Today I enjoyed the outdoors. I chose to carry......

I was looking for this thread the other day, could not find it. ?? Had to post under Hunting. But it weren't no hunt. Just hunting for some peace of mind, and escape from the world.
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Just a hike and exploring some other State Land that I'm not real familiar with. I chose to carry my TC "trapper", which has been smooth bored to .58" caliber. She packs a punch...on both ends. We have lots of moose, and I just don't trust them. They are not hunted, so they don't have much fear of humans. Don't want to shoot one, but I'm not going to let one stomp on me. Don't think any of those dinky little guns you guys are packing would do me much good. !!!!! :) No offense!!!
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Of course I found the perfect rock for back rest, spread out my poncho and all my stuff, and cooked up lunch and coffee.
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This State Land, further from my house than the other state land, although wooded, is kind of out in the plains and borders on ranching country, somebody has this herd of Tatonka near the State Land. This is just a few of them. It is also a bit hard to get to, through some gates and easements, (not marked, so it keeps much of the riff-raff out) and if I hadn't had my Jeep I would not have made it through the mud. As it was, I just got far enough to walk the rest of the way in.
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The side-arm I chose to carry was the .54" Plains Pistol. This pic is from another thread/post, and at the State Land closer to home. But I wore the same wool pants. !!! Been having sub-zero temps here, but it's warmed up to above freezing, so end of the week I hope to spend the day in the woods again.
 
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This is a stretch for the 'I CHOSE TO CARRY ' thread....

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The old fat guy is me....and a pic of #1 son and #1 grandson... ice fishing on Mrs Farmer's grandfather's pond.
Not shown is #1 grandsons other grandpa, my good friend Maco Jim. He is an active member of our BP club and a fellow outdoorsman. He was busy hauling fish through the ice while we were fussing with the pictures!
When the sun got low in the west we had 16 fish on the ice. I put the big one I'm holding back in the pond, along with a couple of bass that we caught.

To keep my post somewhat legit.....I chose to carry my faithful old LCP with a stack of CorBon HPs in the mag.
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WisBorn said:
I hope that everyone is getting out and enjoying the outdoors! I got knocked down with covid and didn't get out hiking at all with a few nights stay in the Smokies. I felt better once I went to the beach (Myrtle Beach). Then off to Charleston SC. We have snow now in WI and will try to share some pictures while snowshoeing.
My carry the past few weeks has been my Kimber R7 9mm!
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That log cabin looks like one near me on the county line between Stone and Vanburen counties in Arkansas,
 
My Ruger PC Carbine went with me to work today. The local libs protested our predator / hunt announcement. (Facebook) banned our business account: LOL! Was hoping for a chance to give a but stroke "Tune up". It's time to start cracking skulls.
 
Armored farmer said:
I love seeing the fast, clear water and the big pines.
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Here's a giant pine I came across on that last hike. Picture gives no clue as to it's size. You, and I, and three other guys, or four, could stand in front of that, side by side, and one could still see the trunk. Some of those branches are as big as regular size trees. !!!! There are a few other giant ones, on this piece of State Land, old growth, but I think this is the grandfather of them all. I would not try guessing it's age, but I bet it could tell a few tales about the Indians, and the first pale-faces that ever wandered by. !
 
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WisBorn said:
I hope that everyone is getting out and enjoying the outdoors! I got knocked down with covid and didn't get out hiking at all with a few nights stay in the Smokies. I felt better once I went to the beach (Myrtle Beach). Then off to Charleston SC. We have snow now in WI and will try to share some pictures while snowshoeing.
My carry the past few weeks has been my Kimber R7 9mm!
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Great photos. Glad you beat back the illness. Auto correct on my tablet will not leave (covid). Auto corrects to movie.
Armored farmer said:
This is a stretch for the 'I CHOSE TO CARRY ' thread....

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The old fat guy is me....and a pic of #1 son and #1 grandson... ice fishing on Mrs Farmer's grandfather's pond.
Not shown is #1 grandsons other grandpa, my good friend Maco Jim. He is an active member of our BP club and a fellow outdoorsman. He was busy hauling fish through the ice while we were fussing with the pictures!
When the sun got low in the west we had 16 fish on the ice. I put the big one I'm holding back in the pond, along with a couple of bass that we caught.

To keep my post somewhat legit.....I chose to carry my faithful old LCP with a stack of CorBon HPs in the mag.
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Nice bluegill. 16 for the day is a nice haul.
 
Yesterday I enjoyed the outdoors, and chose to carry....
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My Savage 219 with the 20 gauge barrel on it. Yes, I actually packed a chair in two miles, but it folds up fairly small, and is fairly light. Would not do that normally, but it was a very nice day, after much very cold and very wet weather.
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Also a new 1863 Remington .44 that I picked up in a trade. Her first hike. 32 grains of Pixie dust under a 207 grain bullet, she speaks with authority.
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I also brought.....
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A New York steak, wrapped in foil with seasonings and two slabs of butter. Yes, it was that good.
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Then I had oysters. A real pig-out-in-the-woods day.
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Topped that off with a cigar.
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We had a bunch of snow, then rain and temps in the 40's, (high) so many of the low spots filled with water. Usually only see this happen in the spring.
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The pistol belt and ammo load out. Two 20 gauge shot shells, six 410's with a little skeeters chamber insert. Seven 20 gauge Brenneke slugs, and about 18 or so combustible round-ball cartridges for the pistol. Six 207 grain slug loads in the pistol. That Cold Steel "Bushman" knife has really worked well for bush crafting, it is indestructable (undestructable?) and keeps a keen edge. I did some wood splitting with it.
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There is the chair, packed up. I did feel the extra weight for sure, but it sure was comfortable. Any more than the four miles I traveled and it would not be worth it. But it was DANG comfortable. For sure. Saw lots of critters, walked into a herd of Elk, (well within 150 or so yards) Saw some moose as I was heading towards the road to get picked up, but for once they were a ways off. Also, when I was at my "camp" and eating, a pack of coyotes started singing very close by. That's kind of unusual, in the middle of the day. They were upwind of me. Anyhow, a great day in the woods, took a book, saw and heard critters, ate steak and oysters, had a cigar, it don't get better than that. Thanks for listening.
 
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Ugly Sauce said:
Yesterday I enjoyed the outdoors, and chose to carry....
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My Savage 219 with the 20 gauge barrel on it. Yes, I actually packed a chair in two miles, but it folds up fairly small, and is fairly light. Would not do that normally, but it was a very nice day, after much very cold and very wet weather.
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Also a new 1863 Remington .44 that I picked up in a trade. Her first hike. 32 grains of Pixie dust under a 207 grain bullet, she speaks with authority.
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I also brought.....
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A New York steak, wrapped in foil with seasonings and two slabs of butter. Yes, it was that good.
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Then I had oysters. A real pig-out-in-the-woods day.
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Topped that off with a cigar.
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We had a bunch of snow, then rain and temps in the 40's, (high) so many of the low spots filled with water. Usually on see this happen in the spring.
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The pistol belt and ammo load out. Two 20 gauge shot shells, six 410's with a little skeeters chamber insert. Seven 20 gauge Brenneke slugs, and about 18 or so combustible round-ball cartridges for the pistol. Six 207 grain slug loads in the pistol. That Cold Steel "Bushman" knife has really worked well for bush crafting, it is indestructable (undestructable?) and keeps a keen edge. I did some wood splitting with it.
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There is the chair, packed up. I did feel the extra weight for sure, but it sure was comfortable. Any more than the four miles I traveled and it would not be worth it. But it was DANG comfortable. For sure. Saw lots of critters, walked into a herd of Elk, (well within 150 or so yards) Saw some moose as I was heading towards the road to get picked up, but for once they were a ways off. Also, when I was at my "camp" and eating, a pack of coyotes started singing very close by. That's kind of unusual, in the middle of the day. They were upwind of me. Anyhow, a great day in the woods, took a book, saw and heard critters, ate steak and oysters, had a cigar, it don't get better than that. Thanks for listening.
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Nice pictures.
 
Ugly Sauce said:
Yesterday I enjoyed the outdoors, and chose to carry....
View attachment 1191587
My Savage 219 with the 20 gauge barrel on it. Yes, I actually packed a chair in two miles, but it folds up fairly small, and is fairly light. Would not do that normally, but it was a very nice day, after much very cold and very wet weather.
View attachment 1191588
Also a new 1863 Remington .44 that I picked up in a trade. Her first hike. 32 grains of Pixie dust under a 207 grain bullet, she speaks with authority.
View attachment 1191591
I also brought.....
View attachment 1191594
A New York steak, wrapped in foil with seasonings and two slabs of butter. Yes, it was that good.
View attachment 1191595
Then I had oysters. A real pig-out-in-the-woods day.
View attachment 1191596
Topped that off with a cigar.
View attachment 1191597
We had a bunch of snow, then rain and temps in the 40's, (high) so many of the low spots filled with water. Usually on see this happen in the spring.
View attachment 1191598
The pistol belt and ammo load out. Two 20 gauge shot shells, six 410's with a little skeeters chamber insert. Seven 20 gauge Brenneke slugs, and about 18 or so combustible round-ball cartridges for the pistol. Six 207 grain slug loads in the pistol. That Cold Steel "Bushman" knife has really worked well for bush crafting, it is indestructable (undestructable?) and keeps a keen edge. I did some wood splitting with it.
View attachment 1191599
There is the chair, packed up. I did feel the extra weight for sure, but it sure was comfortable. Any more than the four miles I traveled and it would not be worth it. But it was DANG comfortable. For sure. Saw lots of critters, walked into a herd of Elk, (well within 150 or so yards) Saw some moose as I was heading towards the road to get picked up, but for once they were a ways off. Also, when I was at my "camp" and eating, a pack of coyotes started singing very close by. That's kind of unusual, in the middle of the day. They were upwind of me. Anyhow, a great day in the woods, took a book, saw and heard critters, ate steak and oysters, had a cigar, it don't get better than that. Thanks for listening.
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Pixie dust sure does make things fly - and also makes the prettiest sparklies in the air... .
 
Ugly Sauce
They were upwind of me. Anyhow, a great day in the woods, took a book, saw and heard critters, ate steak and oysters, had a cigar, it don't get better than that. Thanks for listening
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What an extensive menu you had there... but you forgot the brandy.

Oh well there's always next time!

Always a pleasure reading your posts!
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bannockburn said:
Ugly Sauce


What an extensive menu you had there... but you forgot the brandy.

Oh well there's always next time!

Always a pleasure reading your posts!
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Thank you. Ooops I forgot to mention COFFEE. I had coffee. Actually, I'm a fan of good whiskey, but when doing the outdoors any kind of alcohol dulls my senses (possibly already dull!)(makes them "duller"?) and saps my energy a bit. So I don't. For sure, either one would have gone well with the cigar. Really the best way to smoke a cigar. :)
 
Ugly Sauce said:
Yesterday I enjoyed the outdoors, and chose to carry....
View attachment 1191587
My Savage 219 with the 20 gauge barrel on it. Yes, I actually packed a chair in two miles, but it folds up fairly small, and is fairly light. Would not do that normally, but it was a very nice day, after much very cold and very wet weather.
View attachment 1191588
Also a new 1863 Remington .44 that I picked up in a trade. Her first hike. 32 grains of Pixie dust under a 207 grain bullet, she speaks with authority.
View attachment 1191591
I also brought.....
View attachment 1191594
A New York steak, wrapped in foil with seasonings and two slabs of butter. Yes, it was that good.
View attachment 1191595
Then I had oysters. A real pig-out-in-the-woods day.
View attachment 1191596
Topped that off with a cigar.
View attachment 1191597
We had a bunch of snow, then rain and temps in the 40's, (high) so many of the low spots filled with water. Usually only see this happen in the spring.
View attachment 1191598
The pistol belt and ammo load out. Two 20 gauge shot shells, six 410's with a little skeeters chamber insert. Seven 20 gauge Brenneke slugs, and about 18 or so combustible round-ball cartridges for the pistol. Six 207 grain slug loads in the pistol. That Cold Steel "Bushman" knife has really worked well for bush crafting, it is indestructable (undestructable?) and keeps a keen edge. I did some wood splitting with it.
View attachment 1191599
There is the chair, packed up. I did feel the extra weight for sure, but it sure was comfortable. Any more than the four miles I traveled and it would not be worth it. But it was DANG comfortable. For sure. Saw lots of critters, walked into a herd of Elk, (well within 150 or so yards) Saw some moose as I was heading towards the road to get picked up, but for once they were a ways off. Also, when I was at my "camp" and eating, a pack of coyotes started singing very close by. That's kind of unusual, in the middle of the day. They were upwind of me. Anyhow, a great day in the woods, took a book, saw and heard critters, ate steak and oysters, had a cigar, it don't get better than that. Thanks for listening.
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Awesome pics and writeup.
 
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