Hem
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That's sour^.
Looks great! Little full… Lotta sap…
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Do store bought trees count? If so…..
Hilljackoutlaw
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My son and I scouted last Friday and will be headed out this Saturday. We put rubber to asphalt and boots on the ground. We're feeling pretty confident in the spots we found so don't be surprised if I brag a little bit in Saturdays post. This will be all public still pissed they rape and pillage me for $7.50 for the tag tho.
Boy 2 has a raging double ear infection and Ma doesn't want to make him sit in the pickup for the few hour drive back and forth to get a wild tree, as he is pretty irritable. Going to see if I can recruit Boy 1 (3 years old) to sign on for the trip. Otherwise, I'm afraid we'll be going domestic. 
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Oh bummer for the double ear infected boy. Find him a good tree poppa!!Boy 2 has a raging double ear infection and Ma doesn't want to make him sit in the pickup for the few hour drive back and forth to get a wild tree, as he is pretty irritable. Going to see if I can recruit Boy 1 (3 years old) to sign on for the trip. Otherwise, I'm afraid we'll be going domestic.
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You residents have it so good. With points creep and so many tags going to residents, you're really leaving the NR crowd out to dry. I was tired of waiting on that tree tag and depriving my family of a legitimate Christmas tree. I finally broke down. I found a picture of what I consider the perfect tree online (it's a quite famous tree, some of you may recognize it). I contacted a well known taxidermist, and had a replica done. I know some of you are against what I did, but put yourself in my shoes. You can't wait for 20 plus years to get that OIL tree tag and make your family do without. At least I didn't go to a tree farm and try to pass it off as a legitimate free range tree.
JV842
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When I was a kid my mom had a thing for getting a cedar tree (more like a bush) off of our family’s place in the Texas Hillcountry. Not much of a trunk on them so a lot of digging n cursing by my pop. Anyone who knows the area….tons of rocks n not much dirt. To make the outing more “festive” one year….I; being maybe 5 or 6, thought it would be appropriate to get a big double handful of cedar thorns off the ground n dump it rt down the “plumber’s crack” of my pops!!! Oh boy!!!! The memories!!!
BackofBeyond
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Just reading this made me sneeze and my eyes are itchy as hell.
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Look at the dog! That is either the look of great admiration or the what an idiot now where is my treat you promised look.Your boys were clearly thrilled with the experience
JV842
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Tiss the season for it!!
BackofBeyond
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I remember my first November in ATX and bitching to a co-worker that my cold was lasting for weeks… he asked me if I had cedar fever… after I said “what’s that?” he took me to HEB to get Claritin.
seeth07
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UPDATE: Just got a text from my wife who apparently has been using her entire day to decorate the tree - "I am being reminded why people cheat and use pre-lit, pre-decorated trees. I'm going to start drinking..."
MtnElk
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I have rack envy in all these photos. We are getting our trees this weekend... maybe i'll quickly mount a shed or two to the wall haha
Well, Boy 1 took no convincing to hop into the pickup for the 3 hour drive to cut a tree. His only stipulation was ear muffs because the sawzall was going to be loud. Touché.
I surprised him with a bag of donettes, and away we went. He did great on the ride and I put on the original version of The Grinch, to set the mood. I splurged and picked up two tags so we could hunt longer. Very happy with that choice. The little one will stay outside in a planter next to the bird feeders for habitat.
Also, hit the post on the initial cut. Only off about 3”. That’s what dads do.
I surprised him with a bag of donettes, and away we went. He did great on the ride and I put on the original version of The Grinch, to set the mood. I splurged and picked up two tags so we could hunt longer. Very happy with that choice. The little one will stay outside in a planter next to the bird feeders for habitat.
Also, hit the post on the initial cut. Only off about 3”. That’s what dads do.
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Little full. Lotta sap. Wife was born on odd year so she picks on odd numbered years, myself on even since I was born on even. I like this one. This was first year I took a chainsaw, had to do a lil trimming but looks good now. Decorating today I’m sure.
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ya but you got a nice pic of Bachelor and the Three Sisters.(Annual Hunt Talk Christmas Tree Thread)
We set out for new hunting grounds this morning. As usual, it was a sh*t show. Daughter wore her slip-on Vans instead of snow boots, son had to take a dump twice while we were out and lost his hat, I had to dig two holes in the frozen ground and find the missing hat, carrying a tree through deadfall… The usual. But we found a good one.
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Post up yours!
Sorry all but we do artificial trees. I know.
