Raider Nation Fisher

Since I'm limited to what I can hunt right now. Squirrel season doesn't start til September same with coon. Not really feeling like shooting at coyotes right now either. Not really into blasting beavers right now. Plus apparently opossum now have a season. Who would have thought. So that nixes them. I've been running my dogs, and need something to shoot at. So I am thinking chipmunks. Aside from making coasters, what's a good use for chipmunk pelts. Never thought about eating one either. Anyone ever tried one?

Depends on what your hunting. Since you haven't said, I will throw out some recommendations. For squirrel and small game, including southern coyotes. A 17HMR is hard to beat. Its a small bullet smaller than a .22 is. However it is a .22 magnum necked down to a .17. Despite its size it does very bad things to small furry animals. Plus ammo is plentiful and cheaper than .22. Most .17 rifles can be had for under 300. Don't think I've ever seen a semi auto, though that isn't to say there is not one. I've just never seen one. Medium game. A .223 is what most people I know use. Some use it for coon and coyote. I think its overkill but to each his own. I've seen the bolt actions new for around 300. Semi auto is usually a few hundred more expensive. Deer and larger game. My preference is a Remington 700 tactical chambered in .308 with a nice fat bull barrel.I've never had an issue with it not being enough rifle for a deer. There are other calibers that might work as well or better. This again is just my preference. A 7mm magnum is not a bad choice either. I might take mine out once in a blue moon if im not in the mood for my bows or my .308s. The Remington is more on the pricey side. However if you look around they can be found for around 300 used. It takes a lot of looking though. The 7mmm mag. I got from dicks sporting goods, 6 years ago for around 350. Take that for what its worth. Bear. Apparently a .308 is not a good choice for brown or grizzly bear. I was informed of that last year. As one of our members so eloquently put it. The bear is very likely to uhhhh... insert it into a body cavity. So make sure to file off the front sight. If this is the size game you want to hunt its gonna cost you more than 300 dollars. So ya might want to save up. Hope this helps.

The DAA does the best job of boosting test out of all the supplements I've found. The Tribulus does a decent job when stacked with it. I've thought of swapping it out for Vitrix mid cycle. Haven't decided yet. I had looked into adding some pro hormones to the mix. However the side effects and PCT required with them, just dont excite me. If I'm gonna have to do PCT, I would just as soon bang the juice for a cycle. At least the side effects and what not are well known. Plus the effects are better.

I can try an call some friends if you want. There might be some working up your way.

Raider makes a fortune with his trades though. It takes a special kind of crazy to connect steel and weld structure. Ain't no rain outs either. Least there wasn't for us. Can't be afraid way up there. There is a big difference between 20 feet up and 160 feet up. Things look smaller from up there. As for the electrical. One flash and your gone. One dropped screw in a switch gear, and kaboom. One skint wire can turn a 2in condulet body into a grenade. Don't take but one bad trip on 277 to kill you. It DOES NOT let go either. For the most part though it ain't bad work. Long as you know what your doing. The pay is good, and at least now the work is getting more mental than physical. I got my licence so the helpers get to have all the fun now. Welding is welding. I weld pipes and structure. Pipes all the way up to 72in stainless steel air lines. It pays good and is fun. Gotta travel a lot though. Also a steady hand helps. Keep your head up homie. Something will turn up. If nothing else go rat, then apply to the union after you got some more experience.

Well as if the giant hunk of fat inside a chicken nugget of mine a month back hadn't ruined them for me. You sure did just now. Not that its a bad thing. I don't need to eat that junk anyway. As for hormones in meat. What type are we talking? I could go for some test loaded steak.

Might oughta move down south. We let dang near everyone carry. Be it concealed or open carry.

Wow. The comments on that article were definitely something else. So much hate in some of them. You would think the tree hugging organic hippies would be more peaceful and friendly. Awesome article too. Thanks for sharing.

22lbs baby!

Well I've been piddling at the gym the last 2 months. This past month was spent trying to get back in the routine of being back home. It is now time to start a bulk. I'm going 9 weeks on this time. My calorie intake is increasing from 2700 a day from last month up to 5700 a day for the first 3 weeks increasing to 6700 a day for the final 6 weeks. I start tomorrow. Yay me! Supplements this go around are going to be Tribulus and DAA powder. Double dose of tribulous and quad dose of DAA. I'm gonna keep the creatine in the mix from last cycle. Arganine AKG, at double a dose. Once in the AM and once in the PM, to get the double dose of it. I'm still gonna use whey to supplement the caloric intake for the bulk. This may be my last supplement bulk for awhile. So I'm hoping for very good things this go around. I do a BMI test tomorrow night. As well as submit my lab work tomorrow. I will keep y'all posted on my progress. Might even get around to posting pics. Well, heres hoping for the best!

Now that is funny.

Now that I'm sprung on my stuff again. Don't hate cause you never succeeded at sports or whatever. What were you picked last for dodge ball or something? Did a big bad athlete still your girlfriend? Is it muscle ***? Can't everyone look like a freak homie. I get my pat on the back every time my championship rings sparkle in the sun. Ain't nothing wrong with telling people what hard work can do for you or other people. Yeah I worked my butt off for what I got. And I'll tell the whole world how I got it. I don't need your approval nephew. So take your sarcasm and stuff it up your rear end.

Others may disagree with me, but HOAs are the scourge of society. They do have a purpose. However when one hits a power trip then your screwed. You have very little recourse against them. The problem with a town home community. Not much of a choice except an HOA. Granted I bought the town home with the intention of flipping it. The housing bubble busted right after and I got stuck with it. I gambled on it and lost. Still I'm gonna be out of it before long though. I can't wait to have this behind me. Im taking a new view on it now. I'm going at it off a business perspective. I watch these companies and corporations dump bad investments all the time. Sure there are penalties involved, but life still goes on. This may be a blessing in disguise.

I couldn't help but laugh at this. The pure sarcasm of it made me lol. Kinda brightened my day too.

My lovely condo board has finally decided to address the issue of the water leaks on the property. After four years of problems with inflated water bills due to leaks, they have decided to replace every line in the complex. All for the low price of 36grand. Which breaks down to a monthly increase of the 250 dollar a month association dues by 275 dollars for the next two months. Ain't life grand? Foreclosure has never sounded better then it does now. This is the same board that caused our property values to drop 50grand by making the units unsaleable with a lawsuit, which drug out for three years. I'm glad all this is gonna be behind me soon. I talk with my accountant and attorney on Wednesday. I'm done with condo living. Hello apartment living.

I'm not sure if that's sarcasm or not. If it is. Seems to me that their success is because of him. The sooner you learn to appreciate and crave winning the longer you have to train. It gives an incentive. What's the point of striving to be the best if everyone's mediocrity is celebrated too? Children, parents, and adults need to realize that there are winners and losers. In sports and in life itself. Yes competition exists. It is all around us in the world. It is what drives us. It can make us or break us. Yes sports can be fun to play just for the sake of playing them. Hence why there are both competitive leagues and "fun" leagues. In my opinion I prefer competitive leagues. I always have and probably always will. I played physical and competitive sports my whole life. Currently I'm about to start playing rugby. I've been busting my tail in the gym for the last 8 months to get in shape and get an edge on my competition. I have worked out until I've hardly been able to raise my arms and legs. I've done agility drills and plyometrics until I've puked my guts up. Then did more until it happened again. I may not be the best, but damnit if I won't be close to it. Now I ask what's the point of doing this if everyone gets celebrated and gets equal playing time? What's the incentive to train and do your best if you are not recognized for it? If my best isn't good enough then at least I tried. At least I can say I gave everything I had to it. Or maybe I didn't train hard enough for it. Maybe I need to double my efforts. Thats the kind of lessons learned from competition and score keeping. I learned them at a very young age. It is what drove me to be the best I could be. Yes I attribute that to my father and my coaches for pushing me, and not just settling for mediocrity. I have the rings, to prove it worked. Mediocrity is for losers and quitters. You either give it your all or you go home. Not every kid is athletic. Well not every kid is academic either. If you don't give your all then yes by all accounts you are a loser.

That's why I started fishing creeks and below dams. Those big shiny boats don't generally venture back where I'm fishing at. Especially in the creeks. If someone were to cut across a bank fisher back in the creeks they would most likely be shot or shot at. These country boys don't play down here. The few boats that do venture in are EXTREMELY courteous to the other boaters and bank fishers. Seems to only be the boaters on the main lake that are an issue. I used to fling a large treble hook onto the boat deck and rip it into the carpet. I quit this about two years back after coming to blows with an inconsiderate yuppie. I whooped him like I owned him. Yet figured I better change my ways before myself or someone else ended up dead. Since then I only fish the main lake out of my buddies boat. Otherwise I'm in the creeks or at the dam.

Went out with my BIL yesterday. We fished the dam on Logan Martin and a secret creek where the big fish play. After an hour fishing the dam with no luck we headed to the tackle shop, to get some bigger jig heads. The 1/4 ounce ones just were not get ting the bait down. We decided to go fish the creek before going back to the dam. Once at the creek I was making my way around the bank. I slipped, feet over my head and landed half in the water with my butt in the mud. Figuring I'd make the best of the situation. I made my first cast while sitting in the mud. BOOM a seven lb large mouth slammed my lure. Three cast later I landed a 4 lb large mouth. Both were nice surprises seeing as we were fishing for stripe. Which were not hitting artificial lures in the creek yesterday. We fished the creek another hour then headed back to the dam. I was fishing a seven inch white fluke on a one ounce jig head. (At the dam) When something slammed my lure. I would get twenty yards of line in and he would take thirty back out. I fought this fish for thirty minutes. A crowd had gathered up above and was watching. Not to mention the five fishermen that had come over to cheer me on. Another five minutes passed and mister fish wedged up in the rocks about thirty yards out from me. I tried hand lining him in while my BIL took up line. Alas the 25lb mono snapped with a bang. I almost cried. I got consolatory pats on the back kind words from the other fishermen. Then from the people watching from above as we headed back to the car thirty minutes later. I wish I could have landed that fish, but the fight was a blast. The fight was the highlight of my day/night.

That about describes it.

Can't get mad about it. It won't do any good to. Its actually gotten to the point where it is almost laughable. I like the roller coaster analogy.

Happy Birthday!

I dang sure hope so.

Wait I forgot. I also got hit for a grand on two different tax filings. One from this year. The other from 2011, apparently the 3400 dollars I gave them was not enough for that year.

Well let's see. After having my car smashed last month. Also getting laid off for all of three hours. The tire separated from the rim on my Focus while doing 90 down the interstate and trying to eat a McNugget. Dang near lost control and crashed. Managed to stay in the asphalt though. The old man I was working with blew a hole in my new 50 dollar pliers and didn't bother to tell me about it. Plus some other rotten crap I can't really remember over the month of April. Here is the latest. The engine blew out of my Envoy. I know. I only had it back for three weeks. Fortunately I got the two year power train warranty. So the dealership is dropping a new engine in it, and I don't have to pay a dime for it. I lost my 20% or 18% discount with Verizon, cause I was laid off by my former employer. I hope this stupid cloud hurries up and leaves, before my three glorious days of fishing all weekend. With my luck I'll probably catch a hook to the neck, fall off the boat, get bit by a water moccasin, farted on by a fish, and drown.