I’m not an Apple guy but I heard this on NPR the other day and really enjoyed it. He was one of the truly great minds of this period in history.
So, what do you think? Kinda sharp, eh? Well, Skinny Moose has a new owner. Which means I have a new overlord boss, so to speak. Part of the new transition has been a complete overhaul of the actual software, so it’s taking me a bit of time to get used to everything. It’s also been happening over the past several days, thus the lack of action around here. Now we are told to post away, but…
I’m getting on a plane in the morning for the Pacific Northwest. I’ll try to squeeze in something while I’m there… We’ll see… Until then, take a look around. Check out the other SM blogs, they all got cleaned up too…
It’s been a good season.
I’ve got some turkey stories and pictures. I’ve also got to finish packing for an early Friday morning departure to Alberta…
So in the meantime, take a trip over to The Outdoor Smorgasboard for video and pictures of his recent trip to Southeast Kansas.
I’ve always liked the Drury brothers. They’ve got Midwestern roots and they don’t try to pass off killing fenced in bucks as hunting. They represent the ethic as I’ve always known it. Their emotions on camera seem genuine and fits with what I experience myself. It’s not a bunch of gibberish about how wonderful that rutted up old buck is going to taste…
Anyway, I was sent this little piece that Bowhunting World did the other day and I thought I’d pass it along. I particularly liked this:
BW: How often do you go out on your farms and get skunked like the average guy?
MD: A lot. Most days we get skunked, just like everybody. I don’t care how much land you’ve got and how good it is and how well it’s managed, mature bucks win most of the time when you’re hunting with a bow.
TD: Want a good example? A few years ago I killed my first buck of the year on my 60th day of bowhunting. That’s a lot of getting skunked!
60 days of getting skunked before dropping the string? That’s dedication, and that’s what kills big bucks. It’s also more time that most hunters will spend in a decade… Here’s the whole piece.
Sorry for the lack of posts. Fall is here, and The Daily Limit is migrating south. Actually The Daily Limit isn’t going anywhere, but I am. Boxes, trucks, and trailers are haunting my dreams right now. I know I haven’t finished the antelope hunt. I also haven’t told you about the new place. I also think you should be reading The Outdoor Smorgasbord right now. He’s back from Kansas and giving us a daily semi-live hunt. I’m not privy to the ending (and I wouldn’t tell you if I was) but he’s already passed a high 130s buck. Take a look.
I’ll try to be back tomorrow.
I’m leaving in the morning for Wyoming to try and chase down a good antelope. Regular readers will remember that I did this in September of 2008 as well. I love the country, love the relaxed style of hunt, and love the time of year. Last time it took me months to get over that sage brush smell…
Check back for a blow-by-blow. Also, check over at The Outdoor Smorgasbord. He’s returned to Southeast Kansas for a muzzleloader hunt. He’s promising regular updates.
Well hmmm… I’ve spent a few days thinking about adding a link to my blog roll. No big deal right? Well it’s complicated… I’ve posted several dove related posts here recently, and I’ve been getting a ton of Google hits for, “dove recipe”. I’ve got a couple, but honestly, my cooking is something like level 1.
So I did a search for hunting blogs that also had some dove recipes and ended up with NorCal Cazadora. She’s a huntress, (Hunter? I’m not really sure huntress is a word?) writer, and professor, or so I gather. She also dates a guy who apparently is an accomplished cook. As I read through it is quickly apparent that Holly and I very different in the way we approach hunting and the outdoors, but I already knew that and it certainly is not a bad thing.
The bad thing? Well, she was part of the small group the Northern Californians who came rushing to the defense of high fence operator T. Michael Riddle a while back. Actually, even that isn’t a bad thing, she was standing up for her friend and I think she even knew someone who worked there or something… But then on a different blog she called me an, “Asshat”.
I’ll be honest, I get called a lot of things, some earned, some not. I’ve never heard that one before. I’m not even sure what it means. My offending behavior? Well I pointed out that shooting a tame buck wasn’t poaching, it was theft, or conversion. If you shoot a neighbors cow, you’re not poaching, why would shooting a fenced in deer be any different? Then she attacked me for hunting baited bears because, you know, we’ve all got to stick together… The exchange is at the link above, you can decide for yourself… I took leave of that conversation and I don’t think I’ve heard from, or thought about her since then (although it is interesting to note that Mr. Riddle posted polite comments on my blog in the months following the whole stir – more on that someday).
Ultimately if I couldn’t survive differing opinions I wouldn’t have a career, and I respect the work Holly does. The rest… well… I’ve shown before with Mr. Rasch that I can have a productive relationship with those who can disagree respectfully (even if the respect is mostly one sided). So, Asshat or not, NorCal Cazadora has been added to the roll under “Outdoor Blogs I Read”, and I do suggest you read it. You can decide for yourself on the baited bears, high fences, tame pheasants, and rabbits that aren’t scared.
Oh, the link that prompted all of this? Here’s a recent post of hers on dove hunting, that features several very interesting recipe links.
Which is good, because here is what I did after work today:
It’s been a fantastic dove season so far but it may be coming to an end. Sunday’s hunt showed that our Kansas hot spot had slowed down dramatically. Today’s hunt showed that the Missouri spot has also slowed down. I had a good shoot, but with all of the corn fields being cut, the doves had other places to go, and they went there. If today is the last dove hunt of the season it’s still been a fantastic year, and these guys certainly enjoyed the warm-up for the serious hunts to come, maybe as soon as 6:30 tomorrow morning…
I guess that’s a somewhat misleading title. I once attended an induction/fundraiser for the Waterfowlers Hall of Fame in Mound City, Missouri. If I remember correctly it included a duck calling demonstration by a friend and a rendition of Grandma Got Run Over By A Snow Goose sang by a collection of elderly locals. Interesting experience. I also drive by the Farmer’s Hall of Fame on my way to work most days… I’ve always figured this was some type of K-State Mecca… but it’s apparently $7.00 to get in, so I’ll pass.
Anyway, what we’re talking about here is the highlights of my 2009 season. A few years back I ran out of space on my desk and book shelf for any more pictures, so I combined the best 3 pictures from that season and framed them together. Then for 2008 I made a matching set but had to use 4 pictures. Now my 2009 set is done.
Dihardhunter over at The Outdoor Smorgasbord has been chasing public ground hogs in Alabama. As usual, he gets in the action and takes great pictures. Take a look at the first hunt and second hunt.
