This was one of the questions on my grandson's profile of his grandfather for a school assignment. I actually came up blank! In my grade school years I collected stamps and enough baseball cards to retire on. ( Who didn't? ) In my high school years I had hunting and trapping. After high school it was big game hunting in Alaska and wing-shooting several times in South Dakota and Canada.

Even after marriage, I took up reading every best seller, hunted, trapped, raised kids and English setters. Now I watch my grandkids and TV. Doesn't everybody my age do that?

I would like to hear from some of you guys on what you do outside of hunting, fishing, trapping, and ADC work. ( If you think that your answers won't be interesting, you would be wrong! )

P.S. If your hobby could get you in trouble with the Mrs. or the cops, PM me. I've been there.

Is there anything besides hunting, fishing, and trapping?
Besides making babies (I'm 51 and my youngest is 14 weeks old) I enjoy reading. I also do some volunteer stuff, NWTF, Fire Department, Game and Fish Department.

Windsurfing, mon.

mtncat, the sports stuff tells us what you do, the volunteer stuff tells us who you are!

DaveK does not windsurf in Michigan. When you hear about those offshore bank accounts in the Caribbean, that would be Dave.

Im no adc guy but i love machining and welding, and just making junk.

logger, making junk has been my life's work. Maybe that's the reason I spray painted for nearly 30 years; to cover up the junk.

Thats what i do with my fur money, buy steel, tooling or what ever else i need to fuel my passion. thats bad aint it but i do work hard at feeding my family .but whene everythings caught up its back to my little garage.

Good off work topic Paul.
Like somebody said hunt-trap-fish, is there anything else? well yes, the only politically correct thing I do is garden and even then I us Roundup. I also like old Willys jeeps, currently working on a '57 CJ5, same vintage as me.
Go into 'trapper talk" on 3/12/14 and look for Charles Dobbins scholarship gun #2 and you'll see yours truly with his new rifle standing next to my Willys project. She's a barn find, spent 27 years in a barn, not a single rust through spot, barely any surface rust and all original drivetrain. she even has a PTO winch.

Flying my Hot Air Balloon. Not for the control freak. You go where the winds want you to go.
Check it out.
www.mistyriverballooning.com

Don LaFountain

Ballooning...ahhhh....you the man. That is fun.

Wow! You're right Salys. Good topic. And great response. There is a lot more to you guys than meets the eye! ( Kind of makes you want to go up in Don's balloon while riding in Saly's Willys )

I found that Willys 50 miles from home heading for a skunk job 70 miles out. Mixed business with pleasure.

I have seen too many upside down baskets in my days so I learned to stay on the ground.

For hobbies, I do what I do every day. Hunt, fish, trap, ADC and make lures/baits. What else could a fella want to do.No time for any other hobbies at the moment.

I wouldn't expect otherwise Bob. We're a lot alike I guess.

Don...Your my friend and all...but after looking at the pictures on your site, this kid will keep his feet on the ground....Thank You !

Very Cool Don!

Love landscaping, planting trees, bushes and flowers, putting in beds. Hate cutting grass. Of course trapping, hunting, fishing and camping.

Years ago an old timer I hung around with told me..."never trust a man who doesn't have a hobby". I didn't ask him why because that was the one question he would never answer. He'd look at me rather disgusted and say..."figure it out". LOL

So I've made sure I've always had a hobby or two.

Besides the usual hunting, fishing and trapping I have a good sized garden, love to cook, I cast bullets, reload and target shoot, white water canoe and play the guitar and banjo.

I hope old Gus would deem me trustworthy.

Helping........ Baptist Boys Batallion, NWTF, Trout Unlimited, Ruffed Grouse Society, American Brittany Club,
4H/Homeschool Shooting Club, Quail Unlimited, QDMA, Learning Leatherwork, trapping/shooting/fishing mentor to 3 young men.

I'm sure I left out sumpit!

Other than the big three, I enjoy my garden, mushrooming, hanging with my family, woopin' it up with some good friends, Four wheeling. I used to be a scuba diver,but gave it up along with my boat. I was a Harley guy too! I guess there will be more hobbies in the future. I am just one of those guys that has to try everything!