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Title: Like a kid making forts........
Post by: ron w on August 27, 2014, 05:41:00 PM
Went today to check with the land owner where I have been lucky enough to hunt and see some deer. He said all is good so I went for a walk to tune up my ground blinds. The one I missed the doe from last year was in rough shape, had some twine with me so I rebuilt the blind and cut some better shooting lanes. On the way to another I found a runway that's getting some use, so I set up another. Just like a 10 year old making forts.....lol!!! I think it's going to be a good year, fingers crossed!!
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Post by: Wannabe1 on August 27, 2014, 05:49:00 PM
Ron, I'm a rootin' for ya! Stay safe and shoot straight!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: ChuckC on August 27, 2014, 07:00:00 PM
Just stay a 10 year old in heart and soul.
ChuckC
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Post by: ron w on August 27, 2014, 07:05:00 PM
I'm trying ChuckC........it's getting harder.....LOL
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Post by: awbowman on August 27, 2014, 08:22:00 PM
Good luck Ron.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on August 27, 2014, 08:38:00 PM
I know the land that Ron is talking about.  Its a  great Parcel that holds some deer.

Good luck Ron.
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Post by: Gordon Jabben on August 27, 2014, 08:51:00 PM
Have a great season Ron.
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Post by: Duncan on August 27, 2014, 09:05:00 PM
Happy Hunting Ron!!
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Post by: neargeezer on August 27, 2014, 09:28:00 PM
Nothing like a new fort, hope you have a great season.

Terry K.

PS - If that old owl ever gets wanderlust, you could send it flying back my way.
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Post by: ron w on August 27, 2014, 09:33:00 PM
Terry the old Owl and I have a romance going on...LOL!!!
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Post by: mountain lion on August 27, 2014, 09:37:00 PM
Good luck Ron! Shoot straight and happy hunting!
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Post by: monkeyball on August 27, 2014, 10:03:00 PM
Hey Ron,the only thing better than sitting in a ground blind is sitting in a "new" ground  blind.  Here is one  (you can see the blue snips hanging just about where I will be sitting) that i put together this spring. Good luck buddy.

                                                  Good Shooting,
                                                                   Craig


  (http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr330/livrht/DSCF9789_zps7eb4c2b1.jpg) (http://s496.photobucket.com/user/livrht/media/DSCF9789_zps7eb4c2b1.jpg.html)
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on August 27, 2014, 10:13:00 PM
Keep the kid in your heart Ron, and keep building forts.
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on August 27, 2014, 10:21:00 PM
Pulling for you, Ron! Good luck this season!
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Post by: huntmaster70 on August 28, 2014, 08:34:00 AM
Good luck-this IS your year (maybe break in the new Stalker?)
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Post by: RIng on August 28, 2014, 09:18:00 AM
Have a safe and fulfilling seasion . Every day spent in the wild is a good day .

May life's simplest things bring you the greatest pleasures!!!!
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Post by: Bob Moran on August 28, 2014, 01:38:00 PM
Ron,
I know what you mean! I've been fixing up some ground blinds and putting up a couple of tree stands and I honestly think I have as much enjoyment from doing the prep work as I do hunting.
Title: Re: Like a kid making forts........
Post by: ron w on August 28, 2014, 02:56:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Bob Moran:
Ron,
I know what you mean! I've been fixing up some ground blinds and putting up a couple of tree stands and I honestly think I have as much enjoyment from doing the prep work as I do hunting.
I hear ya on that Bob.......
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Post by: awbowman on August 28, 2014, 03:34:00 PM
I like the prep work too.  Going hang a ladder stand in 90+ degree weather Monday.
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Post by: on August 28, 2014, 05:36:00 PM
Good luck, Ron

Bisch
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Post by: Knawbone on August 28, 2014, 08:22:00 PM
I'm like a kid when it comes to building forts...I mean ground blinds. Here's a covered one I built on my land last year. I think you remarked it looked more like a condo or something like that LOL.I missed a huge gobb from it last spring.


 (http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u615/dbb24/Morehilltop002_zpsbff49120.jpg) (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/dbb24/media/Morehilltop002_zpsbff49120.jpg.html)


 Have fun and all the best to your season Ron.
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Post by: ron w on August 28, 2014, 09:02:00 PM
I love the stone condo........   :thumbsup:
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Post by: elkken on August 28, 2014, 09:36:00 PM
10 year old making forts ... my my does that bring back memories.

Best of luck this year Ron, it will happen    :archer2:
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Post by: elkken on August 28, 2014, 09:37:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by elkken:
10 year old making forts ... my my does that bring back memories.

Best of luck this year Ron, it will happen     :archer2:  
I used to be a 10 year old making forts now I'm 66 making farts ...
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Post by: ron w on August 28, 2014, 10:21:00 PM
I'm not far behind you........
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Post by: cahaba on August 29, 2014, 12:36:00 AM
Hope you have a great season Ron. I like building forts errr blinds I mean.
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Post by: ron w on September 03, 2014, 03:11:00 PM
Well had another morning making forts with Ken T. [KAT}. Set up a couple of spots and killed a few stumps and such. Not a bad way to spend a few hours.......   :thumbsup:
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Post by: NIGEL01 on September 03, 2014, 03:30:00 PM
Can't get my kids to make a fort.  They don't get WiFi they tell me.   :dunno:    :dunno:
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Post by: Scott E on September 03, 2014, 03:58:00 PM
Good luck this season! Sounds like the place your hunting should give you a shot opportunity. This reminds me I have to build some forts this weekend too.
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Post by: STICKBENDER98 on September 03, 2014, 04:50:00 PM
I know exactly how you feel Ron, I'm hunting some new to me state land, and after several scouting/stummping trips have found 4 decent looking spots with plenty of brush and blowdowns to build forts in.  Looking very forward to hunting this year off the ground.  Good luck to you.
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Post by: maineac on September 03, 2014, 08:05:00 PM
One of my favorite things is to wander looking for sign and patterns and building forts.  They all have incredible potential as I build them.  That is more than half of the fun of hunting for me.  Though I have never built a stone fortress like knawbone.  That is a work of art.
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Post by: Bernie B. on September 03, 2014, 09:11:00 PM
This is the year for you Ron!  There is something special about finding that "perfect spot" to set up a ground blind.  I'm getting "antsy" just reading these posts!  Deer season is just around the corner!     :thumbsup:

Bernie
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Post by: Whitetailarcher on September 03, 2014, 09:18:00 PM
I am a little late but I hope to start mine this weekend.  Love the condo.
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Post by: kill shot on September 04, 2014, 02:31:00 PM
A 75 year old guy down the road from me built a fort and took me out to see it. It was cool. It was an apple crate with mirrors on both sides. The mirrors came of an old school bus. The other thing that made it cool was the bridge he made to get to the other side of a drainage ditch. I hope I never grow out of building forts. In fact I'm pumped. I'm going to build another fort this weekend. A regular outpost.
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Post by: Sam McMichael on September 04, 2014, 04:31:00 PM
Yes, it is like being a kid again and building forts. I may grow old, but I refuse to grow up.
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Post by: Greyswampfox on September 04, 2014, 09:14:00 PM
Happy hunting Ron!  I have a few forts left to build this weekend.
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Post by: ron w on September 04, 2014, 09:34:00 PM
Good luck Chuck.......