Beagleman78

arrow 32 You've got your opinion and I have mine. But please watch the finger pointing and the terms you hurle at me Such as "I have a problem" Im Nuts, or Crazy.. We'll get along just fine ... We are all in this together to help one another Not slander one down just because they dont follow you or what you say ... Beagleman

No Sir, I dont have a problem any longer, Build my own now ! they last longer, and at a fraction of the cost .. It is broadheads thats tearing them up sooner on some ! & Field tips on some Which Morrel target have you shot 3 years ? Are you not burrying the vanes yet ? It almost has to be shot out after 3 years if your sticking the same area. I have never had a morrel last me more then 400 plus shots before the vanes get or worse the nok gets burried. Have you had to refill or replace the guts of your target. Im not knocking Morrel or any other target for that matter also there some I wouldnt spit on ... But in my personal view I have never had one for me to last .

"Good Luck on your quest of tree rats " hope you take yer limet... Can anyone explain to me what Shagbark Hickory looks like or the difference between it and just a Hickory tree. Down here we have a few hickory trees but in my area not many . farther north in FL theirs a lot of hickory here its mostly Oaks,Sweet Gum and pine & cypress. Thanks ...

Derek, God does not put depression on you ! you should know this ... You are struggling over that girl LOL... I can promiss you this... God will send another your way and prayerfuly she will be the right one for you. The other one was not the one, God knew this and thats the reason y'all are no longer together. Focas on Him always ! Dont ever think you are not good enough for him, Your statement on that alone tells me you need to form a stronger relationship with him. His heart and arms are open "Always" its up to you to do the rest ... Im 57 years old, Been there and done that believe me... God's Blessings will be even greater to and for you if you focas on him always First. Deer season is rapidly approaching and time to be out in Gods beautiful world of the Outdoors. Its also a Time when out there to get even Closer to him and build your relationship stronger with him. Good luck Huntin and even better Luck building your commitment to him. Just remember... His heart and arms are always open !!! God Bless brother, Beagleman 78

Limit of 5 Randyman Good deal on your squirrels ! we have fox squirrels here in FL , but are no longer allowed to take any. Just arnt that many as when I was a kid. I use to see them all the time while I was growing up and in certain areas especialy in and around Black Jack Oaks I see some.but still not like I did when I was a kid. They have some purdy coats on some of them... I picked up a fresh killed road kill Fox Squirrel a few years ago and mounted him on a large piece of oak tree bark man he was a very unique color ,almost all white with four black feet and head. Wish I could find another to mount and put with him on the same piece of oak bark. Hunt or Be Hunted... Good luck to you Bro ...

ALWAYS for me my Rem. Nylon 66 semi auto 22 I bought it new in the early 70's. I think for about $70.00 when my eye's were good I used just the steel sights but I do now have a simmons 3-9 on her. Since I got the gun , in the thirty something years I couldnt count the squirrels its brought down or the number of fried squirrel and gravy dinners its provided me . Why change what aint broke !

I needed one too, but read this artical in the Link http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=892196 I am now convinced to make my own, they are easy to build "Cheap" and from talking to some other Buddys who have made them and still use the same target other than Re-stuffing it every couple of years. This is the way to go. Store bought ones are Nice, "But Price, and and the length of actual time shot, Does not out weigh the Home made targets... On the store bought targets, after say two hundred shots or more, your going to end up tossing in the garbadge dump. Read all the threads in this artical... From now on Im making mine. One of my friends has now shot his next month will be 8 years... Good Luck and God bless ! Beagleman78 PS. Im making mine 36X36X10" thick. and for the framing im useing 1X10 for the weight ( Lighter) Stuffing is old carpet remnents, I have another buddy who installs carpet and saves all the left over's Just for making Targets...

Physicly Challenged Hunts Sorry for not getting back sooner Gary. I have had some health issues . My Buddy in Texas was a surrvivour of cancer'and was in remission . But now that Uggly C has came back , and he his self is again going all through Cemo again. You can Log into BuckMasters "BADF Program" they have... David Sullivan runs this for BuckMasters. Great Guy and will Give you all the information you and your buddy will need. Send me a PM with your email and I can get you more information on another group dedicated to helping men and women like you friend. God Bless Beagleman

Is your squirrel season open already ? don't know your state regs, but Aug seems mighty early. Ours dont open untill Nov. Good luck with trying to fill your belly on that 1 tree rat lol about a dozen of them would do the trick..

I second Strongs...

Tree Rat hunting Our's opens the seconed weekend in November for us in central FL. I like to hunt them also, I only use a 22 rimfire to do it im shooting a Remington nylon 66 topped w/ a 3X9 simmons. I nolonger like biteing into bird shot after I've cleaned me a mess and fried and simmered in gravy. now my biscuts I need help with lol. Good gosh I done went and made myself hungry :hammer1: buddy I can eat these buggers every day and never grow tired of them.. I imadgine y'all squrelles are way bigger than ours down here .

Yes sir Luke that was tuff ,still is . I got some to occupy my time with 13" music makers they help me keep the skillet & grease hot I'll get to go if just to hear the race & tree .

Gary, I'll see what I ca do I have a fella I grew up with out there im a FL Outdoors guy.

Luke I coon hunted 37 years before I could no longer do it anymore ( Amputeed Leg) and SCI spinal cord injury. I hunted Blue ticks the last 20 of those years but started with Black and Tans. My blood was "Smoky River Blue Diamond Jim" Had a son straight out of him, "Southern Blue Streak" I miss it something awful couldnt begin to explain it after all those years. When I lost my leg I wasnt doing my dogs right by having to leave them in the pen. A friends Dad just retired and inherited a large track of land in FL and close to Alabama. I called him up and gave him my dogs on one condition, that he'd promiss me he would hunt them like they loved to be hunted, Every day if he could... Bud, I went 2 years without any hounds and like to went crazy right after my leg got wacked. So I got back to what got me started in hounds in the first place. Beagle Rabbit Dogs ... When I was a kid (14) a man had two beagles in his pack of hounds and all he did was deer hunt, these 2 beagles wanted nothing to do with a deer but would run the fur off a rabbit . He gave me these 2 dogs and I hunted rabbits around where I grew up . Then in High School a buddy on the football team we played for introduced me to my first coon hunt Thats all he and his Dad did . I was hooked and got a Puppy from Jerry my buddy a Black and Tan raised him up and trained him with Jerry and his Dads dogs we coon hunted just about every night. Got a grown female and bred the two both Black and Tans It grew to me having 6 coon hounds. Then Jerry and I started trialing our dogs in different countys and were doing purty good so I thought LOL But there was one fella who seemed to be doing a little better. He was runnin Blue Ticks... So I switched gears and got me a couple a Blue ticks. The rest was History I gave up the black and tans and was a Blue dog man since, up untill I had to quit it. I got nothing against Walkers they some good dogs too But I Loved my big ole Blue Ticks When I had to give it up, I had 18 head... All Blue Dogs. Now, I have 12 of some the finest 13" AKC ,ARHA Gun dogs Id ever want to have. I cant get in any swamps any more but edges of cut overs and tram roads to edges of briar patches you'll find me shotgun in hand and ready for Mr Rabbit to circle ... Next to Coon huntin This music is just as addictive too :yes: ... Id love to go again someday to hear that music of coon hounds stuck on that tree, Yes sir... I miss it... beagleman78

Norm Norm Dont know you but I feel like I do, Im glad to hear your heart is not the problem and my prayers are with you. In answere to the post, I couldnt ever quit, I might as well not be here if I did. I am 56 and have hunted most of my life 52 years hunting . The feelings that I get out there are undescribable yes its alot harder now but it makes me appreciate life in the Outdoors even more. Its better then any medicene a Dr can perscribe and the best stress reliever there is. Also my talks with Jesus Christ are more less in his office making it more 1 on 1 ... I like it that way. beagleman78

:angry: Sorry but I dont see this nearly as bad as Some yahoo Burning the Flag and calling it Freedom of speech in protest $200,000.00 aint pocket change. I see his reasoning. However I dont with anyone burning old Glory. Im affraid if I saw some wacko attemting to burn her I would probably put away for a long long time . :hammer1:

im Sorry to Jesse I gave you what info I had on the area I personaly Turkey hunt. HuntinMa and I just struck a cord of Fine Southern Folks we share and know and woods and community too. Thats the way us Southern folks roll when we strike a cord I too wish you luck in your Osceola Quest HuntinMa I'll get back to you, pm me and I give you my email, I cant send a pm untill I hit 50 posts and that aint gonna happen tonight LOL

Prayers sent Stay strong in Our Lord Jesus Christ I have had to deal with this very same thing with my Uncle, its not a easy thing to go through watch a loved one go through the stages of Alzhiemers But God has his reasons an He is in Control. Stay strong Brother. In Christ beagleman78

We just might know some of the same folks or thier relatives. I moved out there in 1961 and left in 1985 . Now live in Lake County little community of Cassia on SR44. BTWN Eustis & Deland I been here for the past 24 almost 25 years. Your right about Old Florida, this place up here in Cassia reminded me so much about Christmas this is where I settled. Old time FL too. Turkeys, deer, and black bear every where out here. You know any Tanners, Billingsley, Story's, Stone's just to name a few. We use to hold our Family reunions every year at Ft Christmas till alot of the older folks started dieing offand the younger bunch dont care to get together. I ran airboats and hog hunted on the river from Midway camp way before airboats became popular, back in the early 70's Know that river well to from the beeline south to Lake Harney North and Puzzel lake all to well. Back when I grew up there, as a kid Id walk for miles on ft christmas rd with a shotgun on my shoulder. Tayler Creek rd was a Dirt road all the way from hwy 50 - SR 520 Killed many a deer, turkey and hogs off that area Tosso. Sherriff would pull up and never bother me with a gun you cant do that today LOL What do you do out there ? if you can say... Small World ....

I like the drake widgeon too, also not the purtyest but the drake blue and green wing teal. Deffinitly one of the hardest to bring down ,for me anyway.

I grew up east of Orlando (Christmas) hunted all over christmas,whats now Toso. Know where Dexter Mary is ,deer hunted alot there also. Graduated from CHS Colonial High school many many moons ago.

Thanks for bringing that to my attention I never knew that. But I dont hunt up that way either. Just goes to show even an old man can learn somthing new... Time for another Mtn Dew :soda: There are some horrow story's about Ocala I can tell but probably what you've heard. But in all seriousness Lake Delancey is a Still hunt area ONLY not a bunch of yahoo's ripping up the roads . Beagleman78

Not hear to argue with you, but i've never seen anything but Oceolas , now I dont hunt North of Gainsville so I cant say for sure about hybreds and easterns would be way on up closer to GA and Al in the panhandel. and as far as Ocala Not all is what you say, corse if you hunt roads your going to find that BS your talking about. Go in Lake Delancy area,you wont find nothing but good woods to hunt and as well as good people huntin it. I've lived and hunted Central FL all 52 yrs I have hunted got some dandy WMA's in C FL. Tell you another place for Turkey, "Seminole Forest" Loaded with Oceolas, but its also a Quota hunt only WMA last 25 yrs I've lived 6 miles from there

Nice lookin beagles aint nothing finer then the music they make. you runnin 13" beagleman78

Redneck If they are old enough , get them in a Hunter Safety Education coarse. They will learn or they will not pass the coarse to get a licience to hunt . In many many states its Now Required by Law And Go with them , you to can always learn. Its also a great way to team up as a father and son deal ... Take them along to the handicap sportsmens club, the more they can learn the better off they will be. Dont know if its the nerve damage causing you the dificulty in holding a gun up or not, I really cant say. But if you ever get to where you can, There are Hunts called 1 arm Dove Hunts where people just like yourself only have the use of one arm or only have 1 arm . That would be great for you to get involved with others that know exactly where your comming from like these fellas, take your boys along also ... God bless and Good Luck ! beagleman78