Who all belongs to a "Hunting Camp"; care to share any good stories, or things you have learned ?? You may not want use the other's real names to "protect the guilty ... lol

I'll post my thoughts once I get them sorted out (probably tomorrow or Friday).



Model99er (MAD Murdock)

I don't anymore. But, man, do I miss those days..lmao.

For years, til I was 16, I was in a huntin club with about 9 other members(who each brought guests), and we had a camp set up. Was in a "college town" down south of me....so, we had 2 college guys as members . I won't tell ya that particular story....but, I will say, they did admire my guns.

It was a lot of fun, cause we all did more "shootin the breeze" than we did shootin the animals. We (my dad and I) had one guy in particular that would "camp" with us in our camper sometimes. LoL...in the mornings, when he'd get ready, he'd spray head to toe in scent blockers...then he'd head to the mirror in the "loo" and break out hair gels, mousse, and hairspray and style his "do". He smelled straight out of a girly hair salon...Lmao. He never did drag in a deer.

We had a thing about cuttin shirt tails and gettin bloody on first deer. Got my first "big" buck in that club, so they all got me good.

Far as things I learned.....
I learned never kid a kid about shooting a scrawny deer....cause chances are, the next day, you'll bring in one even scrawnier..lmao

I learned never eat chili made by a man that wears skunk juice even when he ain't hunting.

I learned when you shoot an armadillo in the hiney with a .22, they'll jump sky high.

I learned I was allergic to red wasps. And they don't like it much when ya poke at their nests.

I learned never to leave your hose pipe dripping when season is over...cause in a few months, it can drip $300 worth of water.

I did infact learn that you should never try to pet a dog (pit cross) that has a habit of biting your tires on your truck when you ride by him. (No matter how friendly the owner says he is)

A week long diet of vienna sausages and pork and beans makes men "stinky"

If you're the only girl (kid too at that matter)in a group of men....you always "dealt it", even though you didn't.

Never ride in a Blazer with a gut shot deer.

When someone is complimenting you on your "gutting skills"...it usually means you're the designated "gutter" from then on.

Bobcats chase you.

and....

When you hold 2 aces.....and the next guy has 4...chances are, someone's a cheatin.

Hands,

I was going to hold of posting this thread till we had more users; after reading your post, I'm sure glad I didn't wait !!! ... lmao

I think that anyone that has ever belonged to a Hunting camp has so many funny stories and great memories (good and bad) that they will always cherish !!


Model99er (MAD Murdock)

One night pigger was sleeping with a sleeping bag that had a football field on it.I tackled my buddy on the 20 yard line.Pigger wasn't too happy.

Since I have two hunting camps that I go to (1 in PA and 1 in VA), let me do them each individually.

PA camp ...

I own this succa. Due to memories and a desire to still own it, Sis I tried going the "rental route" on the "home place" in PA. After about 2 years, we realized that was a mistake, so we decided to sell it. At the time Sis wanted the $$ and myself, well, I kinda thought that owning 16 acres with an Equipment shed might be kinda neat. So we sold just the house, little poll barn, and only 2 acres. We also co-own ridge property there that we had already agree we would never sell, after all, the youngens have to have something to fight over when you die, yano ?

So opposite the ridge land, old 99er now has 16 acres and cept for a little junk from the house sale, basically an empty 45x64 Equipment Shed to his little self. What to do, what to do ??

Well, you guessed it. Let's build a hunting camp inside the Equipment Shed ! I had a close friend there that needed some extra $$, so with my small remaining part from the sale of the house, and about 1 1/2 years later 99er now has an approx 18x36 Hunting Camp in one corner of a 45x65 Equipment shed. Although I gave it the name of "The Rack Shack", it's more like a drive thru Butcher Shop. It's the only Hunting Camp that I am aware of that has "indoor parking" ... lol

Since the county water line runs about 10 yards from the corner of the Shed and the electric line was only about 40 yards away, it is fully equipped. We did have to run the sewer line a fair distance to connect to the existing sewer where my dad used to have a trailer park. So it is equipped with all of the modern conviences. There is a phone line 40 yards away as well, but as long as I'm living, it will stay there.

At present, just myself and my niece's husband are the only two that use camp. We could probably squeeze in two more folks with comfort, but ya gotta save a little room for those "surprise" overnight guests, yano ?

Not many real "juicy" stories to tell yet as the camp is only on it's 3rd year and my young wipper-snapper Hunting partner hunts his butt off, which tires ol 99er out just trying to keep up, leaving little energy to spare fer doing many "extra night maneuvers" !!

So thats PA Camp, not any "juicy stories" (yet ), but kinda a neat story of how things can "fall in your lap" if you just let them. In a few days I tell about VA Camp, so many stories, unfortunately not all of them can be told on a public forum, but I'll give it my best shot !



Model99er (MAD Murdock)

In 1964 I built a shak in the mountains at a lake, on a forestry 'special use' permit.I was 24 had 2 little kids and spent every vacation building onto that shak! Looked like a grain bin (cause thats all I knew how to build). The varmints run in and out at will!!! Lots of good hunting there over the years, not so good anymore but still some. In 1974 the permit changed to a lease, we got a socialist government, and the lease doubled. Then they changed the lease formula and by 1992 when they put it up for sale the lease was 1000 per year. I bought it in 1994 and this year I got the new cabin to the usefull stage. Metal roof, double windows, 2 flu chimney, wireing (genset), real siding...well you get the picture. Im going to tear down the old place but I think it is not going to be the same! Iv'e had that place 45 years,my 2 boys use it and my 20 year old grandaughter loves it there.She said she wont miss the pack rats I shoot at night with my 22 and low velosity shorts!! Over the years my family and buddys have taken several moose and lots of deer, fish and small game in the area but the best is the absolute.......SILENCE and the lake at daybreak.

It was in 1974 when I was able to go with the older guys to the deer camp in Northern Louisiana. There were four brothers whose dad had been born and raised in this old house, and it was now referred to as "The Camp." It was a couple of years later, when the older guys had finally turned 18-19 years old that they started pulling pranks on the younger group. One night we had all gone to bed, except for the older guys, as they had stayed up playing cards. It only seemed like we had been in bed a couple of hours when the alarm went off and we got up to get ready and hunt. A quick breakfast as we tried to get the other guys up, but they refused, telling us they were tired from staying up all night to play cards. Off into the trucks we went, leaving them to the warmth of the house and we started out. Of course, here we were burning daylight because one guy left his gun and we had to go back to camp and get it. That's about the time the weather report came over the radio, starting out something like this, "It's 2:30 and cold, blah, blah, blah." Well, it was a good joke for them, and later, it was for us also......

Bob

One day my buddy was at camp and I was walking back from turkey hunting.The farmers steers got out and the herd charged me.I jumped up in a tree.My buddy poked his head out the door to see what all the noise was.He looks out and sees a herd of steers circling a tree with me in it.He lost it and I needed new underwear.

LoL


Come on...I know ya'll got some stories to share.....