20+ Day's Camping!!!

[BIGNASTY]

Sure wish that the place had just a little more OPEN SPACE !!!! It seems just a little claustrophobic at times:-laf

 

[GCroyle]

Wow. Wait, din't I already use that adjective on one of your previous or was it many trip pictures?

 

[BIGNASTY]

Thanks Gary

Im kind of picking up on the photo thing just spent some time with the guy that lives down a couple of miles. I think I told you once he's a professional and has taught me a bunch. Digital Cameras are amazing in one of the pics it looks like its fake but its only because of doing TO MUCH with the cameras ability. But sure looks good sometimes. Im getting to the point that I would rather SHOOT GAME WITH CAMERA'S than with GUN'S. But need to figure out how it works on NON MOVING objects first. You dont get much of a second chance when your subject can move at lightning speed. :-laf

 

[GCroyle]

Time to make up your own BIGNASTY and Co. 2013 calendar, I'll buy the first one. Spice it with some camp cooking recipes too.

 

[mwilson]

Nice shots... . I like everything except for that white crap on top of those tall nubbins... .....



Mike.

 

[Grizzly]

BIG, those are great pics. Make me want to go Montana... or maybe Alaska!



george

 

[BIGNASTY]

I like it

Gary



I have given thought to that but take a gander at how many calenders there are online of the very same thing you speak of. Maybe the cooking one's but ill almost bet the farm they have just as many.



Mike



After messing around with the stock and gear a guy gets dirty/thirsty/NASTY smelling its my choice to work with the stock and I wont B+++H about it. But when we go to the mountains for a ride day I take 2 or 3 extra mules and plastic panniers with me to pick up some of the white crap to CHILL MY BEER'S on the ride back home to camp. And to help the Dry Ice keep the perishables good for the cooks. And when the sunsets on the day and its time to jump in the river just before dark with the wife and a couple of cold ones WELL IT JUST DONT GET NO BETTER THAN THAT.



Grizz



I was walking out to a place that on the few days in this particular camp I saw NO LESS THAN 4 GRIZZ and let me tell you that when you can WALK to a spot that close to where your going to lay your head down to sleep and see that many sleep does NOT COME EASY:-laf On one evening we were walking to a nice spot to have a beer and watch the sun set (at 10pm) and came upon a carcass of deer (I think) A Grizz came out of a tree line and we let him have his space. He was chewing on a hunk of meat and along came a Wolverine with two little one's SHE WANTED THE CARCUSS AND TOOK ON GRIZZ AND GOT IT!!!!!!!!! FIL our Preacher and I watched in amazement because not many wolverines are seen. I had my camera with me but we stood there dumbfounded FIL asked I hope you got that on your camera. My reply was I didn't have one with me our Preacher asked then whats that in your hand? Moral of the story is GRIZZ AINT THE ONLY BAD A** IN THE WOODS.





BIG



Here's the bath tub DONT FORGET TO TAKE SOME PROTECTION FOR THE WALK BACK TO CAMP IN THE DARK :-laf



Grizz thats one of your kind at about 300 yards its kind of out of focus because they give me the HE-BE-GEE-BE'S And I was shaking like a dog trying to pass a peach seed.

 

[HHhuntitall]

Hard to point and shoot both the camera and the Marlin, eh? :-laf

 

[BIGNASTY]

Hard to point and shoot both the camera and the Marlin, eh? :-laf

YOU DAMN STRAIGHT PARD!!!! just think-in FOOT DONT FAIL ME NOW!!!!!!

 

[Wayne M.]

Hey BIG- what kinda camera is it? That is some awesome field. That bear is a dot.
All kidding aside, from a city boy- what's the deal with ticks n stuff like that out there?

 

[HHhuntitall]

YOU DAMN STRAIGHT PARD!!!! just think-in FOOT DONT FAIL ME NOW!!!!!!

Ya know, BIG, have you thought about making yourself a large bore, single shot to go in your heel? I mean, if you happened to fall down while running, it'd make a better line of defense than throwing poo in their face..... :-laf Just have to figure out how to safely fire it when you need it... . And it might be more comfortable to sleep with..... and if you get snowed in again, you could use it for huntin'. Maybe a small notch in the kneecap, and then use the little toe for a front sight? Just a thought..... from a deranged country boy with nothing better to do at the moment..... I think that'd be neat!! Until it went off without you wanting it to!!!! Talk about a spring in your step!!!

 

[BIGNASTY]

Hey BIG- what kinda camera is it? That is some awesome field. That bear is a dot.

All kidding aside, from a city boy- what's the deal with ticks n stuff like that out there?

Wayne my Camera is a Nikon D80 Its really nothing special but has some pretty good features that are found on HIGH END camera's. The Bear is a DOT for GOOD REASON :-laf Them rascals can move and FAST!!!! At 300 yards if it charged in earnest after you, you would JUST ABOUT HAVE TIME TO PULL YOUR PANTS DOWN AND KISS YOUR A** SIONARA and thats no BS. Just to give you an example My Nephew and I were riding back from town with supplies and we were hope-in to get a nite in camp and some warm food. We heard a shot and then about a min. later we heard 3 more from a different gun. (Damn there goes camp) someone had shot an Elk and when that happens IT ALL HANDS ON DECK!!!!!. We started toward the slide that we thought the shots came from and a Bear passed us at a dead run like we had our mules in reverse. We warned the others by shooting a signal just to let them know SOMKEY IS ON THE WAY. Those bears are smart enough that they have figured out that a shot is a dinner bell and this one was on his way. Jason can ride a horse faster than I so he left me the string and took off to help his aunt (my wife) get the Elk taken care of others were there standing guard so if the bear came they could do something (what I could never figure it out? SHOOOOOO BEAR SHOOOO ,REALLY ??) The Bear got to close to the kill so my BIL knows that I kind of like is sister took a shot at the Bear not to hit it but to keep it away. Stupid me came along as the Bear came out of the bushes going the other way. ( I had skid marks in my shorts for sure) He passed me buy and kept on going. The distance from where I CRAPED MY PANTS and the kill site of the Elk had to have been about 150 yards the time from the shot (at the Bear ) and the time he came by me had to be no more than 15 to 20 seconds. Pretty darn fast for a BIG A** BEAR :-laf



Ticks I dont really worry to much about if you get one THE WIFE IS KINFE HAPPY and will dig it out of you with a weird smile on her face and a little chuckle ( we take some shots to prevent anything SUPOSEDLEY) The ones that are bad for humans are the little mice that carry Hantavirus (spelling cant be correct) around your tent and in the cook shack. We have camp dogs around and they do a fine job of keeping them out of around the cook tent. And you have to keep things picked up in your tent. Ive been in the wife's tribe for 36 years now and cant think of anyone getting sick. Maybe this pic will change your mind about being to close and taking a bath in the river :-laf CLOSE ENOUGH FOR YA!!!!!! :-laf it was for me I droped my beer and the wife took off runn-in with my leg and left me naked a camera and a crutch NOT FUNNY!!!!!!

 

[BIGNASTY]

HH just keep it up :-laf Ive thought about alot of different things I could do with my fake leg but just being able to walk around with out much of a problem is blessing enough. Had a girl at work kick me once and I yelled you broke my leg ya broke my leg she got all weird and helped me sit down she was going to get the company nurse and I said wait a min. I think im ok and took it off and said YA IT'S OK she about I TRIED TO BY-PASS THE CUSSING FILTER

 

[GCroyle]

"and left me naked a camera and a crutch"

And for not posting this picture, we thank you.

The others are grrrrrreeeaaatttttt!

 

[Wayne M.]

Thanls SO much for your perspective. Kinda gives a taste for us who can't be there. . A D80? that beats my instamatic 110- I mean my Nikon 5100. I guess the media around here blows the tick thing way out of whack. I got my deep woods off.
I'm headed here http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Sebago for a day trip with my gang. A friend has a cabin rented...

 

[HHhuntitall]

HH just keep it up :-laf Ive thought about alot of different things I could do with my fake leg but just being able to walk around with out much of a problem is blessing enough. Had a girl at work kick me once and I yelled you broke my leg ya broke my leg she got all weird and helped me sit down she was going to get the company nurse and I said wait a min. I think im ok and took it off and said YA IT'S OK she about I TRIED TO BY-PASS THE CUSSING FILTER

:-laf "That's funny, right there!!" HA!!! :-laf Someone needs to follow you around with a video camera... ...



Well, I didn't think about touching any nerves on the subject, though... . certainly didn't mean no offense..... I think it'd be cool, though!!!

Thanls SO much for your perspective. Kinda gives a taste for us who can't be there. . A D80? that beats my instamatic 110- I mean my Nikon 5100. I guess the media around here blows the tick thing way out of whack. I got my deep woods off.

I'm headed here http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Sebago for a day trip with my gang. A friend has a cabin rented...

I don't know much about camera's, but I know a little about blood sucking parasites... ... mostly politicians, but we can't talk about that here..... the ticks don't try to hide what they are... . If you sweat a lot, it shouldn't be much of a problem. That's the best bug repellent out there!!! There are lots of ticks here in Texas, and I get them from time to time, but usually, I find them dead inside my shirt. Seems my sweat kills them if it's really hot..... But I don't know if you're a sasquatch or not... ... ... ... ..... The "Off" works ok, but you need to put some on your legs BEFORE you put your pants on, or else tie your pants off and tuck them in your boots. 7 Dust works good, too, but a lot of people worry about the health problems associated with it... ... . "... not for human use. " on the label and all... . Have fun, I've heard those upstate lakes are really nice.

 

[BIGNASTY]

........

HH not to much bothers me about my leg problem if I let it get to me I would be in with Charlie Manson I choose to have fun with it Halloween is a BUNCH OF FUN FOR KIDS AT THE DOOR. :-laf

Back on subject when we went camping we had some folks from East MT come with us we met them on the Bear Study. I noticed that when they passed by both he and his wife and even his son ALWAYS SMELLED LIKE Beach-nut chewing tobacco. NO BIG DEAL TO ME!!!!! One of our friends from Ca asked about it and was wondering if the wife chewed (she was always with her nose in some one's butt) they laughed and said no it's mosquito repellent. I told the gal from Ca to move over I need to get my nose in there!!!!! They take the tobacco and roll it up in a bandanna and soak it with water put it around WHAT EVER YOU DONT MIND DEYSTOYING and it keeps the skeeters away. So I had to give this a shot SURE AS HELL IT WORKS GREAT. I had one around the collar of my shirt and one on my belt it leaves a NASTY stain that you wont get out but I have some of those NOW!!! I was talking to the guy later and he gave me some to try it was he wintergreen that works the best but if it lays on bare skin it will leave a rash. So they use just the regular Beech-Nut in the red pack I think. Best way to get Ticks out of you is to light up a smoke and hold it next to the bug's butt (I guess ) they back right on out and the wife wont leave a scar on ya that way :-laf

BIG

 

[BIGNASTY]

Thanls SO much for your perspective. Kinda gives a taste for us who can't be there. . A D80? that beats my instamatic 110- I mean my Nikon 5100. I guess the media around here blows the tick thing way out of whack. I got my deep woods off.

I'm headed here http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Sebago for a day trip with my gang. A friend has a cabin rented...

Wayne if I were going to Maine I would absolutely take some kind of repellent for Ticks. I was in Maine in the Air Force and it is a beautiful state but 2 things were wood ticks and misquotes I didn't have much of a problem with Ticks but my Dog was always with them and I mean some BIG ONE'S the mosquitoes were the size of humming birds the Air Force drove around base and base housing with a deuce and a half with 55 gal drums of diesel and waste oil lit on fire the smoke was unbelievable it kept them away.

 

[Wayne M.]

Well we're back. It was a nice place. Rustic cabins. It's only an hour plus north of me barring traffic- which there were none. I've been up that way many times- always a rewarding trip in the HUMMIN CUMMINS !! I saw no ticks- and no real high grass. We had a good time. First time my Son was in a kayak and loved it. We may have found a new activity.



HH- when you said "7" dust, did you mean "sevin" as in the bug killer at home depot?



Here's a picture of Sebago lake. My son is the dot on the left.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Hey Wayne what kind of camera is it? that young man is a dot nice picture of water, This is MY SWIMMIN HOLE kind of cold but ya numb up pretty fast and cant feel anything untill the next bath:-laf



















:-laf



BIG