Foxtrot Charlie is back from British Columbia, this time with a stone sheep.
Here’s the whole story and lots of pics:
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Foxtrot Charlie Nails Another Ram
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Foxtrot Charlie Nails a Ram
I was on my way back to town the other day when our very own Foxtrot Charlie called me to tell me he was back from his sheep hunt in British Columbia. For the next hour FC detailed the hunt. He was still going strong when I pulled up in … Continue reading →
Trip to the Dark Side of the Moon
KYHillChick and I drove out US 52 to Rushville, IN. I’d never been that far out 52 before. Things flatten out, and it’s all crop fields. Rushville was an extremely friendly place. The first spot we stopped was The Corner Restaurant by the courthouse. Everyone knew each other and kind … Continue reading →
Memorial Day Weekend, 2023
I made it down on Thursday– it’s great to be retired–and was able to spend Friday morning at the bench without interruption getting two projects figured out. 25-06 Mauser When my buddy, O.T., was about to pass, he let me buy his 25-06 custom Mauser. It is an easy rifle … Continue reading →
Boar Hunt with SuperCore
This AM, SuperCore and I ventured north of Arcadia, Florida to hunt boar. It took about 90 minutes to drive from SuperCore’s place in Bradenton. Our destination was RazzorRanch in Zolfo Springs, a year-round hunting preserve that specializes in trophy boar and exotics. https://razzorranch.com/ We got there just at first … Continue reading →
Fishing Trip
I flew down to meet SuperCore in Bradenton, Florida this week in preparation for a hog hunt later next week. Today we went out to the City Pier and tried some fishing. We were mostly bothered by bait stealers, but I finally nailed a Spanish Mackeral. It’s the biggest fish … Continue reading →
Labor Day, 2020
Labor Day Weekend saw one of the largest campouts we have ever had at the farm, certainly the biggest in a decade. It was organized by Moose and Angus and the guests were their friends and family.  I was down for part of the time, and had a great time. … Continue reading →
A Lot of Firsts for Mooselette
I’ve been off for a week on unpaid furlough, so we had a great opportunity to get caught up on things. The best came last. Mooselette and Daddy Moose came down for a campout. Mooselette got to set up her tent all by herself. While I watched camp, Saturday morning. … Continue reading →
Party in the Woods!
Moose and Angus invited all their friends out for a weekend of camping and shooting. I mostly stayed up at the house watching the weather. We had on-and-off thunderstorms– just enough to make it interesting. Views: 7 Related posts: Mooselette Comes to Camp Sorry I haven’t written. … Continue reading →
Hog Hunt
I had a few days of vacation that I needed to burn before the end of the year. Folically Challenged on 24hourcampfire.com ( official thread here) and I had been meaning to get out and do some hog hunting at his favorite spot in SE Georgia, Yellow Bluff Adventure Society. … Continue reading →
Sunrise At Pooh Corner
Back when we first got the farm, it was about 3 months before I could get a plumber in to get water running. We used a corner of the backyard that we nicknamed Pooh Corner. I still go there in the mornings to sit on the bench we converted from … Continue reading →
Mooselette Comes to Camp
This weekend just past has got to be one of the absolute best off-season times we’ve all had in the past 20 years, despite rain all three days. Moose, Angus and Mooselette came down for Saturday. I got off work early and got camp opened up well ahead of everyone … Continue reading →
Thunderstorm 9/10/2016
Angus and Moose gave me a GoPro Hero for my birthday. I’ve been testing it out. They say I can use it hunting, but I’ll be deuced if I can figure out a way to tie it to a turkey or a deer. I might be able to use the … Continue reading →
News from Camp
I have been taking my usual summer hiatus from the weblog, but that does not mean I have not been busy. Things have been really hopping both down at camp and back at the reloading bench. The big news came back in the beginning of June. Little Mooselette came down … Continue reading →
Floating Hole II
Angus and I ventured out to Dry Ridge today to pick up a fishing boat. We’ve been talking about this for years, getting a boat with a small motor to fish the Licking River up above Falmouth as well as Kincaid Lake. Both are only a few miles from camp. … Continue reading →
Garbage Bags as a Survival Tool
I want you all to have a look at this article: Man, sons die while hiking in freezing rain ST. LOUIS –  On a weekend trip that was a surprise anniversary gift for his wife, an outdoors-loving Air Force veteran ventured out with two of his sons for a hike … Continue reading →
A Snake Story — Sort of
Here’s a snake story for y’all. I was down in the Big South Fork, just before Turkey Season in 2000. My buddy that lived down there had taken me out scouting here and there, and then we assembled the whole tribe and went for a hike, heading downstream from Yamacraw. … Continue reading →
Athlete’s Foot
I had a couple of old buddies. One was veteran of The Bulge and Jacque was an old caver. The two of them got to talking about their athlete’s foot. John had it bad. He froze his feet in The Bulge and nearly lost them. However, they eventually healed up, … Continue reading →
What’s in your pack?
I hunt in my own backyard. Granted, it’s 200 acres, but it still is a lot different from the days of traveling 3 hours to get there and another hour to walk in the way I used to. The contents of my pack have changed over the years, but not … Continue reading →
On Hypothermia
One thing I just have to interject here is the concept of hypothermia. I had danced that number a couple of years before I got into deer hunting, so I knew what I was up against. Cold, wet, tired, and alone turns into dead amazingly fast. A sudden 5 degree … Continue reading →
If You Encounter a Mountain Lion
Views: 4 Related posts: Playing the Wind or J-Lo and Steve find each other? Hello, Jerry? This is Shaman. More on Deer Porn The shaman and the Old Turkey Hunter Shamanic Guide to Survival (short form) The Sport of Not-Hunting for Deer O.D. and the 2 of 7 Rule The … Continue reading →
Sorry I haven’t written. . .
I know. It’s been waaaay to long. However, we all haven’t been down to the farm since before the All-Star break. I haven’t been shooting since then either. Life has been on hold due to drought and heat and work. The big highlight this summer was going up to Lake … Continue reading →
The Floating Hole Maiden Voyage
The maiden voyage of the Floating Hole has ended with a somewhat qualified success. There was no loss of life. No major loss of property, and a good time was had by all. In the driveway, wearing rabbit ears, the motor had started easily. At the dock, however, it took … Continue reading →
Shamanic Guide to Survival (short form)
A while back, a bunch of us over at the www.baitshopboyz.com were musing over how to find north without a compass. Well, let me see. I had a buddy who lived through the Bulge. He said the Big Dipper and the North Star were usually obscured, but that Orion was … Continue reading →
What’s the strangest animal I’ve ever seen Hunting?
That one is easy. Back in ’97 I was doing a lot of hunting in the Big South Fork region of southern KY. Buddy Joe Taylor was a local folklorist and storyteller, and we’d taken a shine to each other and Joe took me around a lot, showing me good … Continue reading →