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Matthew2470 said:
I got sent to the lumber yard for a "board stretcher." The worst part is that the guys at the counter and the other customers all played along. I think I was 15 at the time. I effing hated going into that place after that.
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This reminds me of the one time I went Deer hunting. Me and 4 friends borrowed a small cabin outside some small upstate town that catered to hunters. Almost every store and bar had a display designed to mess with visitors while the townies hung back and got a laugh. We were in a gunshop when my friend noticed a giant stuffed Owl head hanging on the wall. It was 2 feet wide, so my friend was totally amazed. He started asking the shop keeper questions about it. The guy had a whole story ready about the now extinct Great Northern Owl. "My friend shot the last one back in '69, and that's it right there. If you go to Mike's bar and grill, he has one twice that size". My friend was excited like a kid getting candy. That's when I noticed that the regulars hanging around were about to bust out laughing. I took a second look at that Great Northern Owl and realized it was a Deers ass combed out and dressed up to look like an Owl head. The look of dissapointment on Gregs face as I explained what was going on was priceless. That was about the hardest I've every laughed.
 
FenderBumper said:
This reminds me of the one time I went Deer hunting. Me and 4 friends borrowed a small cabin outside some small upstate town that catered to hunters. Almost every store and bar had a display designed to mess with visitors while the townies hung back and got a laugh. We were in a gunshop when my friend noticed a giant stuffed Owl head hanging on the wall. It was 2 feet wide, so my friend was totally amazed. He started asking the shop keeper questions about it. The guy had a whole story ready about the now extinct Great Northern Owl. "My friend shot the last one back in '69, and that's it right there. If you go to Mike's bar and grill, he has one twice that size". My friend was excited like a kid getting candy. That's when I noticed that the regulars hanging around were about to bust out laughing. I took a second look at that Great Northern Owl and realized it was a Deers ass combed out and dressed up to look like an Owl head. The look of dissapointment on Gregs face as I explained what was going on was priceless. That was about the hardest I've every laughed.
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And this guy is allowed to carry a gun? J/K No politics, please ;)
 
#17D500winner said:
And this guy is allowed to carry a gun? J/K No politics, please ;)
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Sadly, there were plenty of gun totin' dudes looking to buy a giant owl head. I heard one guy at the bar asking questions about the gun on display as the gun that shot this giant stuffed Moose in 1889. It was a toasted louisville slugger with a trigger mounted to it and a pipe jammed in the end. Classic stuff. These town folk sure put some effort into their pranks.
 
FenderBumper said:
Sadly, there were plenty of gun totin' dudes looking to buy a giant owl head. I heard one guy at the bar asking questions about the gun on display as the gun that shot this giant stuffed Moose in 1889. It was a toasted louisville slugger with a trigger mounted to it and a pipe jammed in the end. Classic stuff. These town folk sure put some effort into their pranks.
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Of my three brothers, only one likes to display his "conquests" so that's one of the many things we agree to disagree on. These guys are deadly with a gun so i try not to piss them off too much ;)
 
#17D500winner said:
Of my three brothers, only one likes to display his "conquests" so that's one of the many things we agree to disagree on. These guys are deadly with a gun so i try not to piss them off too much ;)
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I'm a hell of a shot with a 30-30, but I couldn't bring myself to shoot a Deer. I had a nice Buck set up for the kill, so I put my shot in a tree just above his head. That boy headed for the hills before anyone else even saw him.
 
FenderBumper said:
I'm a hell of a shot with a 30-30, but I couldn't bring myself to shoot a Deer. I had a nice Buck set up for the kill, so I put my shot in a tree just above his head. That boy headed for the hills before anyone else even saw him.
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I know we're off topic here but I'd rather walk through the woods with a bag of rocks than a 30-30. It's a .22 magnum for me all the way. Which, BTW, is illegal to use were I live but I haven't been in the woods with a rifle in a long time so I'm probably safe ;)

Edit: And, FB, I wasn't the 2nd shooter. I think that was a 6.5
 
All 4 of my starters are in the Top 11. Damn you, Aric! Just another hundreth of a second or two and I would have had all in the Top 10!

Got me 10 Boner Points for Kram Nitram's pole run - but as I witnessed last week, where I had the polesitter as well, sh!t happens...
 
FenderBumper said:
I'm a hell of a shot with a 30-30, but I couldn't bring myself to shoot a Deer. I had a nice Buck set up for the kill, so I put my shot in a tree just above his head. That boy headed for the hills before anyone else even saw him.
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I never understood the whole hunting thing. What's the point in shooting poor defenseless creatures.

I have Hamlin in Spikes game as well as my A driver this week. He better do well....
 
robbybee said:
All 4 of my starters are in the Top 11. Damn you, Aric! Just another hundreth of a second or two and I would have had all in the Top 10!

Got me 10 Boner Points for Kram Nitram's pole run - but as I witnessed last week, where I had the polesitter as well, sh!t happens...
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Question..I had 5 of 6 from A&B inthe top 8 starting positions . The one I missed was Clint Bowyer , do keep him ? I still think that he has a shot at the win.
 
ted@economy said:
Question..I had 5 of 6 from A&B inthe top 8 starting positions . The one I missed was Clint Bowyer , do keep him ? I still think that he has a shot at the win.
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It's a crapshoot. I do think that Clint will be in Victory Lane at some point this season.
Will it be tonight???
I dunno.
 
Stewart Fan said:
I never understood the whole hunting thing. What's the point in shooting poor defenseless creatures.

I have Hamlin in Spikes game as well as my A driver this week. He better do well....
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I remember an interview with Truex where he talked of seeing this majestic buck in the woods - and Martin shot him dead. I don't get it either. But I must confess that I have eaten the meat of wild kills, and it's really good! Elk Jerkey is phenomenal...
 
I don't hunt but I'm glad that lots of people hunt deer here on Michigan. There are so many car-deer accidents as it is. Without hunting I imagine that number would increase.
 
4,7,8,21 for 308 points. Had the 18 on my bench. Should move me up a few more spots.
 
With week #9 in the books, 'wilkesboro moonshiners', with a score of 269 retains that lead for another week over the field. The lead dropped down to 40 points from 52 last week. 'UB3 Racing' and 'Team IDKS' swap second and third this week in a hotly contested battle on and off the track.

6 teams were able to break the 300 mark this week. I didn't think that this was going to be as much a challenge for the field as it turned out. Two teams jumped into the top 10 both with 300+ this week.

This weeks standouts.....
  • Best Player of the Week - 'HMS Better Than The Rest' grabs top honors this week with a score of 342 bumping their position +5 into the heart of the top 10.
  • Biggest Mover (in the right direction) - Three player tied this week for the biggest gains on the board..... 'Crimson Tide Racing' with a +6 jumps into the top 10 this week and is ready to kick some butt. 'Hendrick 28' & 'Sharkchum' also at a +6 for the week.
  • Biggest Mover (in the wrong direction) - 'MoMike', man I feel for ya. Last week you were a +14 and this week -9.
New into the top-10 this week.....
  • 'HMS Better Than The Rest' +5 into 6th
  • 'Crimson Tide Racing' +5 into 8th
Click here to see the full results.

Rank - Team - Segment Points - Season Points - Rank +/- Top 10 - Top 5 - Wins
1 wilkesboro moonshiners 2,607 2,607 0 5 3 1
2 UB3 Racing 2,567 2,567 0 4 2 0
3 Team IDKS 2,534 2,534 0 5 2 1
4 Jimmy 'Smut' Means 4 President 2,461 2,461 0 4 4 1
5 Rainbow Warriors 2,454 2,454 (+1) 4 3 0
6 HMS Better Than The Rest 2,447 2,447 (+5) 3 2 2
7 Team NeverNeutral 2,419 2,419 (-2) 5 1 0
8 Crimson Tide Racing 2,414 2,414 (+6) 3 2 1
9 fastfordfan 2,403 2,403 (+1) 2 1 0
10 #17d500winner 2,401 2,401 (-1) 4 2 0

Next up is the Aaron's 499 @ Talladega.

Deadline to select your drivers is May 5 5:00am EDT
 
I just watched the race, and I'm afraid to look at Yahoo. Just before the race started, I had Kyle on the bench and switched him with Hamlin. Then I thought 'these late changes seem to burn you...'. lol
 
I expected a lot more from Kurt. If that team can't run a whole lot better on these short tracks, they have no hope of making the top 20 this year. What happened to Aric? He was in the top 10, then suddenly he's running in the back.
 
Truex and Aric dragged me down. I did OK with Hambone and Kram Nitram. But I am still mired back in 27th with little hope of improving this week, seeing as how it's destructor plate racing...
 
Stewart Fan said:
I never understood the whole hunting thing. What's the point in shooting poor defenseless creatures.

I have Hamlin in Spikes game as well as my A driver this week. He better do well....
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Seeing how I don't have anything to talk about in the Fantasy game :( stuck in 15th,
I'll talk hunting.

Let me say first I'm not a hunter, I fish and 90% of my fishing is catch and release ( a few nice trout or speck find there way into my skillet because their abundant and very Good to eat )

The thing about legal hunting is with the expansion of people the deer have less and less availible land for them to live on. In many areas without some form of numbers management ( hunting, purchasing of land for management areas and studys ) the deer would overpopulate the availible area and become malnourished, unhealthy and prone to disease. It's much better to have Healthy deer in the areas that can support them than weak sickness prone herds that can be wiped out by disease.

So I support Legal hunting and Hate Poachers/Illegal Hunters with a passion. ( Ted Nugent :mad: )

Many people don't know or understand the fact that fees from hunting license's, tags and taxes from hunting equipment go towards maintaining the wildlife we have, so the hunters are supporting Our Wildlife not taking advantage of it. Most likely without legal managed hunting we would have No Wildlife to speak of.

Go out buy a management area tag or Hunting/Fishing license even if you don't hunt or fish, thats what supports Our Wildlife.
 
I think the extreme hunter has to be Richard Childress . Saw pics of his home one time and he has shot about every type of animal in the world . He has them stuffed and mounted in every room in his house . Sort of a monument to death and killing . I don't mind hunting and hunters but the way he does it seems off the charts somehow.
 
ted@economy said:
I think the extreme hunter has to be Richard Childress . Saw pics of his home one time and he has shot about every type of animal in the world . He has them stuffed and mounted in every room in his house . Sort of a monument to death and killing . I don't mind hunting and hunters but the way he does it seems off the charts somehow.
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I agree, I've never understood the killing for a Trophy thing? I do have a few mounted fish in my office and home ( among them a 14.7 lb Largemouth Bass from Lake George and a 100lb + Tarpon that I caught on a flyrod ) ALL are fiberglass replicas made from measurements and pictures the actually fish are still swimming. You would not Believe what a good taxidermitist cost!
 
ted@economy said:
I think the extreme hunter has to be Richard Childress . Saw pics of his home one time and he has shot about every type of animal in the world . He has them stuffed and mounted in every room in his house . Sort of a monument to death and killing . I don't mind hunting and hunters but the way he does it seems off the charts somehow.
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He must be compensating for something.
 
ted@economy said:
I think the extreme hunter has to be Richard Childress . Saw pics of his home one time and he has shot about every type of animal in the world . He has them stuffed and mounted in every room in his house . Sort of a monument to death and killing . I don't mind hunting and hunters but the way he does it seems off the charts somehow.
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The trophy he wanted most eludes him.
 
ted@economy said:
I think the extreme hunter has to be Richard Childress . Saw pics of his home one time and he has shot about every type of animal in the world . He has them stuffed and mounted in every room in his house . Sort of a monument to death and killing . I don't mind hunting and hunters but the way he does it seems off the charts somehow.
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RCR has a special section within their race shop devoted to some of his trophy kills.

I'm not sure how this turned into a discussion about hunting but for some people it's a big deal. I have some relatives that live/breath hunting. I hunt but it's for the meat alone. If a trophy buck comes along that's just a perk in my book. I've got a couple hanging on my wall @ home. My son started hunting a few years back and we've got a couple of his trophies hanging there as well.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
He's already got a collection of them.
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