HEY STRUT!!!!

Chuck7 · 09-20-2006, 08:15 AM

Good to see ya back ole timer.
C7

strut · 09-20-2006, 08:07 PM

Yeah , man its great to be back home. Praise God and give him all the glory, He was with us all the way, I'm not sure I could have made it thru the whole ordeal without him.

Chuck7 · 09-21-2006, 03:01 AM

You should be getting some news birds around your place ...keep those binoculars close. We are in the beginning phase of migration. Most of the warblers will be tree top level.
Is bow season open now in Missouri? Are you hunting any?
c7

strut · 09-21-2006, 05:39 AM

Yeah it opened the 15th, I went yesterday afternoon, I hunted that stand down the old logging road, where I hunted the first morning of rifle season last year, saw a doe and a little one, never offered a shot though, she winded me and it was all over LOL.

I need to get the bird feeders going again, no feed in them for a month, I imagine they think I have deserted them LOL.

Chuck7 · 09-21-2006, 08:22 AM

Yeah it opened the 15th, I went yesterday afternoon, I hunted that stand down the old logging road, where I hunted the first morning of rifle season last year, saw a doe and a little one, never offered a shot though, she winded me and it was all over LOL. That still must have been very exciting. I've yet to get off a shot yet with a bow. I have nocked an arrow twice though. I was seen once and winded once. Even just to nock an arrow is quite an experience.

I need to get the bird feeders going again, no feed in them for a month, I imagine they think I have deserted them LOL. While your hunting look out for 2 little birds {Half the size of a warbler} When they are excited either a little red tuff or yellow tuff arises on the top of their heads. They are called ..
Ruby Crowned Kinglet or
Golden Crowned Kinglet.
Two different species
I think you only see them in the woods. I saw a golden crowned last year in your trees by the rusted up toy airplane. Also ..look out for a Merlin {Type of falcon}In flight hawks have rounded wings falcons have pointed wings.
Hope ya get the 12 pointer this year. I really do.

strut · 09-21-2006, 07:15 PM

I hope you get the 12 pointer too, also along with a truck load of does LOL.

m.t.hands · 09-21-2006, 11:59 PM

glad to have you back brother, know you are happy to be home

will continue to pray for shirley and whole family for a full and speedy recovery

keith

Chuck7 · 09-22-2006, 12:43 AM

Randy,

I bet you all love being back home. I have favor with my principal. He has shot a number of deer from the Green Swamp and has grunted many bucks in. He's an advid deer hunter / bowhunter. He had quit hunting to give his heart to being a principal full force. After daily pumping him up about hunting this year{ Everytime I see him

} he says he's getting back in to it next season.LOL I knew anyone from Alabama couldn't be all that bad. They have rearanged our teaching strategies / curriculum twice so far.

First time....I had to hve 3 different groups doing learning centers all the time for 2 hours. No problem. Then..when the principal saw how low our population was he paid for an outside source to help. .and here is what she demanded.

Second set up ..
Teachers will do no more reading planning. She plans our entire school and the principal prints out our plans and materials weekly. O KAY I can handle that one .The rest are quotes from the reading specialist.
A" Since Chuck has the ESE background give him 12 non readers," OK makes since.
B. " Spelling is a waste of time ..no more spelling." What???[X(]
C. "End of story test are a waste of time, they tell you nothing" What.

C." Phonics is a waste of time as well, don't teach decoding skills."[:@]
I said and maam if we don't make the grade this year we can point the finger at you right..because my kids are stillstruggling to spell cat and dog. They are non readers.

I've talked with the principal and he agreed some of her stuff is pure nuts. I actually start drilling these kids the minute they get off the bus. I will teach spelling at other times of the day along with phonics and fluency. Good grief. I'm not going to watch my students fail. Her strategies involve graphic organizers which are good and promote high thinking but if a child can't read the darn test they will still fail. Anyway ,that's what's been gone on in my life. I got the principal thinking about grunt calls, trail tacks and archery. He likes me. [8D]

strut · 09-22-2006, 07:53 PM

Sounds like you may have a new hunting buddy down there, maybe so. I know the trail tacks you had last year kind of impressed me, seems like a good little tool to have around especially in a new area. I moved one of my cameras over on the lease, maybe I will get some good pics over there, the ones I'm getting around home here now have shed their velvet and have their hard antlers.

Chuck7 · 09-22-2006, 08:03 PM

Yes sir,
Matt is a nice young man with good social skills and decent hunting skills as well. At my age I was kind of wanting someone to hunt with..especially during archery. We spent 3 hours scouting last week.I had no idea how much out of shape one year can make. We had to stop like 5 times.

I hope we see something tomorrow. A nocked arrow would be great a deer , hog or turkey would be phononmenal.
God bless, C7