The Fire Pit Thread

[rarefish383]

SVK, was checking out this thread and remembered you live in MN. We were sitting around the fire pit, shooting the breeze about hunting and fishing, drinking a couple IPA's from the local brewery. One guy cracked on another guys deer rifle. Said he could tie a string on it and it would make a better fly rod. That reminded me of reading, probably back in the 60's-70's, that MN once had a rifle season for fish. I was thinking it was species specific, like big Carp? Have you ever heard of this, Joe.

 

[Erik B]

SVK, was checking out this thread and remembered you live in MN. We were sitting around the fire pit, shooting the breeze about hunting and fishing, drinking a couple IPA's from the local brewery. One guy cracked on another guys deer rifle. Said he could tie a string on it and it would make a better fly rod. That reminded me of reading, probably back in the 60's-70's, that MN once had a rifle season for fish. I was thinking it was species specific, like big Carp? Have you ever heard of this, Joe.

There are some around here that go into the backwaters of the Mississippi to fish for catfish with bow and arrow.

 

[svk]

SVK, was checking out this thread and remembered you live in MN. We were sitting around the fire pit, shooting the breeze about hunting and fishing, drinking a couple IPA's from the local brewery. One guy cracked on another guys deer rifle. Said he could tie a string on it and it would make a better fly rod. That reminded me of reading, probably back in the 60's-70's, that MN once had a rifle season for fish. I was thinking it was species specific, like big Carp? Have you ever heard of this, Joe.

I have never heard of that, sounds like it would be very dangerous with the chance to ricochet.

As Erik B said there are a few guys that absolutely slay the big carp by bow. When you find them thick you can get so many you will literally sink your boat with them!

 

[rarefish383]

I have never heard of that, sounds like it would be very dangerous with the chance to ricochet.

As Erik B said there are a few guys that absolutely slay the big carp by bow. When you find them thick you can get so many you will literally sink your boat with them!

As I remember the article you had to be in an elevated stand to prevent ricochet. Now I'm on a mission to find the article, I only have 65 years of American Rifleman to reread, Joe.

 

[rarefish383]

Look what I found, Joe.

http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/05/sports/outdoors-shooting-fish-has-become-an-endangered-sport.html

 

[svk]

Yikes. I am all about harvesting game but there are too many stupid people in this world to allow that!

 

[rarefish383]

100 years ago when they did that, there were far less stupid people. They let themselves get Darwin'ed out. Now we fight hard to keep them in, Joe.

 

[arrow13]

Look what I found, Joe.

http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/05/sports/outdoors-shooting-fish-has-become-an-endangered-sport.html

Thanks rarefish383. That was some interesting reading. I think you have as many Am. Rifleman mags as my Dad had.

 

[rarefish383]

Thanks rarefish383. That was some interesting reading. I think you have as many Am. Rifleman mags as my Dad had.

1948 to date, only missing a couple issues, Joe.

 

[svk]

1948 to date, only missing a couple issues, Joe.

Impressive!

I have too much misc junk to save good stuff like that!

 

[rarefish383]

Steve, a month or so ago, cleaning up our basement, I took 40 years of shooting times to an auction. Had a truck and my dump trailer loaded. Couldn't get $1 bid on the magazines, they all went in the dumpster. One mans treasures are an others trash, Joe.

 

[Jere39]

Setting this thread back on topic:

That time at the end of a great weekend, after all your friends have gone home - well because: Work tomorrow.
You're left with the last knot of oak, the night sounds, your pup, and, oh yea, 2 or 3 cold ones from each case the weekend started with:

 

[Drptrch]

Time to bump this up, 86F in NorCsl today

 

[Marine5068]

Time to bump this up, 86F in NorCsl today

It was -17C (1.4F) here last night and went up to a high of -3C today.
Had over 18" of snow in the past weeks and about 6 more inches on the way by Sunday.
What a difference some latitude makes eh?

 

[foxtrot5]

Didn't know this thread was a thing. I've got a pit next to my splitting area. Since I don't have an OWB or anything, all the not-so-pretty pieces and trimmed chunks end up in the pit. I'll have to snag a picture the next time I've got it going. Here she is in all her glory when not burning https://i.imgur.com/0L0MWQh.jpg

 

[Drptrch]

It was -17C (1.4F) here last night and went up to a high of -3C today.
Had over 18" of snow in the past weeks and about 6 more inches on the way by Sunday.
What a difference some latitude makes eh?

I’ll say. We’re under a Fire Weather warning this weekend for single digit RH, off shore winds 30-50 from the N, temps in the low 70’s.
I’m burning Iron Bark Euc I dropped into a neighbors field last year to get rid of it

X 7 loads

Erik

 

[ri chevy]

Nice Stihl 440. [emoji106]

 

[Cowboy254]

I’m burning Iron Bark Euc I dropped into a neighbors field last year to get rid of it
Erik

What?? You're burning ironbark in the firepit? Do you burn wood for heat? It is considerably denser than osage orange.

 

[sb47]

I don't use a fire pit. I burn long limbs and regularly drag them up and lay them across the fire and burn them in half. Then I keep feeding the fire as the limbs burn in half. It cuts down on saw time. Country life! Gotta love it.

 

[ri chevy]

Your missing out on the fun though! Lol
Using saws to cut sh't up. Lol