Those are really nice walleye Ron.  Congrats.

Great fish, Ron. I have never eaten a Walleye but have heard they are great.

Wow!  Those are great (and so is the knife!)   More than enough proof for that "fish story.  LOL

Ron, it is so good to see someone that is wild about one species of fish. I mainly fish for only three types of fish Catfish, Blue Gill and Sac au Lait [ Crappie ]. Although I do fish for all three, I am wild about fishing for Sac au Lait. I use to even fish in Competition for them, although I did well, I just didn't like Competition Fishing. I came out of retirement twice, to fish a couple more Fishing Rodeo's. I now fish for fun, no matter what. I severed my time in Competition. No More, thank you. I even make my own fishing jigs for them. When you get the Fishing Fever for one Species, you're HOOKED, not the fish....LOL

Nice fish Ron,  Robert you make sure the girls get us some pics too!  I cant wait to see you all hangng out in the woods just having some fun 

We have been going on a spring tent camping trip since the girls were small. We call it the Tipsy Tent Camping Trip. The very first year we lost some of the tent and it was all lop sided. So the girls called it the Tipsy Tent. It takes a lot to get this old bag of bones in a tent. Lucky I have young ones to help set up the tents and do camping chores. We will be camping in a place called Sherburne, along the Alabama Bayou. It's all contained in the Atchafalaya Basin, the biggest river swamp in the USA.  

We are bringing Paul, a friend of my Grand Daughters camping with us. He'll be bringing his new knife. What new knife, well check it out in the Group, A Sharper Review.

After a hard freeze Tuesday morning - 24 degree. I think we have come into Spring. The trees are all budding and have small leaves out to the farm. We mowed lawn at home for the first time this year. The Pear tree out by the road is flowered out and the neighbors Apple trees are all leaved out. I pick the pears and apples off the ground for the deer out at the farm. Joyces young plants have moved out on the back porch, then they will go outside for about a week, and then in the ground about May 1st. Our potatoes aren't up yet but we keep looking. The cabbage was covered and escaped the frost. All in all - Spring is here - i hope.

Looks like you have a bunch to plant. We have been planting a few almost everyday. Mostly Veggies but some flowers to. I have been planting a few for my mom also.

We added Tame Rabbits to our livestock yesterday. The girls are having a ball playing with the small ones.

A friend had sent the following video to me and I just had to share it with you all. I know that it put a smile on my face when I watched it and I hope it does the same for you. Be sure to watch it to the end. 

So, without further ado, please enjoy the antics of these two critters...

Great video Ron, sometimes a Dog's life isn't so bad after all.

That bird is having as much fun as the dog is.

Ken,

That dog reminded me of David Selph's pal, Barney! I don't think that bird knows that he's a bird. I think he thinks he's a dog!

LOL I love it

Real cool, thanks for posting.

With Spring finally setting in, I was wondering if anyone has plans to go Camping? We have plans to go Camping next week end.

The spring time is certainly a great time of year to go camping. Bring that kid , show him the outdoors and he/she will never forget it as long as they live. You don't have to be an expert, Ya'll can learn together. Hey you could bring your favorite knife.

Robert, we are planning a camping trip out to the farm sometime this summer when the Grandkids come in. Camping is fun.

And if you're going in the woods don't forget about the ticks.  Insect repellent is helpful but learn some of the to-dos of traveling off-trail and don't forget to check for Ticks on a regular basis. You'll also want to  leave the camping stuff out doors until you have checked it all for fleas and ticks. The spring time is an especially active time for Ticks!

Yes, Ticks are bad news. I have been looking but have not found one yet. I will start spraying as soon as I find the first one.

Yes you are right about Ticks but right now where we are at, the worst pest is Nats. I have a plan to do away with them.

   It's hard sometimes to get out of that recliner and head out to the forest but the kids will really treasure the experience forever. I am disable and I can still get my old butt up and take them camping. Please think about it. Everything does not have to go perfect, that will just give Ya'll something to laugh about. Good Luck and God Bless. 

I've been walking the trails through the wetlands near my house year round for well over five years. A year or two back I was out with my kids and spotted a full grown garter snake sunning itself on the trail.  As the kids rarely get to see such a thing up close I decided it was a good teaching moment and  decided to catch it.

Well I'm not as agile as I was back in the day, and the critter had apparently warmed up more than I thought because as I reached down to get him, he decided to scurry off into the tall grass.  That didn't deter me.  I left the trail after him and managed to get him just before he slithered under a rotting log.

He was a beauty.  A good two feet long and full of pep. 

Needless to say, the ground was quite marshy so I had a good bit of mud on me and clothes but it was worth it.  I let the snake go and he went his way and we went our way.  That night as I was throwing all the dirty stuff in the washer I found a little friend crawling on my pants.  It was a black legged tick (better known as a  Deer Tick).  So I'm getting the kids out of bed and calling there friends and making everyone do the "check for ticks" dance at ten o'clock at night!

Turns out I was the only one who came up positive and the only place they were found was on my pants leg.  But I spent the next two days scouring every nook and cranny in the house and at least another month checking the cats for ticks.

Funny thing is this was my first encounter with ticks since leaving Florida in 1968!  No Ticks while rolling in the sand in Texas, hiking the Black Mountains of Kentucky or playing in the swamps during College or in the Army!

Thanks for the reminder about ticks, guys.  Leaving tomorrow morning for a long weekend at the cabin in Potter Co., PA to do some target shooting and knife testing.  A neighbor up there called to say that they are expecting snow overnight tonight - probably just a dusting, so maybe the ticks will be hiding for a while yet.  However, I need to get some spray.

I know that an once of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Spraying your boots or shoes, helps a lot. I have also used Sulfur powder in my shoes and socks helps a lot. Another trick that works is Dryer non stick little sheets helps with all insects. Be prepared for the insects, don't let them stop you from enjoying a good time.

  I'll try tell ya'll about some great Insect Repellent and Bite cures, later let me get my info together.   

Oh well, our camping trip has been cancelled. My Grand Daughter is taking some big test in school and needs to study hard this week end, to try keep up her A average. I will go fishing instead. Her school work is the most important. She may be getting her first degree in May.

I have knives I use in the Fall and Winter for hunting, and then I have knives I use in the Spring and Summer for Fishing and Crawfishing and Turtle trapping. I was wondering if Ya'll have different knives for different types of Outdoor adventures?

While hunting during our 3 1/2 month long deer season, I carry my Buck Omni Hunter.

Other times just wandering the woods, riding my 4 wheeler, or checking out my game cameras I carry my Rough Rider Sidewinder.

I don't do by season so much as I do purpose.

I always carry my two EDC. A Victorinox Spartan Lite w/ after market plus scales and a Midnite Manager.

If I'm going fishing, I'm normally carrying a Rapala, Ontario, or Chicago Cutlery Fillet knife.  As for folders, I always carry some type of folding fish theme knife.  I recently acquired a George Schrade Fishing & Hunting knife which is going to see a lot of pocket time this summer! I mean there's a moose and a marlin engraved in the handle.  How can you NOT want to carry it!  (Below is a stock photo.  I still need to take some of mine!)

If I'm just hiking in the marsh I normally have some type of fixed blade,  In the past it was normally my Rough Rider 844 but I've just started carrying my Case Case Ridgeback Hunter

And for a back up folder I normally have my Victorinox Hunter as I need the saw blade.

You reminded me Tobias.  I always carry my EDC's too.  A Case Mini Blackhorn and a Leatherman Micra.

That's some nice choices guys.

I am getting ready to start a new Discussion in this Group. It will be about Outdoor Adventures for this Spring and Summer. We will be looking for pictures or stories or both. So if you go on an Outdoor Adventure, please tell us about it and if you take pictures, please post them also. It will be fun to see what others are doing in the Outdoors this Spring or Summer, in area's from all over the place.

I have decided to give away a nice little knife by a drawing for those that participate in the new Discussion Outdoor Adventures for this Spring. I'll let Miss Jan draw a winner. I'll send her the knife after I post a picture of it. The drawing will be at the end of May.

  Please, lets hear about some outdoor Adventures.

I am planning on getting the knife to Miss Jan, early. Maybe the first part of May, so she can put up a photo on the Discussion, like only her and Steve [Hog] can. Ya'll will really like the knife I have picked out. It's one an Outdoorsman will like.

Well the girls out getting out of school and the camping trip is back on. We plan on going this weekend. There is a few of their friends that want to go with us. This should be a lot of fun. The weather should be great.

You will have lots of fun. Can't wait to hear all about it.

I plan on taking a lot of pictures. I wish I was this popular with the young girls, when I was a young boy. I think there will be 6 girls all together, wow....lol

We have a Queen Mini Work Horse Trapper ordered for the contest for 2014 Spring Adventure Discussion. Please enter.

Has anyone been doing anything in the Outdoors? We just got back from a camping trip and we had a blast. I'll post some pictures later, I think Ya'll will enjoy them.

OK - we have got most everything planted. Over 400 flowers, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Turnips, Carrots, Beets, Peppers-Bell and Banana, Onions, Pole Beans, Bush Beans, Cucumbers. The only thing left is Squash-Summer, Zuchinni and Winter - when it gets a little warmer. Everything starting to look good.  Knife show Friday - life is good.

Wow, that's a garden. We are still planting a few things. We are spending time on a watering system. We are picking Strawberries Raspberries, Banana and Bell Peppers, Squash and Hot Peppers too.

Robert, you are way ahead of us, it will be a couple months before we pick anything.

Yea, our growing season starts a lot sooner than Ya'll. Some stuff you are planting we can only plant in the Fall. Like Turnips and Cabbage. Too hot down here in the Summer.

Oh yeah it wont be long and the blueberries will come and the strawberrys, woohoo

I finally planted the rest of mine on Sunday. I hope the hoppers are better this year. They ate everything last year.

It's time for me to butcher some home grown chickens for the freezer. I'll have to pick a good knife to get the job done. I usually use two, a smaller one and a larger butcher type knife. Decisions, decisions.  

  They have been on chopped corn for a while, should be great eating. I guess people from the city are not use to a day of Butcher.

Robert, which is why most of us "city folk" are going to be in a world of hurt during the zombie Apocalypse.  Kind of hard to butcher a chicken with a credit card!

Oh, I think you might have a knife or two, to get by with.

I cleaned a few chickens and the knives I picked did real well. I thought that any pictures would not be appropriate, so please understand. I'll take pictures of some other Outdoor Adventure....lol