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#41
Predator Hunting / Psych Warfare!
Last post by nastygunz - March 21, 2025, 11:11:40 PMI conducted an interesting experiment, interesting to me anyways. The other night I heard a pack of coyotes howling out in the woods behind the fortress, not an unusual occurrence. So I took my fox Pro E caller and cranked the volume all the way up and hung it out the window and let loose the sound of a pack of timber wolves howling.
Dead quiet from the coyotes after that. I have done it a few more times and since then have not heard a single peep from the coyotes, I am wondering if I scare them clean out of the area with the wolves howling sound.
I may have just invented a new livestock protection technique 👍
Dead quiet from the coyotes after that. I have done it a few more times and since then have not heard a single peep from the coyotes, I am wondering if I scare them clean out of the area with the wolves howling sound.
I may have just invented a new livestock protection technique 👍
#42
The Tailgate / Re: Theres nothing like.....
Last post by nastygunz - March 21, 2025, 11:06:40 PMTurtle soup!
#43
The Tailgate / Re: Theres nothing like.....
Last post by FinsnFur - March 21, 2025, 10:19:56 PMYou gotta be ready. I mean you gotta be really ready 
#44
The Tailgate / Today in history 3-21
Last post by remrogers - March 21, 2025, 11:08:26 AM1963
March 21
Alcatraz closes its doors
Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco's Bay closes down and transfers its last prisoners. At its peak period of use in 1950s, "The Rock," or "America's Devil Island," housed over 200 inmates at the maximum-security facility. Alcatraz remains an icon of American prisons for its harsh conditions and record for being inescapable.
The twelve-acre rocky island, one and a half miles from San Francisco, featured the most advanced security of the time. Some of the first metal detectors were used at Alcatraz. Strict rules were enforced against the unfortunate inmates who had to do time at Alcatraz. Nearly complete silence was mandated at all times.
Alcatraz was first explored by Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775, who called it Isla de los Alcatraces (Pelicans) because of all the birds that lived there. It was sold in 1849 to the U.S. government. The first lighthouse in California was on Alcatraz. It became a Civil War fort and then a military prison in 1907.
The end of its prison days did not end the Alcatraz saga. In March 1964, a group of Sioux claimed that the island belonged to them due to a 100-year-old treaty. Their claims were ignored until November 1969 when a group of eighty-nine Native Americans representing the American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied the island. They stayed there until 1971 when AIM was finally forced off the island by federal authorities.
The following year, Alcatraz was added to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is now open for tourism.
March 21
Alcatraz closes its doors
Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco's Bay closes down and transfers its last prisoners. At its peak period of use in 1950s, "The Rock," or "America's Devil Island," housed over 200 inmates at the maximum-security facility. Alcatraz remains an icon of American prisons for its harsh conditions and record for being inescapable.
The twelve-acre rocky island, one and a half miles from San Francisco, featured the most advanced security of the time. Some of the first metal detectors were used at Alcatraz. Strict rules were enforced against the unfortunate inmates who had to do time at Alcatraz. Nearly complete silence was mandated at all times.
Alcatraz was first explored by Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775, who called it Isla de los Alcatraces (Pelicans) because of all the birds that lived there. It was sold in 1849 to the U.S. government. The first lighthouse in California was on Alcatraz. It became a Civil War fort and then a military prison in 1907.
The end of its prison days did not end the Alcatraz saga. In March 1964, a group of Sioux claimed that the island belonged to them due to a 100-year-old treaty. Their claims were ignored until November 1969 when a group of eighty-nine Native Americans representing the American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied the island. They stayed there until 1971 when AIM was finally forced off the island by federal authorities.
The following year, Alcatraz was added to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is now open for tourism.
#45
The Tailgate / Re: Wilderness SOS led to dams...
Last post by nastygunz - March 21, 2025, 08:54:58 AMI have a big old canvas seabag that is my winter vehicle bag. In it I have a heavy duty parka, heavy duty mittens, a wool full face mask and hat, and insulated boots, and some jars full of trail mix. When the weather warms up I just hang it in the basement and wait for next winter.
#46
The Tailgate / Re: Theres nothing like.....
Last post by nastygunz - March 21, 2025, 08:49:44 AM
Yes! #47
The Tailgate / Re: Theres nothing like.....
Last post by msmith - March 21, 2025, 08:41:14 AMhow long do you stay on stand? 2, 3 days?
#48
Non Hunting/Fishing Photos / Re: Remember when...
Last post by msmith - March 21, 2025, 08:40:01 AMQuote from: FinsnFur on March 20, 2025, 08:35:38 PM
I used one of those daily for 32 years when I was a lineman. They still issue them today although they have switched to fiberglass ones.
#49
The Tailgate / Re: Wilderness SOS led to dams...
Last post by bigben - March 21, 2025, 04:18:12 AMKnowing what situation your are in is prob as much a skill as how to get out of it. For whatever reason I cannot even get my wife to keep a set of boots and jacket in her vehicle. She pretty much works from home now but it wasnt anything for her to go out in the snow in flip flops and a light jacket. She would ask me why do i need boots and a heavy jacket. one night she allmost got stuck on a back road in bad cell coverage. I said if you would have had boots and a jacket atleast you could have walked the half mile to a house. We are not in the middle of the wilderness like some of you guys. but my wifes survival skills are pretty short.
#50
The Tailgate / Theres nothing like.....
Last post by nastygunz - March 20, 2025, 11:02:55 PM...a big old bull turtle coming to the call fast and furious!