naturegirl

I need therapy. My bow is in the hospital. This is a great idea!

I've also met men who shoot this bow. It is an easy shooting bow. I think I'll keep mine forever. Wish it was a 60/25. I've always wanted a backup bow...lol

There were no outward signs of cause of death that I could tell. BUT I did not move her in anyway. I was a tad afraid to touch her so I just looked and took pictures.

Thank you. I know I get windy with my recaps and as it is I left out so much!!!! I could've easily wrote double and had double the pics. If you are not into reading a small novel, the pictures tell the story just as well

See you Monday evening at BPS.

Ex got him in the divorce. He's good though That's funny your ex got him? They are buddies and my place is off limits to anyone he associates with. Thanks for all the names

Ex got him in the divorce. He's good though

I'm watching this thread. Let me know what you decide My bag kept me warm, but it is not light enough for a backpack hunt.

I'm going to add that I could do without all the photos of snakes around houses. I like to think my parcel is a snake-free zone and I don't like looking at all the places they can hide or sunbathe by human residences. I'll just keep pretending they live in the mountains away from my place.

That is an awesome collection of photos. I too leave them alone and just move on my way. It seems everyone else I'm usually with wants to kill them and I'm fighting for the rattler's life. Go figure. Sometimes I win and sometimes I lose. I didn't like hunting them with my dad when I was a kid and didn't like seeing the eggs with baby snakes when some of the females were cut open. I grew up with rattlesnake skins hanging on our living room and kitchen walls. They are so much prettier in the wild if you ask me I do not like that last photograph though. Brings back bad memories of a den I found once awhile back when javi hunting. I had to call for backup to be collected from my spot because I wouldn't move. There were way too many for my liking. I've only seen that once and don't care to see it again. And yes they taste pretty much like chicken in my opinion.

This is the best video I've seen. Tenderloins and backstraps are not missed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7AHA2TyqHo&feature=youtu.be

Wow this is so sad, i have 3 girls and a son i would never leave anyone out, your pops sounds like mine, but he did take me deer hunting when i was 10 an hour before daylight in a spot i never had been in we got there at dark an hour before daylight he said boy which way you wanna go i pointed to what i thought was the west he said be back around noon. Don't get me wrong. I love my father and my brother to no end. I am simply stating a fact of how I grew up. The boy was favored over the girls by my dad. I'm exactly where I want to be and I've managed to find my balance somewhere in the middle. I believe my parents gave me the greatest gift by exposing me to the outdoors since my first camping trip when I was 3 weeks old. I've passed this gift onto my 3 children who were all camping within their first few months of life. It just irks me a tad that people still feel this way about girls. ughh!

I was left behind a lot as a kid while my brother got to go with my dad small game hunting. I was left behind when my dad took my brother on back country horseback trips. Get the picture here.... Fast forward to about age 30 when I'm re-introduced to hunting. Add another 6 or so years before I'd pick up a gun to hunt and another year for a bow. I was a kid who didn't want to be left home. I ended up becoming a non-hunter (actually almost an anti-hunter) and just about a vegetarian. It's possible I could've been a hunter my whole life, but because I was born without testicles I was left behind. I'd like to see someone tell me I'm not welcome in camp because it's "guys only." New hunters, women, and kids can all teach you something if you are listening.

Most give free consults, but most likely you will have to spend money to go after him, although you may find someone who is willing to wait for payment after the case settles. My divorce attorney is very expensive, but he's working with me and gave me a discounted rate. Why? Because all I had to do was ask and we negotiated his rate to $50 cheaper an hour. I didn't know prior to this that attorneys rates can be negotiable.

Sorry hoghntr. I know you asked us not to say this, but it's VERY nice of you to do this. Prayers and a donation sent Jared's way.

I always carry a pen and spiral notebook. I find it much easier and faster to write the "old-fashioned" way not to mention I'm always trying to conserve my phone battery when out and about. In Illinois in certain areas they require signing in and in other areas they require hunters to register with them online notifying them that you will be hunting a certain area and then you also have to fill out a detailed piece of paper and keep it on your dash (they don't have quads there like they do here since there is place to ride them). After the hunt, you are required to turn the paper in. We had to go back into town one day to get computer access to register with Illinois DNR and print the piece of paper required for the dash. It was one of the requirements we missed beforehand.

Here's a video for those of us who do not know how to open these things. I thought it would be quick to cut it with my pocket knife and 5 stitches later to my thumb I know this wasn't a good idea. I wanted quick and there is nothing quick about it according to the video. Yes I am accident prone, but I'm sure I'm probably not the only one whose done this. Dang it's hard to type with a numb thumb...lol

No sense in having to sign in/out if G&F isn't going to keep up on it. Completely defeats the purpose.

I've known two people who drew back to back premium unit bull tags (archery). Both were successful their first year and turned in their surveys. Totally thought it was odd, but the draw is all about odds and I don't think it can be figured out. I think some people just have more luck than others.

A few years ago we had a trail cam on a very popular tank south of the valley in early December. We had quite a few cameras out that year and had been watching a family of lions (mom, 2 older youngins) frequent different tanks in the area. It was the first and only lions we have gotten on camera and we ended up with a lot of pictures from multiple different locations. We pulled our cards and reviewed the pictures. Sure enough the lion and her cubs were on film again, but here's where it gets interesting. We have pictures showing the lions at the tank and seconds later we show an archery hunter on film. He retrieves his arrow and starts combing the ground (appears he's looking for blood). Next thing you know our camera is being messed with (all on film). it was very obvious they were trying to tamper with or steal our camera. Then the two hunters put on face masks and combed the area for about 45 minutes. All of this might have been pretty fun to watch on a trail camera, but the problem is the kittens still had spots. I had spoken with the G&F officer down in the that unit on multiple other occasions so I forwarded him all the pictures. I know the G&F officer came down to review the area because we also got him on camera, but I never heard what happened after that. This is probably one of the most interesting things we have caught on camera. How very tempting it is to post the pictures, but I'm not sure of the legality of it because we are all innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. I would've thought he missed, but he spent too much time in the area after the shot and I also was able to identify a spot on the ground after the shot that appears to be blood. This is a picture of the lions. Down below in a reply I posted more pictures.

So I'm not the only one. I seriously am LMAO. Great way to start the morning....LOL

Wow that is a nice buck! Sounds like some action packed pig hunting too. Thanks for sharing

Very nice buck

I think I should add that male G strings are not acceptable forms of clothing EVER and especially not out in the sticks. I'd have the crap scared out of me if I came across such a sight!

He's HOT! LOL What the heck is he doing? That is quite the surprise when checking a camera...LOL