By: Bears Butt

I have a question.

Would it be considered “cheatin” if I was shooting in an open sight competition and I laid my left index finger (or any finger for that matter) across the top of my rear sight?

So, here I am, shooting against a pretty good shot at the rendezvous.  And it is now coming down to just he and I trying to hit a half inch dot down on the 30 yard range.  Closest to the center of the dot is going to win, and going to win a really nice prize.

We both get loaded up and the range master calls us to the firing line.  He looks both rifles over real close and says they are both fixed, open sight rifles and he gives us the nod to go ahead and cap up.

Then he calls on me to take my shot while my competitor watches.  I aim as careful as I can sometimes do and squeeze of my shot.  BOOM!  When the smoke clears from the blackpowder discharge I see my shot placement is just about 4 o’clock and just on the edge of my dot.  Not too bad for me.

Next the range master calls the other guy up for his shot.  He cocks his rifle and steadies his rifle for the shot.  But, then his left hand comes back toward his face and the forearm of his rifle is resting in between his thumb and his index finger.  He lays his index finger down on top of the rear sight and commences to shoot.  BOOM!  Plumb center on his dot!

Now, I’m not a poor loser, but didn’t he just create himself a peep sight?  Technically speaking his rifle has an open sight, but when he put his finger down across the top of the rear sight, the small opening between the underside of his finger and the bottom of the sight created a peep hole through which he was able to see his front sight and then was able to place the sight picture exactly where it needed to be in order to plumb his target.

Perhaps I AM a poor loser and didn’t think about doing what he did before he dun it to me.

Bears Butt

Thinking about rendezvous.

April 25, 2012

Written on April 25th, 2012 , Just more stories
By: Bears Butt

Todays National holiday should be a good one.  National Zucchini Bread Day!  Now, if we only had some zucchini!  Where is that Volkswagen when you need some?

Bears Butt

April 25, 2012

Written on April 25th, 2012 , Uncategorized
By: Bears Butt

Got a really super deal on a Mossberg Super Bantam 500  youth model shotgun in 20 ga today.  Maybe Conner will want to use it to take down his turkey this year.  That will be his decision.

Going out to pattern that one and my old Mossberg bolt action 20 that was the first shotgun I ever bought.  I love that old gun.  Crank down the choke and let a load of #6’s head for a turkey!

The general turkey hunt for Utah begins next Monday and I sure hope I find myself sitting against a tree just as it is beginning to get light!

Here turkey, turkey, turkey…..come to papa!

Bears Butt

April 24, 2012

Written on April 24th, 2012 , Uncategorized
By: Bears Butt

I started to read about Willards Old cemetery and how the flood of 1923 washed several of the graves out and deposited the remains to the West.  The story has it that the men of town drove their “buckboards” and loaded up the remains and then they dug one large hole at the cemetery and put all the remains in and covered them up.

It was done because there was no way of knowing who’s bones were who’s.

But that’s not the reason for this posting.  I got to thinking about the word “buckboard”.  What does it mean?

My first thought was that the name derived because the men would go off hunting and come back with deer laying in the back of the wagon.  Sort of like we do today, only not on top of the wagon, but in the back of it.  So the boards of the wagon had bucks laying on them and thus the name. Buck boards.

We have all seen the cowboy shows and the guys are driving into and out of town with buckboard wagons full of sacks of whatever and of course the run away ones with the good looking chick trying to save her own life.

According to wikipedia, a buckboard wagon is truly a design made in America.  Out of necessity, out fore fathers came up with the idea and put it all together.  Probably without a seat and so they just knelt down and drove the horse and the load that way.  But then somewhere along the way, the driver got kicked in the head by the horse and that wasn’t a pretty sight.  So they added a slanted board in front of the driver.  The slanted board was canted toward the horse and anchored with heavy metal brackets.

When they added seats to these wagons, that canted board became a place the driver and passengers could put their feet while they traveled.  A very nice second use for the “buck board”.

You see, that canted board was called the “buck board” by the makers in order that the horses hind feet could not reach the drivers head in case it “bucked”.

There you have it…more knowledge for your pea brain.

Bears Butt

April 24, 2012

Written on April 24th, 2012 , Uncategorized
By: Bears Butt

Today looks like MY day!  WOOPPEEEEE!!!  It’s National Read Me Day!  So this site should get a lot of readers!  For those of you who have come to this site for the first or second or third or fourth or fifth time and have not read anything but the first post (this one), you have a treat ahead of you.  Look to your right…see all those categories?  Click on one of them…any one…and then begin to read all the “insightful”  information I have put there just for YOU!

My beginnings are my dumb stories I wrote for the APFO Aerial Observer.  Some good stories mostly about how my friends got their mountain man names.  Then there are the daily postings of last seasons trapping.  And it goes on and on!  Check each category out and have a great time reading.

It’s National Read Me Day!  Enjoy!  Oh, and if the boss catches you reading this, tell him/her what the websites address is and you will catch them checking it out in about 5 minutes.

Bears Butt

April 23, 2012

Written on April 23rd, 2012 , Uncategorized
By: Bears Butt

It’s turkey hunting season here in Utah and right now the only ones allowed to hunt are the lucky ones who drew out what is called the Limited Entry turkey hunt.  There are several hundred folks out in the woods right now and they are enjoying some pretty good success.  The number of hunters allowed have them spread out pretty good and so the turkeys aren’t getting “hammered” like they will when the general season guys like me, hit the woods come April 30th.

One thing most turkey hunter like to do is call.  After all, you have to have something to do out in the woods while you are waiting for a bird to come along right?  And what is more enjoyable than making sounds that just might bring a turkey closer to you than the other guy out there.  You might not see him sitting there all decked out in his full Grouse Wing Camo, but he is there for sure.  Somewhere.

So, I found a really neat video of a guy who shows you how to use a tube call.  Most of us entry level turkey hunters don’t know how to use these calls, but this guy can show you some pretty good tips.

Bears Butt

Written on April 22nd, 2012 , Hunting/Fishing/Trapping Stories
By: Bears Butt

After yesterdays wonderful weather and all the work that got done outside we all have sore backs and tired tools.  So it is a good thing todays National whatever day is one in which we can sit back and relax with.  National Jelly Bean day!  AHHHH!  Nothing much better than a jelly bean slowly melting away in your mouth right?  Unless of course you like sour things like Pickled Pigs Feet and the thought of a pig knuckle tucked under your tooth.

Enjoy another fine day in the Rockies folks!  High expected near 80 today and it would be a great day for a BBQ with friends and family.  Don’t over do it with the jelly beans however.  Some have to go to work tomorrow!

Bears Butt

April 22, 2012

Written on April 22nd, 2012 , Uncategorized
By: Bears Butt

Today’s weather is expected to reach into the mid 70’s!  What a beautiful day is in store, and what better weather for the National Kindergarten Day!

Kindergarten Day?  Who wants to play with that one?

So, I declare it Kinder Garden Day!  And that is where we will play today…In the Garden!

Enjoy!  I have not got time to spend sitting here on this stupid machine!

Bears Butt

April 21, 2012

Written on April 21st, 2012 , Uncategorized
By: Bears Butt

It’s late enough that a lot of folks have already visited this site for their daily fix of what Bears Butt is doing or talking about.  So you are among a “few” and I am about to give you the heads up for tomorrow…..follow me!

Tomorrow is “National Look A Like day”!  That’s right.  Call your co-workers and set up what you are wearing tomorrow.  What a fun deal!  Try your best to make yourselves look just like each other!  I love it.

The problem with anyone looking like me is the white beard.  So I don’t expect that to happen, but what about your hair color….reddish/purplish/green is cool.

Have fun with it!

Bears Butt

April 19, just after 7 p.m., 2012

Written on April 19th, 2012 , Uncategorized
By: Bears Butt

A wonderful day to be alive!  It’s National Garlic Day!  Don’t you just love garlic?  It is a cure for lots of stuff and it can keep some people at bay, if that is your desire.  It has also been used for many, many, many years as an attractant, if you know what I mean.

Yes a wonderful day.  And just for you, my fellow readers I have delved deep into the under brush of the web and found a wonderful (well maybe) recipe for you to try out and serve to your family and friends and what better day to do that than today.

Here is the link to the website with a great recipe:

http://bertc.com/subfive/recipes/garlic.htm

Enjoy and let me know how you like it.  For me, I might just put a little more garlic on my toast or something.

Bears Butt

April 19, 2012

Written on April 19th, 2012 , Uncategorized

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