Doc

Those knives by Noblie are pretty darn pricey. They are pretty to look at, but I would never want to actually use it when paying that price. My favorite knife for all around use is the old standard army surplus Kabar style knife. Just grind off the upper sharp edge for safety, and you will have a very durable, and indestructible knife that will do everything from whacking limbs when clearing shooting lanes to cutting up your steak for dinner. The Army chose good steel when picking that knife, It holds an edge real nice, but is also easy to sharpen to a razor sharp edge. Not anything fancy to look at, but one tough knife.

I never did get out with a guide. I am having a hard time finding time to do any fishing. I'm still hoping to find time to get out.

Yeah, mosquitoes are keeping me from shooting right now. This rain has been keeping the swarms gaining in numbers, and they are hungry.

I just saw a fawn dead on the road a couple hours ago just south of Canandaigua. It's a sad thing to see.

Hammondsport got hit too. I guess I got lucky and it went around us. We had a short gusher but no flooding.

Is that from flooding?

Where does all this teen suicide come from? It seems that there are things that teens anguish from that we adults are not fully understanding. If we did, maybe there are things that could be done to prevent this scourge. I do not even remember any rash of teen suicide back when I was that age. What has changed?

Got the garden in today. I was convinced that we would not have a garden this year. I am hearing it pouring down rain right now. Hope it doesn't wash everything out......lol.

This little one was obeying one of the deepest instincts that deer are born with. It's not something that they reasoned out or are taught. It just is somehow imprinted in their brain at birth. I snapped a couple of pictures of this critter before I backed away and let nature take its course. The strange thing is that I have also seen versions of this same behavior in adult deer, where they were willing to sit tight at close range and let me walk right on by.

We are only a couple weeks from June, and the next week looks like some kind of rain everyday with highs in the 50's. I've got standing water in 4 spots on the lawn where I cannot take my zero-turn mower without getting stuck. Of course the grass loves it and is getting close to a foot high. The lawn looks like crap. And usually we have the garden in by now, but right now it is a mud-pit. With rain every day and night it is never going to dry out. And with temps staying below 60 degrees, the soil temp is not going to allow anything to germinate anyway. I have experienced this once before and almost all of the seed rotted because of the cold and rain. There I feel better now having got that all off my chest.....Ha-ha-ha-ha. Anybody else finding this weather to be challenging?

I remember some of the ugliest bows from back in the old days of compounds. I had a buddy that bought the early Allen offering. That was certainly nasty-looking compared to any recurve or longbow. But my first compound was not much better. It was the Bear whitetail. It had limbs that could be used as prybars if you had a need.....virtually indestructible. However, I did take a lot of deer with that old bow. After a bunch of years, I finally sold it for more than I paid for it.

Anyone else ever get attached to an old favorite bow. I mean really attached. For me it was my old 50# Bear Kodiak recurve? Beautiful wood and glass lamination combos, no stacking, killed a lot of deer, it was kind of a work of art. After a bunch of years I finally saw a bit of glass lifting off the top limb and had to retire it. I almost shed a tear when I saw that. I've had some compounds that I really liked including my current 26 year old Mathews MQ-32, but no bow ever compared to that bear Kodiak. That one was my favorite.

So, where do you bowhunters anchor. For me I anchor under the center of my chin with the string touching the center of my nose. It provides a two point anchor that keeps my head from tipping to one side or the other.

Have you considered a couple of strands of heavy-duty electric fencing around the bees? Might be good insurance. Maybe a solar unit if the hives are too far away from any electric source. All it takes is one visit, one night from one of those critters and the whole deal can be ruined.

Shed hunting can be frustrating when you get to see the racks of some of the deer that eluded you all through the season....Ha-ha-ha-ha.