Outdoors with Norm: Welcome Back!

by Steve Remington

Norm and his son

Norm Sargent is back blogging with Skinny Moose at Outdoors With Norm. Norm had been blogging with us for a little while previously and ran into some busy times. Norm has decided to pick up where he left off and begin blogging again. So head on over and welcome Norm back…

Thirsty?

by Steve Remington

“1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God, 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”

- Psalm 42:1-2 NKJV

As I was sit here this morning  the Lord brought this question to my mind, “Are you thirsting after me as the deer pant for the water?”

Boy this was a question that gave me the dead deer in the headlights look. Why? Because I had to answer this question that the Lord asked me in a truthful manner. “Yes, Lord I do thirst after you. But I have to be honest I could thirst some more.”

Then the next question came to my mind. “Are we thirsty for Jesus?”

Just as our physical bodies need water to keep us hydrated we also need to thirst after righteousness and truth to keep our spiritual being hydrated.

Judah sought after the Lord with all their hearts and their desire was to live for Him. The result was that they found the Lord and the Lord gave them rest. “And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the LORD gave them rest all around.”(2 Chr. 15:15 NKJV)

Many of us have seen a Deer drink at the waters edge and there is something magical about that seen that our creator has aloud us to witness.

Can you imagine the smile that our Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ have when they see their us standing at the fountain of living water drinking.

We are truly blessed with the very Word of the God at our fingertips. We need to keep nourished and be able to be aware around us as that poacher, the Devil tries to take us down. Whether it be by a direct vital hit with an arrow or by snare.   We need to flee from the danger of the poacher when alerted to his presence.

We as Christian hunters need to make sure that the grass of our fields does not wither and the deer move on. “Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field, But left because there was no grass.” (Jer. 14:5)

The prime example of this is if the Lord gives us the opportunity to witness to unbelievers and we don’t then the field will wither up and die. Then the deer will move to another field where they may find the “Great Poacher” in a blind ready to ambush them.
We must encourage one another and uplift one another. To keep our fields healthy and green or as deer we will lose interest and move on.

“As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after thee
You alone are my hearts desire
And I long to worship thee

You alone are my strength my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my hearts desire
And I long to worship thee

You’re my friend and You are my brother,
Even though you are a king.
I love you more thank any other,
So much more than anything.

I want You more than gold or silver,
Only You can satisfy.
You alone are the real joy Giver,
And the apple of my eye.”

The Black Rifle

by Coyote John

When I retired from the Army, 23 yeas ago, I told my wife that I would never again pick up a military type rifle.  I hated them, hated the M-1 Garand so much that I bought one the day I retired and set it out in the backyard.  Every morning I would wake up and run out and pee on it — just to watch it rust.  Then  ole Zumbo had to go and make his silly statement about AR’s being a terrorist rifle and not fit for hunting.  Well that did it, I went out and bought an Armalite (www.armalite.com) and dressed it up with a Weaver 6-20×40 Grand Slam (www.weaveroptics.com).  I then started to buy factory ammo:  Remington (www.remington.com) Federal (www.federalpremium.com) and Winchester (www.winchesterguns.com).  All 3 shot satisfactory and were more than capable of hitting a coyote or bobcat at 100 yards, but just not quite as good as I wanted.  Off to the reloading bench, I have always liked and used Sierra (www.sierrabullets.com) and Accurate (www.accuratepowders.com) or Winchester powder, so I bought some 55gr Sierra HPBT’s and some BlitzKings, along with CCI BR Primers.  All my new reloads shot fairly well, but again not as good as I wanted.  Back to the bench, this time with some 60gr Sierra HP’s, Winchester cases, CCI BR Primers and 748.  Back to the range were I found out that this is the load for this rifle – - 3/4″ @ 100yards. 

Now to find some coyotes and/or a bobcat.  On my very first stand, using my FoxPro FX3 (www.gofoxpro.com) set on kitten in distress I had Mr. Coyote come over a ridge at about 500 yards.  This old guy was in no hurry, I assumed he had been called and shot at before.  He stopped right below the ridge line and sat down, looking over the landscape.  I would hit the call and he would take a step or two in my direction and again stop and check things out.  This went on for some time and at about 200 yards he again stopped and sat down, surveyed the area, got up and started back from were he came.  I decided to take the shot but first I would try to stop him.  I have a Primos Bulb Squeaker (www.primos.com) taped to the forearm of my rifle so I hit it a time or two and stop he did.  But he wasn’t looking my way, he was looking off to his left and was at full attention.  Then out of the bush a few yards below him came two coyotes hell bent for what they thought would be a free meal.  I don’t know how he did it but that slow moving old coyote caught up to those two and bowled one over as the second one continued on her quest for what she thought was a kitten.  At about 25 yards I tipped her over and swung to get on at least one of the remaining two.  Both were still there,  in an eye-to-eye stare down, growling and fangs showing.  I lined up on the intruder and put him down, the older guy looked my way turned and started to WALK off.  I put the crosshairs right behind his front shoulder and was ready to squeeze off a round when he stopped, turned around sat down and looked my way.  He then proceeded to give me a few barks, as to say “Thanks, but I could have handled that young’un by myself.”  I smiled, put the rifle down and watched him walk over the ridgeline.

The Black Rilfe had done the job in a very fine and admirable way.  I may just have to retire the Sako Vixen  as my primary predator gun and move the M15A4 to the front of the safe. 

P.S.  Did I mention I have been looking at the AR-10 (.308) to replace one of my deer rifles.

Fishing in the Florida Keys

by Steve Remington

Get hooked on the Florida Keys with our newest blog, Fish Paradise. This blog is dedicated to fishing adventures in the keys. Learn more about fish tournaments, types of fishing, weather, destinations, resorts, and more…

Head on over and welcome Kathleen to the Skinny Moose family… Read more

Do You Have The Guts to Become a Professional Blogger?

by Steve Remington

Do you have the guts to quit your day job and pursue your dream as a professional blogger? Get Rich Slowly writes a nice article which breaks down the process of doing just that…

Quitting the day job scares me. My web income can support my lifestyle, especially if I’m frugal. But I had developed grand plans of accelerated savings, of paying off my mortgage in just a few years, of traveling around the world. When I quit the day job, I’ll be sacrificing:

* The second income.
* An additional retirement plan (about $5,000/year).
* Daily contact with co-workers and colleagues.

I’ll be trading these sure things for an uncertain future. What guarantee do I have that Get Rich Slowly can continue to produce enough income to support me? What guarantee do I have that I’ll still want to do this three years from now? There are no guarantees.

Then comes the plan….

And so I am making a leap of faith. Or, more precisely, several “hops of faith”. In order to provide myself and the business a smooth transition, I’m going to reduce my hours gradually over the coming year.

* Beginning 01 January 2008, my Tuesdays will be spent working on Get Rich Slowly.
* Beginning April 1st, I’ll drop Thursdays at the box factory.
* On July 1st, Mondays will be spent writing.
* Next October, I’ll be down to only Wednesdays at the day job.
* Finally, on 01 January 2009, I will be an official real-life full-time blogger.

I’ve always wanted to be a professional writer. I just thought I’d write science fiction novels. Or the sorts of short stories you find in Harper’s and The New Yorker. I never imagined I would one day make my living by writing about personal finance.

Read the full article >>

(ht – problogger.net)

The Evolution of Dance

by Steve Remington

This reminds me of the evolution of blogging. Some days don’t you feel like this guy…

Enjoy!

Skinny Moose Round Up

by Steve Remington

L.L. Bean
L.L. Bean recently celebrated the grand opening of their new hunting and fishing store in Freeport, Maine. The new expansion appears to contrast overall changes in the company’s goals over the years, and I think it may very well be a response to the company losing its grip on the hunting and fishing industry as retailers like Cabela’s and Gander Mountain continue to expand. Read More >>

Myth Buster
There’s a long-running myth that hogs have really bad eyesight. I fell into it for a long while myself. But the truth is, they can see fairly well. Now I don’t put their eyesight on par with the vision of elk or deer, but hogs are NOT blind. Read More >>

How Do You Define Hunting?
As I sit here this evening I often wonder how others out there define or explain hunting to other people. We all know there are others out there that knock us for our passion. They have absolutely NO understanding of what it is that makes us complete as a person. Read More >>

Hunting Jacket
I missed two deer today. It. Was not because of my jacket, but because of ‘few’ other factors that the guys have been quick to mention around the camp dinner table.

Buck Fever aside, I got thinking on my last watch of the day about my 5yr old hunting jacket. Read More >>

Lateral Lines, A New Fishing Blog

by Steve Remington

We are happy to announce another new fishing blog at Lateral Lines. The blog has been up on the web for a little while now, but Skinny Moose Media is proud to add it to our network of blogs. So head on over and welcome Jon Clausen to Skinny Moose.

Brief pic and bio.

Read more

October Stats For Skinny Moose Media

by Steve Remington

We had some smokin’ increases in October. After doing some figuring, Skinny Moose had a 56% increase in overall traffic in October from the previous month in September. The following are the top 10 blogs in our network.

1- Black Bear Blog
2- Tails and Trails
3- Moose Droppings
4- The Hog Blog
5- deerPhD
6- Stabley Outdoors
7- Lowcountry Hunting
8- Skinny Moose Main Blog
9- Southern Adventures
10- Desert Rat

Looking for Bass Pro News?

by Steve Remington

John Stabley of Stabley Outdoors and Vice President of Global Operations for Skinny Moose Media will be covering up to the minute news on Bass Pro. Head over to his new page which is dedicated to just Bass Pro Shops and some events, news, and issues regarding them.

Feel free to contact John if you are looking to obtain any information about Bass Pro. There is also a list of all the store locations all across the country.

Head on over >>>

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