grampy

My opinion is that a true expert would never proclaim themselves to be one. Only the people who successfully employ their services and advice can claim them to be such. After putting 41 hunting seasons behind me I'm no more an expert at hunting now than I was my first hunting season. I'm still learning almost every time I go in the woods. Am I knowledgeable, yes. Successful, yes. Expert, no way. I'll leave others to make that claim.

Off topic,but awesome picture wooly!

Just let me know if you need any help! Pike county ?

Thoughts and prayers sent to all just trying to make their way home.

22 inches so far. Getting a couple more before it's all done. Wind steady at 15 to 20. Gusts to 35. Drifts in spots over 4 feet. Temp right now at 3 degrees. Spent 4 and a half hours shoveling, snow blowing and plowing. A hot meal and a glass of brandy by the wood stove.....priceless!

A little town west of Ashville North Carolina, called Brevard. Very close to Pisgah national forest, thousands of acres of prime whitetail hunting. And some very large antlered bucks. Four seasons, beautiful mountain foliage in the fall, mowing grass by march and far enough west to miss the brunt of most hurricanes. Spent a good amount of time there and the people are fantastic. If not for the fact that I want to be close to the grand kids, I would be there now.

A couple of minor repairs and gassed up the old plow truck and snow blower yesterday. Put in a good supply of wood. Pancakes and bacon with local maple syrup for breakfast. Schools all closed, so no work today. Close to a foot of light fluffy snow has fallen to this point. Supposed to get about two feet up here in the hills. Will go out today to shovel, snowblow and plow. Windchills way below zero the next couple nights. Yeah...just another winter day in New York.

In New York he would be on Andy's 10 Most Wanted list.

One of the best Super Bowls. One of the worst calls ever.

Due to some shoulder problems that make holding my compound at full draw for even 30 seconds painful. I got a Barnett Raptor at the end of last summer. It's a lot of fun to shoot and for 2 weeks had fun hunting with it as well. Like you said, just another tool to hunt deer with. And I too hope for full inclusion this fall, as I will most likely have surgery on one or both shoulders before this fall. Have fun with your new crossbow!

We used to have a good population of garter snakes around our outbuildings. But the last couple of years for some reason they have disappeared. With that, the mice population has exploded. They are into everything and trapping, poison seem to do little to control them. Never thought I'd say, wish we had more snakes around here!

For sure the older I get the longer winter seems to last! Back in the 60s and 70s when we would have much worse winters, they didn't seem so bad back then.

It's great to see kids excel at something. Keeps them away from some of the bad influences out there. Congrats to you and your daughter for a job well done!

I have worked 35+ years in the printing industry and you are absolutely right about where it's heading now for commercial printing. I too was at a company for a long time with high pressure and a long commute. About 10 years ago I and a few other senior people where let go because of declining sales in the market. My plan B was a local public school district running the graphic arts - printing and mailing department. The salary is not as high as before, but it's by far the best and most rewarding job I ever had. And only a 20 minute drive to get there. And much more time off to spend with my family. First-light, wishing you the best for your own plan B. It is true that when one door closes, another will open.

Nice! Little bit of seat o the pants flying right there!

Happy Birthday ! Hope you enjoy your day with friends and family !

I very much dislike both teams,so ether way,what ever team loses I'll be happy.

Up in the hills where I live,usually we get clobbered with snow. But this storm,barely an inch. My grandsons are a little ticked because they were "gypped" out of a snow day! lol........

That's what it's all about! A sportsman helping a younger sportsman getting started. We were all there once ourselves, in the beginning of our own hunting careers. Very commendable phade!

Nothing means more than a gift that was made by the givers own hands. Great job on some beautiful knives. I'm certain they will be cherished for a lifetime.

Congratulations Grandma ! Perhaps a new hunting partner down the road !

Have already heard some news outlets calling this storm "Historic" and "Worst Storm Ever" for coastal areas before the first flake even falls. My opinion is that the hype will be far worse far than the storm itself. Oh,by the way,King Cuomo said it's ok to stay home from work!

Some really cool pics! Nice!

The Ruger American is a good choice. Happy new gun day! I really like the 7mm-08, only it's a bit hard finding ammo in some places. Our local dicks and walmart don't even stock 7mm-08, witch I think is strange considering the popularity of this cartridge these days. What round are you looking to shoot with yours?

Nice job and way to go! Not much beats spending time afield with family and friends. And the eats aint bad either! Congrats!