Outdoorsman Thread

[garddogg56]

Thanx guys TF ya gut that right,I'm half way there with the 20inch wheels will go with the tallest I can put under her without a lift.The ol'Dodge had a quarter of a million miles on her engine(last 360-5.9)tranny,diff and pig all original

[TripleF]

Good stuff fellas!

Spent a few hours in the park with a few boys making a multi-level tree fort!!

[Colonel26]

Nice Truck GD! I’ve always liked fords. Although the only Ford I own at the moment is a pre ‘65 Ford 2000 tractor! Lol.

My 2001 model Surburban has over 260k on it. Still running strong. Lord willing it’ll keep on until the wife gets out of nursing school.

[doglegg]

Really cool Scott.

[Unk]

Cool photos from your walk, Ken. One shot looks a bit muddy. There are plenty of places around here like that, especially after all the rain lately. In my area the wild flowers have been great this year. So have the domestic flowers, for that matter. For the last couple of weeks, every time I go out into my back yard, I want to pause and smell the citrus and pear flowers.

Joe- I also like turtles. Most days I take a roughly two mile walk around my subdivision. Here is a little fellow that I picked out of the middle of the street a couple of weeks ago. I left him in my back yard - at least he will not get run over until he wanders out into the street again. Anyone have a clue about the species? I think it is hard to positively identify newly hatched turtles like this one, but I am no expert.

Mel, that may be a red-eared slider. Or it might also be a yellow-bellied slider. He doesn't have his head out in the pics, but if he had red on the side of his head, that's what he is. They are very common across the South. We have'em in pretty much every pond here in Texas.

[Dinadan]

Mel, that may be a red-eared slider. Or it might also be a yellow-bellied slider. He doesn't have his head out in the pics, but if he had red on the side of his head, that's what he is. They are very common across the South. We have'em in pretty much every pond here in Texas.

Thanks, Mike. I will try to remember to look for red.

[Quick Steel]

A family friend with today's result.

[treefarmer]

Good Job! She looks mighty happy, Ghillie suit and all.
Treefarmer

[doglegg]

A very happy Lady QS. Pretty bird.
Is that a Thompson Center that she shot it with?

[Quick Steel]

doglegg, It does look something like a TC. It will take a day or two before I can find out and get back to you.

[FRJ]

Great photo of that young lady and her bird and gun.

I got another Turtle picture.
Looking forward to the snappers to come out of the pond to lay eggs.

[doglegg]

Hey FRJ, a few old turtle pics from a park in Ft Worth.

[Quick Steel]

All these turtle shots are great. Doglegg is that you in the last photo?

Doglegg the turkey was shot at 50 yards with an Armcor 12g. I'm not familiar with Armcor but it obviously did the job.

[FRJ]

Hey FRJ, a few old turtle pics from a park in Ft Worth.DSCN2139.JPGDSCN2146.JPGDSCN2149.JPGDSCN2153.JPGDSCN2163.JPGDSCN2148.JPG

The turtles I'm showing are pretty small. 6 or 7 inches.
The turtles in your post look pretty big.
I assume that last picture is a picture of you. You look very contented there.
Nice to see a picture of you.

[TripleF]

Really cool Scott.

Thanks Floyd!

[doglegg]

All these turtle shots are great. Doglegg is that you in the last photo?

Doglegg the turkey was shot at 50 yards with an Armcor 12g. I'm not familiar with Armcor but it obviously did the job.

Armscor is a company out of the Philippines. They make some reasonably priced and quality 1911's and several other things. A pretty good company.
And yes the last old mossy back is me.

[doglegg]

Hey FRJ, a few old turtle pics from a park in Ft Worth.DSCN2139.JPGDSCN2146.JPGDSCN2149.JPGDSCN2153.JPGDSCN2163.JPGDSCN2148.JPG

The turtles I'm showing are pretty small. 6 or 7 inches.
The turtles in your post look pretty big.
I assume that last picture is a picture of you. You look very contented there.
Nice to see a picture of you.

Some of these turtles were probably 10 to 12 inches across. Thanks.

[bighomer]

I-65/ I-24 interchange Nashville, Tn. Deer keeping the vegetation under control at the big warehouse on the hill, couple of miles north of down town. They're everywhere, they're everywhere!!!

[doglegg]

One of my favorite cayote pictures. Taken across a warm pond in Kelly Wy. Heavy steam from the pond on a really cold morning, ducks and geese on the pond and off in the distance taking it all in and thinking about lunch is Wiley B. himself.

[Quick Steel]

A very evocative photo.

[big monk]

A few of my forest friends,stopping by for a "snack"

[Quick Steel]

Very nice shots big monk.

[doglegg]

Thanks QS.
Some great pics Big Monk.

[Dinadan]

Deer everywhere, Homer? Some folks love that, but I have a couple of sisters who live in the country and the two animals they cannot abide are armadillos and deer! Cool photo.

Very nice coyote photo, Doglegg.

Great deer and turkey photos at the feeder, Monk.

Everyone is posting photos of beautiful animals, so I am going to change the direction. Yesterday I caught what is probably the ugliest fish I have ever caught. It is a Black Drum, maybe 30 pounds though I did not weigh or measure it. It was bigger than I normally keep, but there was an old man (my age) fishing nearby. When I hoisted the fish for a photo he yelled that if I did not want it, he would like to have it. I gladly gave him the fish and he told me that he had 14 nephews and nieces at home to feed. I noticed later that he caught a substantial drum himself: with 14 dependents he needed a lot!

We wound up with a mess of White Trout, which are a perfect fish. Easy to clean and taste delicious! Had them for supper.

[doglegg]

Thanks Mel. That's a BIG fish. Quiet a fight I bet.