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And I’m back from a quick run down to Nashville for a 20th anniversary weekend with the Mrs. We had a blast! Arrived at our hotel Holiday inn express about a 10 minute shuttle away from downtown) at about 7:00 and headed straight for Martin’s BBQ. Food was good but the Mrs said, “it’s not really fair since I like your BBQ better!” Comments like that make 20 years possible!! Off to Broadway for a long night of music, entertainment, beers…. Just a few from through the weekend Breakfast Saturday was Buscuit Love (Hillsboro not the one down by the Gulch- less crowded and closer to hotel Sunday was Pancake Pantry (across the street from biscuit love-45 minute wait but really good!) Jason Aldeens for Saturday early dinner(skipped lunch due to late Biscuit love breakfast) meatloaf was awesome, wife enjoyed her burger, deep fried cauliflower!) This chick can Play!!! This chick can serve! Think that was whiskey bent Doc Holidays and Wild Horse Saloon (2nd Ave off Broadway) are cool as well:..go find our anniversary dollar at Docs! So overall a great city…great time…fun people. Not just to do during the day (we walked around Vanderbilt and the Parthenon but when the sun goes down….. When we go back we will look to stay closer to the downtown- shuttles are annoying. The E scooters are everywhere down there and are a nice day time option to get around Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

First bald eagle was with a wrist rocket. First spotted owl was with a 90lb PVC self bow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Found what looked like an interesting spot to put a cam over the weekend. Been getting cell cam pics of a coyote pup(s).

Steaks on the Blackstone Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

And nice job on this Culver!

Lots of good meals being served! I made venison fajitas from a flank cut that has been kicking around my freezer since 2018. Meat was perfectly fine and after some trimming, a day long dry rub, and six minutes on a searing hot grill, it came out pretty dam good! I wish I had a flat grill, but it worked out pretty good on the Weber.

We took advantage of some down time in the baseball season and a long holiday weekend to DC and Gettysburg. Let me tell you if ever get a change to see fireworks at the national mall do it . Simply spectacular. Glad no BLM or antifa protesters were out. I was surprised by the amount of trump support flags and signs in the DC area. Gettysburg is cool. But one thing that was disheartening to learn is by April of 2022 the confederate monuments will be coming down unless they reverse it in the senate. Can’t change history. Anyways here Are a few pics.

Lake side fire while waiting for fireworks... Silver lake

I noticed that Mossberg 500 shows up very frequently, especially among the younger guys ( 50 and under) hehehe... A real workhorse...Not fancy or pretty, but affordable and reliable.. The M 500 had not been introduced yet when I started hunting...A beginning hunter was more likely to start with a break action single shot or bolt action ( often a family hand-me-down) and then move up to something like an Ithaca 37 or a Remington 870 after a few years..

Well it’s not in the smoker yet but will be in about 8 days…never made bacon before so giving it a shot. 2 different cures- 1 with maple syrup, brown sugar, salt and some red pepper flake; 2. More “basic” with just white sugar, salt pepper, paprika. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Tenderloin medallions slid across a piping hot cast iron pan. Stout sautéed shrooms. Oh so fine! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Made a zucchini stew.

This sounds like a good off season fun topic.... I was just looking over some of my guns and thinking about what I have taken with each... Lots of memories there... Here are some of the implements I took my very first critters with.... Stevens M15 .22 single shot... First grey squirrel, rabbit, crow, woodchuck, ruffed grouse.... Eastern Arms Co 16 gauge single shot...First pheasant , woodcock..... Remington M 11-48 16 gauge....First wood duck, red fox , snipe... Winchester M 59 12 gauge....First fall turkey, Canada Goose, Mallard , grey fox.... Ithaca SKB M100 20 Gauge..... First spring gobbler.... Winchester M 37 single shot 12 gauge..First whitetail.. Hoyt Superslam 100 grain Thunderheads...First cow elk... TC Hawken .50 cal... First bull elk.... Winchester M70 Lightweight .280 Rem....First bull moose, first caribou, first mule deer, first pronghorn... Rem 11-87 SP 12 gauge....First coyote...

The progressive mind set ,they don't believe in labeling anyone so criminals are free to be criminals . They blame the guns instead of admitting their progressive way of thinking isn't what is destroying the nation.

Ok I don’t like Cuomo at all nor do I like more restrictive gun laws. But unless I missed it, this is aimed at illegal guns used in violent crimes. I can’t say I am opposed to efforts to curb that. We literally have a shooting or more a day here in Rochester. Something needs to be done.

At this point it is beyond the sticky stuff. He has lost all confidence and the “I can out pitch anyone” mentality. The fact that he is the poster boy for the sticky stuff introduction has not helped. Clearly a new weakness has been identified Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congrats ncountry!

By the way. Who is Mason that was on your groups? He won the Browning A-bolt bonus raffle for the $200 ticket level. That is 3 of the 7 prizes won by you guys

The mount looks incredible, the way its incorporated over the snow owl looks really nice.

did they both taste like chicken?

For what ? Being awesome?

Double venison swiss avocado burgers again for me

Otto inspired wife approved. Thanks for all the advice Otto. Everything came out great, about 40 bulbs including what I gave away to neighbors and friends. Most bulbs were bigger then expected, I will triple what I planted last year. A couple banana, Hungarian wax and cucumbers as well.

I like carvel ice cream cake lol. Oh well. This is better! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

1st deer ever was with a bow my dad built from a kit ,I was 14.

We stopped down to check cams and ended up picking blackberries. Once we filled a mug she said we have to “leave the rest for the deer”.

I got the the rest of my sweetcorn cultivated, and the 2 acres of RR corn that I planted 2 weeks after the first batch, cultivated and sprayed this morning. I just beat the rain, which is in the forecast for the rest of the week. The spray had about 2 hours to dry before the rain hit. Those later plantings dont look near as good as my earlier plantings. It looks like maybe crows got at some seed, and deer definitely chewed down a lot more. I am going to have to hit the coons real hard with the traps in order to have any chance of some corn making it until the Holiday ML season. I may be depending more on some turnip/radish plots for that. I will probably cultivate both batches of sweetcorn one more time. Before I can do that, I need to fix the tire on my old Ford 8n. That is a good "rainy day" job. That old tractor has about double the overhead crop clearance as the newer John Deere, that I used for the initial cultivation and spray.

you and me both...lol. I didn't get into this one just becasue it was so different that I didn't want to risk actually winning. "trust me guy, I really did have 3 of my numbers come up in the random drawing"

I think it works better in early season...Once bucks begin chasing they are tougher to call... Early bow season is prime time to grunt and also to tickle the antlers...Never had much luck rattling loud and aggressive like you see in the videos...

I see an early girl popping out! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

SWeet! . I have donated a lot of money over the years and never win anything..lol.

I’ve shaved some Irish spring soap around the border of some places I didn’t want deer going and it seems to work as a deterrent Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just a reminder, I need the team 2 bids by tomorrow at midnight. Still waiting on 5. Thx

Same here...When I was 10 my Dad allowed me to roam about our 187 acres with his Stevens single shot .22.. Of course, that was 60 + years ago... Kids could walk down Main Street with their guns and nobody would so much as bat an eye...

@corydd7. Those bulbs are killer! Well done! Mine are just a few days from being ready.

You’ll have to start pressing your own EVOO next.

I have spent a lot of time here in the last 40 years. It is still one of my favorite spots to fish for crappies at night during the winter. I killed one of my first spring turkeys in that area. I got my butt chewed out by the park rangers when my hounds were treed right in the park many many moons ago when I was a teenager and the park was still actively run.

This guy was on camera most of the night ... have to wonder what he is going to finish like

First sparrow, crow, mouse and lizard with .22 air rifle First deer and duck with mossberg 500 First turkey with an Elite Pulse bow First bow buck with PSE Nova

Ready for the fireworks:

She’s sexy

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We are in West End Ave somewhere. I don’t do the details- I said, “hey let’s go to Nashville…” then she does that rest and I am happy. I did notice a White Castle not far so that AWESOME!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I spent about one weekend a month in Nashville when I was in my early twenties, and actually recorded a little bit down there. At that time (early-mid 2000's) it was super touristy, but more a family/older type of vibe. It was actually quite enjoyable. When we went down a few years ago, it had totally changed. Nothing but drunken bachelorette parties and crappy hick-hop on Broadway. However, there are still some cool things to check out. -Shelby Street Walk Bridge: This is actually where I proposed to my wife. It's easily accessible from downtown and is a nice little walk over the Cumberland. -As "touristy" as this sounds, making a trip out to the Opryland Hotel is a nice way to burn a few hours. It's free to go in, and they have beautiful atriums. The Opry Mills Mall and BPS is right there as well. That whole section of Briley is really kitchy since the new Opry house is right there, but still a good visit. - Check out the West End. They have a full scale replica of the Greek Parthenon over there (with an art gallery inside). It's the University area with Vanderbilt and Belmont just down the road. It's really a beautiful area. -For nightlife, there will be a lot going on on Broadway, but like I said before, if it hasn't changed over the past couple of years, it's basically NashVegas. There are some good musicians that play down there, but I didn't find it worth battling the drunken insanity. For a better "spot" check out Printers Alley. Printer's Alley is where the "locals" go when they want to go downtown. There's some great low-key bars with great musicians playing there. Unlike the Broadway bars, they actually pay their bands (those on Broadway are working off tips), and they get some good session players down there. There's always other cool spots like the Bluebird Cafe' and Tootsies, even though it's crazy in there, has a ton of history from a country music standpoint. -For food, hands down my favorite BBQ place is Rippys. It's right on Broadway, but man it's really good. I'm sure there are others that could match it, but it's great. -If you are a fan of Country Music, it's totally worth getting tickets to an Opry show. There is no better way to see 6-8 country superstars (classic and current) in a non-concert, intimate atmosphere. Even though they new Opry House is bigger and more modern than the Ryman, they did a nice job of making if feel small. Plus, it has air conditioning, which the Ryman doesn't. -Finally, if you are looking for a tour, you have to do the "NashTrash" tour. It's been around a long time, and they are hysterical. You do learn a lot about the downtown and music row area, but it's a ton of fun. They have exploded over the past 10 years or so, so I'm not sure if you'll even get a tour with the 2 original ladies, but it's a great time. https://www.nashtrash.com/

4 for 4 today.missed first one then follow up shot did it.#5 squeaked a bit and cant find em.this one was having a hayday in feeder when i got home from mud run!!!....didnt make it back out!!!they're everywhere!!!!

Nubs everywhere.