Thank you Dave for posting pictures!
I found most of these in the 50 and 60's on my relatives ranches, but a few after that.
I have another picture to post when my wife can send it to Dave, later today I hope.
Picture coming soon..........Someone please tell me what they think the broken one...
With a life long hearing problem I could seldom understand the words of most songs due to loud instruments that covered the singers voice. Not so with David, he was always a favorite. RIP buddy.
My post #8 above was referring to my cousins transporting two elk from Idaho to New York. Since that was thirty years ago I phoned him to ask if he had any problems with the meat etc, he is way younger with the memory of an elephant. I am sure we talked about it then.....but my memory.....
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A long time ago I loaded some 38 cases with #6 shot, 2400 powder and topped them with a gas check. You can also use wax if not exposed to hot weather. I shot from about 16" with no problems getting the snake, although one time it was close of him getting me.
Reference, Indian artifact..........back to the picture on post #182 and a few after. I have a sandstone piece about 7" in diameter, 3" high, with a grove around it 1" down from the top. I found this in a small creek that once had Steelhead and Salmon runs. An old timer in his late 80's told me...
Yep, I have. A black bear coming towards me and I fired as he was stepping over a log at roughly forty feet. A 357 reload of mine with a half jacket 158 grain Herter's bullet and 2400 powder out of a Ruger 6 1/2" barrel. I still have the slug, went through one lung and lodged in his backbone...
Too early for much bear action here, more bear on the move during the rut, at least the bigger boars as they tend to be on the move. Just my experience over many years.
In mid June when there were lots of new born fawns I tried calling a bear one time. I have called coyotes since the 50's so did that type of calling. It wasn't five minutes and here came two coyotes, I got one and figured that saved some fawns. A couple days later I heard what sounded like...
My 1964 International 504 with the 153 gas engine is a sister to the Farmalls, very reliable. I use it around the ranch, pulling a 4' big bladed disc, not a 3-point, mower, blade, and 3-point two bottom plow.