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Old man challenges !
#8102532
12/25/20 01:16 AM
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Old Stony
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It is sure getting to be a challenge for an old guy like me to get these buggers out of a trap and into the truck.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102540
12/25/20 01:26 AM
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Jimbo1
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My back hurts just looking at him.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102564
12/25/20 01:56 AM
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Double Naught Spy
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Well, that is impressive. I tore some ligaments in my wrist trying to do that with a hog a good bit smaller (only 190 lbs). You are doing well for an old man.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102574
12/25/20 02:02 AM
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jakebunch
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Winches were one of the greatest inventions. At least for us more experienced (older) hunters. I really like my hitch hoist.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102576
12/25/20 02:06 AM
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Chopperdrvr
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That's a beast. Even with a winch it looks like a challenge. Nice work. I just want a younger hunting partner that likes to show how strong he is.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102580
12/25/20 02:09 AM
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Simple Searcher
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Dang, that is a big one. I no longer lift big pigs. We tie a rope to them to drag them out of the trap then drag them away from our hunting area so the buzzards can have them. Dead pigs don’t mind being drug a mile or so.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102598
12/25/20 02:23 AM
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jetdad
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That is a big hog. I would definitely hurt something trying to move him by myself.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102603
12/25/20 02:26 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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That’s a fair amount of pig right there..... Leverage and mechanical assistance is your friend...
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102632
12/25/20 02:45 AM
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flintknapper
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Well, that is impressive. I tore some ligaments in my wrist trying to do that with a hog a good bit smaller (only 190 lbs). You are doing well for an old man. That's how they get us back! Hope your surgery goes well and you recover as quickly as is possible.
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102766
12/25/20 05:25 AM
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colt45-90
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hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102806
12/25/20 09:15 AM
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Old Stony
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I rigged up a boat winch some time back, and it's helped a lot....but sometimes trying to get one out of a trap is a challenge. I'm 75 years old now and had an injection in my spine two days ago. I hope I can continue as I am trying to get the total count up...I'm at 784 of them right now. I like getting out in the woods mostly for the exercise and I do enjoy hunting out there....so I'll keep trying as long as I can. My hunting partner is turning 80 next month and is in worse shape than I am....but we'll keep it up as long as possible.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8102823
12/25/20 12:30 PM
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Pootie
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[quote=Dead pigs don’t mind being drug a mile or so. [/quote]
True and hit me as funny this morning. Merry Christmas!
If you find yourself feeling useless, remember it took 20 years, trillions of dollars, and four presidents to replace the Taliban with the Taliban.
Sometimes the Universe puts you in the same situation again to see if you’re still a dumbass.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8103095
12/25/20 05:21 PM
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Old Stony
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I've drug a bunch of them....but sometimes I need to get them quite a ways over to my bone pile, and it really works better with them on the tailgate.
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#8103104
12/25/20 05:34 PM
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fishdfly
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[quote=Dead pigs don’t mind being drug a mile or so. [/quote]
My wife thinks so.
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#8103184
12/25/20 07:01 PM
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Lance Vick
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8103205
12/25/20 07:15 PM
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Old Stony
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Hey Lance...you still chasing the hogs ?
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8104252
12/27/20 01:31 AM
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der Teufel
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Yeah, I quit loading 'em up several years ago. Now I just take the leg quarters & back straps. The buzzards and 'yotes get the rest.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8104483
12/27/20 01:40 PM
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Biscuit
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8104495
12/27/20 01:46 PM
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bassfishinglawyer
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I've drug a bunch of them....but sometimes I need to get them quite a ways over to my bone pile, and it really works better with them on the tailgate. Me too!
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#8104522
12/27/20 02:06 PM
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DLALLDER
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I turned 75 in early Dec., along with open heart surgery & diabetes, I decided to put a winch hoist on the back of the SxS. I have not had a chance to use it yet but I plan to find out how it works. Had company (BIL) for several days & he took some hog home with him so the freezer has room for more.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8104557
12/27/20 02:37 PM
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Vern1
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Well into Social Security age.... If they look bigger than 250ish I will use Kubota with front end loader so I can also weigh them before hauling to bone pile. Less and they either get drug to bone pile with 4x4 Mule or retrieved for meat.
Last edited by Vern1; 12/27/20 02:40 PM.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8104570
12/27/20 02:52 PM
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603Country
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Getting them out of the traps have been the toughest thing for me. One of the traps is a metal cage that may be about 4’ high. I can’t crawl in there. Hurts my knees. So finally I took a long hoe handle, put a screw eye on one end and ran a loop of thin plastic covered cable through the eye and secured one end of the cable. Now I can reach in with the pole, tighten the cable loop around a pig foot and drag them out. The plan only fails when the pig is too big to drag, but that doesn’t happen often.
Next step, which I haven’t figured out yet, is how to use that cable loop idea in conjunction with my ATV winch.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8104576
12/27/20 02:56 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
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I pull this trailer that I leave stashed in the woods. I've since moved the mount to the center. The best feeing about being old enough to have nothing to prove is the feeling you get from having nothing to prove. You know what I mean?
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: Old man challenges !
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#8104588
12/27/20 03:01 PM
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Biscuit
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I pull this trailer that I leave stashed in the woods. I've since moved the mount to the center. The best feeing about being old enough to have nothing to prove is the feeling you get from having nothing to prove. You know what I mean? Indeed I do
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