Author Topic: Life is good (Read 4693790 times)

Pappy · « **Reply #11715 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:23:18 am »

Michael takes a nice doe, skinning it with the Goff ball method. Worked fine.

Pappy

Pappy · « **Reply #11716 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:25:10 am »

Some of Jeff's metal work, pretty cool. Him making some wood shingles with a fro he forged.

Pappy

Pappy · « **Reply #11717 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:28:21 am »

Skinning Megan's deer with a Goff ball also, Michael is going to mount this one for her so we skinned from the other way. Hide came off nice and clean, I may try that with some of mine.

Pappy

Pappy · « **Reply #11718 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:32:53 am »

Some splatted wood I found while splitting fire wood, waste not want not

:)so I sanded it down flat and it should make some sweet knife handles.

Poplar and Oak.

Just hanging out by the fire with a bowl of venison stew. Still stretching and drying hides.

Pappy

Pappy · « **Reply #11719 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:35:16 am »

Jeff making a wooden spoon.

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Pappy · « **Reply #11720 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:37:28 am »

Jeff's forge, we are working on one for Twin Oaks but not finished up just yet.

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Pappy · « **Reply #11721 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:39:55 am »

Chuck finally got some time off and came down for a visit. Good to see him. Chuck and Jeff working on some tongs for the forge.

Pappy

Pappy · « **Reply #11722 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:49:27 am »

Supper Saturday night, Poppers from DaveO ,Crappy from Chris and Venison stew from Pappy

Yum Yum ,some truck work to top off the weekend. It was a great time. Deer season is now over except for the Youth hunt this coming weekend, then we plan on really getting busy

Got a big year coming up for TwinOaks with the Classic of course but have taken on the IBO Traditional world again for 2 years so that really eats up the Spring and Summer. Busy but I am really looking forward to it.

Hope yall hade a great Christmas and have a blessed 2015. Life is Good.

Pappy

MWirwicki · « **Reply #11723 on:** January 05, 2015, 11:22:07 am »

Great pics, Mark. Wish I could of been there.

Pat B · « **Reply #11724 on:** January 05, 2015, 11:52:43 am »

Me too! I can hardly wait til spring. Always a good time at Twin Oaks...even with truck repair!

I have a froe just like that one Pappy. It comes in handy with some of those hard to split staves.

Pappy · « **Reply #11725 on:** January 06, 2015, 04:58:06 am »

Yep wished yall both could have been there, it was quite a full fun week, I was all worn out but now rested and ready to do it all over again.

Pappy

mullet · « **Reply #11726 on:** January 06, 2015, 10:33:10 am »

Yep, really missing the place, too. I'm really busy at work for the next several months, might have to decide on the Classic or Turkey hunting this year. And it was nice to see Case and Terri, that boy is getting big.

Pappy · « **Reply #11727 on:** January 07, 2015, 05:18:46 am »

Come on now Eddie, you can Turkey hunt at the Classic or just send Miss Kathy, don't really care if you make it or not as long as she does.

I have the youth hunt this weekend and then about all that is left to hunt is Squirrel/Rabbit, Al tho we have talked about trying to thin the Coyotes out a bit, that could be fun. $:-\$

that's OK I am ready for some bow/arrow/knife and hide work and this is the time of year for that.

Pappy

Gsulfridge · « **Reply #11728 on:** January 07, 2015, 07:27:19 am »

What methods are you going to use to thin the coyotes? Calling, trapping, or some other means?

Pappy · « **Reply #11729 on:** January 07, 2015, 07:46:23 am »

Calling and an AR was the plan ,but if you have other idea's I would love to here them, I don't really care just want them MOSTLY GONE you see I didn't say completely just mostly.

A few around ant a problem but to many is, when it gets to where you can't leave a deer a few hours much less overnight then that is a problem to me.

Pappy

Primitive Archer