We got snow last week and a lot of it, about twelve inches altogether. I love the stuff because I can see game moving much easier and I can move quietly in the powder. It's also nice for roadin' the countryside and checking fer tracks crossing the road and out in the fields.
I hate the stuff because it's hard on my knee/hip to wade through it and it changes with the weather. We got some warm days this week and then the temps dropped.....IT"S CRUNCHY NOW! Everything for a mile around you can hear you walking in......."We know yer there Cuts, we c'n hear you coming!"
The Blessing/Curse of snow
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Re: The Blessing/Curse of snow
Snowed this morning....raises all kinds of hell on my trap line.
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Re: The Blessing/Curse of snow
Now you can practice making snow sets..
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Re: The Blessing/Curse of snow
Dang! You got problems! Been over 40 years since I trapped, and back then I had to deal with snow all the time. It can be overcome, but it's a hassle.
Right now the wind chill here is about -5. So I'm staying indoors for a while. Which is ok, I got a project in mind anyway. Been thinking about building me an AR fer varmint/coyote huntin'. So I'm searching the web fer parts. Keeps me outta trouble I guess.
I also lost my old lap top to a drive crash and am setting up a new one, which I hate b'cause I have to bother my kids all the time to get it done. (I'm about as computer literate as a ground hog!) Worst of all, I lost all my pass words with that drive! The only reason I'm able to get on here is because I've set my PC for always logged on, on this site. ) I may have to bother ya fer a new pass word soon, but that can wait until the boys have explored the data recovery on the old lap top.
Right now the wind chill here is about -5. So I'm staying indoors for a while. Which is ok, I got a project in mind anyway. Been thinking about building me an AR fer varmint/coyote huntin'. So I'm searching the web fer parts. Keeps me outta trouble I guess.
I also lost my old lap top to a drive crash and am setting up a new one, which I hate b'cause I have to bother my kids all the time to get it done. (I'm about as computer literate as a ground hog!) Worst of all, I lost all my pass words with that drive! The only reason I'm able to get on here is because I've set my PC for always logged on, on this site. ) I may have to bother ya fer a new pass word soon, but that can wait until the boys have explored the data recovery on the old lap top.
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Re: The Blessing/Curse of snow
Trapping in snow is fine as long as it stays cold. It has been in the 50s for the past 2 weeks so when it snows it turns everything to muck. Then I need to pack shale with me....which means about 40 gallons a day. Hard to do on a rhino. It's just a pain in the ass.
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Re: The Blessing/Curse of snow
Got the next two days off, but the national weather service sayz wind chills are going to be down around -25 in the morning........wind gusting up too 25mph
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Re: The Blessing/Curse of snow
50s and mud here today.