Shenango Valley in winter time

[Bill Cravener]

Rags, they sure are fun to hunt though. Ever just sit in the woods and here the roosters thumping its wings calling to the female hen?

Ruffed Grouse thumping its wings (crank up the volume)

[rags]

Bill, I never heard the thumping while sitting waiting for the squirrels to come back out of hiding.
Most of the Ruffed grouse I did manage to get I got while they were still on the ground.
Must of been the stupid ones. :bdg

My heart rate jumps up to 100 bpm+ when they flush, and by the time I see where they are heading I barely
get the shot off. It's a great adrenaline rush.

I once tried to chase down a flock of turkey on my mountain bike on an old railroad bed.
My speedometer said I was doing 22 mph and those turkey were putting distance between me and them!
Up until then I never realized how fast they could run.

[hutch--]

 :bg

Mike,

If you had some dude chasing you on a trail bike carrying a gun you would run real fast too.

[dedndave]

when i was very young, we were "poor folks"
we had a tiny little farm of only 7 acres and dad worked in town as a mechanic (this is before he learned electronics)
he could fix airplanes but very few people in Shiawasee county had one - lol - he worked on cars
back then, dad put a lot of food on the table with a shotgun
we had several beagles for hunting and a dachshund (at different times we also had retrievers)
several years later, i asked him which dog was his favorite for hunting
much to my surprise, his answer was the dachshund (we hunted pheasant in the corn-field and ducks and geese)
i asked him why and he told me the dachshund would sneak up on the pheasant and hold them down with his paws
he saved the cost of a shotgun shell, and that is why the dachshund was his fave  :P
the only drawback - you get one bird and you're done for the day - but you get one every day
they are also good for hunting rabbit   :bg

[rags]

Lol Hutch!
The wild turkey here prefer to run as a means of escape if possible, rather than fly.
If you saw one trying to get off the ground you would understand.
BTW, I was unarmed. I just just out for some exercise that day.

Dave- The ringneck pheasant here are all stocked birds. Few if any seem to survive until the
following year. At least in this part of the state they don't.

[dedndave]

must be an overabundance of dachshunds in that area   :lol

[Bill Cravener]

Didn't want to start a new thread to talk about the weather but was wondering if the weather has been normal around the rest of the world.

Today here in PA its about 50 F (10 C) which is pretty normal for this time of year but this past winter and spring has been anything but normal here in north-western PA. This Friday through Sunday the weatherman says it will be in the low to mid 80s (30s C). At the end of April this just doesn't happen here.

Makes me wonder how freaking hot is it going to get this summer. This is not normal.

Climate change????

[oex]

was wondering if the weather has been normal around the rest of the world.

No change here :lol

Seriously though the sun should be getting cooler for like the next 11 years (solar minimum) so if the planet is heating up we are seriously f*cked.... I blame the overweight American gas guzzlers in their 8x8s :lol

[FORTRANS]

Hi,

   Well here in NW Florida we had a really cold period that
was worse (colder) than usual.  But we also had some
unusually warm weather as well.  Seems to be okay now.
The hot season is a drag, hope it's no worse this year.

Regards,

Steve N.

[Bill Cravener]

94 F today, Saturday 92 or higher. Dewpoints well in the 70's. Air is really thick, hard to breath when outside. Can't wait until winter gets here. :bg

[hutch--]

Bill,

I though you would be out and about on your bike in the warm weather. Best way I knew to cool down is a lot of air going past you.  :bg

[Bill Cravener]

Steve,

New job and all I do is work not much time to ride. I won't ride once the temp gets around 90 F. I wear a helmet and light protective jacket and it's hot even when you're cruising down the road when the air gets this hot and thick. We're having a long hot summer this year. The bad winter we had I knew it was coming, the heat that is. Appears more of the same next week too. :tdown

[hutch--]

 :bg

Bill,

Only one solution, stubbies, T shirt, thongs and an Akubra (Stetson will do). You may not win any fashion events but your critics will be hotter and more knackered than you are.

[anunitu]

Yesterday here in NJ, we had severe thunderstorm warnings, and a tornado warning..think it went into NY city..I think PA also got some of that.

[Bill Cravener]

Steve,

If you've ever had a spill on a motorcycle you want to have some clothing on. I sure don't want any skin rash in this heat. :bg


anunitu,

It stormed all night Friday with lots of heavy rain and lightning. Kept me up much of the night. We've had no tornado watches around here in western PA yet but plenty of strong rain storms. We expect more of the same today and tonight.