daryl_s

2 years ago I was NOT hired for a job because I am NOT a minority. I was the most qualified and I was who the people that did the interviewing wanted to hire but Human Resources told them no. I was not supposed to know the reason but I found out through my "connection." I will not say what company because I still plan on working there in the future.

That looks like the X1 to me. If I was looking for a pack I would jump all over it. I have the X1 and love it. Not too big, not too small.

I was wondering what you guys think are the most important first aid/survival items to carry at all times when out in the field. I tried to do a search but didn't come up with much. When I was in Boy Scouts back in the day we made these little survival kits and I carried it around for years every time I was in the great outdoors. It was pretty simple but very handy. Some of the things that I can remember it having are: small plastic mirror, emergency blanket, emergency poncho, a small amount of fishing line, hooks, split shots in one those 35 mm camera film containers, dryer lint or those fire starters in a ziploc bag, one of those p38 can openers, flint and steel, small pocket knife, waterproof strike anywhere matches, a small amount of rope. That's most of what I remember from the list but I think at some point I used every single thing in there. I even tested out the fishing line and hooks to see if it would work if needed. I dug up some worms and tied the fishing line to a stick, lodged it behind a rock put some splitshots on and came back about an hour later and had about a 10" brown on there that cooked up really good. I can't remember what all I had in there but it was pretty small, simple and light. I think one thing I would add is more first aid type stuff. I just like to try to be prepared as much as possible, within reason of course. What do your lists look like and what do you consider most important or absolutely necessary? I appreciate any and all suggestions.

My dad brought home 2 thirty pounders from Bartlett one day and it was super good eating. From my experience they are good fresh and not good after being frozen and then thawed. The way we cook em up is take the whole filet and cut into chunks and batter it and fry em up. It's like eating popcorn chicken, but it's fish, and it tasted awesome.

I have no idea. I just remember it being part of the kit . I also realize that water and shelter by far outweigh everything else, but there are plenty of other things that can be very useful.........first aid materials for example. My dad broke his ankle while fishing black river 4 or 5 years ago. He was with a friend and 2 miles from the truck. He had an ace bandage in his pack and was able to wrap his ankle to help keep the swelling down. Would he have died if he didn't have it??? No, but it sure helped him in the situation he was in. I just was wondering what you guys/gals normally take that you would consider to be necessary. AZP&Y-Are those water purification tablets available at places like Sportsman's Warehouse?? Thanks for the ideas so far.

That is a HUGE flathead, you could feed a small army with that. I think fresh flathead cooked up the day it is brought home is some of the best eating there is. There's no way I would buy it from the store though.

That is very cool!!!!!!!

+1 http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=8964 I would highly recommend this. I have the 12x42 monarchs myself. Swaros are not and will not be in my budget anytime soon. These are super binoculars for the money. Daryl.

I gotta admit......the kid is more than holding his own. funny stuff.

With you two gangin up on him poor kid doesn't stand a chance. Well, he started it.

bunny police/cop forest circus

careful what you wish for.

Only time I ever saw a sticker was at Jack in the box on az4life's truck a few years ago. It was cool to meet someone from the site. The best Mexican food I ever had was in Mexico on a street corner. jajajajajajajaja

Looks like a ton of action for a short trip. Congrats on the success.

I love the pictures Jim. I am dying to get my kids a dog. Once I get the sprinklers put in in my backyard and get the grass in pretty good I plan on getting a lab puppy. My sister in law and her husband brought over their new 8 week old rottweiler today. My son(1 1/2) was hilarious. The dog would try to play with him and my son thought he was being attacked. The funniest was when we saw him sitting at the kiddie table with his feet up on the lookout I plan on looking for a lab in the next few weeks or month in case you know of any for sale.

What part of ARgentina were you in? My GF is from Baya Blanca. I lived in Rosario, Santa Fe and Parana. I loved it down there.

I wish my wife would go hunting with me, I've tried. When my daughter gets a little older ( she's 3 ) I will definitely take her along.

In Argentina in the the 90's the Peso was 1 to 1 with the US Dollar. I was living there in Dec. 2001 when it fell overnight to 3 or 4 to 1, depending on the day. Inflation obviously kicked in really quickly. It was a huge mess. All of a sudden it was way more profitable for business owners to export their goods because the Argentine peso was so weak. As a foreigner with foreign money it was great for me. All of a sudden my $100 could buy me $300-$400 worth of goods, so it was only natural for inflation to kick in. Each province started printing their own money and the value of each one varied depending on the status of the province. Whose money would you rather have South Dakota's or California's??? The US dollar has been dropping worldwide and that is one of the biggest causes of inflation. About the voting......there is no way I could sit back, not go out and vote and then watch Hillary or Obama get voted in.

The latest NEC would be the 2008. Hate to see you spend the money on the 2005 since there are some changes in 2008 that would affect some of the work on your house.

That's a sweet lookin fox, nicely done.

I have the Nikon Monarchs and am in no hurry to upgrade. I have been more than happy with them.

My dad went to San Carlos Friday(I was at school ) and they caught a ton. The fish fry on Sunday was awesome. He brought home 22 crappie and had 7 1/2 lbs of fillets.

I do know the odds on you deserving a swift kick to the Junk though. Not that I am bitter or anything. +1

I'll have his trailer ready for him Sweet!!!! . Now if they get the road open we'll be in business .

I'll have his trailer ready for him Sweet!!!! . Now if they get the road open we'll be in business .