Rugged Hike With Mrs Pit !

[Yorkshire Boy]

:thumbup:

I don't suppose you go fishing?

The base of that cliff looks fishy to me... it looks like the type of thing my brother in-law drags me down in Wales!

 

[DennisStrickland]

as usual pit your great pics sure brighten our days in austin since we are in a terrible drought.the deer kill would make the hairs stand up on my head, cougars are lb. for lb. our strongest animal. even a single wolf would'nt have a chance---now 2 wolves, a different story. in our area the hogs would have even eaten the antlers. we found all that remained of a cow from the sept. flood---the skull & hip bone. all the rest had been consumed. beautiful country & great companions.

 

[Liveitloud]

Is that a Jack Russell you have there? Good lookin pooch!

 

[pitdog]

Is that a Jack Russell you have there? Good lookin pooch!

Thanks buddy she is a Jack !

 

[Liveitloud]

Thanks buddy she is a Jack !

They are hell on wheels aren't they? I have one that is a knife thief. Not too sure about his lineage. He's a mess though.

 

[nate1714]

Looks like a fun day out.

 

[westcoaster]

Early into the hike we came across this recent Cougar kill, it kinda kept us on high alert for the rest of the hike !!!

By pitdog2010 at 2011-01-09

Man that is intense. I came across a cougar kill a few year back similar to that one. It was a doe, that I figured was killed in the early hours of the day I was there. It was completely whole all but a good sized bite from its neck. The kitty must have gotten scared off by a logging truck or something, but I sure got the hell out of there quick and a serious case of the hebbie-jebbies!

Nice pics man!

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Hey pit dog, CB mentioned you could use the antlers for knife scales. They are also useful for making buttons, headpiece for a bow drill set (the 'Y'), an awl (3 or 4 sided - the bottom one) for making holes in Birch bark (basketmaking) and as a bodkin (round and blunt) for opening up the weave in wicker basket making or untying stubborn knots.

Doc

 

[mrbear]

little cpr, some vitamins and a rest, it'll be fine...

it's just a flesh wound!

 

[JGON]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing!

JGON

 

[pitdog]

Hey pit dog, CB mentioned you could use the antlers for knife scales. They are also useful for making buttons, headpiece for a bow drill set (the 'Y'), an awl (3 or 4 sided - the bottom one) for making holes in Birch bark (basketmaking) and as a bodkin (round and blunt) for opening up the weave in wicker basket making or untying stubborn knots.

Doc

Yeah I now realise just how many uses they do have Doc, I'll grab em straight away next time !:thumbup:

 

[FAL'ER]

Thanks for the post, awesome pictures man.

 

[Loosearrow]

I suppose you have to be careful about picking up antlers from fresh kills in some areas. Someone might think you are poaching. Seems like a waste to leave it. That leg bone could be made into a knife handle or something for a ferro rod. Nice walk about.