Archive for September, 2008
Mark Hicks has given us six clever tips for keeping our broadhead arrows sharp. The article is printed in the September, 2008 Field & Stream magazine, on page 45. After reading his article, I learned that the sharpening process begins with a carbide sharpener, then color the edges with a black marker. To develop a keen edge, we use a 600-grit stone, and then finish the sharpening with a 1200-grit stone or automotive sandpaper. The broadhead arrow should be sharp enough to instantly cut through a 1/4 inch stretched rubber band on the blade’s edge.
Interesting . . . how far technology has developed since the Native Americans sharpened their arrows and spears to bring home their wildlife decor . . . for their wig-wams and lodges!
Several years ago, my mother-in-law moved into a retired facility, leaving her home of 42 years. One of the benefits to my wife and me was the privilege of digging up her Spider Lillies, Daffodils, and monkey grass that grew in her healthy environment. The plants brought joy and appreciation to the family and neighbors for their faithfulness in returning each year, as they shined with their beauty each season. We have a photo that’s a part of our western wall art. Now the plants bring those same benefits to our family, transplanted to our home and garden. It’s that faithfulness when the plants return each season that continues to remind us of the sweetness and loving spirit that my mother-in-law brings to us daily. I am one of the blessed sons-in-law to have known her personally. I know her very well because she lives on, not only in the beauty of the plants, but also in her daughter that she raised . . . my beloved wife. It’s not every man can boast that he is loved by two women and can love them in return.
So, bring cut flowers into your homes, husbands! Place photos, paintings or calenders with flowers and live plants, as a part of your tribute to love and faithfulness of your wives, moms, and mothers-in-law.
PS. The tulip pictured above is a beverage coaster called, “Close to You.”
How many four-letter words do we use and swear by, in our conversations out in the wilderness while hunting and fishing?
Here is a list that I have started: hunt - fish - bait & trap, boat - camp - swim & pack, cook - stew - bake & burn, sack - rack - toss & turn, rent - tent - rope & line, pole - reel - belt & fine, hope - care - fail & fuss, dust - dirt - bite & cuss, book - lite - pipe & buck , bare - rare - tear & luck, rack - tack -tare & torn, fare - pair - crew & trip, dull - hype - tale & bull, snow - rain - pain & muck, slip - rock - wade & fade, dare - deer - lock & load, tite - back - tree & bark, game - gain - card & loss, feed - duck - suck & boss, tame - fame - lost & find, pest - knee - kick & moan, post - gate - goat & take, heel - feel - cost & toss, down - time - loon & tune, salt -lick - sick & tard, nude - dude - pale & rail, hire - need - rich & poor, bike - hike - walk & talk, wood - fire - food & feed, sore - side - seek & hide, flat- tire - blow & seal, peel - pear - cork & lime, sail - wide - sink & bail, hook - seed - weed & feed, high - tide - heat & warm, sale - deal - sell & sold, tell - rail - meek & bold . . . there’s more!
Here’s another wildlife image for consideration by each hunter. Can you answer this question: “When is a White Tail Deer Buck old enough to shoot?”
An article written by Doug Howlett in the Outdoor Life Magazine, August 2008, pages 30 & 31, compares six stages of development of Whitetail Bucks 1 ½ years old through 6 ½ years old. Doug offers two clues for comparing each group: Body Language and Antler Development. Doug includes a third clue, as a form of advice, by referring to the “Shootability” of the buck. This article will educate the prospective hunter and at the same time help answer this important question: “How Old’s That Buck?”