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Author Topic: TooManyHobbies Here  (Read 848 times)

Offline TooManyHobbies

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« on: January 12, 2010, 02:10:00 PM »
Hey all. I've heard about the site a few times and finally came over to see what was going on. I couldn't find a forum to introduce myself, so hear it is. I've been reading and especially watching videos for a few days. My name is Brian Mongeau, I go by TooManyHobbies (so my wife says). I'm an avid bowhunter, and after using the 'other' bow for 20 some years, I bought a Bear Super Kodiak a few years ago. Bounced back and forth for a year, then to the 'other' bow for a couple. It got too easy, so I went Trad in '08. I killed my first deer (only trad kill) in Sept '08. Due to a bad shoulder, I was forced to go the 'other' way for '09, but I just had surgery last wednesday, so enough of that. I'll be full bore Trad next season and hope I never look back.
Some of my other hobbies are fur trapping (I hope to make some quivers this year) and metal detecting.

I feel trad archery and fur trapping go hand in hand somewhat (tracking ability, reading sign, etc.), so I've posted my first trad kill and last year's fur.

 
 
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Offline mwmwmb

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2010, 02:16:00 PM »
welcome  :campfire:
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Offline Kenneth

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2010, 02:18:00 PM »
Welcome to a GREAT site, it's just like family around here.  I hope your shoulder heals and your flingin' arrows soon.

Ken
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Offline Rick Butler

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2010, 02:18:00 PM »
Welcome and that's some good lookin' fur!
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Offline BowMIke

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2010, 02:21:00 PM »
Welcome! Hope your shoulder heals quickly. Be sure to follow the Dr.'s intructions and not rush things and you will soon be ready to shoot Trad again.
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Offline Gaff

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2010, 02:28:00 PM »
:readit:  

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Offline lpcjon2

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2010, 02:38:00 PM »
Welcome!   :campfire:
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Offline bretto

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2010, 03:27:00 PM »
Welcome, nice buck. Good looking pile of fur.Are the dark colored hides in the middle of the picture Martins? At first I thought they were Otters but they have visible ears.
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Offline pcappy08

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2010, 03:33:00 PM »
Welcome    :campfire:
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Offline Iron

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2010, 03:39:00 PM »
Purty new myself, guy's have been great....welcome aboard  :)
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Offline TooManyHobbies

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2010, 03:48:00 PM »
Thanks for the welcome. bretto, the dark ones are fisher. There are 4 mink, 7 skunks, 5 coon, 4 fisher, 5 gray fox, 2 coyotes and 7 beaver. And my daugher's black miniature schnauzer, Riley.
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Offline bmb

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2010, 03:49:00 PM »
nice! what kind of traps do you run for the beaver...conibear or coilspring? i just pulled my line up this weekend....too busy at work to check every day.
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Offline DannyBows

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2010, 03:53:00 PM »
Welcome to the campfire! BTW, Nice bow, nice deer, and awesome furs! I see a mess of beautiful quivers there.
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Offline ALABOWHUNTER

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2010, 04:07:00 PM »
Welcome to a great site. I do more reading than posting and because of that still fill like a newby myself. Nice deer I still have not got one with a trad bow. That is what I started with back when I was young then switched over to wheels when they came out. Been back and forth serveral times but enjoy shooting trad the most,just can't seem to get the job done when going after the real thing...got to shots early this year and shot over both at 18 yds. Nice looking furs I bet that is a fun hobbie.

Larry
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Offline wtpops

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2010, 04:12:00 PM »
Welcome to the    :campfire:   I think you will lke it here....looks like you have a head start on quiver making material there, nice.


P.S. Just a heads up max photo size for posting is 640 wide.
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Offline griz#1

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #15 on: January 12, 2010, 04:18:00 PM »
WELCOME  :wavey:  from maryland.
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Offline TooManyHobbies

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2010, 04:24:00 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by bmb:
nice! what kind of traps do you run for the beaver...conibear or coilspring? i just pulled my line up this weekend....too busy at work to check every day.
#330 and mb750. I'm also a Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialist, so some of my fur is from nuisance jobs (skunks and coons). All that fur was sold to NAFA, for a loss I might add. This year, I have 5 beaver, 5 coon, 1 'rat, 1 fisher and 3 skunks.
Does anyone have any directions for fur quivers?
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Offline maineac

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2010, 04:30:00 PM »
Welcome.  Use the search link at the top of the page.  It is a good way to find past posts on teh subject.  I know I have seen some posts on making, or adding fur to quivers in the past.  There might be a piece in the How To section.
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Offline LAR43

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2010, 05:06:00 PM »
Hey TMH,
If your wife thinks you have too much goin' on now just give her another year or so. The fun's just about to start!!!
Welcome
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Offline hayslope

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Re: TooManyHobbies Here
« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2010, 05:08:00 PM »
Welcome to the "gang".

BTW - one can never have too many hobbies!
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