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    went to a bar part 2

    Since 2010 there has been four of us going to northern Canada looking for deer sheds. A Canadian pointed out where to go to a 10,000-acre forest and start looking, hit and miss. First year we came home with about 90 sheds. It got better and we were coming home with about 250 quality sheds...
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    March 29

    The peace, joy and gratitude of hearing welcome home were two words not often spoken back 50 years ago. Upon leaving Fort Lewis in 1970 to end my career in the Army, i was told to shed my military clothes as soon as possible and replace with civilian clothes. Did not understand why as i was...
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    St. Urho's

    St. Urho's day Heinasirkka Heinasirkka mene taalta hiiteen db
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    shed hunting 2024

    Went for my first walk on Sunday. About 3 hours or 5 miles. Still to soon as snow in trees somewhat. But found a five point that had its eye horn saw off, a turtle shell and a dust cover for a scope on land that i have posted. Deer paths were solid dropping from the deer. Will go back in a...
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    Understand

    My son asked me to come say my goodbye to his dog yesterday. A yellow lab 0f 13 years he taught to shed hunt and jump off the dock. In the years we shed hunted in northern Canada he found the bulk of the sheds. He did well jumping off the dock at 23 feet. As i said my goodbyes he would wag his...
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    My M1A!

    In 69 i was at Fort Lewis basic being introduce to a M-14. Fell in love with that gun and it became an extension of my body. It became a want but not a need so never did get one until my son bought me one a month ago. In training we were require to shoot 3 rounds under a nickel at 20-30 meters...
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    financial advisor

    In 1970 I left the army, got married in 71 and wife and i started our future. Never had high paying jobs but by age 62 was out of debt, own our house and began working on building a savings until i retire at age 73. And that savings has grown since retirement with our chosen investments. Had...
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    never say elk again

    Some of you know this but in 95 i purchase my last whitetail rifle tag and ever since have been bow hunting. In 98 i bought 1.8 acres on an abandon RR track that is in the middle of nowhere. Four rancher/farmer neighbors. All post their land. Two have been good to me while the other two not...
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    going north to Canada tomorrow

    Got the 4x4 out, changed oil. put carriers on and other things, will load tomorrow and me, kid and two others are going 500 miles north and hope to find a horn over the next week. Maybe will also find a bar with the good time locals. db
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    Aerial Elk count

    Game and fish did call today with numbers from their aerial count at 1900 feet. Said 600 plus Elk on US side of Turtle Mt. and 300 plus on Canadian side. 400 in Pembina. Have an Elk herd within 2-3 miles of my stand at St John. Not easy to count when i go there but more than 200 and i assume...
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    It was a time of youth

    Still crab outside so sat and thought about my youth. : Teen years were in the late fiftes and early sixties. A time when a guy wore engineer boots, white t-shirt with a pack of cigarettes under the sleeve, leather jacket, black with a bunch of zippers, long hair full of grease and comb into a...
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    cap guns

    Got to carry away with the bill 1155 and went back in time to clear the mind. When i was young my dad bought my older brother a Nichols cap gun which was king back then. Got to play with it a time or two. Later bought my own Nichols Deninger which i brought to school to show my friends. At...
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    Vietnam day

    Wednesday, March 29 is Vietnam Day. Parade at 1:00, beer and lunch afterward with a little bit of Vietnam era music and maybe some less than intelligent talk. At least by night end. Thank you is not needed for me. But the thought is appreciated. I was the lucky one to have serve my country...
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    Yesterday parade

    Parade with about 20 units. Good time had by all or at least by me and the wife. db
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    went to a bar part 1

    Wife going to Florida with kids for vacation so took her to airport in Fargo. First night stopped in Thompson for night, went to bar to order food and an Old Mill. Notice a table of mid-age ladies that appear to be out for the night. Bar maid came for another round so gave her a nickel and...
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    letter

    I wrote a letter to G&F and for personal reasons decided to post it on here. I have never been good with the words, and it has haunted me all my life. Had a teacher my senior year in college who call me into his office. Stated i should not be in college as i was not college material. However...
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    Been 3 years

    Been a full three years now for the wife and me in retirement. Age 76 and 72. Have the normal ups and downs one has and for the most part our health is as it was at the beginning of 2022. Sometimes it seems like we have more than our share of down with life but that is not true. SS income and...
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    natural defense

    Some of you know my discussions with the elk and game and fish in the Turtle Mt. My last visit with them was last spring when they requested to give out my name to various elk hunters and to aid them. Well i only have the 1.8 acres but do have friends that have in the fall from 200-300 elk...
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    Do you tell the family?

    Went to Grand Forks the other day in my 97 Dodge 2500, Cummins, five speed manual, 4.10 gears with positive traction. Now have 100,000 miles on it. I feel i know the town somewhat and know how to get to where i want to go. However, that was not the case last week. Found myself going down the...
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    been 3 years

    Been three years since we left for northern Canada to shed hunt due to virus. Last time up there the boys left about a dozen trail cameras on trees. Large fire up there two years ago so will be interesting to see if those cameras survive. Also been told the deer all left so will find out...

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