Merry Christmas Tman! - POEM 2023
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12/03/23 09:25 AM
12/03/23 09:25 AM
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Gulo
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"On The Other Hand"
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"On The Other Hand"
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Idaho, Lemhi County
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‘Twas almost the season, and throughout the land, Trappers were frantically making waxed sand They had their traps rusted, then dyed like a pro, Their bait all chopped nicely and ready to go.
The prices this year looked pretty darned bad But populations were up, and for that I was glad. Maybe those scumbags who like stealing gear, Will lose some of their vigor, and stay home this year.
But if trapping is dead now and gone by the way There’s always Tman. What can I say? I can pontificate on, and sit with the best, I’m an armchair trapper and can blab with the rest
Maybe I’ve never set nary a trap, But I can dish out the stories and not shut my yap, That are nothing but lies, it’s all in my mind I talk and imagine a wilderness line.
The stinkiest bait that’s ever been made Is down at the fur shed. It’ll not fade The EPA’s nervous, they’re all up in arms They think I’m a terrorist, building stink bombs.
When the line’s all been checked, and the catch is put up, And the whiskey is tasty, (I’m having a cup), And I boot the computer, and call up Tman And catch up with friends from all over the land.
There’s Posco and Sharon, Leftlane and Ness. I’ll read their day’s entries. What a big mess! They’re not trapping critters, cuz the prices just suck, But their words are of interest, and might bring me luck.
Of frost-scraping beaver, I wanna know more, Looking for Boco to tell me the score. Then there’s neat leather jackets and designs made of beads, From mister k snow, a craftsman indeed.
I go there quite often, to Tman I mean, To learn about trapping from white-seventeen. Or if I need info, I just gotta dig. and I’ll learn how to do things like castrate a pig.
I’ll need nothing more, this Christmas season. Than to open up Tman, I don’t need a reason There’s always some interest in threads that I see, From Tatiana or Lugnut, Law Dog or JP.
And the warm winter’s greetings, It’s my daily goal, To find the old photo, from the one we call Mole. So this holiday season, Merry Christmas to all! And thank God for Tman, and a shout-out to Paul.
Last edited by Gulo; 12/04/23 05:03 PM.
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
[Re: Gulo]
#8010179
12/03/23 09:31 AM
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Trap Setter
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That took some time and was a good read. Thanks for posting gulo!
Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
[Re: Gulo]
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12/03/23 09:39 AM
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Posts: 7,044 Wabash, IN USA
Flipper 56
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Very nice! Great job and Merry Christmas Gulo!
"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
[Re: Gulo]
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12/03/23 11:23 AM
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beaverpeeler
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Sharon’s in the spirit too! Gulo, it must be Freudian in nature, but when I spell out your handle my spell check corrects to “gulp”. Merry Christmas!
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
[Re: Gulo]
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12/03/23 11:29 AM
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Turtledale
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Christmas greetings to you and to all, I love reading Tman from winter to fall
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
[Re: Gulo]
#8010301
12/03/23 12:09 PM
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Paul Dobbins
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"Trapperman custodian"
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Great poem Jack! You're a genuine wordsmith if there ever was one..
John 14:6 Jesus answered, “ I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
[Re: Gulo]
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12/03/23 01:25 PM
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dustytinner
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Merry Christmas to all! Great poem Gulo
Life member Minnesota Trappers Association FTA,Sportsmen's Alliance
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
[Re: Gulo]
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12/03/23 03:20 PM
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Leftlane
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You're a talented guy Gulo!
Your Photo Friday posts are among my favorites week in and week out!
�What�s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.� Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
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12/05/23 01:58 PM
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Nice!!!! Merry Christmas!!
Sugarcreektrapping@gmail.com
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
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12/07/23 02:07 PM
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billy
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Gulo you did a great job on this poem ,thanks
Billy
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Re: Merry Christmas Tman! - 2023
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#8015867
12/08/23 11:09 PM
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Drifter
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Great poem Gulo Amazing talent in here.
Some individuals use statistics as a drunk man uses lamp-posts — for support rather than for illumination.
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) Scottish poet, novelist and literary critic
Life member NTA , and GA Trappers assoc .
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