Monday, April 23, 2007

Turkey hunting

Spent the lst three days Turkey hunting, well really turkey guiding, for my son. He did not fill his tag but we did have fun, seen lots of birds and call in a couple good size toms. Just not close enough. No shots were taken and so no wounded birds either.

Had a strange thing happen though, on Saturday morning we went out to our blind in the pre-morning darkness to find the blind was not there. It was gone, out of sight, only our chairs remained. I found it about 100 yds. away in a swamp. Wind must have caught it and sent it flying. This put a damper on hunting for awhile but we found a different area to set up in and kept hunting.

The best thing, as always, was spending time with my son, we don't get time alone much anymore and hunting is our "guy time" together.

Also note that the Hunter Education class I teach starts this evening. small turn out this year only six signed up. I think caused by a combination of low number of kid of that age and the fact that the schools are teaching it as a summer school course. The schools would not even let me put out a flier to the classes, they said it was a conflict of interest. The only conflict was that they get paid to teach the class and they did not want me getting any of there students. Maybe the day of the volunteer instructor is coming to an end.

Monday, April 16, 2007

gun control

A tragedy at Virgina Tech today. It is terrible what people are capable of doing to each other.

But as predicted, the liberal press doesn't care about the victims. All they want is another chance to yell for more gun control. Cuz as we all know if there were just stricter gun laws this tragedy never would have happen. BULL SHIT. Gun restrictive laws do not take guns out the the hands of criminals or those intent on violence, they only take guns from honest Americans.

Baning things has never worked. We passed laws to band drugs. Are they no longer a problem?

They tried a thing back in the 20's called Prohibition. It was a law baning all alcohol. Did it stop alcohol from being use or sold in the U.S.? No, it just moved it underground. It also turned a bunch of low life hoods into millionaire gang leaders. Baning of alcohol is what made the organized crime families of today.

restrictive gun laws would just repeat our mistakes of the pass and bring into power a whole new group of millionaire organized criminals.

Again my heart gos out to the victims of this tragedy. Let us remember that passing laws in a knee jerk reaction to this incident will not help them, nor will it stop future incidents.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

imus

Time for me to weight in on this whole Imus thing. First off what he said was and is degrading to women. But then that was why he was on the air. He is a shock jock. that is what they do. they say thing to piss people off and raise a stir. That was why CBS hired him to be on the radio. Now because the liberal press decides to go hog while on this, CBS has a change a heart and fires him. How two faced can they be. Black "music" and black comedians have been degrading women for years as part of there act. the only difference here is that it was a White man who said it as part of his act. Because that is what he does on the air, is his act. Don't get me wrong I don't like shock jocks, I feel that they are a waste of air time. but enough people do like them that all the major networks have at least one working for them, expect CBS of course.

My biggest problem with the whole thing is that it is blatant discrimination. If a black shock jock, although I don't know if one exists, would have referred to a mostly white sports team and a bunch of honky, cracker looking peckerwoods, it would not have even made the news, let along been the lead story for a week. And with out the liberal press getting on the band wagon there would have been not public out cry from the "rainbow collation" and the DJ would not have been fired.

The "coalition" need to come down on the rappers and comedians and prove to the rest of us that they are not just a bunch of racist. Which in this Case they again seem to be.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

spring tasks

Have been working on one of the many spring tasks that hunters have to do to maintain their sport. I have been creating a shooting lane for one of my fathers stands.

I am amazed at the number of people who think that the only time you need to think about hunting is during season. I even know some "hunters" who think that way. Hunting is not a pass time for the days of fall. Hunting is a way of life and therefor keeps you busy most of the year. There is always something to do, like clearing shooting lanes.

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

election day

It's election day. I just got back from doing my civic duty, You have to vote, if you don't you have no right to complain about the government. I intend to complain when I want to, so I vote!

While writing this I looked out my window and it is snowing, from left to right. just about a white out. That is the great thing about the weather up here, if you don't like it wait around for ten minutes and it will change. little snow now would be a good thing, make checking for turkey tracks even easier.

Monday, April 2, 2007

break-up

it is happening as I type. Break-up, that magical time of year when the ice releases the water ways of the north land. The river are all open and most of the lake are just a rainfall away from being the same. The trees are starting to bud, some of the grass is greening up, the yard is full of standing water, the sump pump is running 24 seven and it is only a short time until the bugs will arrive in swarms............. man I miss winter already!!!!!!!!