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 Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 12:08 AM
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Back in the day, when I was a kid, I'd hunt in any sort of weather. Today, while hunting the wiley pig, I was in a box blind with small heater and I was still cold. Snow was blowing in the north facing window. As a kid, I hunted on a ladder stand, right out in the snow and sleet. Was I crazy or was I just young and stupid? Or maybe I just got old (or smart). Brrrrr. My hands are blocks of ice. And no pig to show for it.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 12:11 AM
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 12:20 AM
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thats one thing nobody will ever catch me doing sitting in a blind waitin on a dern hog.....now runnin them with dogs is a different story tho 
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 12:51 AM
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Well, this is kind of a special pig. Big and white with black polka dots. I've been hunting him for months. He comes to the same feeder every day (says my camera), but at odd times. One of these times his visit will match up with my visit. Sooner or later I will dance a jig around his bleeding corpse...
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 01:10 AM
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I used to do the same thing for big bass. Sit in a boat thinking I was gonna catch the next state record and not be able to feel my toes. To heck with that.
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 01:11 AM
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Nowadays, It's sunny and 75 in the stand till summer! Those lil buddy heaters are awesome to have
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 01:17 AM
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I was the same way. Still am...a little.  Tomorrow night I'll be in a box blind looking for a big boar we've named M&M. On camera from 11pm to 3am for the last couple of months. Never seen in the daylight. He's rooted up plenty of pasture and got a 4.0 on trap smarts.
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 02:18 AM
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Dang Orn, it'll be in the 60's on Saturday. Then again, if I had a big ol hog to chase after, I'd prolly be after him in the freezing cold too. Suit up good, ya hear! You need any help? :-)
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 02:56 AM
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Big Orn
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It's supposed to be 12° tonight, but 27° tomorrow night...so it might not hurt so bad. Saturday is my wife's bday, so it'll be her day all day and night. And anytime you want to pop a pig, come on!
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 03:13 AM
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I still hunt and fish when its cold, but i've noticed the older I get the more i pick my spots .
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/24/14 02:45 PM
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I worked with this guy that was telling me his fingers had been frost-bitten while deer hunting as a teen. I figured he had been way up north, but no he says "Drippin' Springs".
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/25/14 02:02 AM
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I will be on the lake before daylight on Saturday. I think you are completely of sound mind. Just like me.
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/25/14 02:32 PM
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I used to hunt rabbits in my underwear in colder weather that that, now I freeze at the first sign of winter. What happens when we grow up?
back when we used to eat housecats we marinated them in louisiana hot sauce and soy sauce then season them with lemon pepper........then onto the grill slow cooking them 3 hours........excellent folded in tortillas and pico de gallo----Newgulf
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/26/14 03:29 AM
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/26/14 04:07 AM
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No your not crazy. Earlier this month in Kansas I was chopping holes in the ice on a frozen lake using a double blade axe to be able to place floating Canada decoys for our morning hunt. It was -6 degrees with a wind chill much worse. Because I was breathing hard while chopping the ice I had to uncover my face and did suffer a little frostbite on my nose, but it was not much worse than a bad sunburn would be. I know I am not crazy, so you can't be crazy.  
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/26/14 03:10 PM
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Sniper John, I just thought I was crazy. You really must be crazy. Wow! Brrrrrr
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 Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/26/14 05:04 PM
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How cold was it? whin i was a kid we didn't have ladders  just climbed up in a tree & sat. nothen wrong with getting out of the cold. whin it hits i feel the aches & pains,  up an go play, have yet ta get hog sitten at house. it dont do no good ta complain, found that out at work. safe hunten. 
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/26/14 05:15 PM
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It's supposed to be 12° tonight, but 27° tomorrow night...so it might not hurt so bad. Saturday is my wife's bday, so it'll be her day all day and night. And anytime you want to pop a pig, come on!  ta the Mrs. 1yr &1day Best Wishes  ya'll up out thar. a cold day hunten tis better than a warm day at work. worked at an iron foundry.
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/26/14 05:25 PM
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No your not crazy. Earlier this month in Kansas I was chopping holes in the ice on a frozen lake using a double blade axe to be able to place floating Canada decoys for our morning hunt. It was -6 degrees with a wind chill much worse. Because I was breathing hard while chopping the ice I had to uncover my face and did suffer a little frostbite on my nose, but it was not much worse than a bad sunburn would be. I know I am not crazy, so you can't be crazy. Ya'll could learn from that thar goose bye the dog. its wearing cammo   that qwacks me up
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/26/14 06:10 PM
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It's amazing what one will endure for this hobby.
"Democracy is a sheep and two lions voting. Liberty is a well armed sheep contesting the vote."
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/26/14 06:16 PM
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I'll gladly take that weather off your hands - mid 40's for the last 2 weeks in Alaska sucks!!! 
Last edited by Miloak; 01/26/14 06:17 PM.
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/26/14 08:24 PM
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40° in Alaska  Globel Warming i remember back in the day. Whin its Spring Time in Alaska, it was 40 below.
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/27/14 02:25 AM
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40° in Alaska Globel Warming i remember back in the day. Whin its Spring Time in Alaska, it was 40 below. This was about 2:00pm today. Crazy Stuff 
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/27/14 05:54 AM
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No your not crazy. Earlier this month in Kansas I was chopping holes in the ice on a frozen lake using a double blade axe to be able to place floating Canada decoys for our morning hunt. It was -6 degrees with a wind chill much worse. Because I was breathing hard while chopping the ice I had to uncover my face and did suffer a little frostbite on my nose, but it was not much worse than a bad sunburn would be. I know I am not crazy, so you can't be crazy. Growing up in West Virginia, we would waterfowl hunt in conditions like this a lot. Deer hunting was almost always cold, and a lot of times it was cold and wet(yuck!).
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Re: Was I crazy to hunt in this, or what?
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01/27/14 06:31 PM
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Sniper John, yes you're crazy. It probably beats fightin' fires in the cold though, doesn't it? Wait a minute. Fire is hot, hmmm. Something to ponder.
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