In 1967 my paternal Grandfather who had recently turned 79 died of a massive coronary within a few steps of a 3x3 he had shot.. My Father and 13 year old brother were on adjoining stands.
25 years later my Father had just turned 79 and again there were three generations hunting together; my...
DST was actually concocted for the benefit of farmers in order to give them an extra hour of light at the end of the day.
My grandfather was a farmer but refused to observe it. Any activity involving him always had to have whose clock was being followed established before finalizing...
One can only hope that your experiences with your brother and all the events which comprised his last trip will help get you and his family through the period of grieving which follows the loss of a loved one.
My most sincere condolences on the loss of Randall, and I'm sure you will embrace the...
Oh don't get me wrong. I like dogs, my Father kept beagles and walkers, I kept blue ticks and black and tans. I've hunted pheasant and quail over friend's dogs and have friends who own house dogs, they just don't fit into my lifestyle, and when she was alive my wife was very allergic to dogs so...
All good reasons why I haven't owned a dog since 1978. Just haven't bought into the current dog obsession currently sweeping the country, but to each his own.
Dawn breaks to the East just now and I'm sitting here on my duff in my boxers. Leaving shortly for my son's property to shoot passers if there are any. Nearest public land isn't tended for crops so is of little use for dove hunters. Pay shoots are hitting around $100.00 per day.....kiss my butt...
Sorry WM, potatoes are a principal ingredient of caldito, but I don't think I'd like them in my chili verde because I usually spoon it over home fries anyway.
The last of the harvest! I pulled my remaining green tomatoes yesterday and made a batch of chow-chow, half of which was gone in short order when my sister and a few friends found out, leaving me with half the bounty of a half day's work.
The jars in the center are what's left of a batch of...
I've concocted what has become my favorite sandwich from asiago cheese bread, tomato confit, sliced salami, mozzarella cheese, a thick slice of home grown tomato and a toaster oven.
Second choice is two slices of Merita loaf bread, Duke's mayonnaise, and a thick slice of garden fresh tomato...