Results 1 to 16 of 16

Thread: I feel like a failure...

  1. 01-05-2014, 04:46 PM #1
    Bwana
    Bwana is offline
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) Bwana's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    North Dakota
    Posts
    3,513

    I feel like a failure...

    Not much keeps me from hunting but right now I am sitting here thinking I let myself down.

    Here is the deal, today is the last day of ND's turkey season and I have yet to fill my tag. My plan was to head out this afternoon to fill it but as sad as it is to say, the weather is making me think that isn't such a good idea. Could I go? Yeah. Is getting around going to be damn tough? Yeah Is the weather as potentially dangerous as they say? Could be. Have I shied away from something like this before? No and it is really bothering me not to go.

    Maybe I am getting old or letting these weather folks scare me but either way, I am truly struggling. Do I or don't I? According to the current conditions it is 15 below zero with 36 mph sustained winds and gusts to 46 mph. I know it is stupid to even think about going but if I don't this is my last chance until spring season.

    Wish the wind would let up just 10 mph.

    Don't even know why I am posting but I guess I needed to make a confession to someone.

    This SUCKS!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 01-05-2014, 04:50 PM #2
    BarryBobPosthole
    BarryBobPosthole is offline
    Administrator BarryBobPosthole's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Owasso, OK
    Posts
    22,296
    Are there going to be birds moving around in that stuff?
    BKB
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 01-05-2014, 04:51 PM #3
    Buckrub
    Buckrub is offline
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) Buckrub's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Conway, AR
    Posts
    10,953
    I just simply don't enjoy doing outdoors stuff in extreme weather like I did at 30 or 40 years old. I could lie, but I just simply don't. I guess, also, that being retired let's me be lazy, because "there's always another day, probably not far off".....
    WARNING - Due to the rising costs of ammunition, warning shots will no longer be given.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 01-05-2014, 05:04 PM #4
    Big Skyz
    Big Skyz is offline
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) Big Skyz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Posts
    3,032
    If you know where the birds will be hold up, it would be like shooting fish in the barrel. They will let you walk or drive right up to them and shoot them. I honestly think they consider it a mercy killing in those temps. However, it could be you are just getting smarter and picking days when it would be more like hunting than just killing something.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 01-05-2014, 05:06 PM #5
    Thumper
    Thumper is offline
    pUMpHEAD SYSOp Thumper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Mickey Mouseville, Florida
    Posts
    23,923
    Two words ... Safeway & Butterball.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 01-05-2014, 05:28 PM #6
    Captain
    Captain is offline
    Administrator Captain's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    NC/SC
    Posts
    10,110
    Nobody likes to hunt turkeys than me and I can assure there ain't been a bird born that would make me go outside in that weather.

    Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
    A Government that pays people to do nothing destorys their willingness to do anything!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 01-05-2014, 05:51 PM #7
    Bwana
    Bwana is offline
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) Bwana's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    North Dakota
    Posts
    3,513
    It's official - I wimped out.

    As for the birds, I agree Big Sky. Though likely easy to get within shooting distance, the 1/2-mile plus walk to get into where they are likely to be would not be a lot of fun given the snow and wind we have right now.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 01-05-2014, 06:29 PM #8
    jb
    jb is offline
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) jb's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    MI
    Posts
    2,121
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=x8hGIF9FljM
    The older I get, the better I was. I also forget my password and have to have Len reset it for me
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 01-05-2014, 08:40 PM #9
    Captain
    Captain is offline
    Administrator Captain's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    NC/SC
    Posts
    10,110
    Lol. Best alert I've ever heard!

    Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
    A Government that pays people to do nothing destorys their willingness to do anything!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 01-05-2014, 08:46 PM #10
    Buckrub
    Buckrub is offline
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) Buckrub's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Conway, AR
    Posts
    10,953
    Is that Bwana's voice? Is it? Is it?
    WARNING - Due to the rising costs of ammunition, warning shots will no longer be given.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 01-05-2014, 09:29 PM #11
    Arty
    Arty is offline
    Administrator Arty's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    VA Beach, VA
    Posts
    3,922
    I told cappy this back in October. I could live in the woods. I wanted to be a game warden more than anything else (just cause at the time I thought id be in the woods all the time, I didn't know any better).

    But- I don't care if it hair lipped Rachel. I wouldn't go out in those temps for nuttin.

    And I mean nuttin.

    Not sure how you do it.

    Life would literally stop down here if it was that cold. It's gonna be 9 degrees tomorrow night and that's the coldest it's been in 25 years according to the news.

    Schools are already talking about delays and closing on Tuesday. Mind you, there is NO precipitation in the forecast.
    Just cold.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 01-05-2014, 09:42 PM #12
    Captain
    Captain is offline
    Administrator Captain's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    NC/SC
    Posts
    10,110
    Suppose to be 8 here Tuesday morning and 11 Wednesday morning. I'm headed back to the farm tomorrow to see what else will break during this snap....

    Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
    A Government that pays people to do nothing destorys their willingness to do anything!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 01-05-2014, 09:54 PM #13
    Buckrub
    Buckrub is offline
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) Buckrub's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Conway, AR
    Posts
    10,953
    Just flashed across the bottom on Weather Channel, that I watched for a few minutes today when concerned about my son's flight.......(he made it home)...."Montgomery, AL schools will be closed tomorrow because of the Cold"..........
    WARNING - Due to the rising costs of ammunition, warning shots will no longer be given.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 01-05-2014, 11:13 PM #14
    HideHunter
    HideHunter is offline
    Senior Member (too much time on their hands) HideHunter's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    SE Iowa
    Posts
    2,480
    lol.. that is hilarious.. Just talked to my buddy who is a mechanic in an open mine up on the Iron Range. New Year's Eve they shut down but left one of those big track hoes idle in the pit. Sat running for two days. Got down to 30 below. When the operator tried to raise the bucket - 3000 pounds of pressure hit those 4 inch hydraulic lines and busted 8 of them. Took them two days to replace them because they could only work 15 minutes at a time. Said first time he's ever seen that in 19 years. Said International Falls just reported they had the 2nd coldest December since they've kept records. ouch...

    Oh yeah.. just stepped outside.. 4 below here and headed for -20.. blowing 25 mph.. wind's got a bit of a bite to it.
    If you turn a dog loose to hunt – you’d better to be ready to deal with what he trees.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 01-05-2014, 11:42 PM #15
    Thumper
    Thumper is offline
    pUMpHEAD SYSOp Thumper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Mickey Mouseville, Florida
    Posts
    23,923
    It was 81 deg, a nice breeze and not a cloud in the sky here today. We went to the Thai (Buddhist) Temple today, sat by the river and ate as much authentic Thai food as we could stuff into our pie-holes! (They have this EVERY Sunday, all year long) Beautiful, PERFECT day.

    BUT ... it's not supposed to get out of the 60's tomorrow and Tuesday ... DANG! ... It's supposed to be 48 frigging degrees! We "might" have to turn the heater on to take the chill out of the air. High 60's Wednesday, high 70's Thursday/Friday and back up to 82 for the weekend.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 01-05-2014, 11:46 PM #16
    BarryBobPosthole
    BarryBobPosthole is offline
    Administrator BarryBobPosthole's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Owasso, OK
    Posts
    22,296
    They call Frostbite Falls the Nation's icebox for a reason.

    BKB
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body.
But rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming...WOW, What a Ride!"

Our Friend, Tony "Gator" Hunter 1953-2007