Outdoorsman Thread

[doglegg]

As far as discretion goes, I will say that the "zoom" feature can come in mighty handy at times!

[jerryd6818]

Speaking of snakes.......I am out in the woods and fields nearly everyday with my dog and hadn't run across a Copperhead in years but have seen 3 this year. Not being one to "Poke the Bear", I got a picture of this one and was on my way.

You have a PM.

[tongueriver]

A friend sent me this pic of a very nice whitetail buck taken in 1953 somewhere in western North Dakota, not far from where I came of age. Person unkown.

[garddogg56]

Too cool

[cudgee]

A friend sent me this pic of a very nice whitetail buck taken in 1953 somewhere in western North Dakota, not far from where I came of age. Person unkown.old whitetail photo001.jpg

I do love those old photos.

[tongueriver]

As far as discretion goes, I will say that the "zoom" feature can come in mighty handy at times!

When I was a kid, I jumped off the tractor and whacked a prairie rattler with a 12 inch crescent wrench. Not smart, but I got away with it. I have a friend who kills rattlers who don't rattle but leaves the ones who do. I don't kill anything anymore unless I am going to eat it, and then only reluctantly and with great respect.

[jerryd6818]

I don't kill anything anymore unless I am going to eat it,

Ditto and since I don't eat wild meat (I don't care for the taste).................... I have no objection to those who do.

[Waukonda]

A crescent wrench??? That's a great story! I think I would have to have about a 3 foot pipe wrench before I would attack a rattler.

[FRJ]

Personally, I'd like a 50 foot clear path in a different direction.

In Cal's nice photo: I wonder if that's 35 Remington that young guy is cradling. ??

[treefarmer]

FRJ, I too was wondering what rifle that might be? Can't hardly see enough of it to even guess but I would feel good guessing that it might be a Winchester 1905, 1907 or 1910. The steel cap on the forend with the activating rod sticking out is what I'm basing my guess on. Those 3 models were all auto loaders and had from .32 Win & .35 Win in the '05, the '07 was a.351 Win & the '10 was a 401 Win. My wife's uncle had a 1907 in .351 that made me drool.
Notice the feller's eyes are closed. The ol' boy done went a busted him a goodun'!
Treefarmer

[doglegg]

We had no rain but did have a rainbow this evening.

[FRJ]

Treefarmer, you've got a better grasp of that rifle than me. I didn't know of those three models and all the calibers available.
There was a rifle like that in our house many years ago that was a 35 Remington. The "activating rod" was spiraled.

[TripleF]

It's funny because I can almost identify his boots.

[dlr110]

DFW to SEA to ANK
Here are a few aerial pic's,

[dlr110]

First stop the Ulu factory in Anchorage. Its was a fun place to be and watch them making the knives and talking to the employees. I will be putting more pic's on my Facebook page David Roberts. I already have over 200 pic's so it's going to take time to weed through them and upload them.

[doglegg]

Great pic's of Seattle from the air dlr. My son lives up there and I've made that approach several times. Beautiful country. And Alaska, I've never been there. The Ulu factory looks interesting. Looking forward to more pic's.

[Waukonda]

Nice pics! I had 7 or 8 hours to kill a few years ago in Anchorage at the tail end of a cruise, now I know how I SHOULD have spent that time haha! Enjoy yourself.

[dlr110]

After a day of driving 5 hours starting and stopping we made it to the lodge.

Cook Inlet, Turnagain Arm

Cheryl & Me, Cook Inlet

Kenai Mountain stream

Ancient Volcano, Kenai Mountain Range

The Drewery Lodge

Finishing the day with a fire pit and the Kenai River in the background

[steve99f]

Looks like a great spot to be, gorgeous scenery!

[doglegg]

After some time there Ponder might be a little boring dlr. Thanks for letting us share your trip. Absolutely beautiful photo's.

[Mumbleypeg]

Beautiful country! Could use a little bit of that light jacket weather too!

Ken

[jmh58]

dlr.. Keep those GREAT pics coming!!!! Hope yinz all double click on the pics!!! WOW!!!
John

[treefarmer]

Can't compete with those great pictures of Alaska but we do have a healthy Golden Orb spider family in the front of the house. For some reason she moved for a week or so up into a space between two Live Oak branches about 15' in the air, now she has rebuilt her web closer to the ground. Her web is built where a yard spot light shines through it and seem to be a plus for her catching flying bugs at night. Look at about 2 O'clock in the picture and you can see the tiny male Golden Orb spider. (Click on the picture to enlarge.)

Treefarmer

[doglegg]

Cool that you got husband and wife Philip.

[Unk]

Treefarmer, we have those here in Texas, too. I usually manage to walk through one of their webs when I am taking the trash out to the curb at night. I hope none of my neighbors are catching on their security cameras the wild impromptu dance that I do after I walk through a web.