Harry, I stand corrected about Ted. Could it be Rat was intuitively right? Will wonders never cease? Maybe because he is now a Texan? Congratulations on the right idea to the Ratster...
John A. Martin
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I do not want to be spitefull here, but if wasn't for me , Harry would not have gotten anything over the last year or so. It was my JUJU stick that did it for him. I do not hunt, however I will if asked too consume the fruits of someone elses labor. I have no problem with real hunters. I know not about Ole ted, however if true he is on my shit list.
John, as I write this blog, my bride is on the phone with the real estate agent putting in an offer on that 27 acres. I know I was not born in Texas, however I got here as fast as i could.
Airborne my fellow troopers.

Rat

please do a search to learn more of ted nugent's draft dodger history. its not pretty. now he claims to have the "spirit of the wild". when he had an opportunity to be a real outdoor's man, he was a sorry coward. I've emailed him in the past telling him exactly what I think of him - no response.

as for as teaching anything to the ratster about hunting, I think it'll be a real waste of time to attempt to do so. besides, he would never get lynn's permission.

I'm packing for another trip to sanderson, tx. to prepare for bowhunting mule deer in october. my boss has 1800 acres there. its beautiful hilly country with several canyons. has mucho mulies but very few whitetails.

wish everyone the best. take care.

Well, Val & Lynn have discovered paradise in Bosque County. quiltwork of small towns and farms and ranches. I hope they settle there as it is a serene place. Bosque County is half way between Ft. Worth and Waco, south of the Brazos River with Texas FM 174 as the northeast southwest access and FM 6 as the northwest to southeast. The property that Lynn and Val really like is within two miles of one of the small ranches, within the "bend" of Steele Creek, our family had owned when I was growing up.

I had been in Bosque County for my high school reunion in Kopperl back in April when I attended my niece's wedding. During that trip, I met my older sister in the gas station Val mentioned. She introduced me to the owner and told me she was planning to work there to qualify for social security, as she had spent 45 years as a junior high school teacher between the towns Walnut Springs and Kopperl. I thought as they were passing the gas station, they might just stop by and say hello, since they might be living in the neighborhood. My sister had changed her mind and decided to substitute teach in the area, and she had failed to tell me of her change of heart. You can see what is coming here... no good deed goes unpunished. The high school girl working the register did not know my sister, or much else...surprise.

Then I told Val that my sister's husband had a 10,000 acre ranch near Walnut Springs which he had "game fenced" for deer hunting and exotic game. The high school girl in the gas told him that Ted Nugent hunted on a large ranch near Walnut Springs. Val asked if Ted Nugent hunted on my brother-in-law's place. I said yes they were friends and Ted had hunted there a number of years. Val said he didn't approve of enclosed hunting places or those who pay money to hunt there. I am not sure I like game fenced places either, but 10,00 acres is alot of space for critters to roam. Hunting in Texas and elsewhere is either conducted on land you own, lease, or borrow from friends, unless there is state land available for hunting. Harry, how about a little help in assisting Val in adjusting to life in Texas and hunting. Hunting leases or paying per hunt, I'm not sure the difference.

Finally I don't know Ted Nugent, but I think he is a hoot. No matter how or what he hunts, he publicly defends gun rights, and that makes him OK with me. Hey troopers, reinforcements please, I live in the People's Republic of New Jersey, what do I know?
John A. Martin
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