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Popular Post connor77 Posted October 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2021 Camp pillows that tickled my funny bone... 5 14 2021 Elite 2 Hull # 832 "Bucket List" 2021 F250 7.3L Gas / 4.30 AR / Central Maine Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post SeaDawg Posted October 17, 2021 Moderators Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2021 So true. 12 7 1 2008 Ram 1500 4 Γ 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries .Β Life is good. Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 7 2 3 Β 2020 OLEII -Β Hull #634 aka- Β βXPLORβ 2021 F350 6.7 liter Diesel Lariat Ultimate TremorΒ North Carolina πΊπΈ Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SeaDawg Posted May 12, 2022 Moderators Share Posted May 12, 2022 NPS put this out on social media, in a humorous attempt to make more people aware of the dangers. Every year, we see reports of folks trying to interact or take selfies with wildlife, with disastrous and sometimes fatal results . None of us, I'm sure.Β 10 4 2008 Ram 1500 4 Γ 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries .Β Life is good. Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderator+ Popular Post ScubaRx Posted May 13, 2022 Moderator+ Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2022 Let me preface this story by making it clear that I am NOT a hunter but I do now understand why we SHOOT deer in the wild... I never liked the taste of venison, too gamey or too wild or too something. So, I had this idea ...that I could rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that, since they congregate at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away), it should not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it down) then hog tie it and transport it home. I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope. The cattle, having seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it. After about 20 minutes, my deer showed up-- 3 of them. I picked out a likely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw my rope. The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step towards it, it took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope, and then received an education. The first thing that I learned is that, while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, they are spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope. That deer EXPLODED. The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fight down with a rope and with some dignity. A deer-- NO Chance. That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controlling it and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer on a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I had originally imagined. The only upside is that they do not have as much stamina as many other animals. A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head. At that point, I had lost my taste for corn-fed venison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope. At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer, but I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painfully somewhere. At that moment, I hated the thing, and I would venture a guess that the feeling was mutual. Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer's momentum by bracing my head against various large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that there was a small chance that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in. I didn't want the deer to have to suffer a slow death, so I managed to get it lined back up in between my truck and the feeder - a little trap I had set before hand...kind of like a squeeze chute. I got it to back in there and I started moving up so I could get my rope back. Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite somebody, so I was very surprised when ..... I reached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist. Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where they just bite you and slide off to then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head--almost like a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts. The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method was ineffective. It seems like the deer was biting and shaking for several minutes, but it was likely only several seconds. I, being smarter than a deer (though you may be questioning that claim by now), tricked it. While I kept it busy tearing the tendons out of my right arm, I reached up with my left hand and pulled that rope loose. That was when I got my final lesson in deer behavior for the day. Deer will strike at you with their front feet. They rear right up on their back feet and strike right about head and shoulder level, and their hooves are surprisingly sharp... I learned a long time ago that, when an animal -like a horse --strikes at you with their hooves and you can't get away easily, the best thing to do is try to make a loud noise and make an aggressive move towards the animal. This will usually cause them to back down a bit so you can escape. This was not a horse. This was a deer, so obviously, such trickery would not work. In the course of a millisecond, I devised a different strategy. I screamed like a woman and tried to turn and run. The reason I had always been told NOT to try to turn and run from a horse that paws at you is that there is a good chance that it will hit you in the back of the head. Deer may not be so different from horses after all, besides being twice as strong and 3 times as evil, because the second I turned to run, it hit me right in the back of the head and knocked me down. Now, when a deer paws at you and knocks you down, it does not immediately leave. I suspect it does not recognize that the danger has passed. What they do instead is paw your back and jump up and down on you while you are laying there crying like a little girl and covering your head. I finally managed to crawl under the truck and the deer went away. So now I know why when people go deer hunting they bring a rifle with a scope......to sort of even the odds!! All these events are true, so help me God...An Educated Farmer Β 2 19 Steve, Tali and our dogΒ RockyΒ plus our beloved Storm, Lucy,Β Maggie and Reacher (all waiting at the Rainbow Bridge) 2008 Legacy Elite I - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #026 | 2014 Legacy Elite II - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #050 | 2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD SRW Diesel 4x4Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators topgun2 Posted May 13, 2022 Moderators Share Posted May 13, 2022 Some lessons in life are learned the HARD way. 4 2023 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5EB FX4 Max Towing, Max Payload, 2016 Oliver Elite II - Hull #117 "Twist" Near Asheville, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainman Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Camping hasn't been the same since we stopped camping with a twin sleeping bag in the tent. trainman 5 2019 RAM 1500, 5.7 Hemi, 4X4, Crew Cab, 5'7" bed, Towing Package, 3.92 Gears. Oliver was sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 We have just the solution for deer and itβs the best homemade chili we have ever enjoyed. Blessed with an amazing season last year with a total of (5) in the deep freeze. That is our deer π¦ Β story and we are sticking to it. πΒ Β 1 4 1 Β 2020 OLEII -Β Hull #634 aka- Β βXPLORβ 2021 F350 6.7 liter Diesel Lariat Ultimate TremorΒ North Carolina πΊπΈ Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideandfly Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Β On 10/16/2021 at 11:00 AM, Mike and Carol said: This happened while camping at a State Park in Nebraska, guess this could be classified as meeting your neighbors. True story. When we set up in a new campground, I like to go for a walk checking out the campground, restrooms, and laundry if the campground has one. The campground was about 1/2 full and had already been told there was also a national camping group meeting there, too. When I tried to inspect the laundry room, the door was locked. After trying a couple times, saw a couple on the floor. They got up putting their clothes back on and opened the door apologizing to me. I told them no problem, sorry I bothered them. Β Told Debbie what happened and she said we wouldn't be using thatΒ laundry room to wash anything, will wait until we find another one. π Β 5 3 Bill & Debbie / 2015 LE2 #75 / 2024 F-150/5.0L / North Carolina Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators topgun2 Posted May 14, 2022 Moderators Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 hours ago, rideandfly said: I told them no problem, sorry I bothered them. Certainly better than trying to talk to a couple of deer doing the same thing in that laundry? Speaking of which - does a male deer say, "yes, dear" to a female deer?π 5 2023 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5EB FX4 Max Towing, Max Payload, 2016 Oliver Elite II - Hull #117 "Twist" Near Asheville, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShallowGal Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 10:46 PM, ScubaRx said: All these events are true, so help me God... OMG I am dying. π€£ 1 Chris & Duke Chadwell πΎMaddie & BaxterπΎ Elite II Hull 292 2022 F-250 Lariat 7.3 Godzilla 4x4 Lakeland,FL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I know this is a few weeks old, but I just had a read. Β I'm literally laughing till I cry, what a great story (and an education)!Β Β Many thanks for the story. It was nice to meet some of you folks at the Rally.Β Chris/Duke, we're the Elite 1 folks that were next to you.Β Hopefully see you nextΒ year too, we're planning to be in the same spot next year.Β Looking forward to saying hello to the pups again. Safe travels all. Lee & LInda 3 "Speak Friend and enter" East TN | "3-Dozen", 2009 Oliver Legacy Elite Hull #36|Β Past: "Tiny Tot", 2016 T@B 320S T@bitha | TV: Nissan Armada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SeaDawg Posted June 2, 2022 Moderators Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 4:21 PM, SeaDawg said: NPS put this out on social media, in a humorous attempt to make more people aware of the dangers. Every year, we see reports of folks trying to interact or take selfies with wildlife, with disastrous and sometimes fatal results . None of us, I'm sure.Β This young woman obviously didn't read the rules, or heed the posters. Certainly not funny.Β I hope she survived.Β Its every darn year. Photo ops don't trump life.Β https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/yellowstone-visitor-gored-by-bison-tossed-10-feet-rcna31371 Β 3 2008 Ram 1500 4 Γ 4 2008 Oliver Elite, Hull #12 Florida and Western North Carolina, or wherever the truck goes.... 400 watts solar. DC compressor fridge. No inverter. 2 x 105 ah agm batteries .Β Life is good. Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators topgun2 Posted June 2, 2022 Moderators Share Posted June 2, 2022 11 hours ago, SeaDawg said: I hope she survived.Β Sadly - she did not survive.Β - Bill https://www.sweetwaternow.com/woman-gored-by-bison-at-yellowstone-national-park-monday-has-reportedly-died/ 1 2023 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5EB FX4 Max Towing, Max Payload, 2016 Oliver Elite II - Hull #117 "Twist" Near Asheville, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katjo Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 A little camping truth/humor!Β Β 5 2021 Dodge Ram 1500Β 2021 Oliver Elite llΒ Hull #732Β MichiganΒ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katjo Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Whatβs another name for a sleeping bag? A nap sack! 3 2021 Dodge Ram 1500Β 2021 Oliver Elite llΒ Hull #732Β MichiganΒ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainoliver Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 7 2017 Elite II, Hull #208 2019 Chevy HD 2500 Duramax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katjo Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 46 minutes ago, mountainoliver said: ππ 3 2021 Dodge Ram 1500Β 2021 Oliver Elite llΒ Hull #732Β MichiganΒ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katjo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 4 2021 Dodge Ram 1500Β 2021 Oliver Elite llΒ Hull #732Β MichiganΒ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Mike and Carol Posted September 30, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2022 Thereβs another camping humor thread that has some of the same funnies. Β Should we merge them? 3 Texas Hill CountryΒ | 2016 Elite IIΒ #135 | 2020 Ram 2500 6.7L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator+ ScubaRx Posted September 30, 2022 Moderator+ Share Posted September 30, 2022 26 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said: Thereβs another camping humor thread that has some of the same funnies. Β Should we merge them? Good idea! 1 Steve, Tali and our dogΒ RockyΒ plus our beloved Storm, Lucy,Β Maggie and Reacher (all waiting at the Rainbow Bridge) 2008 Legacy Elite I - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #026 | 2014 Legacy Elite II - Outlaw Oliver, Hull #050 | 2022 Silverado High Country 3500HD SRW Diesel 4x4Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katjo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 28 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said: Thereβs another camping humor thread that has some of the same funnies. Β Should we merge them? Yes 1 2021 Dodge Ram 1500Β 2021 Oliver Elite llΒ Hull #732Β MichiganΒ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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