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TripleF wrote:Had a new kid with us yesterday....one of the boys dad decided to attend a mission!! Even lit his first ever fire....with a ferro rod and the
magical fatwood (He's spoiled now for lighting future fires...lol).

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Scott, great mission. Keeping those youn fellas active is keeping you active! Your time invested in their lives will live on the rest of their lives.
Glad for both you and the young men.

Side note: that T-shirt weather sure does look appealing.
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Great mission Scott. Did the non verbal young man make this one too? ::tu:: ::tu::
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Scott - looks like some very cool missions for the boys!

Doc - I really like the Bobcat photo. I have lived in Bobcat country for sixty five years and lived and worked in the woods for decades. I have seen exactly one Bobcat in that time. They are pretty common here judging by the tracks I have seen and by the numbers that the Bobcat hunters kill with dogs, but they sure are secretive.
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doglegg wrote:Great mission Scott. Did the non verbal young man make this one too? ::tu:: ::tu::

Thanks Floyd. Not this one....wasn't invited. All kids are invited but I am moving more towards "focusing" my time so
I don't ignore kids because there is too many.

I do have an appointment to talk to him again this Sunday though! ::tu::
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TripleF wrote:
doglegg wrote:Great mission Scott. Did the non verbal young man make this one too? ::tu:: ::tu::

Thanks Floyd. Not this one....wasn't invited. All kids are invited but I am moving more towards "focusing" my time so
I don't ignore kids because there is too many.

I do have an appointment to talk to him again this Sunday though! ::tu::
Hope it has a positive effect on him. Thank you taking time with the young fellow. ::nod::
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Fly fishing season is open!
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Eustace ::tu:: ::tu:: :) ... What species is that fish? Looks like what we call a White fish?? ::hmm::
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LongBlade wrote:Eustace ::tu:: ::tu:: :) ... What species is that fish? Looks like what we call a White fish?? ::hmm::
Lee, this is chub:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalius_cephalus

How is the leg? Can we expect pictures of your fishing trips soon?
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Thanks Eustace ::tu:: ... Another name for Chub here is whitefish :D ... often see a few mixed in the trout rivers...
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How is the leg? Can we expect pictures of your fishing trips soon?
I probably won’t be doing much trout fishing but my primary fly fishing is in the ocean and tidal backwater... at this moment I couldn’t fish as the leg is not there yet - I’ll see middle of May when striped bass are here... unfortunately may be a tough year for fishing as recovery from my understanding can be a year... very slow but to regain full strength and gait takes a long time - even still have swelling from 5 months ago :(
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I went fishing with the family this past Sunday. Grand total of the catch?
One medium bullhead. ::facepalm::
He’s back in the river, all ready to annoy someone else. My six year old granddaughter got him.
We had a great time anyway. This dock is on the Fraser River, at New Westminster. (That’s in BC Canada). The building at the top of the ramp used to be a warehouse for the BC Penitentiary. It’s long gone, but the warehouse and castlelike gatehouse remain. The gatehouse is now a pub and the grounds are covered in townhouses.
The bridge is the Pattulo, built in 1937.
As you can see, the river is quite wide here. Some of the biggest sturgeon in the world have been caught right around there.

The people are my sons, Dan and Josh, Dan’s daughter, Lexie, Josh’s girlfriend Ty and her little guy Antonio. Josh and Ty have the matching hair! ::woot::
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Very nice fishing photos, Zoogirl and Eustace. The weather in my part of the world has been just wretched for the past two months. Seems like every day is either raining or very windy. It is nice to see that some folks are still enjoying the ourdoors!
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Wed./Thu. Camping trip.
High Wed. was 58!!! Low yesterday was 42 ::ds::
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Looking good gang !!!!!! I think we are all ready for some spring/summertime weather !!! ::nod:: Always enjoy seeing you folks enjoying the outdoors ,as I do !!!!!

After looking at all Phillip's (AKA treefarmer) deer pictures,I went and got me a trail camera to watch the feeder, this summer__ just to see what eats all my corn ::hmm:: ( I only feed,10 seconds morning & 10 seconds evening ) keeps em' interested,since the loggers have cut most of our acorn trees** _ them deer have plenty of help from the raccoons,squirrels,crows, & dove munching on the corn ( raccoon in 4th picture,under the feeder ) I put a trap out today,to see if I can catch a few of the raccoons ( my neighbor says,we can sell em' for $20 each ?? ) we shall see ::hmm:: __ excited to play with the camera,just to see what goes on,when we are not hunting :) ____ have a great day,my friends___ Monk** :)
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Good stuff, big monk! We had such a messed season due to Hurricane Michael, I haven’t put the cameras out since Thanksgiving, I sure miss checking them once a week. You have charged my battery! ::tu::
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Glad to get that ""battery charged "" for ya' Phillip !!! :) ___ now get them cameras out & let the fun begin ::nod::

Caught my first ""Corn Bandit"" last night** in a live trap ____ could tell it was him,from the mask he was wearing ::hmm:: ____ some of my buddies,that coon hunt said they will turn him loose and give him about 1/2 hour head start,before they release the hounds, then the race is on !!!!! ____ oh well, ( 1 down & several more to go ) ::tu:: __________have a great day,my friends,Monk**
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These fat acrobats, showed up on my last pictures. Broke my solar charger wire. I put some oil on the legs of the feeder...
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Those "" fat acrobats"" will definitely destroy a feeder,to get to the corn ___ gnawing the wires & plastic till they get what they're after :x

Those corn bandits, are some "whoppers"", but then again ""everything is big in Texas"" ::groove::
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Great pics Big Monk. Always surprising what you will see around the feeder. I think the one you caught is trying to charm you with those big brown eyes. Don't get a finger too close. ::tu::
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Yes dog, I know what ya' mean !~!~!! I __ I use my pliers & gloves when fooling with these "angry critters"" ( saves on the fingers ) ::paranoid::

#2 __ Got another one this morning, __ he was really un-happy and was hissing,snarling, & snapping at Ol'Monk ?? ::hmm:: he calmed down after I put a towel over the trap for his ride up the road -- my buddies ran the first one with hounds for a few hours last night and will give this guy a run tonight** -- One thing I have found out about these raccoons is they ""LOVE"" marshmallows better than they do corn ( marshmallows are coon cocaine,for sure ::groove:: ) -- later my friends,Monk :)
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...I can't help but like anything with a face like that!!!......... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ............
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Now big monk, that ain't fair. That's like going to the fancy plantation and shootin' pen raised quail birds that have been set just prior to the hunt. Come to think about it, you might could start a new business setting the coon off a bit before your buddies turn the hounds out down by the creek. Next coon you catch put 'em a little holding pen and wait for the phone to ring. You'd answer and say, "big monk's coon placing service, can I help you?" There are still a few old timers that like to butcher a coon and if you feed them enough marshmallows you can keep 'em fat and healthy, ready to run or ready for the oven with the sweet taters. Which brings up another possibility, plantin' sweet potatoes so it could be a " one stop shopping experience" for those yearning for a platter of coon and sweet taters.......endless entrepreneurial possibilities ::hmm:: ::poke::
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Dang Phillip --- you tryin' to get me outa' retirement and back into the business world ::dang:: makes my head hurt,just thinkin' about it ::sotb:: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: ::tu::
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Doc B, the raccoons were tearing up my feeder, too. I attached a varmint cage over the bottom mechanism, and that solved the problem.
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big monk wrote:Those "" fat acrobats"" will definitely destroy a feeder,to get to the corn ___ gnawing the wires & plastic till they get what they're after :x

Those corn bandits, are some "whoppers"", but then again ""everything is big in Texas"" ::groove::
It’s a tough job, but sometimes ya gotta do it. A sardine or a piece of frozen shrimp works great.

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Mumbleypeg wrote:
big monk wrote:Those "" fat acrobats"" will definitely destroy a feeder,to get to the corn ___ gnawing the wires & plastic till they get what they're after :x

Those corn bandits, are some "whoppers"", but then again ""everything is big in Texas"" ::groove::
It’s a tough job, but sometimes ya gotta do it. A sardine or a piece of frozen shrimp works great.

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