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  1. Dave James

    Okay, this goes against the grain for me but....

    Last few years I hunted, mostly never got out of the Dismal, a d the surrounding lowlands, used ladder and hanging stands 12-15' off the ground, always took deer, only thing had to watch for was " short neckers" for some reason they love curling up under that first step
  2. Dave James

    Haggis Day

    Ate what most would consider strange a lot while working with the Rhade in the highlands of Nam. Corba freshly skinned and offered the heart in their fermented drink . Had Haggis once, never again it being like scrapple, I'm no longer allowed organ meat
  3. Dave James

    Virginia

    Welcome from Hampton Roads, sit a spell
  4. Dave James

    Thanksgiving Traditions That People Don't Understand

    The one thanksgiving I'll never forget, happened in a dar off place of dark green jungles, our team was so with some little people, who had once worked with American troops in WW2, They made a feast for us of boiled game cock, buffalo tongues bits, and left over C- rats HAM and MOTHERs!! We...
  5. Dave James

    Texas Civil War Museum visit

    Great exhibit, would loved to have seen it, I can also highly recommend the Texas Ranger museum in Waco
  6. Dave James

    Revisiting our friend Titus Bass

    Pab, haven't heard of them and now I must read them😉, would you list them in chronological order please
  7. Dave James

    Old guns and old men

    Of all my children, only the youngest son has a love of walnut and blued steel, I gave him the last of my BP rifles, and a few of the CF ones, hr learned the history and uses of the one passed down, I know down the line at least with his family they will continue to bring warm memories and...
  8. Dave James

    Black Squirrels

    I live within a couple miles of the Great Dismal Swamp, and recently have begun to see a few black squirrels here, have never seen any in the 30+ years I've lived on this place,
  9. Dave James

    At What Range Have Most of Your Big Game Animals Been Shot At?

    Hunting for meat, no matter the weapon no more than 200 meters, pest eradication out to 400 meters,
  10. Dave James

    Bois d'arc stock?

    Two of my favorite canes, I had made out of Osage and iron wood, shape more along the lines of a beefed up walking stick, they will break bone
  11. Dave James

    How do you eat them

    I have them two ways, when freshly made,, little teaspoon of honey or jelly, stirred till melted , or butter salt and pepper, one other way is left over grits placed in a loaf and chilled over night, in the morning slice it thick like French toast, lay it on a hot griddle with with some bacon...
  12. Dave James

    Trying this again.

    Hey y'all, come sit a spell
  13. Dave James

    A Vietnamese ‘Montagnard’ primitive Snaphaunce

    The "Rhade" we're very interesting people and great friends once made. They had white hot hatred for the Vietnamese, are fierce warriors, and pretty fair hunters with large or small cros, sbows and bamboo arrows, just make sure you know which arrow has the bad ju-ju on it😉. The two families I...
  14. Dave James

    A Rifled TC .56 cal SB?

    SCAM!!!! Report it to the bid site
  15. Dave James

    Cool Little Hopkins and Allen “The Offhand” Underhammer.

    Springfield, at the time the powers that be said it was not an original copy of any old time rifle , we're restricted to side hammer and flint, think as I remember it was changed in the early 70s to mid 70s. Had to go all the way to Richmond to argue with the Major in charge of LE ove a mule ear...
  16. Dave James

    Cool Little Hopkins and Allen “The Offhand” Underhammer.

    Had one in 58,was a nice rifle and shot well, only got rid of it due to Virginia law at the time. I always used a forearm length bowers brace to help with cap splintrs
  17. Dave James

    A Nice Morning Walk

    Foxes are interesting critters, I hunted once with a young man name of Mike, a White Mountain Apache, as we strolled along paths, he paused and pointed out a fox sitting in the middle of it watching us, with out saying a word he motioned, me over to a log and we sat, as I remember about 20-25...
  18. Dave James

    Soak?

    We follow just about the same recipe,as Josie, the baking soda and soaking seem to help, always keep a pan of warm water on the stovetop,while beans cook,if they need more never add cold water,warm is what is used,so say the grandmother's
  19. Dave James

    "WHITE WOMEN AND WHISKEY" REALLY?"

    DS, you story had me rolling,reminds me of time I spent growing up in Kansas, at least herd in Hampton Roads area of Virginia,we get every few years,and where it live neither city nor state plow out road
  20. Dave James

    Really neat photo

    My dad's first cousin had a tame great horned owl back in the early 60's. We used him to draw crows,
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