AAR- Hog hunt 2011

Alternate title- Skunked…Third title- That’s why it’s called HUNTING, not KILLING…AD was kind enough to invite me to participate in the 2011 Hog Hunt down in Texas, which I truly appreciated. In attendance were Ambulance Driver, TOTW, JB and the … Continue reading

Here piggy, here piggy…

Sitting in a blind in the middle of nowhere Texas, ain’t seen the first hog… Sigh… So far my ‘score’ is one armadillo shot (during sighting in), one skunk, not shot. AD and I tried a flush along the creek … Continue reading

Going Around Congress, again…

On the radio this morning I heard a piece about some new legislation being pushed by the Administration…This time it’s the DOI, they apparently have ‘draft’ legislation barring shooters from public lands for target practice and hunting; potentially impacting millions … Continue reading

Super Committee, Super Failure…

Sequestration IS the elephant in the room, and this one isn’t a Republican…Every thing I’m hearing is the Dems congresscritters are going to fail on purpose to effectively gut the military (this has LONG been the Dems dream) since there … Continue reading

Home… FINALLY… for one day…

Finally got home, overall good trip, and productive in a couple of ways…LOLOne image from my trip for y’all. This is the view from my hotel room at Haneda Airport, it’s LITERALLY in the airport, and the view is  of … Continue reading

27 Hours for THIS???

Sigh…27 hours on the road to get to Tulsa for the big ‘shew’… Met up with AEpilotJim, at the big Tulsa gun show, and all I can say is O.M.G…The prices… They BURN!!!Like STUPID burn… I dunno what these people … Continue reading

Veterans Day…

“In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned.  When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.”-Mark Twain Please take a moment and thank a Vet, … Continue reading

The Marriott Casa Monica Hotel FAIL…

Borepatch has the link and comments HERE…  Honestly, I’m not surprised…Marriott has never, in my opinion, treated the military well. I had an incident with Marriott a number of years ago while still on active duty, where I was given … Continue reading

Happy 236th Birthday Marines!!!

236 years, from the Halls of Montezuma to Helmand…They continue to serve, continue to volunteer for the HARD jobs, and do them successfully. Can’t ask for more than that…Semper Fi! … Continue reading

Alright already, you HAVE my attention…

Wanna know how to wake everybody up???Put em in a concrete building, surround same with metal scaffolding…And shake with a 6.8 earthquake…  THAT is a LOT of noise!!!Needless to say, we departed the building rather quickly, but orderly…LOLIt appears the … Continue reading