Not My Victrola: A Good Old Ted Lewis Song

Don't let the saxophone get you down; Ted plays his clarinet at the end of this nice dance record.



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Weekend Steam: Something You Won't See Every Day

Winter E-Postal Match At Sand Castle Scrolls

Danno at SandCastleScrolls has posted the November Mr. Completely e-Postal match, which you can enter until Mr. C posts the target for March, 2016. Read the rules carefully. You only need to fire off ten rounds per target, so you can shoot until you like your score. There are two no-shoot targets, and the Free Parking target looks mighty tempting. You mustn't touch the lines on it, though. I will be measuring all the targets before shooting this one to figure my tactics. Thank You, Danno! It looks like a great contest!

More Game Camera Action!

The shooting lane behind the barn is showing more activity every day, and I hope that our deer hunting friend scores one of the nice bucks we are seeing. Here's the latest video.

More Than A Little Tipsy

We have had rain and wind, so I checked the tipping pin oak. Ten days ago it was 5 inches off plumb in 2 feet. Today it is a little over 5 5/8" off plumb in 2 feet. This tree is between 85 and 90 feet tall, and 5/8"  here represents a bit over two feet of movement at the top. This tree's top is now 20 feet off center. What with the root rot and general decline, I am betting this tree is in the pond before Christmas. I hope we have a little warning and can set up a camera for the big event, but it will probably do it in the dead of night or while I am at work.

Ruger's Auction To Benefit The Light Foundation

Ruger's auction this week is a 20 gauge Red Label Shotgun owned by none other than Bill Ruger!

Collector interest is high on this sale, but it is still worth your time to Click Over and have a look. This gun was used, so it has a few minor scratches, and since it is not new, you don't have to lock it away in your safe. Take it out and shoot this beauty! This fine shotgun will sell mid-day, Wednesday, November 18. 2015. 100% of the proceeds of this auction will go to benefit the Light Foundation.

$4275

Buck Number Three

We are now up to three nice bucks that are inhabiting the woods Out Behind The Barn. I was hoping to do a little plinking over the next weekend, but it will be the first part of gun season for deer, so that's out. I am not going to help the road hunters by spooking deer out of the woods.

Tuesday Turbo Boost

Let's Start This Work Week By Busting Something!

Back To The Old Grind! vid by Gary Bahre

Brave Dog

Lightning is a sad case. He showed up as a stray in the autumn of 2012, and he was slow to tame. We put a heating pad in a doghouse for him and began putting his meals there, and pretty soon he made that his home, but three years later we still cannot touch him. He walks with us, he comes when we call, but he needs his vaccinations, and we know from the way he coughs that he has heartworms.

We always know when someone drives in because Lightning goes ripping out of his house and across the porch as soon as a car comes off the blacktop. He would make a great squirrel dog because he can follow a squirrel from tree to tree. I even saw him catch one on the ground once.  Last night Lightning was barking loudly, so I went out to see what the problem was, and he was barking at a skunk that was just below the porch.  I went for a rifle, and by the time I was out the door Lightning was halfway across the yard with the skunk out in front of him.  He was staying back twenty feet, but he kept the pressure on.  He drove that skunk across the road without triggering him to spray.  Good Dog! We put extra treats in his bowl.