RickAstley

This doesn't rank up there as craziest, but I found this one interesting when reading about Daniel Boone in the book Blood and Treasure:

Daniel Boone was known for taking hunts that could last years. In one instance he was gone for over a year and came back home and his wife had given birth to a girl named Jemima. It was obvious to everyone that Daniel could not be the father based on when she was born. This was known as "Boone's Surprise."

His wife Rebecca thought he was dead and ended up having a child with Daniel's younger brother Edward. Daniel's response about Jemima was "So much the better, it's all in the family." And they stayed together.

Nice buck!

I'm hunting in some pines this morning with my .30-06. Hoping to catch one strolling by on its way to a nearby cutover. I got in late and brought my coffee with me. I'm keeping my expectations low this morning at this rate. I really need to come back to this spot and work on thinning out the squirrel population. Way too many of them running around.

I have heard a ton of gunshots this morning so far. Sounded like a bunch of duck hunters kicked things off and then I've heard rifle shots off and on since sunrise.

Happy Thanksgiving OB. I'm smoking a turkey for lunch then planning to get after them this afternoon through Saturday. Its 39 degrees here. Feels like great hunting weather. This morning's sunrise was fantastic.

I just finished reading Flags of Our Fathers that dives into the history of the flag raising and the individuals that participated. Some other interesting facts:

- It wasn't the first U.S. flag raising that happened on Suribachi. This was to avoid the first one being claimed by Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal.

- One of the 6 flag raisers was not publicly identified until January 1947. One of the three surviving flag raisers, Ira Hayes, was told to keep quiet about Harlon Block's identification when he spoke up about him not being included as one of the six flag raisers on the 7th bond tour.

- The flag raising occurred very early in the battle of Iwo Jima. It happened on February 23rd and the battle went until March 26th.

Not something I bought today, but I bought this summer was this gear box from Academy: Magellan Outdoors Pro 92 L Waterproof Gear Box. I have three car seats on my truck's back row, which has eliminated a lot of usable space in my truck's cab. I also don't have a tool box in the back of the truck. I decided to buy this to throw most of my loose hunting gear in and will let this live in the bed of my truck throughout the season.

I haven't found a good home for the box yet in my garage, and not thrilled with where it is currently taking up space in my home, but I am excited about some extra storage space that is protected from the elements during deer season.

All the time. Something I learned to do growing up from family. I've found a new level of appreciation for finding change on the ground as a dad now.

My 4 year old loves any chance he gets to put change into his piggy bank. If we find something as simple as a penny in a parking lot, he'll keep it clutched tight in his hand until we are home and then run inside and dump it into his piggy bank. Pure joy.

Everything is still a treasure to him. He brings home pockets full of rocks and pea gravel any chance he gets and has a pile he's making in the garden. Brings me back to my childhood when I would spend hours looking for fossils in the rocks used for gravel roads and parking lots.

I've heard stories about Ravens in the Arctic region befriending the natives. Ravens will circle wild game like a moose when they are hungry to help lead hunters to a kill. Then the ravens score scraps from the leftover carcass.

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all I can say is that must have been a heck of a collision for the 6-7 y/o. did the kid sustain any damage? I backed into my door and it didn't do that much damage.

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A combination of a sloped driveway and the kid not knowing how to brake properly led to him building up a lot of speed prior to collision. No idea how fast he was going, but it wasn't pretty at all. The kid is a tough little bastard though. He was out riding around the next day and didn't have any noticeable scratches.

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just fix your house dude. Were you never a kid? shite happens. I can’t believe you are even entertaining making them pay for it

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Dude I will end up fixing my house whether it's my money or theirs. If my kid goes to their house and damages their property, I'm going to pay the damages and punish the kid. There's nothing wrong for me to expect the same from my neighbors, much less others.

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I wouldn't threaten legal until last resort. I'd wonder if it's going to be worth it for $1000

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Definitely not planning to go this route. I'm leaning towards getting one more quote. The original quote was from someone that I trust, and it didn't seem outlandish given the damages.