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Re: Wish me luck tonight! Questions from a confused old man.... I thought you already graduated. I thought that intramural sports were for the students. Are you taking classes again? Do alumni play in your sports programs? Anyway, good luck in your game. ....popgun

Re: scents First let me welcome you to the realtree forums. You'll like it here. As for your question; Yes I think everything has an odor to it including tears and snot. How well it could be detected by a deer is questionable. I doubt that a deer really knows what a particular smell is, but that it is just not normal for the surroundings. Back when the early settlers took baths twice a year they still had pretty good luck hunting. I think a lot of the scent control hoop-la is just to sell scent control clothing and sprays. I didn't worry too much about scent control this year but watched the wind a little more closely, and had just as good a year as any up to date. Play the wind and don't worry so much about little things. Waving that handkerchief around would probably spook the deer more than a little snot on your sleeve. ....popgun

Congratulations to the Winners, Jgbennet6 and VTBowman. hangunnr, don't be sore about the voting process. Many of us looked at the entries but were not eligible to vote. There were only 13 signed up, 3 entries and 13 eligible voters. (Thus, more readers than voters) Remember, you made the rules, and now you have locked the thread. ....popgun

Re: A very expensive doggy snack..... I certainly would have thought that something as small as a ring would pass.(even 5ct.) Is this a really small dog? ....popgun

Re: game Finder My best advice would be to put it back in the box and return it for store credit. I wrote the following a few years ago when the question was asked here, and will repeat it for your benefit. **************************************** I have one and I will be more than glad to give you a product review: Mine is called the Heat Seeker, made by AimShot. 1. It is the #1 most useless piece of equipment I own. 2. There is no way you could use this thing for finding a dead deer and it is questionable as to whether it will work for a live one. 3. If it is below freezing and the deer is freshly killed and retains it's body heat, it might work. So far it hasn't worked for me. 4. You must understand that it looks for a heat source. The fur is an insulation for the animal. (Place your ungloved hand on the fur of a fresh kill, It is usually about the same temperature as the ambient temp.) 5. If I get within fifteen or twenty feet of my dog, I can pick up a signal. Of course if I am within fifteen or twenty feet I can also see the downed deer. 6. Once the outer coat of that deer is the same or close to the same temperature as the ambient temperature it won't pick up a reading. 7. It must be calibrated every few minutes or it gets accustomed to the ambient temperature, and you must keep it moving around at all times. 8. It won't seem to work at all unless the temperature of the dead game is at least 50 degrees higher than ambient temperatures. 9. If you skin the deer first, you may be able to find it if the outside temperature is below 40 degrees. 10. If you cook the deer first(whole) and throw it into the weeds you may be able to pick up a reading if it doesn't cool down too quickly. 11. You can't even pick up a reading of a fellow hunter fifteen feet away if the hunter is wearing any clothing. (although I have never tried looking for a naked hunter) My advice: Save your money. The most expensive piece of equipment you will ever own, is something you can't use or won't work for the purpose intended. (So this is the most expensive hunting toy I own) I hope this helps. .....popgun

Re: MORE TRIVIA I think MOON hit it on the head. My dad owned an old black Morris Minor and I think it had the same engine as the MG. He wrecked it three times driving drunk, and although the car almost killed him, the old car was always put back together again and finally sold for more than what he paid for it. I still thank God that he only hit stationary objects and never another vehicle or pedestrian. ....popgun

Re: todays trivia question... 1973 R60/5 Bayerische Motoren Werke English...Bavarian Motor Works Time for a ride... ....popgun

Re: hey military folks, a trivia question Pueblo CO had four living at one time. Thus, their City motto "Home of the hero's". ....popgun

Re: hey military folks, a trivia question My first guess would be: Albuquerque, NM ....popgun

Re: Who is going to the Shot Show? http://www.shotshow.com/app/homepage.cfm...aignID=26929473 The Shot Show is not a run of the mill gun show. It is only open to vendors, and others who are in the hunting industry. It is for outfitters, guides, shop owners, etc. to see new products and services. Do not load up your car and head out to Orlando thinking you can just buy a ticket at the door and walk in. The Shot Show is not open to the general public. ....popgun

Re: took a button buck tonight.... Nobody You evidently forgot to read the top thread in this room entitled, Zero Tolerance. Merry Christmas ....popgun

Re: THE BEST COMEBACK LINE EVER Just another one of those hoax e-mails that has floated around since 1999. As good as it sounds, no military officer could make statements like that to a female reporter in an official interview. ....popgun

Re: What the... Sad but true. The WHA did not get shut down. They only decided to change their original plan to use darts and non-lethal means, to lethal killing of the 1000 acre fenced animals. ....popgun

Re: A Wonderful Message By George Carlin The Truth This has been circulating on the Internet for quite a while...long before September 11, and is not from George Carlin. Those who know George Carlin's views would immediately know that the comments in "The Paradox of Our Time" do not match those of Carlin. On his website at www.georgecarlin.com he denies authorship and criticizes the piece. The rumor that these words were spoken on the occasion of the death of his wife are a recent addition to the eRumor, which began circulating about 1999. There are many websites that quote from this now classic eRumor and identify it as having been written by Jeff Dickson in 1998. Thanks to a tip from one of our readers, we have found the original author, however. It is minister, author, and former pastor of Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, Washington. In a response to an inquiry by TruthOrFiction.com, Dr. Moorehead said he wrote it in 1990. It was later published in 1995 in his book WORDS APTLY SPOKEN. ....popgun

A Most Thoughtful Gift: Christmas comes around every year, and gifts are always a big part of the celebration. I, like everyone, have received many gifts over the years that I have actually forgotten about, or at the very least, have forgotten who gave them to me, but gift one in particular will always stand out in my memory. I delivered the mail every day, in the same little town, on the same route for over thirty years, and became very attached to my customers. I watched families get started and end in divorce, as well as observed the Happily Ever-after Marriages grow and prosper. I watched the little kids grow from children to young men and women and on into adulthood. I watched those same children marry and have children of their own. Thirty years is a long time; and at the same time it is a blink of the eye. One of these children, Emily Dawn, met me at the mailbox every day that school was out, and Christmas was her favorite time of the year. She loved to get her parents mail and sometimes a Christmas card addressed directly to her. I watched her grow from the little girl writing her letter to Santa, into a very pretty young lady that just graduated from high school. She had just received a promotion to manager of the Heritage Inn located in a larger town about 25 miles away, and she commuted back and forth to her new job in her little 94 Ford Probe. On December 12, 1997 Emily Dawn, age 18, did not make it home. A trucker noticed her car upside down in a creek on the west side of the freeway. No one knows what caused her car to go out of control that evening. The autopsy showed that she had survived the roll-over crash, but had probably drowned while she was unconscious. That Christmas of 1997 was especially tough on her whole family. A few weeks after Christmas her stepfather met me at his mailbox and told me that she had bought a lot of gifts just before her death, and that they were just starting to sort and distribute them to the intended recipients. He handed me the Postal Jeep that is in this photo, and asked me if I would accept it. He told me that Emily Dawn had found it in a flea-market a few weeks before she was killed and had thought of me. That evening when I returned to the Post Office, I was met by our Postmaster, who was a real stickler for regulations, nosey, and was an honest to goodness thorn in the side of every employee. He told me that I could not accept the gift, and had to return it unless I had a note from Emily Dawn’s stepfather that it was worth no monetary value. I knew that by regulations I was not allowed to accept gifts or gratuities, but thought that under the circumstances that I should be allowed an exception. I was wrong. The Postmaster’s supervisor in Little Rock upheld the local Postmaster’s decision, and I was ordered to return the gift or produce a note. About three days later, and with a heavy burden on my heart, I stopped at the Merritt household after work. I explained the situation to Emily Dawn’s stepfather. With tears in his eyes and mine, he wrote me a note that said the precious gift from Emily Dawn was worthless. Dedicated to Emily Dawn Merritt, 9/28/79-12/12/97 Just one more of God’s beautiful angels ….popgun

Re: Caught on Camera Everyone has given you some great advice except Hoyt03. I would go the route of the Sheriff's Deputy and the photo, but under no circumstances should you consider the suggestions of Hoyt03. [ QUOTE ] If you dont want to go that route, then start urinating in gallon jugs then once you've collected a few go to his front porch dump a little there, maybe some in the mailbox. If he is going to piss on your stuff I'd be putting piss all over his. [/ QUOTE ] I do not know for the life of me, why people want to take it out on the poor mailman when he had nothing to do with it. #1 If there was mail in the box at the time, it becomes a federal offence of destroying the mail, and hindering a Postal Employee from doing their job. #2 It's just nasty. #3 the mailman has no way to clean up between deliveries. #4 It's just nasty. #5 If you are caught with your mitts in someone elses mailbox there is no way to determine whether you are putting something in, or taking something out. #6-10 It's just nasty. ....popgun

Re: Help Me Out I think it will rain on Sunday and Wednesday. Better take an umbrella. Have a good trip. ....popgun

Re: Walmart Clearance We still have a 3 day Muzzleloader season and a 3 day Modern Gun Season to go, and our Archery Season last until Feb. 28. We hardly ever get anything cut for clearance in our local Wal-Marts. ....popgun

Re: Handgun harvest entry thread I'm not in your contest, but thought I'd show you my 6 point. He was at 73 yards. (I'm zeroed in at 75 yards) I took him with my Desert Eagle .44 mag. w/10" barrel and 2x Burris scope. He ran about 20 yards before dropping in the thickest briars on the property. Sorry about the photo clarity. I forgot my camera and the only option was my Capture View Binoculars backed up to about 40'. ....popgun

Re: Camouflage Help! [ QUOTE ] So, my decision lies in the hands of the professionals here at Mossy Oak's forums! [/ QUOTE ] Realtree Hardwoods Grey.... Now, Slap yourself a few times and go to bed without your supper tonight. ....popgun

Sometimes while I sit at my computer, I listen to some of what I call, “good old country gospel music”. If I had to pick favorites, I guess it would be Tennessee Ernie Ford or Red Foley. Even though they both have passed on, I think their gospel songs minister to the heart and soul with their voices and words, in a way that most singers just can’t muster. I’m not saying that listening to Ernie Ford is a good replacement for reading your Bible on a regular basis, but sometimes I can get just as much from listening to his gospel music, as I get from listening to our preacher twice a week. If you haven’t tried it, I recommend you just listen and let the music and words minister to you. Some of my favorites are: If I Can Help Somebody What a Friend We Have in Jesus In The Garden How Great Thou Art Take My Hand Precious Lord Whispering Hope Sweet Hour of Prayer Did You Think To Pray? I Love to Tell the Story Amazing Grace I could go on and on. If I had a voice like Ernie Ford, I would not have spent 35 years delivering mail. I guess he would be classified as “an oldie and a goodie”. ....popgun

Red Fox Tail: A few years ago I attempted to remove the tail from the bone and broke the tail, skin and all, about 3” from the end. The skin was very thin and fragile near the end. I now have another red fox tail that I want to keep for my grandson. What is the best way to remove the bone from the tail without breaking it? Could I soak it in something first to loosen it? Should I try splitting it first with a razor blade? I did a coyote tail about a year ago and just left the last couple of inches of bone in it, but would rather have removed the bone completely. At the present time it is in a zip-locked bag in the refrigerator. I’d appreciate any advice. ….popgun

Skivvies 2 pair of socks long underwear blue jeans heavy shirt two pair of insulated coveralls (1 Advantage Timber, and the other Hunter Orange Camo) insulated boots large over jacket with a lot of pockets two face masks ball cap with ear muffs insulated fingerless gloves/mittens combo Temperature 24* Time in stand, aprox. 18 minutes. It took me longer to get dressed this morning than I spent in the stand. Today was the day I decided to take a doe, and had four to choose from. The .243 barked at 7:15 a.m., and my doe was down. I don’t take extreme cold or heat well any more. I hope I can stay warm tomorrow morning, because I’m going back out. I had so many clothes on this morning that I could barely climb the ladder into my tri-pod stand. I must have weighed fifty lbs. over my natural weight. I had to drive the Mule to my stand and park directly under it. My wife said I looked like a big orange Pillsbury Dough Boy. The deer may like cold weather, but I simply hate it. ….popgun

Re: Silently calling bucks [ QUOTE ] by the way, I went to the University of Arkansas for lawschool. Fayetteville is gorgeous. Popgun probably has a good reason for not liking lawyers. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for the clarification on your post. As a matter of fact I have never had much contact with lawyers. No experience with them whatever. Most career politicians are lawyers or have a degree in law, and I have very little use for politicians. I really don't like the TV advertisements for attorneys, and think it drives up the cost of our insurance etc. ....popgun

Re: Silently calling bucks [ QUOTE ] We are made "...a little less than the heavenly beings." Psalm 8:5. How simple is it for God to hide you from the "works of His hands?" We all lose track of how rule over animals but God doesn't. At first light on opening morning of Georgia's 2000 gun season I found myself lost, sweaty, noisy, and most of all MAD. After hearing the neighboring farm's tractor directing me toward the creek, I hurried to settle into the "ruined" hunt. I was responsible for memorizing the scripture for my Sunday school class and decided it would help me calm down to recall what I had learned. Psalm 1 was excellent at preparing my mind and body to become, "like a tree planted by a flowing river of water." I went onto Psalms, 8, 19, 22, 23 and then 42. When my mind and heart entered into the language "As a deer pantath for streams of water, so my soul pantath for You, oh God," a twig snapped to my left and only five yards away was the image in my mind. Panting for the water of the stream beneath my feet was a magnificent buck. God showed me how the Word becomes flesh. Please comment [/ QUOTE ] First, I will also add my welcome to the forums. Second...Comment about what? I usually am able to understand a post with one reading, but must admit I have read your first post four times and still don't get it. Anyone can quote scripture, but it is best to state the reason. Your post is so confusing and vague that it could have been written by a politician, a lawyer, or a PETA representative? This happened in the 2000 Georgia Deer season, and you are sharing this with us now? Were you lost spiritually or literally? The tractor showed you the way to the creek? Exactly how did God show you how the Word becomes flesh? Are you praying for the deer to come in for a closer shot? Just color me confused... ....popgun