The Hunting Files

Earth First ?

Take a handful of women with an aversion to shaving ......add a drum ..... a little LSD..... Voila

These people have got to be related to the Petards .......  result of inter- breeding between ALF and Peta maybe?  Where's a good Stihl when you need it?

Fall....Nature's Viagra

               Rustling of leaves and falling acorns

              Velvet covered antlers turning to horns

              Whitetails changing color, from summer reds to winter grays

              With cooler nights and shortening days

              Autumn colors glowing in the sun

              The smell and look of a new shotgun

              Travel corridors, fresh rubs, and new scrapes

              Hot does, deep grunts, and peak rut dates

 

              “V’s” in the sky with snow geese calling

               Bright colored leaves slowly falling

               Birds gathering to head south

               Squirrels running with acorn in mouth

               Bow, quivers, and carbon arrows

               Overhead flocks of red wing sparrows

               Stand and blinds on trees and ground

               New hunting acres and companions found.

               Ahhh, Fall…..Nature’s Viagra

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Squirrel Cams ??!!

Seems like everybuddy and thar brother uses trail cams for scoutin deer , then it hit me !
I figured I'd put up some for squirrels ................ you know what , it ain't as easy as ya might think . 

First tree I put one in had a hornets nest about 20 feet up , course I didn't see it on the way up . I found it when I kicked it on the way down !!!!  Second tree wern't no better , no hornets but it wuz covered up in poision oak .

A week later I wuz right back out thar , I didn't get in the woods til late and it wuz bout dark when I finaly found just the right tree. Big ole cottonwood full of holes , bout 30 feet up I found a good limb and almost got the cam strapped on.  I hear this growl comin from one of the holes right bout even with my head , cept a foot or so to my right . Biggest , meanest boar coon ya ever saw came out , seems coons are camera shy .   I didn't know that   

61 stiches  and a few days later I decided that I really don't need to do no scoutin anyway ! 

I think I'll just rely on " lil dog "

Rifleman

www.gutpilestyle.com

Peta's Body Bag Stunt With Dog Fancy

Peta may see some backlash after the stunt they have pulled with an ad in Dog Fancy.  CNN ran a story this morning about a lady seeing an ad for a "Free Gift Bag" for new puppy owners from "ABC Puppy Products".  When she called the number, the recording initially identified itself as a line for free advice on puppies, then immediately started to spew Peta's new propaganda line regarding purebred puppies : "Buy One / Get One Killed Free".   The recording ends by saying "To receive your free body bag representing the dog that was killed in an animal shelter when you bought your puppy, leave your address after the tone". 

Dog Fancy has said that they don't support the views of Peta and won't knowingly accept advertising from them.  But....the ad is out there.

I wonder if anyone will call the line to force them to send out ALL of the "body bags" they promised?      1-866-834-6061. 

Given enough time, these nut cases will expose their true colors to the public. 

Why We Hunt - Coon Hunting

This article is generated for the skeptics of coon hunting and an explanation of why we do what we do. I'm not here to change anyone's mind or opinions about hunting but to further educate people who are not knowledgeable about coon hunting and help people understand why we stay out all hours of the night with a bunch of old hounds.

Coon hunting is more than a sport or just a fun pastime, for most of us it's a way of life. Everything we do is directly affected by our hunting. Allow me to explain. First and foremost, a coon hunter must have a strong marriage and a very understanding wife. I can't count the number of times I've been chewed out for staying out all night with my hounds. Some folks are lucky enough to have wives who enjoy coon hunting as well, but I'm not one of them. I'm lucky to have a good woman who at least understands why I love it so much and doesn't say too much as long as I stay home a few nights a week.

Allow me to tell the story of how and why I got into coon hunting and the effect it had on my life.

As a teenager, I was a little on the rebellious side. Weren't we all...and the relationship between my father and I was less than desirable. We had a hard time bonding in any way and we fought over every little item. Of course now I realize that he was trying to make me into the man I am today and send me down the right path. That all changed with a phone call from my uncle asking us if we wanted his old walker dog "Blackie". Neither of us knew much about coon hunting seeing that Blackie was our first coon hound. My old man had been a couple of times when he was a kid but did not know all the little tricks that a coon hunter only finds out through experience. We took that old hound out and almost immediately we were getting along having a great time together.. something that hadn't happened for several years. Even today we still have that common bond and neither of us have gone without a coon hound since. I always look forward to hunting with my Dad and make every effort to do so as much as possible.

Our hunts are not about the kill as some may think. It's about personal gratification that your dog, the one you put hours of training into, is running and treeing the way you want and the way your training has taught him. We don't kill every coon we see but sometimes its necessary to take one depending on the level of training your dog is in. The end result of a coon hunt is not a dead coon but a coon being in the tree your dog says he's in. Lots of folks think that our hunting is wrong and everyone is entitled their own opinion, but some have crossed the line. We don't want to fight with a bunch of activists, we just want to hunt our hounds and have a good time. We treasure our hunting and we're here to stay! No one has to agree with what we do as long as they don't stand in the way of us dropping our tailgate and listening to our hounds run and tree. I hope this article has helped explain what our hunting is all about, not trying to change your mind just helping people understand our reasons.

Mark Vee of Valley Kennel, Speedwell, Tennessee

http://www.myspace.com/veevalleykennel