The Itch

[Jeremy K]

5 minutes ago, phade said:

Your smirking and the decision/action to tell others you are smirking says otherwise.

I can post a video of me trying to type for you to smirk at if you want. 

[Five Seasons]

10 minutes ago, Jeremy K said:

I'm sorry for smirking ,reading about the desk jockeys getting scratches .

lol I don't think either of us were bitching just shooting the shit. I have zero cares about what others think of me (pretty sure that's been obvious over the years here). But, spending 2 afternoons in 90+ heat voluntarily working an orchard, spraying a plot and hanging off a ladder with a chainsaw to cut off a 12" branch while putting in a stand sure wouldn't be up there with this desk jockey stigma you have in your mind. 

PS far worse is my poison ivy than my scratches. 

[phade]

 

1 minute ago, Belo said:

 

PS far worse is my poison ivy than my scratches. 

My hunting partner is horribly afflicted by that stuff. I'm lucky in that I am not allergic to it but then it usually means I get to do the work when we need a set in a tree wrapped in the stuff, LOL. Blessing in disguise I guess.

[Five Seasons]

I got it horribly as a kid and then most of my adult life i didn't get it at all. I think now it's mild compared to when I got it as a kid. I also have some good stuff that helps attack it early on and stop the spread. I think my problem is that a few times I've encountered some nasty patches and my immunity isn't strong enough lol. 

[phade]

7 minutes ago, Belo said:

I got it horribly as a kid and then most of my adult life i didn't get it at all. I think now it's mild compared to when I got it as a kid. I also have some good stuff that helps attack it early on and stop the spread. I think my problem is that a few times I've encountered some nasty patches and my immunity isn't strong enough lol. 

I had an ER nurse friend tell me to carry hand sanitizer and to use it quickly after contact. Apparently it does something to break-up or inactivate the oil somehow. My friend tried it a few times and so far he has not gotten it.

[Five Seasons]

1 minute ago, phade said:

I had an ER nurse friend tell me to carry hand sanitizer and to use it quickly after contact. Apparently it does something to break-up or inactivate the oil somehow. My friend tried it a few times and so far he has not gotten it.

i've heard the same and use it on my hands. ever since covid there's a bottle in my truck. Just didn't slather it all up and down my arms which I should have. Too focused on the cold beer and a/c in the truck lol.

[heavuser]

1 hour ago, Belo said:

I got it horribly as a kid and then most of my adult life i didn't get it at all. I think now it's mild compared to when I got it as a kid. I also have some good stuff that helps attack it early on and stop the spread. I think my problem is that a few times I've encountered some nasty patches and my immunity isn't strong enough lol. 

For a moment there I thought you were talking about the itch to hunt 

[BizCT]

When I was 12 I got poison Ivy fishing with no shirt on. I went straight to football Practice and the sweat & pads made it spread everywhere. I was in bad shape. Had to get steroid cream and looked like a weirdo for the next few weeks including on a plane and in Colorado visiting family. I don’t even look at that stuff anymore. Anytime I’m In the woods I still wear shorts but come home and jump in the pool then shower


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[genesee_mohican]

Back to the subject of having the itch to hunt deer. I think I have it 365.  I'm back out in the deer woods soon after the season ends, and if there's snow on the ground when a weekend rolls around, that's a golden opportunity to take a walk. Later on when the snow melts, that's a warm welcome to stretch the legs and time to look for sheds and do more scouting.  Then the last few months here in the summer, after working 50+ hours during the week, I was itching to get out and trim some stands, set some trail cams and keep in tune with the woods on the weekends.  A lot of evenings shooting arrows now and hope to get out and glass some deer just for fun in the August evenings. 

 

[heavuser]

Spotted a 8 point buck with 2 does tonight ... he kept trying to mount them 

[Judoka95]

It's 8 days from the start of Early Antlerless Season 9/10-9/18. I resisted as long as I could but, I broke out my pack yesterday and started going through my gear, installing batteries in my flashlights and getting my hunting cloths out. There is a certain smell from the gear that now fills my office. Next Saturday can't come soon enough!!

[crappyice]

I need to wash my shit, organize my pack, pull out the bow, shoot, sawyers my clothes, check my climber, clean my car if fishing gear, make sure I have thunderheads, and shoot my bow.

Other than that I AM READY!!!!


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[BizCT]

6 minutes ago, crappyice said:

I need to wash my shit, organize my pack, pull out the bow, shoot, sawyers my clothes, check my climber, clean my car if fishing gear, make sure I have thunderheads, and shoot my bow.

Other than that I AM READY!!!!


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and sharpen your knives! I'd love to hire you 9/15