What a pussy....

tod osier

tod osier

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I'm sitting here dicking around on the internet and puttering around the house today when I should be out, but damn, it is cold and windy to be on the water. This kind of weather used to be my bread and butter for waterfowling, but I'm not screwing with it anymore... like I said - what a pussy.

Might deer hunt tomorrow, and next week the weather is a little better for getting out on the coast.
 
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Steve and I got that way about ducks and upland hunting. Though if we were upland hunting, depending on how wet and blustery it was out and what part of the country we were in we would still go for a drive and see stuff. But we often decided with weather days like that we just weren't as mad at the birds anymore.
 
Todd,
Or... a mature man who accepts he isn't 21 anymore...


Or... a seasoned veteran who has learned from the foolishness of youth...

Or... a wisened man...

Or... I love it (hunting) but I don't need to punish my body to love it...

Or... a man who understands that pushing the limit will one day kill you...

Pussy? I think not. After all, give yourself some credit for where you choose to live!!

Larry

Larry
 
Todd very unlike you. I am glad to say I knew you when you were tough. It was 6 below this am so we also stayed off the water
 
I loved duck hunting, I'm just not that mad at them anymore...[;)]

A nice sunny afternoon above freezing is pretty nice....
 
I feel like a lot of guys are all about it until the temp goes below 20F. At that point, I honestly fault no one for not going. That's cold. Coldest I've hunted was 22F one morning. With duck hunting, I can never keep my feet warm. No matter what I try, my feet eventually go numb on me. Even with top of the line insulated waders with wool socks, that's what always gets me. Upland, I find because I'm always moving around, I end up OK.
 
I?d like to be next to a wood stove, working on my west coast rig.

But I?m out finishing up our big flood plain forest project for USFWS and TNC. Last thing is putting predator guards on the wood duck boxes we put up. It?s pretty chilly in the marsh today.

But I?m leaving for warmer pastures next week so good luck with winter Tod
 
Cold I can handle (well, down to about 20F, below that, nope).

Too much wind to safely hunt: Nope, I'll stay in bed.
 
In my brothers duck hunting boat we have 2 xl Mr. Buddy heaters. They are glorious things, beacons of hope in the cold wet world of winter waterfowl hunting. Great for warming hands and wet dogs, or grilling up a hot dog on a toasted roll. Still by the last week or two of the season I always find myself saying to my brother that I'm ready for summertime crabbing and fluke fishing!

10 years ago I would go camping and sleep on a 1/2 inch foam mat under blue plastic tarp in any weather. I slept many nights out in single digit temperatures.

5 years ago I bought a camping cot and a high priced waterproof nylon tarp to sleep under.

This past August I bought a TuffStuff roof top tent with a memory foam mattress.

In November I purchased an electric blanket and paid the extra 7 bucks for a campsite with electricity. That $7 was more expensive than what I used to use for shelter.

But man do I feel good when I get up in the morning while camping!

With age comes wisdom and a greater appreciation for comfort. No one who has gained enough "wisdom" thinks any less of you!

Cheers!




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Sometimes it's tough to rally your enthusiasm when it's cold/blustery/snowy and you're alone. No worries, you'll be ok, I bet once Gus is out of school for the holidays it'll raise your spirits and negate the pussy factor. Nothing gets the old guys going faster than a kids excitement. [smile]
 
SJ Fairbank said:
Sometimes it's tough to rally your enthusiasm when it's cold/blustery/snowy and you're alone. No worries, you'll be ok, I bet once Gus is out of school for the holidays it'll raise your spirits and negate the pussy factor. Nothing gets the old guys going faster than a kids excitement. [smile]
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You are right, we do have some plans that I'm looking forward to. Tides next week look pretty good for clamming, so we have plans for a "clam and blam" on Monday if the weather is good - Jen may join us for the "clam" portion. Weather is also supposed to be warmer...
 
Dani said:
Steve and I got that way about ducks and upland hunting. Though if we were upland hunting, depending on how wet and blustery it was out and what part of the country we were in we would still go for a drive and see stuff. But we often decided with weather days like that we just weren't as mad at the birds anymore.
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:).
 
Larry Eckart said:
Todd,
Or... a mature man who accepts he isn't 21 anymore...


Or... a seasoned veteran who has learned from the foolishness of youth...

Or... a wisened man...

Or... I love it (hunting) but I don't need to punish my body to love it...

Or... a man who understands that pushing the limit will one day kill you...

Pussy? I think not. After all, give yourself some credit for where you choose to live!!

Larry

Larry
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Yes, but balance that with only having so many trips around the sun...
 
Tod

You just have to learn the art of convincing yourself that the flight days are actually the day after the wind and cold stops.

Eric
 
Eric Patterson said:
Tod

You just have to learn the art of convincing yourself that the flight days are actually the day after the wind and cold stops.

Eric
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but I just know that 4 or 5 of the 17 ducks in the state will be flying today... :)
 


Dwight Harley said:
Paul Mc said:
I'm with you man. I actually get anxiety NOW about the conditions I used to go out in THEN.
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Good to hear that I'm not the only one
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I was out in stupid conditions, just wrong stuff. Cranking wind, sideways snow, alone, in the dark. I was heading to a sheltered spot and as I was going west (in the cranking East wind) I said "this ain't so bad!"
I didn't realize in the dark that due to the wind, I was in a following sea and I just so happened to be cruising along perfectly on the backside of a following swell that was going as fast as me. I let off the gas a the "4-corners" to look for my friends headlamp and "surfed" down the swell I was on and stuffed the bow at the bottom (blind dark.) The boat launched back, then sideways 90*, I lost the tiller, flew forward, smashed my shin/knee cap on the front of the cockpit (South Bay Boat), the engine snapped sideways, I rollout out of the boat on my back and grabbed the gunnel to stop myself. So I'm on my back, face up, head towards the bow, left arm and left leg overboard full throttle going in circles.
Are you laughing or crying a this point?
So like an idiot, I get the whole show under control and go hunting. The trip back was worse conditions going INTO that same crap but at least I was in day light. Since that day, I have started wearing yellow/orange ski goggles and avoid conditions like that. But that story has woken me up at night more than once since then...

Know your limits boys.....I do now.
 
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