Everything posted by 686
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Let's Talk Tractors , Implements and Such
That’s what we use; works great to drive around spraying prickly pear, and if you’re burning brush, load the sprayer up with plain water and it works well to put out any stray grass fires.
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
A quick CSB: Our Professional Hunter was driving us back from the ranch to Joburg after our hunt, and we’re on a road about like 281 west of Austin. We come around a curve and there are about 20 baboons lazily sitting in the middle of the road ahead. As we get to about 1/8 mile from the animals, the PH floors the accelerator. We’re all like WTF/ in disbelief, but the baboons slowly start to split up and head to the shoulder. The PH then steers toward(!) a group of them (we’re all thinking this is going to be a huge mess and I hope we don’t roll the truck), but they scatter a few seconds before we pass by at 90-100mph. The PH then explains that it is “impossible” to hit a baboon; they always get out of the way. He actually said they tried it in a friend’s Nissan GTR at ~150mph and still couldn’t hit them. (These guys are obviously kinda adrenaline junkies) Africa; it’s like a whole other country.
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
They are worse than hogs. They climb fences and like to tear the thatched roofs off houses. There are tons of them. Several ranchers I met shoot every one they see.
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Let's Talk Tractors , Implements and Such
Cabo, I’m sure you know this, but just in case not, if you cut mesquites with the saw, you’ll need to spray the stump with Remedy or something similar to kill the stump or it comes back as a pissed off bush. I put in my food plots today with my get-r-dun all-in-one setup.
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
Got my plots in today
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
How many acres did you plant and what proportion is that to your place; and how did you plant (fertilize, disk, throw seed, drag?)? I've been food plotting for about 10 years on various places. In my experience, its all about soil prep and planting methods/techniques; so if your results aren't what you hoped, don't get discouraged, just look at what you could be doing differently on your technique and implement that next time.
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
Where about is your place? I have had good results with Turner Seed mix, but it’s more expensive than BWI and harder to find. I wish I could have planted last week, hopefully this week.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
Nice, I’ve never seen a lefty hammer gun.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
Nice! Did you flip the pic or is the hammer on the left side of that rifle
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Recommend me a dishwasher
A confluence of: new business theories of Planned Obsolescence, Chinese manufacturing, Gub’mint energy efficiency standards, EPA taking phosphates out of detergent (iirc). We wore a mid/high level GE out in 4 years, and it didn’t clean great. Went with high end Kitchen Aid (has motorized nozzle system) about 3 years ago and it cleans really well, no problems. Also, you have to use the good detergent in the little packets, the big box of cascade sucks since they took the phosphates out.
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
Thanks, I think they are both 6+ years old, so definitely potential takers for this year. This is west of Lampasas. The cows are in our south pasture, but the calves have found a gap in the fence, I'll have to go fix it.
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
Pulled cards last week. Most of the velvet is knocked off. Pigs have not shown up on camera since the rain started. Got one other little issue to deal with:
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
This idea has merit. I need to take some time and get my food plots planted around the first of October as well.
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
The pigs have come back a few times, looks like our setups are making it on their rotation. I’m looking forward to pulling cards this weekend and seeing how consistent they are. Hopefully our spring is flowing again and the tanks are full.
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
As soon as the first September cool front comes though, I start getting the deer stand itch myself.
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The 2018 Hunting Thread
L I V I N! Just keep your phone handy or be careful; don't want to be like that guy that was upside down in a treestand harness for 24 hours.
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87 Elephants poached in Botswana in the last few weeks
They have been living in isolated countries and have just started getting out and seeing the world the last two decades, and are just starting to travel to nature destinations in numbers the last few years. Once people see the finite nature of the world, conservation usually takes better hold. As the world communities continue to bash Asian black markets for animal products, and more Chinese get out, I think things will improve.
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87 Elephants poached in Botswana in the last few weeks
Purportedly, more people believe in Traditional Chinese Medicine than believe in The Bible. Cultures evolve over time, I'm optimistic that things will get better. A hundred years ago, we were in a similar place: "Here in the United States we turn our rivers and streams into sewers and dumping-grounds, we pollute the air, we destroy forests, and exterminate fishes, birds and mammals -- not to speak of vulgarizing charming landscapes with hideous advertisements. But at last it looks as if our people were awakening." -Theodore Roosevelt
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Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
- The Gun Owner’s thread
Mine’s a Winchester 61, serial puts it at 1950:- The Gun Owner’s thread
I'm in the same boat and did basically the same thing, but instead of buying stupid crap, my wife is a mizer/money hoarder. The first 10 years of marriage I didn't buy many guns or hunt much because I wanted to pay off all debt, and she was cool with that. After we'd accomplished that, I started spending money on guns and hunting, and about 10 years later, she still isn't really on board with it. Of course, now I realize I should have made hunting/shooting/gun buying a deal maker/breaker from the beginning.- The Gun Owner’s thread
Second from left is a custom 375 Wby with a heavy Douglas barrel; gun on far right is a stock Rem 700 BDL .223 with heavy varmint barrel. Yeah, I didn't really start buying guns until I had family financial stuff pretty well addressed, but I like buying used classic guns that are depreciated out and actually appreciate at or above the level of inflation, so its really a conservative investment. My wife's eyes usually glaze over an she stops interrogating me about gun stuff when I start talking investment strategy.- The Gun Owner’s thread
Heading to the ranch tomorrow for the weekend. I’m overpacking, but what the hell. Let’s get it on. Shotguns 28 g spanish SxS 16 g 1100 12 g Grandad’s Marlin pump Rifles .22 Grandad’s Winchester pump .223 5.56 suppressed 300 Win Mag 300 Ultra Mag 375 Weatherby Pistolas .22 Great Uncles Hi Standard .380 Colt Mustang .45 Springfield suppressed I just picked up the ultra mag today, going to give the ol shoulder a workout and see if I need to put a recoil reducer or a break on it.- The 2018 Hunting Thread
We had the same experience in Lampasas last year. I theorize the barometric pressure changes, etc associated with Harvey moved the birds North for awhile and the then they migrated later.- The 2018 Hunting Thread
Nice! I always think its going to suck sitting out in the blazing heat, but if I bring a bucket of ice cold drinks to my spot its never as bad as I think. - The Gun Owner’s thread
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