A desperate, bloody war in Texas - Page 8

Onkel Neal · 07-22-21, 07:18 AM

Well well, look who's back!

Will turn my prox alarms back on, going to an interesting night!

AVGWarhawk · 07-22-21, 07:24 AM

Bacon and sausage.

Jimbuna · 07-22-21, 08:25 AM

I'll make a start on the Mediterranean peppers.

Chad · 07-22-21, 08:59 AM

Neal, you had mentioned about getting a crossbow; I'm thinking of picking one up for myself to make for longer seasons (turkey and deer). Did you pick a specific model out?

Onkel Neal · 07-22-21, 09:14 AM

Hi Chad, yes, I did a little research, there seems to be a lot of choices for ~$300 - $500 that are accurate and good quality. Barnett, Excalibur, and Killer Instinct were at the top of my list and I went with the Barnett Assault 350. It was around $275 and I can say it is good enough for my purposes.

Aktungbby · 07-22-21, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

and I can say it is good enough for my purposes.

Just stay away from the kids!

Onkel Neal · 07-22-21, 07:28 PM

Getting ready...

Not really a "hunt", more like an ambush.

mapuc · 07-22-21, 07:39 PM

Need to clarify what I meant by treating animal decently.

I know that there are times when a person has to kill an animal for some reason(as long it isn't for fun)But the killing shall be quick, the animal shall not know what hit it. Whatever the animal has done or is doing it does not have to suffer minutes or hours before it dies.

Markus

Jeff-Groves · 07-22-21, 07:58 PM

Markus,

As one who uses Air Guns and not Powder Burners?
I insure what you would call a Humane kill shot.

We call it DRT. Dead Right There.
No tracking a wounded animal. No follow up shots to a suffering animal.

1 Shot. 1 kill on the spot.

Onkel Neal · 07-23-21, 09:43 AM

Last night was a bust. Pigs played me, nothing but pests set off my alarm.

Will try again tonight. Come on, pigs, nothing to be afraid of. Just come to the buffet.

Aktungbby · 07-23-21, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Last night was a bust. Pigs played me, nothing but pests set off my alarm.

Those highly intelligent, cagey porcine critters send in an advance scouting squad of expendible 'coons just to test the waters....

Nice camera-work but what causes the reflection in the animal's retinas?

AVGWarhawk · 07-23-21, 11:42 AM

If you see retina like this I suggest you sell the property and move elsewhere:

Onkel Neal · 07-23-21, 12:00 PM

If I see that, I'm reaching for my .30-30.

I'm sure the neighbors will understand when I show them the carcass.

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Originally Posted by Catfish

@Neal thanks, so you really can use them for BBQ

-> so "dress them out" would be a better term than "disemboweling" i guess?

Either term is fine with me. I generally don't remove the guts on a wild hog, the ribs and belly don't have enough fat to make it worth the trouble. On deer, yeah, I dress them out completely.

One term I don't care for is "harvest" and is, "I am harvesting wild game." Harvesting is something you do with grains and vegetables, animals are shot and slaughtered, or processed. I don't know who started "harvesting" or why, but I suspect it was to tone down the bloodiness for the newer generations...?

AVGWarhawk · 07-23-21, 12:11 PM

Hell man, I would be burning rubber outta there!

AVGWarhawk · 07-23-21, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

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I don't know who started "harvesting" or why, but I suspect it was to tone down the bloodiness for the newer generations...?

It started with human internal organs I would say.

07-22-21, 07:24 AM	#107
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Bacon and sausage. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,122 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'll make a start on the Mediterranean peppers. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

07-22-21, 08:59 AM	#109
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Neal, you had mentioned about getting a crossbow; I'm thinking of picking one up for myself to make for longer seasons (turkey and deer). Did you pick a specific model out? __________________

07-22-21, 07:39 PM	#113
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,870 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Need to clarify what I meant by treating animal decently. I know that there are times when a person has to kill an animal for some reason(as long it isn't for fun)But the killing shall be quick, the animal shall not know what hit it. Whatever the animal has done or is doing it does not have to suffer minutes or hours before it dies. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

07-22-21, 07:58 PM	#114
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Markus, As one who uses Air Guns and not Powder Burners? I insure what you would call a Humane kill shot. We call it DRT. Dead Right There. No tracking a wounded animal. No follow up shots to a suffering animal. 1 Shot. 1 kill on the spot. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

07-22-21, 07:18 AM	#106
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Well well, look who's back! Will turn my prox alarms back on, going to an interesting night!

07-22-21, 09:14 AM	#110
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Hi Chad, yes, I did a little research, there seems to be a lot of choices for ~$300 - $500 that are accurate and good quality. Barnett, Excalibur, and Killer Instinct were at the top of my list and I went with the Barnett Assault 350. It was around $275 and I can say it is good enough for my purposes.

07-22-21, 07:28 PM	#112
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Getting ready... Not really a "hunt", more like an ambush.

07-23-21, 09:43 AM	#115
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Last night was a bust. Pigs played me, nothing but pests set off my alarm. Will try again tonight. Come on, pigs, nothing to be afraid of. Just come to the buffet.

07-23-21, 11:42 AM	#117
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	If you see retina like this I suggest you sell the property and move elsewhere: __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-23-21, 12:11 PM	#119
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hell man, I would be burning rubber outta there! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road