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Offline OutHouse

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #30 on: June 01, 2016, 10:37:00 AM »
Excellent story. A well written tribute to your bear, the rifle and your lost loved one (son)? I am so sorry for your loss. Your boy was brave and made the ultimate sacrifice for this country but also for the people in the middle east.  If there is something going on after life, then your grandpa and son probably know that you took that bear in their honor. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #31 on: June 01, 2016, 11:05:19 AM »
Nice work.

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #32 on: June 01, 2016, 11:38:29 AM »
Excellent story. A well written tribute to your bear, the rifle and your lost loved one (son)? I am so sorry for your loss. Your boy was brave and made the ultimate sacrifice for this country but also for the people in the middle east.  If there is something going on after life, then your grandpa and son probably know that you took that bear in their honor. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #33 on: June 01, 2016, 11:42:55 AM »
Thanks everyone!  Yes I did keep the penis!  I'm gonna give it to buglebuster to clean up.  Hope he can handle it :chuckle:
There's not a penis(bone) I can't handle  :chuckle:

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #34 on: June 01, 2016, 12:00:00 PM »
Cool story. I hope to do the same one day.

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #35 on: June 01, 2016, 12:30:00 PM »
Thanks everyone!  Yes I did keep the penis!  I'm gonna give it to buglebuster to clean up.  Hope he can handle it :chuckle:
There's not a penis(bone) I can't handle  :chuckle:
You Yakima boys are a different breed!

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #36 on: June 01, 2016, 01:06:21 PM »
Thanks everyone!  Yes I did keep the penis!  I'm gonna give it to buglebuster to clean up.  Hope he can handle it :chuckle:
There's not a penis(bone) I can't handle  :chuckle:
You Yakima boys are a different breed!
hey I didn't even know what a swizzle stick was until I met you guys! :chuckle: I'll never forget the look on my wife's face when you told her what that was :chuckle:
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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #37 on: June 01, 2016, 01:07:43 PM »
Thanks everyone!  Yes I did keep the penis!  I'm gonna give it to buglebuster to clean up.  Hope he can handle it :chuckle:
There's not a penis(bone) I can't handle  :chuckle:
You Yakima boys are a different breed!
I hear you fit right in  :chuckle:

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #38 on: June 01, 2016, 02:01:10 PM »
In a word....


Beautiful
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
-Ronald Reagan

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #39 on: June 01, 2016, 02:14:21 PM »
well done buddy

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #40 on: June 01, 2016, 03:26:34 PM »
Wow, great story.  I received my grandfather’s hunting rifles along with his old school fly rod last winter from my uncle.  I’m hoping to put them to work soon.

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #41 on: June 01, 2016, 05:47:25 PM »
Thanks everyone!  Yes I did keep the penis!  I'm gonna give it to buglebuster to clean up.  Hope he can handle it :chuckle:
There's not a penis(bone) I can't handle  :chuckle:
You Yakima boys are a different breed!
I hear you fit right in  :chuckle:
Hey it's not my fault! Every real man needs a swizzle stick or 12

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #42 on: June 01, 2016, 06:37:01 PM »
Thanks everyone!  Yes I did keep the penis!  I'm gonna give it to buglebuster to clean up.  Hope he can handle it :chuckle:
There's not a penis(bone) I can't handle  :chuckle:

I've now copied this for future repeated use.

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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #43 on: June 01, 2016, 06:37:25 PM »
Thanks everyone!  Yes I did keep the penis!  I'm gonna give it to buglebuster to clean up.  Hope he can handle it :chuckle:
There's not a penis(bone) I can't handle  :chuckle:
You Yakima boys are a different breed!
I hear you fit right in  :chuckle:
Hey it's not my fault! Every real man needs a swizzle stick or 12
That's what she said.....


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Re: The Quest for a bear and Grandpa's gun
« Reply #44 on: June 01, 2016, 06:43:11 PM »
Thanks everyone!  Yes I did keep the penis!  I'm gonna give it to buglebuster to clean up.  Hope he can handle it :chuckle:
There's not a penis(bone) I can't handle  :chuckle:
You Yakima boys are a different breed!
I hear you fit right in  :chuckle:
Hey it's not my fault! Every real man needs a swizzle stick or 12
That's what she said.....


 :chuckle:
This thread just completely crash and burned!  :chuckle:

 


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