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The ole man finished this one up last night. Keeps him busy, sits for hours on end making these creations,, at 80 yrs. young his hands are still very steady. God bless him!!!

I really enjoy going for a ride. Today we hit an estate sale way out on Rt77 in Attica, it sucked donkey ballz. After that we headed south, then east then south then holy cow we're at Letchworth. Didn't see squat for big bucks but didn't really expect to..........(FSW reference) Just amazed every time I see it, awestruck does NOT cover it. If you are within a couple hours or even right down the road and haven't seen it for awhile, you should.

I'm finally wrapping things up for the season in the taxidermy shop. Put the finishing touches on my regular season buck today. Three more heads to mount and I get a break for a few months! Both bucks from last fall...

Quick run up to the east branch of the Croton reservoir. Got this one (12” stockie) plus another smaller one. One other hook up and another strike from a “good fish” but no hook up. All on tan caddie size 16/18 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I setup on my local tom and he gobbled just 5 or so times, flew down, and walked a long way up to a tilled field where he proceeded to strut in a group of geese. He’s done that a few days in a row now I think i can cut him off Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Heading to blind with my future Turkey hunter. no expectations but we have snacks.

Please remember those that are serving, have served, and those that paid the ultimate sacrifice. Honor them, as what they gave, and continue to give, allow us our freedoms today. Thank you Dad, uncle Don, uncle, Ed, uncle Ted, and uncle Joe, for your service in WWII.

The end of a great week in Banner Elk, NC. Five couples and an amazing amount of alcohol. ATV riding, whitewater rafting, hiking and lots of golf. Not a bit of rain, hot temps and great beer from Kettel Beerworks.

Hit cabelas on way home after Turkey hunting. They had a youth fishing event. We managed to catch one.

Went for a nice hike today with the family. Love that park.

We saw a skunk that was exciting. An Oriole- never saw one hunting. Thunder rolled in and three turkeys were gobbling. We had a hen answer us back close for a half an hour we went back and forth. The gobblers didn't want to play but we still managed to have a good time.

My 8yr old daughter is in love with older muscle and antique cars so we went to the local car show today with her and my niece(also daughter best friend). Have a couple pictures. Most of the cars left before we got there and then rain started and chased alot away. And im not a car guy so i have no idea what any are besides the volkswagon by looking at them. Sorry about pictures idk no how to flip them back. I love the old stepside red pickup trucks so i had to get a picture with one.

Got a few today. Out with buddy Corey. Got my first legal eye of the year and a limit. And some dandy perch. Didnt want to leave but rain came in.

I'll be out in the morning

My girl went 4 for 4 tonight and a RBI. We won by a big margin.

That explains the decline in rabbits lately. Dw a bit too loud....Elite!

Camped it for 50 plus years , bow hunted it, canoed it many times this time of the year. Not sure which is worse dragging deer or canoes out of the river bottom . Now we mostly drive it ,with some short hikes .

Anyone else here like frog gigging? My son and I do it a lot in summer. Opens June 15th. We take the canoe out at night. I paddle, he spears most of them. We both carry super bright lights. Frogging is a ton of fun, and eating them is awesome!

Had doors and top off yesterday but it was a bit cool still for that. Perfect right now.

First walleye of the year off chatataqua for me. Son got a perch about 10" and we kept another 8" perch to keep it company.

I think the 1st bird down could have been the Longbeard. I was 50 yards away from where, I think they all flew down to. A clear dip below a Ridge that was out of my view. They fly down into it tomorrow morning, I will blast the 1st Bird down.

I'll be in the "neighborhood" Thursday morning.........the job is scheduled and a gun just might could be in the truck.

Used to frog as a kid along the RR track drainage ditch. It was about 6 feet wide and a couple miles long. We used a cane pole with a little monofilament and some fishing flies. We walked along the tracks and dangled the fly in front of the frog. They would always go for it. Not boat required.

Now that I know they exist, I'll be on the lookout...I may have seen one and just thought it was a painted that went art-deco.....

Finally off from work and out this morning. Feels good to be out here again, hopefully a love sick bird will decide to cooperate.

Huge day, the lawn was so long I had to mow twice with some raking in between. Then power wash the patio and furniture. Too bad tomorrow is going to be such a washout I'd like to hang outside

The whole world is haveing a bee crisis. Its known as Colony collaps disorder

Lampricide program. It tree huggers would quit fighting the program they think they could wipe them out in the finger lakes. They keep getting court injunctions every couple years and the program has to start over .

Me and a buddy are taking my canoe out to do some night fishing tomorrow.

Updated a bed in front of the house today. Adding more next year. But my landscape and mulching is done now just need to mow the rest of the year. For got to take a before but heres the after.

Nice. I might fish for the first time in 2019 on Sunday. Thinking Gilead Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Canandaigua last night.

Another trip to the grocery store last night. Lake was on fire ! In and out, quick !! Sent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk

Not live but.. this morning i doubled up on 2 longbeards with my step son!! A hunt i will never forget.. one of my favorites for the memory books.. ill have the story tomorrow when i have time.. what a day! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

I have a 2010 Yamaha XT250 with under 1300 miles for sale. Bike has been garage kept, battery replaced last year, super super super nice condition. Adult owned and ridden only. Looking for $2750 thanks for peeking

For the money the center point 370 is hard to beat. Doing this at 30 yards with a crossbow I paid $200 for and upgraded the scope to the Excalibur tact-100 for $150. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

Nice thinking...

Ya wait till your daughter brings home a 6’6” former Marine, with two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star ,who fights in underground MMA matches . Cant fight him, and guns didn’t work before . Fortunately he was a nice guy .

I can wait for those days!

Crosman 760 (circa 1972?) and copper BB's flat out freezes them........I was just a kid and sadly we didn't eat them. Good on you skillet...hey wait, how do you cook 'em, in a pan or skillet?

No one knows why it’s called a spotted turtle. Scholars have argued for centuries Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I will be out the next 7 mornings myself if necessary. Hopefully, I can tag 1 more Tough old Public Bird.

I’ve already got two hours in, that’s more then the last few years combined.

Girls requested these. Smoked 2 boneless chicken breasts with a coffee rub , diced chicken into little bites and stirred in some Rufus Teagues touch of heat bbq sauce each scoop chip getting one , pinch of taco cheese per , dab of Mighty Taco sauce , spritz of sour cream. Time consuming but they enjoy these. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

To go with the above-- I took that 5 or 6 year old Gobbler on 5/31/16, I believe. The one with Spurs just a smidge over 1 1/2".

I don't think so Tim (as Al used to say to Tim the Toolman).

Out for the first time with my stepson Cole, in about 5 or 6 years when he tagged along once.. In all reality, it was a quiet and quite slow morning. Nothing was talking. It was breezy, so we got down on a hillside out of the wind before daybreak to try and listen. Coyote pups lit up the woods around 6am, i believe answering the sound of hen yelps and cuts coming from the crystal pot call.. They loved it lol.. They were going nuts down where I was anticipating some quiet birds to be roosted.. It was fun to listen to.. A hen came out of that roost site but nothing else, we gave it time and talked back and forth(which Cole loved hearing). We got up after she slipped out of view, went and checked a plowed field about 1/4mi away where I had high hopes they would be. Got there, called nothing, checked, nothing, Waited a bit and listened, nothing.. Waited longer for the sun to rise up and shine on the field, Nothing. I couldn't believe it. 3rd or 4th time out and its been dead all around this area.. Im beginning to think redhead numbers are low .. Around 730am We decide to go back and get in the car and go try the property I hunted Sunday, On our way there, I break out of our Seasonal rd to the maintained dirt rd and instantly notice the field off in the distance is plowed and we can hunt it.. I knew instantly it would attract some Turks.. And its on the opposite side of a well known roost site on a neighboring property. So we drove around it and Walah.. Almost all the way on the furthest side from any woods, are 3 red heads and 4 hens.. We pass them a few times to check their moods and direction.. They didnt move a step or even stick their heads up.. So we drive around them and park to get setup on them.. I've Seen them do this time and time again on where they go in this area.. We get setup perfectly and a vehicle drives by and stops and watches and turns around, sending them across the rd. I hit the call once, and one bird gobbled, at this point i figure they may have busted up slightly. I hit it once more and nothing.. We tried to see where they were in the field across the rd but couldn't see. I told Cole, that they will be back right here to this exact spot sooner or later that morning, and that it'd be a good idea to stay here. He didn't believe me, plus he was hungry and had eaten all his snacks already lol. So he wanted food and that's where we were heading, to the gas station. We get back to the car, and drive the long way out to see if we can find these birds.. No luck. As w edrive down the hill I said to him, I bet they crossed the rd back over already or are close to the rd in the thick stuff ready to cross.. We did a u turn a little further down and drove back around.. BOOM, there they are, right where I had last called.. All we can see is the 2 Toms.. I looked at him and said I told ya lol, He quickly responded back, my stomach can wait, lets go after them. Lol. Music to my ears!! YES! He melted my heart with those words lol.. So we drive down to get around them.. Get setup actually got them to answer only a few times but they were right where we last saw them.. but closer to a field corner. With the winds beginning to pick up, we got up and re set up closer this time.. made a call nothing, made another, nothing and one last one before my silence.. we waited maybe 20 minutes or so.. nothing. I told him I didn't like the setup lets move again, Then it hit me, they arent going to leave the dirt field.. its too windy to be around trees and cover.. plus there fresh dirt. So we go to check the field to try and find them.. we carefully bump a hen in the most perfect direction and no other birds, all I could think was this could be perfect. We slowly crept to a knoll in the field and BAM there is 3 red heads less than 100 yards. We get down belly crawl back and tuck are legs under the brush.. drop our vests and wait a moment, I let out some soft yelps and clucks like a hen poking around.. they barely even turn to look, no interest, I scratched the leaves, continue on occasion a soft yelp with some clucks etc.. they end up getting to about 50yrds following the 4 hens that were with them that we weren't aware of.. but not coming any closer.. With shots straight into the strong wind I wouldn't do it, or let him attempt. He was a little bummed, I looked to him and said it aint over yet.. Around 11am the wind really picked up which we used to our advantage, Around 1130am The birds started slowly drifting away from the 50 yard position they were holding to a corner, I said its now or never the wind is perfect lets try and cut them off and wait them out.. We did, dropped back, circles around them in came in, got right into a corner and patiently waited in the prone positions, I scratched the leaves under the brush instead of calling. The hens worked across the corner at an angle, just about at the guns limit.. but the toms came right to the corner, they get to about 35 yards and stop and begin to strut(can actually only see one at this time). I'm guessing they heard the leaves scratching since the wind was in there favor at this point.. I told him I couldn't see the 2nd LB, just the one, neither could he.. I had him slide over to the left and peek to try and find #2.. nothing. I then looked at the phone, it was 1145am.. I said slide back over here and drop the hammer on this bird(the grass was perfect height for belly crawls today.. he slides back to me and begins to take the safety off and says there's the 2nd one.. They were strutting in the most perfect line side by side, he was hidden completely behind the first. I looked at him and said lets do this, off with both safety's, I gave them an ugly sounding cut, and another worse sounding cut, followed by a 3rd, eventually after what seemed like forever, they finally turned to where both heads were visible. Counted to 3 and hammers were dropped simultaneously.. Birds hit the ground and never even flopped. That Tungsten hits like a brick! And the cerebration began.. To say I was happy is an understatement, I'm still grinning today from the joys and memories made yesterday. And so was he, What an incredible day.. Besides my first bird with my Dad, this hunt was top of the all time favorite list.. Both had a 10" rope and 1" pointy curved spurs .. 1 bird had a club foot with half a toe Sorry for the long drawn out story.. It was a day I had been waiting for, for a very long time! I also believe these are the 2 birds I missed 2 weeks ago, since they had the same amount of hens with them and the 1 lone Jake.. both days

Took my 3 year old out today. we had a blast. Saw 6 deer and two turkeys on the drive there. Walking in we saw five deer. Got set up in the blind at 915. Shortly after we saw a huge raccoon. After an hour a hen came in real close and decided to attack my decoy. All my son kept saying was wow over and over. Not too long after a thunder storm rolled in and that's when the gobblers cut loose. I figured there were 3 total. 2 seemed like they were Jake's the way they were gobbling. They had hens as one would not stop yelping. I tried to cut her off and no dice. She had ten to twelve note yelps it was crazy. We made it 2 hrs 40 minutes and I was impressed. The action definitely kept him interested.