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This last one is of the ultimate blind. There are 10-15 year old trees in it's tracks so it's been there awhile. Unfortunately the bathroom doesn't work anymore :D

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Superbowl XXV was 1991. So that bus has been there a while. That was the game lost in the last second by Scott Norwood who missed a field goal attempt that would have won it. So your bus isn't just a good blind, its a little piece of history, probably parked there by some dejected Bill's fan who couldn't bear to be reminded.

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great post Dan, i hope you fed that 6 legged blood sucker to the nuthatch.

8 legged; they're an arachnid!

I picked about twenty off me in the tree and they reached my neck just as Tom showed up across the field. No way I could sit still. When I got back to the car I picked off about another 20. As soon as I removed my coat they made a beeline for my neck. I itch for days after a hunt like that but I just can't stay out of the field.

Coachman I thought of that as soon as I saw the bus. That must have been a lonely trip back over the border after that game. It looks like the cab has been occupied by coyotes.

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Dan,

Now that I've seen your pic of that bus, I can better appreciate the shotgun "acoustics" issue you have with that location! :D

Do you always bring a piece of tail with you into the woods? ;)

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Dan,

Now that I've seen your pic of that bus, I can better appreciate the shotgun "acoustics" issue you have with that location! :D

Do you always bring a piece of tail with you into the woods? ;)

The vented barrel does not help either.

I keep the tail on hand and pin it to my deer decoy or target deer. Just makes it look more believable.

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I loved the outdoors, until I took sick and really can't see why anyone would put themselves in a situation that might make them really sick. Lyme tests come back negative more often than not, unless you wanna pay $600 USD for a good blood test. I got sick just after visiting Navy Island. I did the tick looksee , never spotted and but I have all the symptoms of it. Did the test.....came back negative ( go figure ) I am by no means anti hunting, just anti putting yourself at risk

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Well said doc , our medical system is falling behind the world . I am losing confidence in our health care & know a few of my friends who went to the USA for tests & mri's etc . It would be worth the $$$ to get tested in the USA . & our OHIP should help pay , & you pay the difference in costs . Many of us spray /rub bug repellant on our skin for black flies & mosquitos . That stuff should work for tics also ? I have fished & hunted for over 40 yrs. & have never noticed a tic on my skin or clothes . I would not be hunting if I could not keep those blood sucking little varmits away from me ! They give me the willies :lol: . I don't think turkeys have a good sense of smell so the repellant shoudn't interfere with the hunt .....but having bugs crawling up my neck will have me dancing and the turks flying in two directions !

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I recall a Warrant Officer we had when I was in the military. We'd be in the field swatting flies and being miserable even though we were bathed in DEET. The bugs never seemed to bother him. One day I got around to asking him why.

He told me it was garlic! He claimed that he ate about a full bulb of fresh garlic every day (cooked in his meals of course). So I tried it myself. I can't claim to eat a full bulb a day, but I use a lot of it. I can't recall when I last had a bug bite. I don't know if it will repel ticks, but mosquitoes and black flies don't seem to care for it.

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I recall a Warrant Officer we had when I was in the military. We'd be in the field swatting flies and being miserable even though we were bathed in DEET. The bugs never seemed to bother him. One day I got around to asking him why.

He told me it was garlic! He claimed that he ate about a full bulb of fresh garlic every day (cooked in his meals of course). So I tried it myself. I can't claim to eat a full bulb a day, but I use a lot of it. I can't recall when I last had a bug bite. I don't know if it will repel ticks, but mosquitoes and black flies don't seem to care for it.

I use garlic in everything I cook, no bloodsuckers, but I never really had a problem with them. Angelo says only Deet with stop them from biting. He is sponsored by Muskol

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You can buy garlic paste in a jar . You can spread it on your peanut butter sandwhich or rub it on your bod & clothing if you wish . You will have to get used to living alone though ........ :lol:

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Superbowl XXV was 1991. So that bus has been there a while. That was the game lost in the last second by Scott Norwood who missed a field goal attempt that would have won it. So your bus isn't just a good blind, its a little piece of history, probably parked there by some dejected Bill's fan who couldn't bear to be reminded.

great story to go along with the pic!

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You can buy garlic paste in a jar . You can spread it on your peanut butter sandwhich or rub it on your bod & clothing if you wish . You will have to get used to living alone though ........ :lol:

A recipe for wife be gone,LOL.I ll give it a go,to stop her rant.LOLGarlic and peanut butter,HMMM im sure a little critter will talk to me,or a skinky old bear.LOL

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So apparently this thread has turned into iron chef niagara, but I have to agree with what makes hunting so great. Everything except those stupid ticks. I was finding them poking around 3 days after I was out on friday! I found one lounging in my hat when I was grocery shopping on monday. P.S. NOT the same hat I was wearing friday.

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This makes me feel paranoid , talking about ticks . I know they are out there where I fish but I haven't seen one yet . :worthy: I have been working in the yard & garden and have a bite on my arm , a little itchy & a small bump . I have been bitten by black fies here & possibly a spider or other insect . The problem is , it "could" be a tick . There are a LOT more deer in Niagara now & as Chili's vid.showed , mice can carry the Lymes disease .....and I saw a mouse under a 6 x 6 in the yard today . If there are no symptoms showing on the skin , one wouldn't have a clue if infected until sickness set in & even then you would have to suspect Lymes disease & push the doctor for tests . They call Lupis a disease of a thousand faces.......and Lymes disease seems to be more complicated . It's a hard call to suspect one might have this disease & harder yet to confirm .......

btw ....game birds are lousy ....meaning , they have lice which some may think are ticks .I believe ticks go for animal/human skin rather than birds .....but I'm not sure on that one either ! I'm going to be itchy all night......... :lol:

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Why not garlic and peanut butter? Ever try peanut Satay?

Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

That recipe looks good ! And it is healthy as well . It said to soak the skewers in water (to keep from burning) . I have metal ones that eliminates that problem & I believe the metal skewers pick up a lot of heat & help cook the inside faster .

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