenda and I took a drive out to Skyline Drive yesterday, hiked the Elkwallow and Trace trails to the tune of about 5 1/4 miles. Traffic getting there around 10:00 wasn't awful, but it was backed up considerably for those trying to get in at 3:00. It was a gorgeous day.
Beautiful!!
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:53 am
by TripleF
Live Pygmy Rattler on my walk yesterday
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:12 am
by Doc B
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:41 pm
by Colonel26
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:31 pm
by treefarmer
Great outdoor pictures from so many different places!
Here are two young bucks butting heads over something. The rut doesn't start until late December so they are just "playing around" I suppose.
We seldom get pictures of mature bucks until the rut is under way.
Treefarmer
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:04 pm
by Quick Steel
Colonel 26, Very pleased to see you have a donkey. For many years I have contributed to Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, the largest donkey rescue in the U.S.
The gentleman and his family who operate this organization do tremendous, selfless work. Besides providing for them medically, which they often require due to abuse and neglect, they are evaluated for their suitability for adoption. I mention this on the chance you may sometime wish to acquire another donkey.
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:53 pm
by Unk
Cool pictures, treefarmer.
Last January I sitting in my stand when a couple of smaller bucks went at it. Neither was big enough to take, so I just watched. They butted heads for what seemed like 10 minutes - with a doe running around in the background. I finally thought "you know, I should be filming this". Of course about the time I got my cell phone out they took off.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:42 pm
by garddogg56
Very good TF

I hit the wood with the grandkids for youth day deer hunt had a great day but no deer. They carried a Marlin mod 30cs lever and a Savage mod 110 bolt both in 30-30's.
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:41 am
by 1967redrider
We had about 6 guys and a gal out muzzleloader hunting this morning until about Noon. Then I took an ATV ride up the mountain to check out the changing leaves and a couple hunting huts. I think the leaves are about peak in Western Maryland, just wish the sky was bluer today. Grabbed lunch from CFA.
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:19 am
by treefarmer
Wow! Great pictures all around!
Love the youth hunt pictures Gdogg.
1967redrider, that is some fantastic scenery when viewed by an ol' flatwoods redneck. We've got a few hills but nothing like that. The highest hill in Florida is only 345'.
My contributions to the Outdoorsman Thread today are a few of shots from our farm and one from the lease property.

- This Rye Grain patch is 7 days old, planted 10/17. Should be doing well by Thanksgiving, opening day.

- Looking from a 90 degree woods corner back northwest across the food plot towards the shooting house.

- We had a bit of weather again today, those clouds dropped 1.4" of rain this afternoon.

- Saw this feller resting in the pines. As I walked back he slithered away.

- Got Miss Joy to ride with me to the lease this morning. Those planted pines are about 10 years old and it is thick, thick thick! I have a stand by an old abandoned clay pit that affords a better view where you can get a look at Bambi now and then.

- The Fall flowers are still doing their thing!
Archery season started today and will go through the day before Thanksgiving when rifle season starts. Han't messed with a stick and string in 25 years. Treefarmer
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:18 am
by Quick Steel
Guarddog56, redrider, treefarmer, and all others thanks for the fine photos. They are much appreciated. I enjoy seeing the terrain and environments our members live in.
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:29 am
by cudgee
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:43 am
by Colonel26
Quick Steel wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:04 pm
Colonel 26, Very pleased to see you have a donkey. For many years I have contributed to Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, the largest donkey rescue in the U.S.
The gentleman and his family who operate this organization do tremendous, selfless work. Besides providing for them medically, which they often require due to abuse and neglect, they are evaluated for their suitability for adoption. I mention this on the chance you may sometime wish to acquire another donkey.
Thank you neighbor. I grew up with donkeys. We raised mules out of Belgian mares and a Mammoth Jack. Pa kept a couple of Jennets too to raise more Jack stock.
This one is Annie. She’s a spoiled baby and thinks the goats are beneath her at this point. lol. The looks she gives them are hilarious.
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:34 pm
by 1967redrider
Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:18 am
Guarddog56, redrider, treefarmer, and all others thanks for the fine photos. They are much appreciated. I enjoy seeing the terrain and environments our members live in.
Thanks, QS! I like tooling around on the mountain when visiting our farm.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:49 pm
by garddogg56
Thanx QS

nothing like hitting the wood especially with kido's

Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:50 pm
by treefarmer
Colonel26 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:41 pm
The herd this morning.
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Colonel, a lot of folks around our part of the world keep donkeys with their cows for coyote control. When we had cows, Miss Joy noticed several times our horses would follow a coyote as it crossed one of the pastures.
Treefarmer
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:07 am
by Colonel26
treefarmer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:50 pm
Colonel26 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:41 pm
The herd this morning.
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Colonel, a lot of folks around our part of the world keep donkeys with their cows for coyote control. When we had cows, Miss Joy noticed several times our horses would follow a coyote as it crossed one of the pastures.
Treefarmer
We have two Great Pyrenees in with the goats that are absolutely devastating on predators. Annie should help too. Donkeys won’t just follow coyotes, I’ve known them to run across the field for the chance to kill a coyote or stray dogs in the field.
But her main job is getting petted and spoiled by Valerie! This is Valerie’s donkey. Happy wife, happy life!
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:23 am
by cudgee
All this about the donkeys is most interesting, i had no idea that they would guard against wild dogs and coyote's, this is why this is such a good place of learning.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:24 pm
by bighomer
They don't call them bad asses for nothing, there was a video on the net a few years ago of one stomping a mountain lion to death. Don't know it's still around or not.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:44 pm
by doglegg
bighomer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:24 pm
They don't call them bad asses for nothing, there was a video on the net a few years ago of one stomping a mountain lion to death. Don't know it's still around or not.
I saw pictures on Facebook of one killing a mountain lion.
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:51 pm
by cudgee
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:22 pm
by doglegg
Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:25 pm
by cudgee
Amazing.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 5:56 pm
by bighomer
That's may be the one I seen, I was thinking it was a video.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:45 am
by zp4ja
Good to see all my Outdoorsmen still out and about in the great outdoors. Been off-site for awhile with life. My memory is still sharp so I still remember all by first name but been so long, too many names to list.
That said, hope all of you and yours are well.
Regards, Jerry