Enigma

Perhaps passe'. But 1B f'in views. " . . . hear my Uzi goin' rat ta ta tat taha . . . "

So more to the story. Buddy #1 sends me this crappy pic today. Says he doesn't think he killed the biggest bear there. Sent the pic to buddy #2 and he said "Holy shit." The people I hunt with are touched in the head.

Yes. Ty.

The thin, smooth piece of muscle from behind the last rib back to the pelvis. Holds the guts in. I guess I could have called it something else lol.

". . . but you don't have to worry, 'cause takin' care of business is his name"

For @Belo. Squirrel belly meat coated in Louisiana Fish Fry seasoning. Fried nice n crisp. Homemade bleu cheese dressing for dipping. Ahhhhh yup lol.

Bear burger bein made.

So here's an update. My buddy with whom I stayed with on this trip actually killed this bear. He broke it down yesterday. I asked him today if he weighed it. His response . . . "Just the front arm. 75lbs. He had to be 500+. I could "bearly" lift the torso after I took the meat off. The cooler with the hide and head almost threw my back out. They had to be 100lbs each. 300 in meat. Plus the guts? Ass to tip of snout was 6'6"." So there you have it lol. I hope y'all understand I'm not claiming it was a 500 lb'der. I'll let him do that. Said friend is a type "A" personality. Go big or go home type of guy. All I can say was it was a big bear.

They've been chopping corn in CNY for at least a week. Rte 12S from Utica to Waterville and south. Lots of other places.

I hunted 3M last Sat 9.17 and Sun 9.18. I didn't see a bear. The sweet corn they were in two weeks ago dried up and died. Very, very dry there. Walked some cow corn but never put eyes on one. Fun nonetheless. And then last night I get the pics. Killed last night. In the cow corn where I walked. Close range gun kill. I don't have all the details and I doubt it was weighed, but what say you? Put a weight on it.

I dumassingly left my .22 home. I borrowed that gun from my buddy's son. I was shooting 36g HP, forgot the brand. Took a bit but I got it dialed in. Love the ping, snap and plunk when they hit the ground.

Planning on going again next year. Hung out with the salt of the earth and met some new people. Per usual when I visit. Ate like a king and killed some squirrels for gumbo. Life was good.

So I traveled to 3M for this hunt last weekend. Being that it was an antlerless hunt of course I saw 1 doe, 5 bucks and had one unknown blow out at about 20yds on the other side of a hedge row. Figures lol. The deer down there are very tolerant of people. Odd hunting. Was sitting on the front porch Sunday morning and this guy literally walks up the driveway, makes a left onto the lawn, jumps the garden fence and stands there. I swear he gave me the finger when we chased him away.

Thoughts? Does he run it like he stole it and win? Or fall flat like Rossi to Ducati? Reddick can wheel it. I think he thinks he can too. But better. Was the #1 shoe at Toyota. Jumped in the ring to be #1 at Chevy. Rowdy vs. Kyle Larson. How many more championships does he win?

Obligatory beer pic. Guinness.