What do You Hunt? Help Cure Cabin Fever & Share Your Critter Pics
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Riomouse911
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I don't have any hunting pics to share...but here are some insect critters doing their thing in the back yard that I spied the other day...
Stay safe...
Stay safe...
@hillman23, that's some pretty country. Can't imagine hunting where there are no snakes, but wouldn't complain about it a bit. Hills are nice, too. 
@Riomouse911...nice! Always liked to see ladybugs in the garden as they eat aphids. Strangest ladybug behavior I've ever seen was when employed at a chemical plant we loaded tank cars of Formic Acid (this is what red ants inject when they sting), a very corrosive liquid which, during loading vented strong, impossible to breathe, vapors. During rainy weather, a tarp would be placed over dome of tank car and on such occasions it was not uncommon for ladybugs to accumulate on the tarp so thick it would appear red. The fumes from the car were capable of burning skin if not washed off, but did not phase the little critters.
Lots of interesting pictures, folks, keep 'em coming.
Regards,
hps
@Riomouse911...nice! Always liked to see ladybugs in the garden as they eat aphids. Strangest ladybug behavior I've ever seen was when employed at a chemical plant we loaded tank cars of Formic Acid (this is what red ants inject when they sting), a very corrosive liquid which, during loading vented strong, impossible to breathe, vapors. During rainy weather, a tarp would be placed over dome of tank car and on such occasions it was not uncommon for ladybugs to accumulate on the tarp so thick it would appear red. The fumes from the car were capable of burning skin if not washed off, but did not phase the little critters.
Lots of interesting pictures, folks, keep 'em coming.
Regards,
hps
Armored farmer
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A recent rainout has us back in the shop until fields dry out. I changed the oil in one of the tractors and changed a tire on a tillage tool. A quick run to town for more parts(via phone order and outdoor pick-up), and then it was back to my fishin' hole with my old quail hunting partner.
We caught a couple dozen river bass in an hour or so.
this little river also runs through his farm about 5 miles upstream.
...yours truly with the biggest fish of the evening.
ETA to ensure this post is gun related, I had my normal EDC pistol in my waistband. I usually have a live and let live policy for snakes. Poisonous snakes have the right to live wherever they want....except my bridge.
We caught a couple dozen river bass in an hour or so.
this little river also runs through his farm about 5 miles upstream.
...yours truly with the biggest fish of the evening.ETA to ensure this post is gun related, I had my normal EDC pistol in my waistband. I usually have a live and let live policy for snakes. Poisonous snakes have the right to live wherever they want....except my bridge.
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Riomouse911
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Man those shots of you fishing the low water crossing pool remind me of being a kid and fishing the stretch of Palmer Creek that flowed through a corner of our family ranch.
I remember we went into town and I bought a Mepps minnow with a spinner. Even when they saw me those bass just couldn’t resist striking it! I think I ultimately snagged it somewhere and lost it after reeling in about five or six good ones.
Hopefully you’ll dry out and be able to finish up soon.
Stay safe.
I remember we went into town and I bought a Mepps minnow with a spinner. Even when they saw me those bass just couldn’t resist striking it! I think I ultimately snagged it somewhere and lost it after reeling in about five or six good ones.
Hopefully you’ll dry out and be able to finish up soon.
Stay safe.
troy fairweather
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I also spent half my childhood in a creek, we used anything we had for bait. Banana even works, lightning bugs for night fishing. The other half was riding my bike and shooting guns. I used to send mepps squirrel tails for spinners, I should see if they still do that.
Armored farmer
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They do! Some of the guys from my BP club do that.
troy fairweather
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Google here I come, long time before small game starts tho. I used to get a few a day from roadkill.
Riomouse911
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Wow, I wonder what brought them there, maybe the odor? I remember one summer in Lake Tahoe, lots of them would wash up on the beach. I guess they got tired flying and landed in the water.@hillman23, that's some pretty country. Can't imagine hunting where there are no snakes, but wouldn't complain about it a bit. Hills are nice, too.
@Riomouse911...nice! Always liked to see ladybugs in the garden as they eat aphids. Strangest ladybug behavior I've ever seen was when employed at a chemical plant we loaded tank cars of Formic Acid (this is what red ants inject when they sting), a very corrosive liquid which, during loading vented strong, impossible to breathe, vapors. During rainy weather, a tarp would be placed over dome of tank car and on such occasions it was not uncommon for ladybugs to accumulate on the tarp so thick it would appear red. The fumes from the car were capable of burning skin if not washed off, but did not phase the little critters.
Lots of interesting pictures, folks, keep 'em coming.
Regards,
hps
These ladybugs were bright red with no little spots on their shells, I’ve never seen ones like these before. I like watching them cruise up and down the plants like they’re on a mission!
Stay safe.
@Captcurt, nice bucks! I've never hunted chachalac. They only moved into our area as Mexico cleared lots of brush. Those that have moved in hang out in very dense brush and a drive would be about only way to hunt them.........except the citified ones in my neighborhood. A pair took up residence in some brush nearby and raise their young years ago; I'm sure it is their offspring who have continued to do so. I love to hear their raucous call in the springtime, but they sure go silent when stealing my peaches in the back yard and tick the wife off sitting on the patio furniture (doing what birds do).
I was not as dedicated to fishing as hunting, but my dad was a real fisherman and my son enjoyed both. Been a looonnng time since I fished freshwater. When my son was pre-teen, we loved to hit Falcon Lake in the spring for the white bass run. We'd cruise until we saw them schooling, approach from upwind and drift with them until they dispersed. A gold spoon would hook you up almost every cast; those little buggers are really scrappy for their size on light tackle.
When dad could no longer handle his boat, I bought a bay boat to take him and my son fishing in the bay. Dad's intimate knowledge of the bays never failed to put us on nice trout and redfish and I'm thankful for the hundreds of hours of quality time the three of us had on the water. Have to admit salt-water can be addictive.
Even when dad's eyesight failed, he continued to love his fishing. He never liked spinning and used his light Ambassador bait casting reel w/10# mono line. I swear, he could cast that thing 100 yards (or close to it) and always put his share of fish in the boat to the end.
When his eyesight went, and he could not see the spoon hit the water (at which time it is imperative to thumb the spool to prevent overrun) it often resulted in horrible backlashes with monofilament line, but I still long for those times when we could help him untangle those bird nests. RIP, dad. Oh, and I had a thing for sunrise, even over the bay, back then.
On a sad note, and to keep firearms front & center, what with Falcon conditions & drug traffic being what it is along the border, violence has escalated to a point, that I would strongly consider stowing a
onboard should I return.
Regards,
hps
A pair took up residence in some brush nearby and raise their young years ago; I'm sure it is their offspring who have continued to do so. I love to hear their raucous call in the springtime, but they sure go silent when stealing my peaches in the back yard and tick the wife off sitting on the patio furniture (doing what birds do).I was not as dedicated to fishing as hunting, but my dad was a real fisherman and my son enjoyed both. Been a looonnng time since I fished freshwater. When my son was pre-teen, we loved to hit Falcon Lake in the spring for the white bass run. We'd cruise until we saw them schooling, approach from upwind and drift with them until they dispersed. A gold spoon would hook you up almost every cast; those little buggers are really scrappy for their size on light tackle.
When dad could no longer handle his boat, I bought a bay boat to take him and my son fishing in the bay. Dad's intimate knowledge of the bays never failed to put us on nice trout and redfish and I'm thankful for the hundreds of hours of quality time the three of us had on the water. Have to admit salt-water can be addictive.
Even when dad's eyesight failed, he continued to love his fishing. He never liked spinning and used his light Ambassador bait casting reel w/10# mono line. I swear, he could cast that thing 100 yards (or close to it
) and always put his share of fish in the boat to the end.When his eyesight went, and he could not see the spoon hit the water (at which time it is imperative to thumb the spool to prevent overrun) it often resulted in horrible backlashes with monofilament line, but I still long for those times when we could help him untangle those bird nests. RIP, dad. Oh, and I had a thing for sunrise, even over the bay, back then.
On a sad note, and to keep firearms front & center, what with Falcon conditions & drug traffic being what it is along the border, violence has escalated to a point, that I would strongly consider stowing a
onboard should I return.Regards,
hps
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Loyalist Dave
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I like me some deer, and I like me some squirrel...., I like rabbits, and pheasants, and quail, and grouse, and ducks, and geese, and even moose, but I've not photos loaded on the computers from those hunts......
THIS IS NOT HOW TO HUNT BOAR...... and is merely a joke-photo about the backup a bayonet bearing musket gives you when hunting......
LD
THIS IS NOT HOW TO HUNT BOAR...... and is merely a joke-photo about the backup a bayonet bearing musket gives you when hunting......
LD
Patocazador
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I'm like Dave but it seems I've been drawn to the 3 D's, ducks, deer and doves mostly.
Patocazador
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More.
troy fairweather
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I think that dog likes it's picture taken lol.
Patocazador
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She deserves it. She's almost 15 and can hunt anything just about. She's scared of bears though.
Armored farmer
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That looks like a great hunt. Where do you find that many doves?
I love wingshooting doves....got my limit with a .410 once in about an hour!....it was crazy good!
Nice sportsman 48!
Great dog too!
Armored farmer
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You know I was in Bandera, Tx back in March......that's your old stomping grounds right?Man those shots of you fishing the low water crossing pool remind me of being a kid and fishing the stretch of Palmer Creek that flowed through a corner of our family ranch.
I remember we went into town and I bought a Mepps minnow with a spinner. Even when they saw me those bass just couldn’t resist striking it! I think I ultimately snagged it somewhere and lost it after reeling in about five or six good ones.
Hopefully you’ll dry out and be able to finish up soon.
Stay safe.
When my grandkids were 4 & 5 yrs old, my son would bring his chocolate lab with him when they came down to visit. After one such visit, my wife asked why I had so many pictures of the dog and so few of the grandkids. I quickly replied, "the dog sits still long enough for me to focus the camera lens."
Love your picture of the percussion double! Shot many a dove with this one
Regards,
hps
Armored farmer
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When my grandkids were 4 & 5 yrs old, my son would bring his chocolate lab with him when they came down to visit. After one such visit, my wife asked why I had so many pictures of the dog and so few of the grandkids. I quickly replied, "the dog sits still long enough for me to focus the camera lens."
Love your picture of the percussion double! Shot many a dove with this one
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Regards,
hps
I haven't been dove hunting with my percussion sxs, but I did take the jake with mine back in '16.
troy fairweather
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You guys are making want a gun I don't have money for, how much for a kidney these days lol.
Loyalist Dave
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Gave this one a pass a couple years back..
2018-09-15_08-31-58 by poofy27, on Flickr
Then got this guy.
2017-12-06_10-13-06 by poofy27, on Flickr
Last year. I drug this 9 point up my backyard steps.
2018-11-08_09-54-20 by poofy27, on Flickr
This past season, I got lucky with this small racked non typical.
2019-11-05_05-16-25 by poofy27, on Flickr
All shot in my residential back yard.
My 20 foot high treestand is 90 feet from my garage door.
At 70 YO, it's nice to have a bathroom close by
2018-09-15_08-31-58 by poofy27, on FlickrThen got this guy.
2017-12-06_10-13-06 by poofy27, on FlickrLast year. I drug this 9 point up my backyard steps.
2018-11-08_09-54-20 by poofy27, on FlickrThis past season, I got lucky with this small racked non typical.
2019-11-05_05-16-25 by poofy27, on FlickrAll shot in my residential back yard.
My 20 foot high treestand is 90 feet from my garage door.
At 70 YO, it's nice to have a bathroom close by
troy fairweather
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How do you like the tenpoint crossbox.
Paul R Zartman
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I dont get much critter hunting in here in florida on the beach, but about a month ago I keep hearing noises in the shop under the house. I ended up in a territorial dispute with a rather vicious specimen. I finally got the upper hand and was able to rid my dwelling of that nasty critter.
Next morning just before full sunrise I open the garage door and " holy smokes" it's back for round two, staring at me with that " where have you been and what took you so long to open the door" look... it was early and I hadn't had my coffee yet so I relented and gave that vicious little creature it's way, we'll fight another day.
A few minutes later that critter came out of the storage area with its bags packed...I WON...YEA
Next morning just before full sunrise I open the garage door and " holy smokes" it's back for round two, staring at me with that " where have you been and what took you so long to open the door" look... it was early and I hadn't had my coffee yet so I relented and gave that vicious little creature it's way, we'll fight another day.
A few minutes later that critter came out of the storage area with its bags packed...I WON...YEA
Armored farmer
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Happy hunting.
I am taking a break at camp overlook; the darn squirrels keep chewing the antlers off my decor!
I am taking a break at camp overlook; the darn squirrels keep chewing the antlers off my decor!
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