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Well they started well before sunset on my street yesterday. I was out talking to neighbor across the street and they kept landing on us.
They are swarming around street light across the street, don’t seem to be as bad as last night. Webb park area.

re: Limpkin

Posted by Capt ST on 5/9/26 at 12:53 pm to
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Limpkins are awesome but noisy as hell


They aggravate the hell out of me during duck season. But there’s a flock down there doing their best at land building using snail shells. There’s a couple islands they really like to eat them on apparently.
Bonine seems to be effective. Best thing I’ve seen at curing it is weed.
Bedrock in LA coastal plains? :lol: That’s going to be one hell of a drill shaft.
My neighbor had his PhD from Texas A&M in AH. He was a professor at LSU. That’s all I got.

re: Turkey Season

Posted by Capt ST on 4/25/26 at 11:49 am to
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Woodville has been awesome....best in years.


You’re welcome. :lol:

First year in almost 20 I haven’t hunted that area.

Took the safety off 4 times this morning. Old bastard wouldn’t give me a clear shot thru the mesquites. At one point he was standing next to a mule deer about 70 yards away, both staring in my direction. Fun hunt nonetheless, they were ripping in the dark until 9:45. Once the sun got high and the wind kicked up it petered out. I’d still be out there, but I have to bring wife to the Strait concert this afternoon.

re: Rattlesnake encounter

Posted by Capt ST on 4/24/26 at 8:51 pm to
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The road is black from gazillions of tarantulas migrating for mating season


Got to witness that in TX panhandle a couple years ago. Wasn’t as pronounced a movement last year. It’s disgusting to roll your windows down and listen to the crunching under the tires. Anyway, saw 4 rattlers the other day turkey hunting. See more during dove season.

re: The 1970’s were glorious

Posted by Capt ST on 4/24/26 at 1:33 pm to
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The Green Machine was cooler.


Yes it was, thankfully neighbor had one and we swapped all the time.
More than likely got pinned next to a laydown.

re: 2026 Spring Garden Thread

Posted by Capt ST on 4/19/26 at 7:39 am to
It’s very dry up here. Sounds like I’m walking on Doritos when I’m turkey hunting.

re: Fear of spiders

Posted by Capt ST on 4/19/26 at 7:38 am to
When I moved to TX panhandle a few years ago, I had multiple run ins with spiders in a very short time frame.

First was a huge wolf spider that jumps out of flower bed, causing me to run into street like a girl. Next door neighbors were out and old lady asked what my problem was, she thought rattlesnake. Explain the situation and she replies “oh honey, just wait until the fall tarantula migration”. I kinda chuckled and dismissed the comment.

Few days later I see a BR moving across back patio as I was rearranging stuff. I decided to get a pic of it before killing it. Snap pic, look down and the thing is gone. Only thing close was a piece of patio furniture I promptly pulled into yard and set ablaze.

Shortly thereafter, I get in crawl space to pull some wires. As I get to location, I roll over and look up and all I can see is BW egg sacks in floor joists. I mean as far as I could see. It was at that point I debated burning it all down.

Fast forward 6 months, mid September I’m walking down street close to dusk and I see something moving on edge of road, then something a little further down. It’s fricking tarantulas, and they are everywhere. The kids in the neighborhood are out picking them up playing with the damn things! Counted close to 30 that day and migration didn’t peak for another week or so.
It was 34 here this morning, lots of people on FB sharing pics of fried plants today.
The place from the movie cars is in Shamrock 40 mins east of Amarillo, Midpoint Cafe is 40 mins West of Amarillo. Get off 40 and go thru the small towns in TX panhandle and western OK if you want a better feel for that era. Some places its like time just stopped. Don't remember anything notable going thru OK.
Wife in truck with me turns my 12.5 hour drive into 14.5. She reads a little, dozes off and wakes up needing to pee. Doesn’t complain thankfully, but JFC she has the bladder of a mouse.
I’m 12.5 hours from BR. I’ve done the trip 9-10 times straight thru, after about 8 hours I’m just about done. Much easier going to BR, once I hit state line the shitty roads keep me awake. But that stretch from WF to Amarillo really sucks. Thankfully I have a very good friend in Gainesville, which is almost halfway point. I usually stop there either coming or going. I know I could never be a trucker.
Why swap the flow now? Leaving exit where it was gives boaters ample space to strap boat down. Now you’ll have a line blocking 70 parking spots on busy mornings.
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I cant believe I stomached $4+ as a broke arse college kid in 2008.


Just imagine what the fuel was to fish the SKA circuit in go fast pu$$y boat.

re: GMT

Posted by Capt ST on 4/5/26 at 5:59 am to
Morning Army, good to see you back on duty.

Good morning everyone and happy Easter.

re: Texas is now “mini-India”.

Posted by Capt ST on 4/4/26 at 7:17 am to
I always know when I’m getting close to friend’s house in Gainesville when I start picking up their radio stations. There’s two in the area that play music you’d hear on the streets of Mumbai.