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Sounds like a good way to keep the arm in shape!!!! I too play D3 ball. Not sure what i'm gonna do after school as far as ball goes.
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Grew up in a small farming community in West Central MN worked on my grandpa's farm. Moved to California for 3 years with myfiance(wife now)and lived in the Eastern Sierras spent a lot of time Hiking and Snowboarding. Moved back to MN and started a family now we wanna move back to CA we like the winters better out there.
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Whats better about the winters out there? The snowboarding and stuff like that?
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Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.:D:D
Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.;) My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery. I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school. Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".;) |
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ORIGINAL: BigJ71 Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.:D:D Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.;) My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery. I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school. Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".;)  |
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That is a different upbringing but i am glad to say you are on "our side"!
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ORIGINAL: ducsauce ORIGINAL: BigJ71 Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.:D:D Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.;) My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery. I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school. Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".;) |
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Wholly chit!!! Was it a random thing or not would like to see a pic of that scar!!
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ORIGINAL: BigJ71 ORIGINAL: ducsauce ORIGINAL: BigJ71 Well...My upbringing was "slightly" different than most here.:D:D Igrew up on the south side of Chicago, went to a public school in Chicago Heights that had almost 1,000 kids......in the graduating class! I survived bitter race wars and can remember mass brawls in our school when I first arrived as a freshman (1979). They subsided by 1981 but it for sure wasn't the most friendly school to go to. I hung out where most kids did in and around big cities....I stayed out of trouble for the most part but I had my share of run-ins. That's life in the big city as they say.;) My father was a camp director for a boys school and I spent all of my summers from the time I was 6 months old till I was 17in the far...far north woods of Wisconsin (Sawyer Co.) I camped and fished along the East fork of theChippewa River. I learned most all of my outdoor skills in those woods.I hunted them for years (and still do) took my first bear up their. My dad was an outdoorsman and showed me (and my brothers)how to live off the land, how to hunt, how to canoe, sail, shoot, and archery. I received a full football scholarship to BYU in the fall of 1983. Their I spent the better part of 5 years hunting in the Wasatch mountains on the western edge of the Rockies. I continued to hunt while in school. Even though I was born in the city and grew up their I spent a lot of my time in the country, It's more comfortable and peaceful to me and will always be my core. I must say though, having been raised in both "environments" has made me more.......well lets just say"cultured".;) |
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ORIGINAL: popeandyoungchaser Wholly chit!!! Was it a random thing or not would like to see a pic of that scar!! It was random...we were in the wrong place at the wrong time.........I just took these.   |
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Nice scar!!! Did it fracture any orbital bones? I have one running from under my eye almost to the edge of my jaw from barbed wire!!! see if i can find a pic.
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Ouch John!! I hope you got him good!!
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ORIGINAL: ducsauce Well, at least you can remember it.:) Care to share any details. I love stories. |
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That John is sooooooooo photogentic.
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ORIGINAL: popeandyoungchaser Nice scar!!! Did it fracture any orbital bones? I have one running from under my eye almost to the edge of my jaw from barbed wire!!! see if i can find a pic. |
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Good story BigJ71, there had to have been a ton of blood in your eye!! I have been cut over my eye a couple of times riding broncs and those cuts bleed like hell!!!!
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ORIGINAL: popeandyoungchaser Nice scar!!! Did it fracture any orbital bones? I have one running from under my eye almost to the edge of my jaw from barbed wire!!! see if i can find a pic. can we say out of body....yep a higher power was watching out for me.......NO JOKE..... |
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Hit your head on an oven door!!!! OOOoHooohooo!!! I love it the things we tell our parents sometimes. Now that you are a parent are you going to fall for stuff like that?
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ORIGINAL: popeandyoungchaser Good story BigJ71, there had to have been a ton of blood in your eye!! I have been cut over my eye a couple of times riding broncs and those cuts bleed like hell!!!! |
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Dang ranger i would say that the big guy was lookin out for ya there. what kind of car did ya roll?
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ORIGINAL: popeandyoungchaser Hit your head on an oven door!!!! OOOoHooohooo!!! I love it the things we tell our parents sometimes. Now that you are a parent are you going to fall for stuff like that? |
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Yeah thats kinda what i was thinkin. When it comes time to have kids of my own i don't know what they are gonna do because my parents had already been there and done everything i did so my kids are really gonna be cooked!!! LOL!!
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1968 Impala with a built up 327,we were doing about 135 when we rolled,we hit the ditch backwards and there was a trench dug out for water flow when we hit the trench my left side face hit the corner post at basiclly a dead stop then the car flipped 3 1/2 times and I was thrown out the windshield while the car was starting the 1st of the flips......my GF at the time was driving and had a few beers in her,I didnt drink at the time(burnout/jock),I remember watching from a high place then crawling onto the road seeing headlights from another carthen wakeing up in fargo nd meritcare hospital,120 miles from home......this is just a quick rundown.....
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Wow i would say you were more than lucky!! That was a nice car!! What happened to your GF?
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nothing to Deb or Steve,we were all in the front seat,if i had a seat belt on i would of been crushed in the car.I think them two being a little drunk helped them.......Steve gave me his shirt to hold my eye back in the hole in my face......like I say there is more to the story.......
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Wow, some pretty interesting life histories here. And the vast majorityhave rural upbringings with very few city slickers thrown in.
I'm one of the exceptions. I grew up in a big city and didn't escape until I was about 24. It was relatively mild in those days and at one time I even delivered newspapers for a large daily that had to be done starting at 4:30 in the morning. I think now you'd get mugged half a dozen times a round. By good fortune, I chose a profession that got me out of there - the mining industry. Also by a bit of a fluke and somewhat of a whim, my wife and I bought a farm in 1974. I was a terrible farmer to start with but we had great neighbors who helped us get smarter, and only laughed when we weren't nearby. We put up a bunch of hay every year, always had a few cows (both beef and dairy), and raised and showed Quarter horses. Sold the farm in 1995 and still have enough acres to run a 3D course throught the woods. So now I've lived rurally a good bit longer than I spent in the city, and glad of it. Once in a blue moon, I go back for whatever reason and the traffic about drives me nuts. Where we are, there's great whitetail, mule deer, elk, moose, and bear hunting, as well as a bunch of smaller game. Fishing is pretty good too. As for you ball players, the nearby town hosts a big invitational tournament every September. We've had the likes of Larry Walker and John Olerud play here before they became stars. |
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OK 'nough said just glad everyone was ok. What color was the car? I'm a sucker for old cars.
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Pretty cool story Canuck!!! I have two Quarter Horses in my barn right now!!!! I love quarters!!! Must be nice to be able to hunt all those different species in the same province!!
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did ya get it pope
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Reply sent.
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ORIGINAL: ranger56528 ..and YES I Bass fish off my deck.... So why do you hate Carp so much???:D  |
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Thats a little scary but understandable!!:D
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I walk down to the creek and shoot them or pitch fork them in the spring then its time to get thos beaver,they get start getting busy around 9-10:15 pm and then go to around 1am then its all in how many i get....they smartin up after a few nights...
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Carp arent big in our lake but last few yrs seeing more [:@].....
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Beaver huntin' huh?
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I was abandoned as a baby and left out in the sticks. As luck would have it, I was placed in a ditch alongside a well used deer trail. I was found and taken in by an old doe that had lost her fawn. Yes, I was raised by deer. By the time I was 2 1/2, I was beside myself because I couldn't grow any horns (deer call 'em horns). Even though I could run faster, jump higher and hide better than the buds in my bachelor group, I couldn't fight. I was laughed at, made fun of and eventually ostracized by my peers. One night I slipped up and got caught in some old coiled up barbed wire near the edge of a field. I couldn't get free and was left to die. That's how deer are. After 3 days of struggling I gave up and laid down awaiting my demise. As luck would have it I was found by a gruff old hunter. I was near death and unconscious so it was an easy matter for him to cut me free and carry me back to his cabin. You know the rest, he raised me back to health, taught me how to speak and finally convinced me that I was human (that one took some time, I still have my doubts). Any way, after a few years he passed and I was on my own. Since I was 12 years old, old enough to get my hunting liscense, I have made it my mission to go out and exact my revenge on whitetail bucks. This has been going on for 40 years and I'm still not done. They should not have teased or made fun of me the way they did. ;)
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GregH...
Where did that come from :D........ I was raised a poor white childby a poor bla never mind... |
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I grew up in rural indiana bailing hay and pumping gas at the local gas station. My dadstarted me ice fishing at 6 and my uncale and cousins got me hunting.
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Raised on a tobacco and cattle farm in VERY rural NC. Went to college on a baseball scholarship......graduating in 1987. Spent a couple years in the finance (auto) industry and also worlked for a businessman from my hometown....and moved around the South a little. Spent 5+ yrs as a PGA Professional......being inducted into membership of the PGA in 1994. Moved a couple more times after getting onto the construction industry.....and finally moved "home" (within 40 miles) in 2000.
Hunting background was born on small game and dove hunting for several years.....then waterfowl....when I was training my lab (obtained her MH). Also owned a nice in/offshorefishing boat that was well used. Had I not moved inland from the coast...I'd still be chasing kings on the water and waterfowl in the tidal creeks. Missed out on a lot of country things for several years.....but it put me in a position to be able to really enjoy the things I love, now.Bow hunting (deer and turkeys)has been a breath of fresh air.....and I'm glad I found it. |
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I am a graduate of the school of hard knocks. Most of those knocks were self inflicted.
My hunting career started when I was a kid in Connecticut. Bird and small game hunting with my dad. We did a lot of fishing as well. I took a 25 year lay off from hunting until 3 1/2 years ago when I started shooting a bow and bowhunting. |
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