Sounds like you're doing as good as can be expected coonman. Hope you get back to 100% as soon as possible.

For a few months my PC and my phone haven't been on speaking terms, but I finally got it figured out, and thought I'd post up some stuff that Ive been up to.

Finally finished the Whelen stock after a long time on the project. I am happy with the result, but after a 15 year break from making stocks it was a slow process.

This is the forend after cutting in half the lines. It is 20 lines to the inch and full wrap grip and forend.


Here it is fully checkered before the final oil.


And put back together. It has an ebony tip and an ancient Leupold 2-7 that is perfect for these driven hunts. I need to fly Wolfie out here to get me dialed in at 50 yards so I can shoot running stag and boars.


Here are a couple mallard calls I made for family in the states.



Built a bunch of shutters for my neighbor's house. All tongue in groove pine. He does the final sanding and painting thankfully.


Neat old photo of my dad and his brother outside the house in Bozeman, MT in 1923. My dad is on the left. I built the frame from some 50 year old oak baseboard and black walnut trim.


And my roe buck from late August last year. I didn't get it done with the bow during the rut in July/early August, despite some close encounters, so this one died Swiftly.


Good luck and large living to all on this great site.

Pete

Yes, but it's either a long wait or expensive or illegal.




My area is plain and boring in comparison to Sharon's, but more and more animals have been pulling up since I returned home after spending many years up north. Moose and roe deer are way more numerous than ever, marten and even sable appeared in good numbers, and beaver (also an introduced species) are in all streams now... it's almost like they're stalking me... saw fresh bear sign last week near my beaver ponds, also close to town and also way beyond the official brown bear range.
Few trappers though, almost none. And despite the whole authoritarian regime thing, this place is far less regulated than Europe, and is actually more comfortable than most of Europe and many parts of the US in many ways, especially when it comes to healthcare, accessibility, everyday bureaucracy and work-to-rest ratio. I'm talking about my particular neighborhood though, it's quite unique. I wouldn't be surprised if more westerners settled here, despite the geopolitical turmoil (the few who are brave enough to visit generally like this place very much, and some stay).

Or....wear overalls, don't have to wear anything underneath if its hot...or even not!

The father of the king of "grasshopper hunters" found a bear trap 100 years ago wrapped around his leg. He limped ever since and the trap is still in the family. He live a good long life after the trap incident......jk

Montgomery Stake and take, It is missing the the two prong fork at the bottom of the trap used for sticking it in the ground in order to support it standing up.

As long as Burrow doesn't get injured..... again.

I just looked at the z trap. Not impressed.
Construction looks good
Trigger looks like it would work in dry conditions. Snow or to much weight and the trigger would get heavy to trip.
The guy says to offset slightly to decrease tension. That might work for one way of the two way trigger.
It is not designed for in water use because of the swing door.

It is a normal cage with a dumb trigger design IMHO.

It looks like it because I see them for sale at several trapping suppliers websites.

We dont just get rain nowadays. Just a nice dark morning with showers for a few hours. Instead, it’s always hail, wind, the meteorologists yelling about bow echoes…Something is happening

Thanks for the replies. I’ve got a thermal and also burrowing another. Should be fun to see if my boy can get a shot at one. He’s more excited than anyone!

Still better idea than putting a styrofoam cup over 'em. Imagine the pieces that is chewed into.

I don’t see the dad as weak. It would take way more strength to restrain yourself so you can be there for the rest of your family.