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#61
Big Game / Re: They lost it.
Last post by Okanagan - May 01, 2025, 02:51:33 PMInteresting. I trust locals to watch the same animal over several years and note how the antlers grow. That's a lot of antler growth in one year but about right for a big healthy animal with good feed and good genes.
My grandson, Code, has several trail cameras out and he keeps a kind of catalog of bucks and how the antlers change and grow on the same buck from year to year. He showed me pics of the buck I killed last Fall from earlier in the year and also from the previous year.
My grandson, Code, has several trail cameras out and he keeps a kind of catalog of bucks and how the antlers change and grow on the same buck from year to year. He showed me pics of the buck I killed last Fall from earlier in the year and also from the previous year.
#62
Big Game / Re: They lost it.
Last post by pitw - May 01, 2025, 12:44:51 PMI believe they are from the same animal, just dropped on consecutive years. they are very close in size but the one dropped this year has a slightly bigger base.
#63
Big Game / Re: Spring bear for grandson i...
Last post by pitw - May 01, 2025, 12:41:55 PMThem critters around there would be so safe from me.
Good job by the offspring.
Good job by the offspring.
#64
The Tailgate / Today in history 5-1
Last post by remrogers - May 01, 2025, 11:21:55 AM1931
May 1
Empire State Building dedicated
On May 1, 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City's Empire State Building, pressing a button from the White House that turns on the building's lights. Hoover's gesture, of course, was symbolic; while the president remained in Washington, D.C., someone else flicked the switches in New York.
The idea for the Empire State Building is said to have been born of a competition between Walter Chrysler of the Chrysler Corporation and John Jakob Raskob of General Motors, to see who could erect the taller building. Chrysler had already begun work on the famous Chrysler Building, the gleaming 1,046-foot skyscraper in midtown Manhattan. Not to be bested, Raskob assembled a group of well-known investors, including former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith. The group chose the architecture firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Associates to design the building. The Art-Deco plans, said to have been based in large part on the look of a pencil, were also builder-friendly: The entire building went up in just over a year, under budget (at $40 million) and well ahead of schedule. During certain periods of building, the frame grew an astonishing four-and-a-half stories a week.
At the time of its completion, the Empire State Building, at 102 stories and 1,250 feet high (1,454 feet to the top of the lightning rod), was the world's tallest skyscraper. The Depression-era construction employed as many as 3,400 workers on any single day, most of whom received an excellent pay rate, especially given the economic conditions of the time. The new building imbued New York City with a deep sense of pride, desperately needed in the depths of the Great Depression, when many city residents were unemployed and prospects looked bleak. The grip of the Depression on New York's economy was still evident a year later, however, when only 25 percent of the Empire State's offices had been rented.
In 1972, the Empire State Building lost its title as world's tallest building to New York's World Trade Center, which itself was the tallest skyscraper for but a year. Today the honor belongs to Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower, which soars 2,716 feet into the sky.
May 1
Empire State Building dedicated
On May 1, 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City's Empire State Building, pressing a button from the White House that turns on the building's lights. Hoover's gesture, of course, was symbolic; while the president remained in Washington, D.C., someone else flicked the switches in New York.
The idea for the Empire State Building is said to have been born of a competition between Walter Chrysler of the Chrysler Corporation and John Jakob Raskob of General Motors, to see who could erect the taller building. Chrysler had already begun work on the famous Chrysler Building, the gleaming 1,046-foot skyscraper in midtown Manhattan. Not to be bested, Raskob assembled a group of well-known investors, including former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith. The group chose the architecture firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Associates to design the building. The Art-Deco plans, said to have been based in large part on the look of a pencil, were also builder-friendly: The entire building went up in just over a year, under budget (at $40 million) and well ahead of schedule. During certain periods of building, the frame grew an astonishing four-and-a-half stories a week.
At the time of its completion, the Empire State Building, at 102 stories and 1,250 feet high (1,454 feet to the top of the lightning rod), was the world's tallest skyscraper. The Depression-era construction employed as many as 3,400 workers on any single day, most of whom received an excellent pay rate, especially given the economic conditions of the time. The new building imbued New York City with a deep sense of pride, desperately needed in the depths of the Great Depression, when many city residents were unemployed and prospects looked bleak. The grip of the Depression on New York's economy was still evident a year later, however, when only 25 percent of the Empire State's offices had been rented.
In 1972, the Empire State Building lost its title as world's tallest building to New York's World Trade Center, which itself was the tallest skyscraper for but a year. Today the honor belongs to Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower, which soars 2,716 feet into the sky.
#65
Big Game / Re: Spring bear for grandson i...
Last post by FinsnFur - May 01, 2025, 05:31:15 AMNNNNNnnnice score 
Man that is some steep ground. He earned that one in more ways than one
Man that is some steep ground. He earned that one in more ways than one
#66
Big Game / Re: They lost it.
Last post by Okanagan - May 01, 2025, 01:06:20 AMMan I like the shape of that big 6 in the next to the bottom pic. Great find!
#67
Big Game / Spring bear for grandson in Id...
Last post by Okanagan - April 30, 2025, 10:40:55 AM
My son drove to Idaho last Friday in time to go spring bear hunting after work with his son. They glassed two bears a half hour before dark, too far and too late to stalk but it gave them an idea what elevation to be looking. In that steep country of deep canyons and high mountains, springtime plant growth moves up the mountain from the bottom to higher elevations. Bears come out of hibernation, head downhill to the best forage and follow it as it progresses up the mountain. Right now there are flowers in the canyon bottoms by rivers and creeks and deep snow about ¾ of the way to the top.
They found another bear Saturday afternoon in an approachable spot and drove closer. The bear was across a steep canyon with a roaring creek in the bottom. They ranged the bear at 301 yards steeply up from a knoll near the logging road. It was too steep for a prone shot, so grandson sat on his rump with the front end of the rifle on a tripod. With the bear slightly angled away, he shot.
There was a huge billow of dust and the bear took off running. It looked like a miss to both men, though my grandson was surprised at a miss. My son ran back to the road and down it looking for a hole in the brush to see across the canyon. After a minute he yelled back, "He's rolling!"
The 175 grain bullet had passed through the bear, taking out the heart, and blasted up a cloud of dust from the steep hillside on the other side of the bear. 7mm PRC in a Seekins rifle. The bear rolled from steep above them to well below them.
By the time they found a place to get across the creek it made for a half mile pack out, but they are equipped for that. They had to pack the bear up to get around a cliff, contour above the cliff and then back down to the creek. They had the meat and hide to the vehicle before dark. Fun phone call for them to tell me about it. Dark auburn bear, on the small size of medium, tender, tasty and quite fat.
#68
The Tailgate / Today in history 4-30
Last post by remrogers - April 30, 2025, 10:17:01 AM1859
April 30
First installment of "A Tale of Two Cities" is published
On April 30, 1859, the first chapter of Charles Dickens' serialized novel, A Tale of Two Cities, is published in Dickens' circular, All the Year Round. It rolls out over 31 weekly installments, with the last one appearing that November.
Dickens was born in 1812 and attended school in Portsmouth. His father, a clerk in the navy pay office, was thrown in debtors' prison in 1824, and 12-year-old Charles was sent to work in a factory. The miserable treatment of children and the institution of the debtors' jail became topics of several of Dickens' novels.
In his late teens, Dickens became a reporter and started publishing humorous short stories when he was 21. In 1836, a collection of his stories, Sketches by Boz, was published. The same year, he married Catherine Hogarth, with whom he would have nine children.
The success of Dicken's first work of fiction, Sketches by Boz, later known as The Pickwick Papers was soon reproduced with Oliver Twist (1838) and Nicholas Nickleby (1839). In 1841, Dickens published two more novels, then spent five months in the United States, where he was welcomed as a literary hero. Dickens never lost momentum as a writer, churning out major novels every year or two, often in serial form. Among his most important works are David Copperfield (1850), Great Expectations (1861) and A Tale of Two Cities (1859).
Beginning in 1850, he published his own weekly circular of fiction, poetry, and essays called Household Words. He folded the circular in 1859 and launched another, All the Year Round, which included the first chapter of A Tale of Two Cities. In 1858, Dickens separated from his wife and began a long association with a young actress. He gave frequent readings, which became immensely popular. He died in 1870 at the age of 58, with his last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, still unfinished.
April 30
First installment of "A Tale of Two Cities" is published
On April 30, 1859, the first chapter of Charles Dickens' serialized novel, A Tale of Two Cities, is published in Dickens' circular, All the Year Round. It rolls out over 31 weekly installments, with the last one appearing that November.
Dickens was born in 1812 and attended school in Portsmouth. His father, a clerk in the navy pay office, was thrown in debtors' prison in 1824, and 12-year-old Charles was sent to work in a factory. The miserable treatment of children and the institution of the debtors' jail became topics of several of Dickens' novels.
In his late teens, Dickens became a reporter and started publishing humorous short stories when he was 21. In 1836, a collection of his stories, Sketches by Boz, was published. The same year, he married Catherine Hogarth, with whom he would have nine children.
The success of Dicken's first work of fiction, Sketches by Boz, later known as The Pickwick Papers was soon reproduced with Oliver Twist (1838) and Nicholas Nickleby (1839). In 1841, Dickens published two more novels, then spent five months in the United States, where he was welcomed as a literary hero. Dickens never lost momentum as a writer, churning out major novels every year or two, often in serial form. Among his most important works are David Copperfield (1850), Great Expectations (1861) and A Tale of Two Cities (1859).
Beginning in 1850, he published his own weekly circular of fiction, poetry, and essays called Household Words. He folded the circular in 1859 and launched another, All the Year Round, which included the first chapter of A Tale of Two Cities. In 1858, Dickens separated from his wife and began a long association with a young actress. He gave frequent readings, which became immensely popular. He died in 1870 at the age of 58, with his last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, still unfinished.
#70
Freshwater / Re: It's Time!
Last post by FinsnFur - April 29, 2025, 07:05:26 PMI have eaten them before. Many years ago. I mean I had to try it, right?
It's definitely not the most coveted fish for food.
I do know people that still eat them. It's just not for me though.
Kinda like carrots. I'll help ya harvest them if you want, but I'm not eating those things either.
But I will say...if the shit ever REALLY hits the fan. I definitely would have no problem rounding up some food.
Those Bass would be delicious
It's definitely not the most coveted fish for food.
I do know people that still eat them. It's just not for me though.
Kinda like carrots. I'll help ya harvest them if you want, but I'm not eating those things either.
But I will say...if the shit ever REALLY hits the fan. I definitely would have no problem rounding up some food.
Those Bass would be delicious