Just got a text from one of my former coworkers. His son plays hockey for MSU and they just played their way into the ACHA Division II championship game tomorrow. First chance ever at a national title.
It’s been many years since I watched MSU hockey, but good to see them having some success...
So first a PSA…the best Comedic thread category has been discontinued because we were a bunch of miserable SOBs in 2024. There were no cheese threads. There were no questionable paper plate contents thrown on the campfire. No member matched wits with a wiley rodent. We can, no, we must do better...
Ok, I almost didn’t do this but I had a lot of folks sending messages in support of the Talkie’s continuation. So here it is- my selection of Best Hunt Recaps for 2023.
Disclaimer: these are stories I personally enjoyed, and hope others didn’t miss. There is no voting, no prizes. I am also not...
I didn’t see this one on here anywhere. Maybe I missed it. I had never heard of it until today.
SB388 revising upland bird regulations for nonresidents. Limits Nonresidents to 14 days of upland bird hunting. Prohibits nonresidents hunting the first week of pheasant season. Prohibits...
Due to popular demand, here’s a second installment of stories to be considered. Poll closes January 6, you get three votes.
Let the reading continue…
A story of shenanigans in Nebraska @Stocker
https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/nebraska-slam-attempt.313997/
An ensemble cast the likes of which...
Update: there will be two prelim poll threads. Top half of vote getters in each will advance to a final. You get 3 votes in each. Prelims close January 6.
When I was putting this together, I was struck by how hard this is getting. There are some great writers among us, and some incredible...
Ok boys and girls….the time is upon us. In recognition of the class clowns, sarcastic smart-asses, witty weirdos, wielders of memes and gifs, I give you a selection of funny s$&t from 2022.
I kind of like the polls, so we can quantify your funniness with actual data. There’s no accounting for...
Here’s another interactive thread for all the HuntTalkers stuck in airports, suffering through bad dinners, or trying to avoid arguing with crazy Aunt Bertie at the family Christmas gathering.
Another category by request - Post of the Year. I can’t read them all. A little help please.
Talkie time is drawing nigh. Last call for stories, btw.
But people are getting antsy, so here’s an interactive Talkie activity to keep folks occupied until the main event. I can’t possibly monitor everything, so by request, here’s a Member’s Choice category for Most Memorable Bans.
Post...
This came through my inbox at work today, and it sort of articulated a thought that’s been brewing in the back of my mind as I watch us argue ad nauseum about the minutiae of why there aren’t more deer, why there is low social tolerance for elk, why there is poor habitat on public land, why...
Some people might call it superstition. Some people call it lucky. Some people just value the sentiment. But I know lots of hunters who have some “thing” they carry in the field for no practical reason, other than it gives them a feeling of connection, or confidence, or luck. What items do you...
Yes, you have a day and I think it’s only fair to acknowledge all the good ones out there. We know you look out for us, keep us safe, apparently keep a bunch of us from running out of gas and dying along the roadside (I’m with you boys on that one. Srsly? 🤣).
It’s enlightening and insightful...
6.5 weeks post ACL reconstruction/meniscectomy.
Rules of engagement:
1. Protect the graft.
2. Wear the brace at all times.
3. No kneeling, crawling, running.
4. No more than 2 miles hiking per day.
5. No packing.
Mission accomplished.
303 yards, 1.1 miles round trip, assist from...
If you had plans to hunt birds in Canada this year, be aware that USDA has banned all imports of hunter harvested birds from Canada into the US under the guise of avian influenza.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2022/restrictions-onhhwg-meat
Never mind...
Work kicked my ass today. Tweaked my knee at work a couple of weeks ago, saw the doc and he couldn’t find anything but it hasn’t felt quite right since. Been kind of babying it hoping for the best. Today I’m not sure what happened. I stepped funny I guess. Big pop, excruciating pain low medial...
I know some of you guys love these old rifles and some of the history that goes with them so thought I would share. I’m not a great gun aficionado like some of you, but I do appreciate the history and stories associated with some of the classics.
I just inherited this rifle. Winchester .30WCF...
So far this spring, every time we’ve planned to try turkey hunting there’s been a blizzard. I’m currently sitting at home because the office still has no power almost a week after the last blizzard. Having no access to most of my work files is all the excuse I needed today to run out and harass...
So I’m in the East for a couple of weeks attending a training and went for a little hike this afternoon. Lots of foreign (to me) plants and I figured some of you probably know these.
#1- I think these are ramps, right? I’ve never seen them before, but I did graze on a couple and if I wasn’t in...
I suspect one of the things those of us who hang out here have in common is that we love a good hunting story. Especially with great pictures for visual aids. The laughs, the struggles, the highs, the lows bring us all together and let us live vicariously some hunts we may otherwise never get a...
With the smoldering dumpster of 2021 reduced to embers, it's time again to revisit some of the threads that kept us laughing through it all. I don't think I'm alone when I say that 2021 challenged my sense of humor. This thread is in recognition of those members who were able to share some...