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[Lyehopper]

Lye, Congrats on your booty!
plus: YOU HAVE THE CUTEST BOY! What fun he must be!
My deer/dear story: I was walking in the Forest Preserve in Chicago last week, 6 doe grazing on something ... I heard their mom calling when I approached, but they didn't move ... probably too young to be afraid of people. Then again, no gun permits at the Forest Preserve. Anyway, I went back yesteday to show my 10 year old, but they were nowhere to be found. Good thing Andrew brought his football, it wasn't a total loss.

Best,
Geri

Hey Geri.... how's it going?

Picture me (in full cammo) stalking thru that Chicago park with my deer rifle..... A Park Ranger approaches me cautiously, I respond..... "Ummmmm.... No-Sir, I had no idea I couldn't hunt in here, What!?.... I'm from VA, Why?.... Well, I sorta have permission and everything.... see my friend Geri? well, she's like a TV star around here, she told me it was a good place to bag a whitetail, she says the deer population is getting out of control and she comes here all the time.... she says her and her son "just have a ball" when they come here!.... Well yeah! she lives near here! why?"....LOL!

Are you still holding your CERS? Boy is that thing hot now or what!?

[gerihearne]

6 does or dees?

Lil' Lye turned three in July.... So I figured he's old enough to go deer hunting with me.... Plus he's been bugging me to death to go.lol!

I shot this doe yesterday morning with him at my side. He listened to me well and he stayed very quiet and sat still like I told him to. I told him what to expect when the rifle reported and whispered for him to plug his ears before I shot. He was watching the deer @ about 100 yards and he saw her fall....

He helped me field dress the deer and asked me a million questions about the deer's guts. He now knows that he too has similar guts inside himself.... He knows what a stomach, intestines, liver, lungs, etc., look like.

More importantly.... Lil' Lye knows (first hand) the damage done when the muzzle of a firearm is aimed at a living creature. He knows guns are a very serious tool and that they are NOT toys. (I don't let him "play guns" not even with a stick, as I was not allowed to "play guns" as a child)

After I shot the deer and we walked over to it, I explained that this animal was forever dead and I showed him the exit wound made by the bullet. He asked me about the all the blood.... I let him pat the dead animal's side and look it over.... I let him handle the rifle.... and I worked the action and unloaded it and answered many questions about the rifle, then I gave him the spent cartridge to keep.... I see him remove it from his pocket from time-to-time and smell the burnt powder.

My deer rifle is leaning up in the corner of my office right now (unloaded of course) and he completely ignores it. Mission accomplished.... Btw, my father taught me gun safety in a very similar way.

Oh yeah.... Mrs. Lyehopper cooked up a fine meal of fried tenderloin, gravy, rice, corn and biscuits last night.... We enjoyed it very much.... Lil' Lye was proud that he helped put food on the table.

Lye, Congrats on your booty!
plus: YOU HAVE THE CUTEST BOY! What fun he must be!
My deer/dear story: I was walking in the Forest Preserve in Chicago last week, 6 doe grazing on something ... I heard their mom calling when I approached, but they didn't move ... probably too young to be afraid of people. Then again, no gun permits at the Forest Preserve. Anyway, I went back yesteday to show my 10 year old, but they were nowhere to be found. Good thing Andrew brought his football, it wasn't a total loss.

Best,
Geri

[Lyehopper]

What exactly do you mean by "season"....?

Hang on a minute...are you sure it's doe season?

Well-Sir, in VA there are hunting regulations West of the Blue Ridge.... There are regulations East of the Blue Ridge....

And then there's Lyehopper Hollow hunting regulations. Now, as the acting game commissioner here I have the authority to modify regulations from time-to-time depending on current circumstances.... jejeje!

Seriously though, I live East of the Blue Ridge (Bedford County). "Either-sex" deer can be harvested all season long during general firearms season on private land.... BTW, Bedford County has the highest whitetail population in the state.

http://www.dgif.state.va.us/hunting/regulations/deer.asp

[Websman]

Hang on a minute...are you sure it's doe season?

[Lyehopper]

Life lessons in the country....

Lil' Lye turned three in July.... So I figured he's old enough to go deer hunting with me.... Plus he's been bugging me to death to go.lol!

I shot this doe yesterday morning with him at my side. He listened to me well and he stayed very quiet and sat still like I told him to. I told him what to expect when the rifle reported and whispered for him to plug his ears before I shot. He was watching the deer @ about 100 yards and he saw her fall....

He helped me field dress the deer and asked me a million questions about the deer's guts. He now knows that he too has similar guts inside himself.... He knows what a stomach, intestines, liver, lungs, etc., look like.

More importantly.... Lil' Lye knows (first hand) the damage done when the muzzle of a firearm is aimed at a living creature. He knows guns are a very serious tool and that they are NOT toys. (I don't let him "play guns" not even with a stick, as I was not allowed to "play guns" as a child)

After I shot the deer and we walked over to it, I explained that this animal was forever dead and I showed him the exit wound made by the bullet. He asked me about the all the blood.... I let him pat the dead animal's side and look it over.... I let him handle the rifle.... and I worked the action and unloaded it and answered many questions about the rifle, then I gave him the spent cartridge to keep.... I see him remove it from his pocket from time-to-time and smell the burnt powder.

My deer rifle is leaning up in the corner of my office right now (unloaded of course) and he completely ignores it. Mission accomplished.... Btw, my father taught me gun safety in a very similar way.

Oh yeah.... Mrs. Lyehopper cooked up a fine meal of fried tenderloin, gravy, rice, corn and biscuits last night.... We enjoyed it very much.... Lil' Lye was proud that he helped put food on the table.

I like taking pictures that are unique and different. This is one I took today and I simply titled it "Water".

This pic was taken with a 35mm Minolta 7000 on double exposure

Is this picture taken in Calloway Gardens? I haven't been there, but I went to a state park nearby, last year- Roosevelt's Little White House in Warm Springs, GA. I love places like that. It's little niches like that that you learn those rare bits of knowledge that only a few people know: FDR would periodically wreck his custom made car as he would have to take his hands of the wheel in order to shift gears. His car was also the first to ever have anything similar to modern day cruise control.

I hope the next picture, the one with the dog and you, isn't the picture of you and your wife that you promised us? I don't think she would find that very funny!

Yes sir we went to Callaway gardens. It is one awesome park with bike trails and stuff. They also put on a real nice Christmas light show.

[peanuts]

I did not have my tripod with me today and so I'll post one with my wife and I later. My wife took this pic today at the park.

Is this picture taken in Calloway Gardens? I haven't been there, but I went to a state park nearby, last year- Roosevelt's Little White House in Warm Springs, GA. I love places like that. It's little niches like that that you learn those rare bits of knowledge that only a few people know: FDR would periodically wreck his custom made car as he would have to take his hands of the wheel in order to shift gears. His car was also the first to ever have anything similar to modern day cruise control.

I hope the next picture, the one with the dog and you, isn't the picture of you and your wife that you promised us? I don't think she would find that very funny!

[Websman]

You are truly blessed, Websman!

But now I'm confused, because it doesn't look like you have pointed ears.

I used photo editing software so you couldn't see my pointy ears...same reason my teeth are glowing. But you can still see the dark rings under my eyes...jejeje

[Websman]

The mrmarketishuge.com forum has the best looking members.

It's time for a family pic from you Huge One...

[Rob]

This was taken yesterday at home....

You are truly blessed, Websman!

But now I'm confused, because it doesn't look like you have pointed ears.

[peanuts]

This was taken yesterday at home....

After I put the sunglasses on, I could see that your family is beautiful!

[Lyehopper]

This was taken yesterday at home....

Webs, you have a very attractive family. The BSML is paying off too.ssssss

Question(s)?.... Why do you need a fireplace in Flordia? Do you run the air conditioning when you light the fire? How much are they getting for a load of firewood down there?

[mrmarket]

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