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My favorite LEO story is really short and sweet. Went like this... I say.. Good afternoon officer. He say's...Is that a Chesapeake Bay Retriever? I say..Yes. He say's..Have a nice day... That was it he-he. My girls hackles were a tiny bit up, no growling or teeth, but she didn't want...

Black Angus since 1908...they hair up pretty well for winter. In the storms like today they heap up, out of the wind. I've seen circumstances in the Mid-West where a blizzard can get'em though. The key is lot's, and lot's of hay, and lots of water to keep their furnaces running. We also pile up...

Hmmm winter...here in Eastern Oregon the temperature hasn't been above freezing since November, and we're getting pounded again as I type this. Lots of sub-zero days. Spent yesterday getting about 2ft of snow off my folks roof and mine...Uggh....Every day is chopping holes in the ice for the...

So I went off on a tangent just before the snow fell, and now I'm locked up. Here's the problem... The picture was taken just a few day's before the snow and water froze up everything..it's supposed to be -6F tomorrow. I know, I know priorities, but I thought I could do both. Now I can't drive...

Ok...for those of you that don't know..I'm a cattleman now. We have real winter, I'm working in sub-zero temps and snow most of the season. Spring time is mud until May. Barbwire, sagebrush, feeding hay, calving.. all the stuff cowboy's do. Since I retired from the CG in 09, I've been...

I finally gave up years ago... I got lazy and got stick on magnetic trailer lights. I haven't had a problem in over a decade. Sure I have to hook them up for each trip, and pull them off at the boat ramp, but I swear it's kept me from total baldness. No tracing down wires nothing, if my ten year...

That's awesome!!! My problem isn't getting birds to hold for my pointing dog...it's getting my pointing dog to hold for birds :)....she'd a' snatched that bird right out of the air as soon as it flushed. She's getting better though, she just takes off when the gun goes off now. But we're working...

The most long lasting, tough, waders you can buy are UISA...period. They are not breathable or neoprene. So you need some insulation from the cold if working in cold water for long periods. You get a hole or whatever you just send them in and they fix them. They are also custom tailored. He just...

I've been spending hours on each photo trying to figure out just where I'd drill out a sculling oar port...I know I could scull that bugger!!!! Sacrilege or evolution? -Seth

As a retired Boatswainmate, I sure dig the fancy work, the turk's head and flemished sea painter. Can't find a lot of folks who know how to splice anymore. Hundred's of hours splicing on the Cutter (Knot Tying Tuesday).. I used to make extra beer money in the Marina's splicing line. Turk's...

After a seeming yearly pre-season re-wiring I gave up. I got tired of every year tracing wires, changing bulbs, and fuses. It still seemed like I'd loose a light every time I pulled out. I've always unplugged the trailer lights before I backed into the water but even that still didn't work. I...

I guess I'll throw in...When I was 99% waterfowling I was a chessie guy. Mostly because chessies rule. When I moved back to the ranch my chessie was seeing her last days. She passed and I was really no longer living in a good waterfowling area. I was in upland country. So that being said I hunt...

I thought it was a myth also...until I saw a wood duck do it. Early season, crystal clear water. The bird was down about 8ft, a chunk of weed in his bill. You could even see the water reddish around his little body. I waited fifteen minutes peering over the side shaking my head. I'd hoped he'd...

Drewl....I drove by some roosters feeding in a off-limits pasture the other day on the way to duck hunt. When I got home priced some local raised pheasants just for fun. $11 a hen, $15 for roosters...hmmmm. I may be throwing away some green-backs here this spring he-he just so I hear them again...

This website is one of the few I feel at home. I don't dither in Facebook except to keep up a bit with old shipmates or family. This place is solid. Year around it keeps moving were many other's just shut down off-season. If you split forces between Facebook and here, one or the other will slow...

Love Dinty Moore.. my wife insists on making her own stew's so she'd disagree. I would be hung if I ate canned stew anymore, now I'm back on the family Angus Ranch. But between us, Dinty can't be beat. Now, and not to one-up Worth, Nalley's Original Chili is right up there...even as recently...

My first boat was a little Jon, the biggest gripe I had was the square bow it had. It took a ton of work to get it to push into reeds, or cat-tails. If you get one, make sure its got one of those pointy bows on it. I got rid of it because of the bow.-Seth

First run of the season, duck hunting. My little Rhyka had me ear to ear grins all day. Understand my first hunter was a brag dog Chessie. So her bar was pretty high. Well, let's just say I'm very surprised, delighted in fact. I didn't get out enough last season, so I wasn't expecting much this...