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The view from my blind at my first set-up. Sunrise. Note the LGB (little gray bird). I'm not sure what kind of bird this is, but about a half-dozen of them kept me company every morning for about an hour around sunrise.

Well, I didn't kill an antelope. Turns out I was set up in a bad spot, not at all where the antelope were watering. I moved my blind to another spot, an overflow stream from a stock tank. That also turned out to be no good, because the stream was a couple hundred yards long, and the antelope...

Yeah, we don't do it to save money...although with meat prices these days, it's getting close.

I actually had a good Irish band going for a couple of years, but finally backed out because I couldn't get people to show up for rehearsals. I loved making music with those lovely people, but it just wasn't worth the toll on my blood pressure... It's kind of funny, now. :lol:

Once when I was in Scotland, a man in a pub tried to explain the rules of snooker to me. I quickly determined that I had not consumed nearly enough alcohol to get my head around it. I suspect that American football (the one where the ball is mostly moved with the hands) is very similar to...

YES! I believe @eatyourpeas wandered off to other forums that are more salt-water focused, but I miss seeing her on here. What's happening? How's the Puget tank? How's life? (many beautiful things are still being made out of yarn here at Casa Badger, by the way...)

It's actually legal to salvage road kill in Wyoming...but personally, I've never been that hungry. :sick:

Those are some cute pups! They say Siamese and Russian Blues are low-allergy pets. Mrs. Badger recently found a Russian Blue at a shelter--I'm pretty sure she's pure bred! What are the odds? Anyway, our Badgerling is pretty allergic to cats but the ladies love having them around. Me? Not so...

I remember doing Meals on Wheels when I was in high school a hundred years ago. I met some of the sweetest people. I didn't know that orginization still existed. Doesn't look like there's a chapter in my town, but the senior center has a similar service.

Any sign of youngsters?

OK, full disclosure: I like the idea of washing out the glass bottles and reusing them. But thus far, I have simply thrown them away, treated myself to a frappuccino, and started over with a new bottle. There, it feels good to have that off my chest. :lol:

Just charcoal grilled some chicken. Mrs. Badger is going to put it on a salad.

I love Cornwell. I'm into the Saxon series right now, but I'm looking forward to his take on Agincourt. My bow only pulls about 55 pounds, so I'm not English war-bow tough. That would be total overkill for any normal use anyway, there being a dismal lack of armored French knights around...

Give a man a fish, and he'll have dinner. Teach a man to fish, and he'll be late for dinner. :lol: True words. True. I balance that against the reality that wild animals don't die peacefully in their beds. If I don't kill them, something else will, and I'm probably better than the...

The neighbors show up to say hi. Appropriately, they stopped by as I was driving a few posts to string some barbed wire around my blind. Cows are dumb, but very curious, and they interact with new objects by rubbing against them, knocking them over, and stepping on them. These guys would just...

I drew an antelope license this year, as well as a good elk tag. These licenses are given out by lottery, and I was lucky to draw good ones. There is a special archery season for antelope (AKA pronghorn, speed goats, Antilocapra americana) that opens Thursday, so I went out in the desert today...

Warning: This thread might eventually contain pictures of dead animals. If you are offended, grossed out, or otherwise upset by seeing where meat comes from, please read no further. I don't want to pick a fight with anyone. Some people on here find my hunting adventures interesting, so I...

Yeah, I respect that. I prefer to do my own killing when possible. I have no trouble with people hiring it done, but it sure bugs me when they get high and mighty and look down on my for doing it myself. :rolleyes: No salt licks; I just set up a little ways off from a water hole. And you get...

Going out to purchase my archery tag and conservation stamp. Tomorrow, I'll be setting up my antelope blind, and the hunt begins Thursday. Guess I need to start a new hunting thread...

You are most welcome, Juice. Hope you're doing OK. T

My fish and I live by Gill's Law: "You got yourself in there; you can get yourself out."

Wellp, got everything set back up and running. Fairly pleased. I could have gone a good two inches lower on the new shelves, and wish I had...but it's better than it was and probably good enough. Note the water dripping from the black pipe above. I'm expecting some seriously lush mosses in a...

Sorry about your puffer. :sad: One of the bummers of this hobby is that source fish are out of your control--sometimes you do things right and fish die anyway. I'm a little concerned that your tank is showing signs of ammonia, even in tiny amounts. The plants should be taking care of all of...

I keep my tanks pretty natural, but I often add one little human artifact from the part of the world I'm trying to recreate. My 55g has a tiny gong fu teapot from Yunnan, turned sideways and half buried in the sand. Nobody has taken up residence, since I don't have those kinds of fish, but the...

Cool build! You've got some skills! I am especially impressed with your aquarium stand. No idea what got your little goldfish, though it usually comes back to a water quality problem. Hope it keeps recovering.

So, what do you get when you combine minor renovations with badgerly clumsiness? Major Renovations! 😜🛠️ Yesterday I had some time on my hands and decided to remove some of the huge java ferns, which were overshadowing the aquatic plants and dominating the tank. In the process of tearing them...

Mrs. Badger and the Badgerling are off on a girlie trip to Casper, shopping for clothing and a new cat, I understand. Yes, I trust them a lot. I am taking the opportunity to get a lot done: Some major renovations on my 55g (see journal), a good run in the desert, lunch from a taco truck, a...

That was a fun read, thanks. Who knew they had Trip Advisor in ancient Ur? :lol:

The Hittites I can handle, but those Danes are making an absolute nuisance of themselves.

Interesting. Is it better to keep a large fish by itself so it has adequate space, or to overcrowd but provide adequate social interaction? The answer, of course, is neither. Plan for adult size and numbers when stocking a tank. I know both Gary and Magnum basically already said this, but I...

Thinking about getting a few of these Damascus steel arrowheads to hunt with. Not sure how practical they'd be, and they're really too expensive to justify. But wow, they sure would look pretty on the tips of my hand-made, primitive arrows...

"Cleared a garage path." HA HA Yeah, I've lived that one, recently. You could call it an ongoing battle.

Can I be Awkwardly, Intensely Political Grandpa Fish?

To eat: Walleye (fried) and trout (smoked). Top dwellers: Pearl gouramis, Betta imbellus. Schoolers: Padamya barbs (AKA Odessa barbs), pentazona barbs Bottom dwellers: Panda Garra, Himalayan sand loaches

Sounds to me like Father Fish's place is a very specialized, heavily controlled forum about a very specialized approach, and they don't want to hear about other stuff. I'm OK with that, even though I don't fully agree with that approach. I'm a member of a primitive archery forum, and they...

I've been enjoying the Saxon Tales by Bernard Cornwell. Uhtred is a fun character.

That sounds like it would be beneficial for aufwuchs feeders, too. Might have to invest in some.