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JTrainDavis said:
Don't take it for granted. Go hang out with 'em. They're awesome, and happy go lucky. Just much better alone.
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+1

I no longer have any of my grandfathers, one of which, was like a father to me. My one wish was that he could have lived long enough to at least see me graduate.
 
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VOLFREAK11 said:
+1

I no longer have any of my grandfathers, one of which, was like a father to me. My one wish was that he could have lived long enough to at least see me graduate.
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The photograph video i posted makes me sob.

My grandfathers taught me how to hunt, fish, trap, work golf, drink, chew, every damn thing that i really have a say in, i guess.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
The photograph video i posted makes me sob.

My grandfathers taught me how to hunt, fish, trap, work golf, drink, chew, every damn thing that i really have a say in, i guess.
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Yeah same here, besides the hunting. My grandfather was one of the best crappie fisherman I've ever seen. He would take me out anytime I wanted to go to the lake. He never hunted with me because he quit hunting after Vietnam, but his face always lit up when I came by with my deer.
 
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TEX_VOLFAN said:
And that's only counting JT, Hman, 7th, DD and myself. Lulz
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lulz

Someone wanna do the math on how many beers that is. They brought 24 cases of beer in for a tourny at the golf course I work at the other day and that was like 580 something I believe.
 
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VOLFREAK11 said:
Yeah same here, besides the hunting. My grandfather was one of the best crappie fisherman I've ever seen. He would take me out anytime I wanted to go to the lake. He never hunted with me because he quit hunting after Vietnam, but his face always lit up when I came by with my deer.
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My grandpa Malcolm lost his arm in Normandy, and he was still an elite fly fisherman. High water in spring? he'd get 10. 100 degrees in August when the river is a trickle? He'd get 10.

He'd also shoot more grouse, have the best pointer, on and on. Just an American classic.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
My grandpa Malcolm lost his arm in Normandy, and he was still an elite fly fisherman. High water in spring? he'd get 10. 100 degrees in August when the river is a trickle? He'd get 10.

He'd also shoot more grouse, have the best pointer, on and on. Just an American classic.
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Damn! Shooting grouse with one arm, now thats impressive. I'm a terrible shot at any bird and I have good eyes and both arms.
 
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VOLFREAK11 said:
Damn! Shooting grouse with one arm, now thats impressive. I'm a terrible shot at any bird and I have good eyes and both arms.
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LC Smith Silver Snipe series, hand tooled bird guns. He used the 16ga. His brittany's would make you jack off, they were ELITE.

To give an example of his ability with animals, he'd catch skunks in fox sets, and let them go, without getting sprayed.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
My grandpa Malcolm lost his arm in Normandy, and he was still an elite fly fisherman. High water in spring? he'd get 10. 100 degrees in August when the river is a trickle? He'd get 10.

He'd also shoot more grouse, have the best pointer, on and on. Just an American classic.
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That entire generation was something else. I'm not saying we are slackers but compared to our grandfathers we are.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
LC Smith Silver Snipe series, hand tooled bird guns. He used the 16ga. His brittany's would make you jack off, they were ELITE.

To give an example of his ability with animals, he'd catch skunks in fox sets, and let them go, without getting sprayed.
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haha that makes me think of one of my grandpas. He had a pet skunk at one time that couldn't spray. And my mom always had a unique pet bc he was a logger. She had a huge fox squirrel named Peanut for awhile.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
My grandpa Malcolm lost his arm in Normandy, and he was still an elite fly fisherman. High water in spring? he'd get 10. 100 degrees in August when the river is a trickle? He'd get 10.

He'd also shoot more grouse, have the best pointer, on and on. Just an American classic.
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I would've liked to have met him. My dad flew an artillary spotter piper cub in the big one. I bet those two could share some stories.
 
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