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    wind and fires

    winds up to 50 mph today. several corn fields are on fire by kanawha and corwith. one of the fires was almost 2 miles wide in some places and about 6 miles long.
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    the joys of night fishing

    bet you guys cant quess what i did tonight. yep i went night fishing. with a name like blackcloud what could possibly go wrong.. had one line out with a bobber and crawler. went to the other end of dock and tried fly fishing for panfish. you cant believe how bats are attacted to flies:eek: glad...
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    trail cams

    any of you guys getting any good photos. checked my cam tonight and had 1302 photos on it. was out for 3 1/2 weeks. had it set to take photo every 30 seconds. one large buck came in but didnt come into mineral lick completly. looks like an eleven point. got a picture with 5 turkeys in it. got a...
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    Brrrrrr

    talking about a killing frost wednsday night:eek: looks like no pheasant hunting in standing corn this year. will be a fast harvest up north.
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    great day shot to hell

    woke up sun was shining, birds were singing, cool temps life is great. only worked a half day went to iowa state fair with my youngest son. had a wonderful time. went to bass pro found every thing i needed( or wanted) had a good drive home and talk with son. what could possibly shot this day all...
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    oh crap i cant believe that happened moments

    all right guys time to start a new thread. i need to have some new laughs capt cootie has been pretty boring lately. any of you guys had a funny Oh Crap I Cant Believe That Happened moment. i will start it out. tonight i was working at the man shack on my garden sprayer. i was grinding a piece...
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    seeing any birds?

    been seeing a few broods of partridge lately. have seen very few pheasant. turkey broods look good. mosquito hatch was extra large and hungry
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    mn fishing liscense

    going to minnesota for a week. whole family getting together to celebrate mom and dads 50th annv. what do you think are chances are of getting minnesota fishing licsenes? if state is still shutdown would you fish with out a licsense?
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    musky fishing

    wow. lots of action already this year 1 strike and 2 follows in one night. 2 of the fish were upper 40" fish. couple days ago my boy and a friend went fishing and had a fish of about 50" along boat. there has been a 54" fish caught and released also. any tips on getting them to strike. figure 8...
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    ia dnr closes crapper to save money?

    iowa dnr must be desperate. the 2 brand new modern restrooms on clear lake (ventura side). are closed monday thru thursday due to budget cuts:eek: how much money can you possibly save by closing a crapper for 4 days? hell they dont even have any trees in these parks. mcintosh park restroom is...
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    caliber for wolf and deer?

    what caliber would you guys use on a combo hunt? the prey will be whitetails and timber wolf in manitoba. i have a 300 ultra mag. i'm afraid it will ruin wolf hide. i am thinking of buying a thompson center in 270 caliber.
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    beware of the coot.

    guys i think coot is up to something evil. it could possibly be world domination. north iowa has more coot around than i have ever seen. there are thousands of them:eek: i was coming back from turkey hunting and was by crystal lake admiring the bullhead statue enjoying my favorite bevarage, a...
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    turkey time

    any one getting ready for turkey hunting? i might miss opening day of first season. short handed at work again.
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    eagle nest cam

    hey guys check out the eagle nest. google decorah eagle cam she laid her eggs end of feb. due to hatch 4-1-11
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    is the coot mad at me

    i'm worried guys the coot wont talk to me. have tried calling him and he doesnt answer his phone. was talking to our mom on the phone and i could here him in background yelling TELL HIM TO QUIT CALLING. what could i have possibly done to him to be shunned like this:( i'm scared guys. i will...
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    cant waste good road kill

    spring fever hit me today and i had to play a prank on one of the new young guys at work. found some fresh road kill and just couldnt let it go to waste:rolleyes: a bucket truck stands very tall. when you open the door on one the seat is right at eye level. had his foreman tell him to just his...
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    spring

    yea. 55 degrees today. thousands of ducks and geese pouring thru. roosters are showing up again. geese are paired up on the marshes waiting to nest. even saw a few flocks of swans. HUGE birds when they fly low and slow over you. lets hope it is here to stay. even saw coots family on the lake...
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    golf?

    anyone getting ready for golf. i bought a new set of adams clubs and had them custom fit. cant wait to get out and hit a few balls. cootie is even getting ready for golf. he bought 600 used golf balls off e-bay. what does that say about his game:p
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    high tech screw ups.

    gone are the days when i would hit my finger with a hammer nailing trim. now i can screw my finger up the high tech way. yes i shot a staple in my finger:eek: missed the bone so i will be fine. at least the palm sander works good to buff out the blood stains.
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    working during a full moon.

    any one have any wierd customer stories that occured during a full moon. we had a dusiey at work this weekend. lady called in to say her water heater was walking around the basement and jumping up and down. the serviceman that went out checked everything out at 1 am. he told her it had not...
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