Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: El Destructo on September 09, 2010, 12:23:39 am
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Well the Wife was wanting to go Looking for Wildlife today after Supper...so We packed up the Lariat and took a ride...kinda glad We did...Wasn't expecting to see a thing...it was only 5:30...and the Sun was still high in the Sky...We came through an old Railroad Cut...and when it opened up...it opened on a large Plum Thicket to my right...I was looking out a few hundred yards...when all of a sudden this young 6 point Mulie popped up out of the Plum Thicket...the Camera didnt focus clearly on Him for some reason...but I had to show Ya!
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Then we went about a quarter mile further...and run into this little Fellow...never seen a Mulie quite this Color...He was really giving Us the Eye...cute little shit...aint He! He just stood there while My Wife talked to Him...wasn't worried about a thing...He knew He was too Puny for the Grille.... >:D
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I always enjoyed scouting new hunting ground. Seeing something is always a plus. I figure you are off to a good start. ;)
Keep us posted, maybe some ...memwaas? ;D
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We went through another old Railroad Cut...that emptied out on a Section Line with a Gate...the Wife got out to open the gate...when She said..."Michael...look in the Draw"...and there were 8 Mulies...6 Bucks...and two Doe...no Idea why the Doe were with this Group...too early for the Rut...unless They were Button Bucks...and I just can't see Antler...Man I can't wait for Deer Season to open up!!
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Then there was this little Fellow....he was as big arond as a Baseball Bat...and a good 6 foot long...my wife was sitting on the Window Sill looking in the Draws with Binoculars...when She yelled "Stop....Snake" So I hit the Brakes....and grabbed the Camera as it was crawling up the Bank...I got a little closer than the Snake...and the Wife thought was safe...She was yellin...and teh Snake was a Buzzin...but I got soem good pictures! And no...I didn't make a Bow Backing out of Him...they are getting too Scarce around here....I haven't seen one this Big in 15 years...So this big Momma gets to eat more Rats and Rabbits....I like Buzz-Tails.......... :P
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nice pics Mike
i wish i was hunting where you are
looks like you should stand a slightly better than slim chance
your a bit gutsier than i would be with that big ol snake
good on you to for letting her live,thats good karma ;)
even though i did aquire a set for a bow ::)
good luck this season
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Great pics Mike! Love the WDB pic. Glad you got to see a bigun again.
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Boy I hope you have a LOOOOONG lens on that camera! :o Cool pic, Michael.
As long as those guys are in velvet the testosterone ain't started flowing so there is no reason for the does to leave. Once the velvet drops off the testosterone begins to flow and the race(pre-rut) is on!!!
That is about the same time as their patterns change too. I guess because the fall mast crop starts to ripen about the same time.
ps. Get a little wet today or did Hermine miss you?
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Pat...we didn't get a Drop of rain here...it all came down as Virga....We had Black-assed Thunderheads....Lightning...and Rain...but the Atmosphere was so dry...not a drop hit the Ground
Oh...and the Lens was a 35-150mm...and I was within 5 foot of Her when I was snapping Pictures...they won't hit You...unless You make them agitated...and I was talking nice to her.... ;D..and She didn't even Buzz...till I took that last picture from about 3 foot!
Tim...thats one thing I was thinking to myself ..."you know this one Snake could back Two Bows"....but I just can't kill anything .... Unless I am going to eat it...just the way I was brought up...and to me unless I was in a Survival Situation...there ain't enough Meat on a Snake to fool with...would rather eat a Possum or Porkie...hell even a Jackrabbit eats better than a Snake.... :P
Anyone that wants to make the Trek to the Texas Panhandle...c/mon...we'll go git a Mulie...but I promised one of them to Josh...if He sends Me that Bow...I'll go make Meat with it......... >:D
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WOW cool snake pictures!
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Cool pics Mike thanks for sharing.Ron
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Looks like you had a great time! Cool pictures.
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Cool pictures,looks like a good place. Good luck. :) :)
Pappy
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Awesome pictures! It's so cool to be able to sit here and have lunch and daydream a little bit from work. For a few minutes, more...
Thanks for sharing.
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wow LD really nice pics.
Looks like a great place...
Need any company? :)
later
N2
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Dang EL looks like I need to get down to Texas sometime
Ron
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wow LD really nice pics.
Looks like a great place...
Need any company? :)
later
N2
You are welcome any time you show up...that is During Season........... >:D
And Ron....My Friend...especially You...come anytime...I got a room for you to stay...how about three hots and a cot....and no Bars on the Doors even......... ;D
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Here are a few from this evening also...and a couple shots of the wonderful Texas Scenery....... ::) Thats the Conoco/Phillips Refinewry in the Background iof that one picture....it's 14 miles away in this Picture...that should tell you how deep these Draws are to be able to see that far away...
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thats purty country
dont look like much for bow wood,but i bet there some decent rock to beat on around there
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Pretty....Yeah it was pretty from about June of 82...to August 82...then all it was...was Hot...Dry...and Windy...every damned day...I don't see any beauty in it anymore...When I close my Eyes...I see one of two Places...Marquette County, Upper Michigan....or a Piece of Heaven on Asley Road in Chapmansboro Tennessee.....now thats Purty Country...
And as for Bow Hunting...a good Guille Suit...and lots of Scent Destroyer...and any of them Mesquites are fair cover to hunt Mulies...now the Whitetail are a bit trickier in this Open Country...but I manage........ ;)
Now Bow Wood...aint much where I live...gotta drive a 120 miles to get to any Bodark...Ash...or Locust...nothing here but Cottonwoods...and Mesquites...and a few scattered Soapberry and Hackberry...
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Pretty pictures and nice deer ElD. If you need some Bodark, just stop by the next time you visit your friend over Dallas way. There are 3 or 4 chunks I can't lift in my pile. Be happy to get rid of 1, even if I have to split it for ya so it fits in your vehicle. I need to move all the bow wood off the rack because it's settled a foot in the ground. That osage is HEAVY.
George
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Thanks George...don't have too many Friends near Dallas though...Cowboy is about the Closest....But I bet that Bodark down there has some rings that You can see to chase......... :P
This little Bugger came in to my Feeder last night...take a look at the Ear...I wonder what bites the Ear off a Buck?? Maybe that Mountain Lion I seen last week?? If He was 6 or 7 and with the Ear gone....would look like an Old Warrior on the Wall...but He's just a Babe!
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Dang, I don't know on that one. You'd think if the cougar got close enough to bite the ear he'd have gone for the neck and killed him. Maybe a coyote got him when he was a fawn? I did hear a fawn distress call when I lived up north and when I got there 2 coyotes were on it and one had it by the ear. I thought the little thing was toast but it got up and ran off after I chased off the coyotes. The doe was hanging around about 40 yards away so I assume it made it to her, Whether the coyotes came back and finished the deal I don't know.
I'm sorry, it is Kent D that has friends over by me. I've never been as far west in Texas as you are, but hope to someday. Some of the wood I have is decent for growth rings, but the one I just did had really fine rings. If you come over Dallas-way you are certainly welcome to a stave or 2. Sounds like you have osage closer than me though.
Love the velvet pictures.
George
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Google Stinnett Texas...I live in the Middle of the Staked Plains...a nice way of saying nothing but Canyons and Desert!!
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Wow, my son-in-law's parents in Weatherford, OK are quite a bit closer to you than I am northeast of Dallas. Mapquest says almost 400 miles, bout the same as round trip to my lease near Abilene. We don't have muley's though.
George
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We have Mulie...Whitetail ...Antelope...Barbary Sheep...Aodad Sheep.....Wild Hogs...not to mention Dove...Quail...Turkey...Prairie Chicken...and Pheasant..and the the Predator list.....Coyote...Bobcat....Lynx....and Mountain Lions
175 miles from my Door to Weatherford Oklahoma...been through there twice already this Year...once going to Pappy's...and then just last month when I went back to Upper Michigan....amn are they ever building the crap out of Wind Mills there ....somebody is getting rich!
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Yes they are. One of them toppled over early on and they put one of the blades in a park in Weatherford. On one of my trips there I took pictures of it, I had no idea how big those windmills really are. For a change my phone took really nice pictures, that's my buddy in the hub, he's about 5'6".
(http://72.64.80.21/gks-pictures/windmill_blade-1.jpg)
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Sorry for the hijack.
George
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aint Hijacking nuthin........ ;)
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we have them springing up here in minnesota as well
mostly in the sw part of the state but other areas as well
i think the ones in texas are owned by some multi billionare that is trying real hard to push the advancement of wind power use
i forget his name off hand
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How can You forget...T.Boone Pickens http://www.famoustexans.com/boonepickens.htm ...Oil Tycoon....Corporate Raider....an 80+ year old Shiester....out to make as much as He can before He dies...aint got a Kid to give it ...so whats the sense?? Google His Ranch here in Roberts Couty in the Texas Panhandle...He has spent 100's of Millions on it...importing Rocks and Trees...and shit...hell His Servants Quarters are twice the size of My House!! He's not just trying to make Money off of Texas' Wind...he is trying to pump every drop of the Ogalalla Aquifer out and sell it all to San Antonio and El Paso...nuffsaid...I don't want to get on a Rant hee..... ;D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Boone_Pickens
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thats the guy i was thiking of Mike
somehoe i knew you would know whom i ws talking aboot
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He lives 35 miles from Me...owns half a County....and the Water Rights to 3 Counties
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Does he need a son? :o I am available for adoption. ;D I'd keep my room clean, and eat my vegatables! ::)
Nice pictures mike. That big boy, will be a nice wall hanger, if his antlers get past the tips of his ears. Heck, I'd hang him on my wall any day as he is now !
Wayne
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The Carrotwood, is pretty dry now, I will see about cutting it down to size, and what I need to do to send it. It is still pretty heavy, but nothing like when it was all green.
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Hey, how far are you from Muskogee, Oklahoma? If you ever get in that neighborhood, look up Vyrl Keeter. He is a Master knapper. Emory Coons told me to stop in and visit with him, I ever got down that way. Vyrl's address is 2419 hilltop ave. VK ranch.
If you want his Phone number, I will pm it to you.
Wayne
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Wayne let me know on the Carrotwood....and its 6 hours.....368 miles from where I live to Muskogee...also....I think T-Boone plans on living forever.....and taking his money with him....greedy Bugger.....;-)
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Dang, and here I was all prepared to put on my cutest face, well it isn't what it once was, but I was prepared, and take a photo, and send it to him. Well if that is the way he wants to be, then he can just send me a copy of the will with me as beneficiary! >:(
Wayne
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Dang, and here I was all prepared to put on my cutest face, well it isn't what it once was, but I was prepared, and take a photo, and send it to him. Well if that is the way he wants to be, then he can just send me a copy of the will with me as beneficiary! >:(
Wayne
get ine line,right behind me
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Hah, all I have to do Sailordad is let ol man Pickens know you're a Yankee, and you're out of the picture all together! ;D
But I would share a million or so with you. ;) But you might have to keep the road to the house, free of barn yard frizbees, and prarie muffins, for a couple of months or so, to earn it. :P I wouldn't want you to feel like I was givin you charity or somthing. ::) Do you have a chauffers license? ;D
Wayne
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Well...this is what You see when the Bow is in the Case...and there is no way to get to it in time...take a look at this Monster and His Messed up Buddy....
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Great pictures,...love to watch wildlife in action, only problem, I was seing a crosshair in every picture ;D ;D ;D ;) ;)
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Looks like you got it made Mike. Have fun. :)
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If I could eat Pictures I would be fine...can't seem to get it together on these Guys....here is one from this Morning....right before I got there....
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Mike: There must be a way to get that rascal surrounded. I like the forked brow tines. I have a monster buck coming into the yard and will try to send an email picture as I still don't know how to post on the PA site! Have been thinking about you and my promise so don't give up on me. Thinking of going elk hunting in the morning if the weather cooperates! A/Ho Pokie
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Wow Mike, that's a wide one. Hope you get him. Our acorns are dropping so fast now that our feeders are piling up corn. You have both mulies and whitetail to chase, good deal.
George
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Man that is a beauty.I know you would love to get a shot at that one. :)
Pappy
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Shooowheeee, the deer look so healthy. Wish they looked like that around here! Great pictures.
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Joe...I think I figured a way to get this monster....Ill set my spinner to spray out about 3 pounds of corn at a time...and lace the corn with a strong sedative....so he will get a full belly....get tired...and just lay down a sleep toll I get there right at daybreak..... >:D.....good luck on your Elk Hunt....hope its as productive as your Moose Hunt was for you....
Pappy....you mean you don't grow em this big on that Ole Tobacco Plantation there on Tennessee..... ;D
George...Yeah I am on Heaven here....or is it Hell.....got all the Deer and no shot at a one...some kind of punishment..... ;)
Panel....yep...these deer are healthy....but I pump out about 3000 pounds of corn and milo a season too...they out to be fat and sassy...not to mention all of the apples....sweet feed.....acorn rage....and c/mere deer they can eat....its cheaper to buy meat than hunt it the way I have to here...but not half as fun.... :P
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....Ill set my sinner to spray out about 3 pounds of corn at a time...
LOL, trying to come up with what sinner that might be that can spray corn??? ;D ;D
George