Yesterday's Weapons Forums

Here are 3 pics of a place I take dog breath for our morning hike. Plenty o' turks here. Last Dec, I whacked a nice tom about 4 miles west of this parking lot.


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But wait!! What is that shrubbery by the entry??? Aaarrrggghhh! It's evil hemp!! AKA Nebr no-high or Nebr ditch weed. During the war, people raised it to make tug hawsers & rope. Dad was a cowpoke all his life & said the best ropes were hemp. I've heard this is a different species than the cannabis stoners like. It has better fibers - not as much THC.

But the local kiddies can drive out about anywhere & pick the stuff - toss a bag in Mom's dryer & go convince themselves they are big time stoners. "Oh, WOW, man!"

It just grows wild. The county will come out & spray it, but that's pretty much wasted time.


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On the way back to town, I spotted these buzzards & tried for a pic. They fly the 8 miles to civilization every morning & make a pretty good living off deer that get clobbered by trains. I like to watch them soar. On a windy day, they will float over the side of a butte, coasting all morning & never flap a wing.

I was clear up on a butte one time & one floated right up to me. Checking to see if I'd die soon? Maybe. I think they just like to ride the thermals.


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It was a peaceful morning! SW

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what a beautiful place to be , thanks for sharing that - wish i might get time to go your way again in this life - been there way back and enjoyed it very much ,

my great uncle was the station master in alliance , and my great aunt was the telegrapher , wonder how many young folks realize what that was ?
they passed away back in the early 60s so i have not been back since , used to make a visit every summer , 'uncle reed' was one of my favorites - a real railroad man , but alliance was on the flats , we only saw the buttes when we went toward wyoming to the park ,

that "hemp" was planted all accross the plains durring the wars , then treated as bad chit later , iowa is still crawling with it as well

................................ ...........hmmmmm......where were those bushes when I wanted them many moons ago... ....geeeez.....around these parts that would make breaking headline news...

....we got those damn buzzards soaring around here too-suddenly you see that shadow swoop the ground under you and look up and think its a Predator Drone...whada wingspan... ....UGLY buggers they are


....beautiful pics-beautiful country....its seriously on my wannado list to make it your way for a visit before too long...and you know when I say it i mean it .....its just 'Murphy' that would stop me...

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....Naj puška govori!....
.............deplorable typical "bitter clinger"....

Like Mario sayz, that stuff would make big headlines around here.

Been through that country many times and never get tired of seeing it.

Rad

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One day I will have to get out your way Hogger & we'll get some Lurkey's. Beautiful country!!! Thanks for the pics.

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