2021-2022 hunting thread

[fattyflattie 4639]

22 hours ago, deadshank said:

Shank, you have any better pics of the buried portion?  I assume you have a float set up?

[deadshank 24653]

5 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

Shank, you have any better pics of the buried portion?  I assume you have a float set up?

Puff on this.  Yes, has a float. 

[deadshank 24653]

Have a flat tire to change but it’s Sunday at the Masters with Scotty trying to pull it off so the tire is gonna wait. 
 

 

[Both Tacos 1806]

Someone say they need water????

[deadshank 24653]

Tire done got swapped out.  

[crimsonlonghorn 2306]

I bet that car was pretty stinky.

[fattyflattie 4639]

That’s Seinfeld worthy stink.  Must sell. 

[CycleTex87 2972]

17 hours ago, deadshank said:

Tire done got swapped out.  

And Scotty pulled it off.

[BabaYaga 15301]

22 hours ago, deadshank said:

Have a flat tire to change but it’s Sunday at the Masters with Scotty trying to pull it off so the tire is gonna wait. 
 

 

Copenhagen, what a wad of flavor
Copenhagen, you can see it in my smile
Copenhagen, do yourself a favor chew
Copenhagen, drivin' pretty girls wild

[deadshank 24653]

32 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Copenhagen, what a wad of flavor
Copenhagen, you can see it in my smile
Copenhagen, do yourself a favor chew
Copenhagen, drivin' pretty girls wild

Gotta save some for my flight in first class!!

[BabaYaga 15301]

8 minutes ago, deadshank said:

Gotta save some for my flight in first class!!

Switched to the ON? nic pouches. No tobacco and easy to hide in meetings, f2f stuff, etc.  And hide from wife....

[deadshank 24653]

3 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Switched to the ON? nic pouches. No tobacco and easy to hide in meetings, f2f stuff, etc.  And hide from wife....

Everybody, including me, brought some of that and the Zyn product this weekend.  Hard to get used to.

 

Also, you have to hide your Copenhagen and fauxbacco products from your wife?  Does she never buy a can for herself? Always mooching?

 

[BabaYaga 15301]

4 minutes ago, deadshank said:

Everybody, including me, brought some of that and the Zyn product this weekend.  Hard to get used to.

 

Also, you have to hide your Copenhagen and fauxbacco products from your wife?  Does she never buy a can for herself? Always mooching?

 

LOL, keeps the squawking at bay....

[BHMCruiser 1814]

On 4/10/2022 at 7:31 AM, crimsonlonghorn said:

 La Niña, man. Except for that little sliver north of San Angelo, the whole western half of the state is dry. I used to not pay as much attention to it until I owned land of my own and now I'm checking the weather and the long term forecasts constantly. 

 

La Nina is Spanish for The Nina

[Da Fino 2783]

8 minutes ago, BHMCruiser said:

La Nina is Spanish for The Nina

Thank you. From all of us that don't habla español  .

[dbagg 86]

[HOOKEM4 5038]

Photos of my water stations. I need to paint everything green and build the roof for rainwater harvesting still. It fell to the back burner due to the cabin build out. The single tank needs its twin but the outlet fitting cracked in the freeze and I need to find another one.

[fattyflattie 4639]

7 hours ago, HOOKEM4 said:

Photos of my water stations. I need to paint everything green and build the roof for rainwater harvesting still. It fell to the back burner due to the cabin build out. The single tank needs its twin but the outlet fitting cracked in the freeze and I need to find another one.

I’m going to try and replicate something similar to this in my pen soon. It’s just absurdly dry. Probably too late for this years bone but feel like I need to at least do something. 

[HOOKEM4 5038]

If anyone cares, this is my refill setup. Works like a charm. I think 10 gpm for the pump.

[deadshank 24653]

Quail in the grass getting a sprinkler bath. Turkey eating scratch at the big bird feeder. 

[HOOKEM4 5038]

My dumbass has been hauling corn bags up a ladder for years and it wasn't until today that I realized if I load the bags in the tractor I can just dump it in the feeder from an elevated point. Jesus I need to stop and look around every now and again. 

Edited April 15, 2022 by HOOKEM4
Ousux

[deadshank 24653]

1 minute ago, HOOKEM4 said:

My dumbass has been hauling corn bags up a ladder for years and it wasn't until today that I realized if I load the bags in the tractor I can just dump it in the feeder from an elevated point. Jesus I need to stop and look around every now and again. 

That one semester at texum aze muh nim done it to you. 

[deadshank 24653]

Saw a nice buck run out of the loafing beds along the river tonight.  He still had his full headdress attached.  Quite odd for this late in the year. 

[Herbie Hancock 7368]

Saw a nice buck run out of the loafing beds along the river tonight.  He still had his full headdress attached.  Quite odd for this late in the year. 

I had nine, NINE bucks come tearing across my pasture at the house a couple weeks ago. Anywhere from 4 to 8 points and maybe even one 9 or 10. Oh and it was 230 in the afternoon. Damnedest thing I’ve seen in a while

[Brisketexan 105159]

I had nine, NINE bucks come tearing across my pasture at the house a couple weeks ago. Anywhere from 4 to 8 points and maybe even one 9 or 10. Oh and it was 230 in the afternoon. Damnedest thing I’ve seen in a while

Yeah, at least a week ago, we were still seeing neighborhood bucks with their antlers still on. They’re starting to form their bachelor herds again.

[Speedtrucker 2071]

I was surprised to see 2 young bucks show up this past week with their racks still attached…

Seemed pretty late to me

[deadshank 24653]

1986 original tires finally couldn’t take another plug.  Splits between treads were laughable.  Last leak hole had 3 plugs in it.  Held enough air pressure to make one more lap around the camp lawn.   Pulled off wheels and tires with impact wrench.  2 nuts were seized up and the whole stud came out of the wheel attachment flange.   
 

I’m sure Kubota has some $99.99 proprietary stud for their wheels that they would love to sell me. What the heck and why bother when you have 5 other attachment points? It’s not as if I ever get over 5 MPH on the antique bucket of bolts.  

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

5 minutes ago, deadshank said:

1986 original tires finally couldn’t take another plug.  Splits between treads were laughable.  Last leak hole had 3 plugs in it.  Held enough air pressure to make one more lap around the camp lawn.   Pulled off wheels and tires with impact wrench.  2 nuts were seized up and the whole stud came out of the wheel attachment flange.   
 

I’m sure Kubota has some $99.99 proprietary stud for their wheels that they would love to sell me. What the heck and why bother when you have 5 other attachment points? It’s not as if I ever get over 5 MPH on the antique bucket of bolts.  

Lol, when I was a kid growing up in Garwood, that happened. We put the front end on a skateboard and rolled it up to Wilson Baumgartners blacksmith shop, and he fixed it.  Damn I’m old. 

[deadshank 24653]

But it still cuts well.   Have to preserve the only green spot for 30 miles in any direction.   Electric fence is hot to fend off the beeves. 

[The Royal We 3072]

On 4/16/2022 at 3:28 PM, deadshank said:

1986 original tires finally couldn’t take another plug.  Splits between treads were laughable.  Last leak hole had 3 plugs in it.  Held enough air pressure to make one more lap around the camp lawn.   Pulled off wheels and tires with impact wrench.  2 nuts were seized up and the whole stud came out of the wheel attachment flange.   
 

I’m sure Kubota has some $99.99 proprietary stud for their wheels that they would love to sell me. What the heck and why bother when you have 5 other attachment points? It’s not as if I ever get over 5 MPH on the antique bucket of bolts.  

I worked at a golf course in high school and we had one of these to mow the deep rough.  I don't think it's possible to kill them.  We beat the shit out of that thing and it would just take it like a champ and keep on running.

[deadshank 24653]

My man Johnny at AWT had new tires on the rims 4 hours after I dropped off the set.  Impressive turn around for a non-stocking, esoteric tire size used on a Kubota tractor / mower coming from a place that deals in high performance and also gaudy pimp-o-licious wheels and tires. 

[davidg 4038]

Didn't pay attention too much when you posted originally but a couple of clicks on Kubotas part website

https://kpad.kubota.com/books/1239/figs/36819?active_part_ids=281520000&illust_index=0

and a rightclick copy paste the stud p/n pulls up Messick's website with an instock price of $6.  Says used on 66 models so high probability of stock at just about any Kubota dealer .

https://www.messicks.com/part/66591-56564/stud

[deadshank 24653]

25 minutes ago, davidg said:

Didn't pay attention too much when you posted originally but a couple of clicks on Kubotas part website

https://kpad.kubota.com/books/1239/figs/36819?active_part_ids=281520000&illust_index=0

and a rightclick copy paste the stud p/n pulls up Messick's website with an instock price of $6.  Says used on 66 models so high probability of stock at just about any Kubota dealer .

https://www.messicks.com/part/66591-56564/stud

Hey, thanks.  Already have Kubota dealer in Conroe shipping the part to me.  $16 drive off the lot with shipping costs of $10.  

[BabaYaga 15301]

[fattyflattie 4639]

45 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Troof.

[Sam Lin 3559]

Is it illegal to cut grass?????

 

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2732]

So we have a situation.
Cows are back on our land. Probably a downed fence like the last few times. Last count was 16. We’ve called the owner but he doesn’t respond.
Can we not open the front gate and push them out to the road?

[Sam Lin 3559]

Can you just shoot and butcher them under Castle Doctrine?

[hookemATL 11779]

15 minutes ago, Sam Lin said:

Can you just shoot and butcher them under Castle Doctrine?

“They were coming right for us. It was udder madness.”

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2732]

Can you just shoot and butcher them under Castle Doctrine?

Would need a few extra freezers

[fattyflattie 4639]

52 minutes ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Would need a few extra freezers

Hello friend. 

[crimsonlonghorn 2306]

I noticed over the weekend that some of the wires had been stretched and pulled. In theory I should be pissed at these little buggers but it's so dry right now and there is so little for them to eat, it's hard to get mad. 

Then again, these are f-cking raccoons and I have no love for them, so yeah, while it may be hard, I'm still pissed. 

(please excuse the dust over the IR lens - the wind has been bad for the past week)

 

[Shoxthemonkey 1981]

8 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Would need a few extra freezers

I have one. And a set of knives

[deadshank 24653]

Got the whole joint to myself this weekend.  Breakfast first. 

[crimsonlonghorn 2306]

Shank, we need some aerial photos and perhaps a diagram or map of your compound. I'm intrigued by every picture you post. 

[deadshank 24653]

28 minutes ago, crimsonlonghorn said:

Shank, we need some aerial photos and perhaps a diagram or map of your compound. I'm intrigued by every picture you post. 

Oh, OK, cop. 

[deadshank 24653]

Old girl got some new dancing shoes. 
 

We weren’t the type to give up on a tire. 

[Herbie Hancock 7368]

Not one to quit on a garment just because it’s got a little age either, are ya?

[deadshank 24653]

3 hours ago, crimsonlonghorn said:

Shank, we need some aerial photos and perhaps a diagram or map of your compound. I'm intrigued by every picture you post. 

A few years back one of our member's son shot a 170 class buck.  The member posted the pics of the buck on IG, hash tagged a bunch of key words, named the ranch and the pasture we lease.  I told him that is a really bad idea giving away that much detail. 
 

On cue, the owners of the ranch called me 3 or 4 days later to say they had been getting phone call inquiries about the place and blind offers from total strangers to double whatever we are paying. 
 

The owners declined the offers.  

Edited April 23, 2022 by deadshank

[Herbie Hancock 7368]

13 minutes ago, deadshank said:

A few years back one of our member's son shot a 170 class buck.  The member posted the pics of the buck on IG, hash tagged a bunch of key words, named the ranch and the pasture we lease.  I told him that is a really bad idea giving away that much detail. 
 

On cue, the owners of the ranch called me 3 or 4 days later to say they had been getting phone call inquiries about the place and blind offers from total strangers to double whatever we are paying. 
 

The owners declined the offers.  

That would be enough for me go scorched earth. Thank god you have good owners. What people, mostly young people, but to a degree all ages tend to forget is that laws/rules are for honest people. Nevermind the folks that wanted to take your spot from you, there were probably an equal if not greater amount of POS poachers looking to invade your place as well. Back in 2009 or 2010 we had a similar situation at our place. There was a bonafide 14 point buck spotted down in the bottoms on our place. Sure enough chatter at the cafe started up and it was absolute insanity. In two weeks time dad repaired cut fence 3x, caught one dude straight up asleep in his truck pulled over in the barditch with a deer rifle across his lap, and we found 4-wheeler tracks all over an area that has been inaccessible for years due to the bridge washing out. Also heard gunshots several times late at night that were entirely too close to be on the neighbors property. Somehow that buck made it through the rest of the season unscathed and sometime in early April he disappeared and was never seen again.

 

TLDR; I hate shit heads