what’s a father to do?
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Topic: what’s a father to do?
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Subject: what’s a father to do?
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 08:02
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north-central montana is home to what we call here "gophers." technically, they are known as "richardson's ground squirrel;" they look exactly like prairie dogs but are about 1/2 their size, maybe a little smaller. they tend to eat the normal prairie herbivore fare plus their own dead and i imagine any other carrion they come across. like all rodents, i am sure there is a potential for many vermin-borne illnesses. my boys and i grabbed our .22s and went hunting for these yesterday for an hour or so. we shot a few, but they all fell or crawled back down into their holes except one. i had shot it in the front shoulders across the top of the spine. i was going to shoot it again, but my oldest son started yelling no dad! you're ruin the pelt! i looked over at him like he was on drugs or something, but sure enough, a moment later when it stopped doing the headless-chicken dance, my boy runs up and carefully picks it up with plastic and puts it in a plastic bag, careful not to actually touch it. at first i told him there was no way in hell he was going to eat the thing or even bring it home, but he said he had no intention of doing that and even got a little ticked that i thought he was going to do that. he said that he just wanted to skin it. before i could tell him what i thought about this, he explained. evidently, he'd done this a few times last year and made (you're not going to believe this) gopher-skin wallets for his friends, which i have decided must be about as dumb as kids come. these kids give him 10$ for each wallet. what could i do? it's stupid as wiping before you poop, but at the same time, there seems to be a market for it around here and my boy is making a little off it. hardly seemed right to discourage him from it, even though it seems about as disgusting and ridiculous as can be. he's taking all the precautions not to get any infection, so what can a dad do excecpt be glad that his son isn't actually BUYING the damn things? ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana  Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
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Posted By: RaySendero
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 10:56
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PATIENTS DAD!!! Let the boy skin'em and sell'em if that's what he wants.
------------- Ray |
Posted By: CB900F
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 12:36
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Taz; Never discourage entrepenourship, that boy's millions may be your salvation 40 years from now. Just try to make sure he turns out a decent product. Get him some education in cost/benefits & turn him loose.
------------- Birth certificate!? He don't need no steenkink birth certificate!! |
Posted By: RobertMT
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 19:46
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Get a flea collar, put gopher in plastic bag overnight. Fleas are what you have to worry about. Just be careful while skinning it, if you use gloves gutting dear, you could do same on gophers. I've never seen the point though. You can eat them if you want, just like PDs, rabbits and squirrels. I think aside from bubonic plague from fleas, you have little to worry about. There is a rabbit fever, toluene (sp), but I believe it's in hot country. If he does a decent job, I'll take one. He may also consider making scrotum coin bags, they used to good sellers. Leave hair on, Tandy sells hardware for them. RC ------------- Want to stop Drunk Drivers, from Killing Sober Drivers? Ban Sober Drivers from Driving. That's how Gun Control Works. NRA Benefactor Life, GOA Patriot, SAF |
Posted By: Montana Maddnes
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 13:58
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Ron Sad as it might be, and I'm a dad also. I read a articule in I believe Varmit Hunter a few years back. The gist of it was that the pluege is making a comeback, and it aint jolly old England. It's here and it's in our P dog and gopher towns. The peice advised on not taking undue chances when out hunting these fun little targets. And do not pick them up! I will see if I can find it. Man that had to be 10 years ago I read that. Will see what I can find MM ------------- Montana Maddness God Bless The U.S.A. On the Highways for Jesus! |
Posted By: 8Bits
Date Posted: 23 March 2009 at 16:51
TAZZ it sounds like to me, that KID has a pretty good head on his shoulders for business. Now if I were YOU, I would ask if he had any intentions of going after FOX, MINK, COON etc. There is money to be made and it sure does keep a youngster out of the perils of others who no doubt want to take advantage of all kids, in one way or another. This boy just might end up running the biggest Taxidermy Shop in the state of Montana some day or maybe even take over Jim Shockey's place on TV.    ------------- Thank A Veteran For Your Freedom! |
Posted By: Triggerguard
Date Posted: 24 March 2009 at 00:06
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There is a rabbit fever, toluene (sp), but I believe it's in hot country. Tularemia ------------- "...A moral compass needs a butt end.Whatever direction France is pointing-towards collaboration with Nazis, accomodation with communists,...we can go the other way with a quiet conscience"-O'Rourke |
Posted By: mr mom
Date Posted: 24 March 2009 at 01:13
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hope you dont get the smart ass respounce i got 1 time !!! what in the hell are you going to do with that ?? and the smartass said im making you a loincloth for the summer.... and the wife still will not go out in the garage cause nathan still has that dam 45 # coon skin in the freezer on a streacher !!! have fun buddy !!! and i see your getting older on thursday !!!! happy bday !!!! tikka beat me to it last year ..... ------------- mr mom |
