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Just plowed and shoveled another 8 inches of the white stuff. More coming. Single digit temps will be back tomorrow night. At least it was warm enough to go sled riding with my daughter Allison.

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-Brian
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Looking forward to the upcoming Bowyer's Journal Southern Experience scheduled for March 2, 3 & 4. There will be about 15 of us heading south to escape the cold. Can't get here fast enough   :D  

-Brian
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Wish I were going with you Brian. Nice T BTW

We got snow/sleet/rain crap So tired of plowing the drive I'm ready to move ... not to upstate New York though ha ha

Have fun in cacti land!

Wish I was going along 10-14in of snow today and 40mph winds out of the NE here in NW Ohio!

Tried to get some practice shooting in but the snow changed to ice and drove me back indoors.

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-Brian
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Betcha never saw a javie this far north   :D  

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-Brian
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Thanks Mickey, the shirt place just e-mailed me that pic for approval. Hope the guys like 'em. Dave Lohr did the drawing. You might recognize the name from "The Other Side" cartoons in our magazine. He'll be on the hunt with us.

In case some of you southerners were wondering, that blue thing with the black handle in the top picture is a snow shovel. And the purple plastic thingy Allison is holding is a snow sled...

:biglaugh:  

-Brian
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Dave Lohr?  I tried to email and thank him for heading me to the company that did the GORH shirts for us this year.  The email I had for him must have changed, it wouldn't go.  If you have some contact with him, please tell him THANKS!  Cool guy, and hope his beautiful beagle is still doing fine!
Snow?  I'm about up to my eyes with this stuff!
See you at GORH, and the expo!
Goose

Good for you Brian....I'd love to be heading to TX myself....Have fun,shoot straight!!

Brian... doubt that we'll cross trails, but it looks like I'll be headed that way as you are turning back north.

Have the best of hunts and tell that guy Dean I said howdy!!!  :wavey:

Goose I sent you a message. See you at GORH!

Thanks Curt. With this crew, it's gonna be a good one.

Charlie, we'll coordinate a get together one of these days. Dean just got back from SC with a pile of hogs. I guess we'll make him run the camera in TX   :archer:  

-Brian
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Good luck on your hunt Brian and tell CK I'll see him in mid April. Feel free to tie up some critters and leave them for me.  :thumbsup:

Love chasing those Javi's in Feb! Have fun!
Bill

I agree Brian, I am sick of this cold already. I am very disappointed I had to drop out of this hunt. Dang work getting in the way of life.

Thanks Dick. Good seeing you again at K'zoo.

Will do Mike. Got your mail today, thank you. I was gonna send a memo to everyone but the outfitter was not amused about the 15 guys coming to a place that sleeps 12   :readit:  

-Brian
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There's always next year Coop   :campfire:  

-Brian
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Brian,

Good luck down south. And by the way, they've got this new invention out called a snow blower. I know because I finally broke down and bought one today. Dang snow drifts around here would bury a Buick.     :help:

You're right Jason, shoveling is for the birds...  :coffee:  

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-Brian
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Counting the days. Going a few days early to work on my tan and practice where the arrows are easier to find, tired of raking in the snow for the missed shots.

A tractor with a plow? Now you're talking!   :thumbsup:

Fellas, I hate to be the one to tell ya but it's 25 degrees with a chill factor of 13 this am here in sunny Texas.  I'm packing to move to the equator in case this is an ice age.  Dang I hate global warming.

LOL

Mike

It's 14 deg with a wind factor of -1 here today. I started shoveling at 5:30 AM this morning and just came in (8:00 AM) to warm up and put some dry clothes on. As soon as my clothes in the dryer are done it's back out to try and dig out the car and truck. So far I have one lane about a third of the way shoveled. Dang 4' drifts! They are reporting drifts as high as 15'(yes feet)on some of the roads. All the counties around here declared state of emergency.

I'll take sunny, 25 degrees, and no snow over this mess and day! It is suppose to get cold tomorrow. How far is Texas from here???   :)

There is a 18 degree windchill in Sunny San Antonio

Up at 3 am this morning in 9 degree weather to dig 3 feet of snow off of the driveway so I could get into work.  Finally getting my money's worth out of that 4X4    :banghead:  


Joe

Just checked the Laredo forcast, highs in the 60-80's and lows in the 40-60's for this week and it is a couple weeks till the Journal hunt. Mike, you are way too far north, almost a Yankee!

Oh man, you guys better bring plenty of warm clothes... In two weeks it's liable to be down in the low 70's. I can't wait until July and August, it's too dam cold here, even the rattlesnakes are sluggish, lol..

Highs in the 60-80's, that sounds a little warm.  If the lows, 40-60's, were the high and it was overcast (I hate hunting with sunglasses), that would be comfortable hunting weather.

QuoteOriginally posted by wingnut:
Fellas, I hate to be the one to tell ya but it's 25 degrees with a chill factor of 13 this am here in sunny Texas.  I'm packing to move to the equator in case this is an ice age.  Dang I hate global warming.

LOL

Mike

I take it Al Gore is not your personal weather advisor?   :biglaugh:

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Hey Brian,
That little green tractor is cute!

Here is what we used.

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Good thing we're heading way south of you Mike. Of course anything above 50 will be a welcome experience for this weary snow mover.

Woke up to another half a foot. Got that cleared off the drive, made the walkway presentable for the UPS guy and even poured hot water on the mailbox to melt the ice that fell last night so it would open for the mailman. Came in for lunch, filled some orders and watched another half a foot cover up everything I just did.

Need to go get gas for the tractor. Karen and the girls have not had school the last two days. They're entirely too excited about the thought of a ride out of here to the gas station      

-Brian
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C'mon Goose, you know it's not the size that matters...

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-Brian
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1.  Take a GPS.  All that south Tejas ground looks the same

2.  Take a pair of driving gloves.  Every time I go I regret not having a pair when I have to start crawling back into the brush.

3.  If you are out in the middle of nowhere and unexpected visitors ask you for directions, smile harmlessly and point in a direction OTHER than the one you are heading in....


Have a good time, Brian.  Look forward to reading about the trip.

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I suppose I should feel sorry for all you southern boys, but the temps you guys are complaining about would be warm up here in Northwest Wisconsin. 10 for a high today lo tonite -12. Makes me laugh though my daughter moved to Tennessee last month. I haven't had the snow blower out yet this winter.
Wish you all good luck and warmer weather in Texas.

Yep, it's real warm in S. Texas right now.  Should get even warmer weekend.  This Global Warming thing is really getting on my nerves   :bigsmyl:      :bigsmyl:   ...Van

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Yep,it's colder than a witch's heart down her in Galveston this morning !

An ice storm in TX! I bet there is some creative driving going on down there. When it does that here in Iowa every one drives to town for a gallon of milk. I'll give you one week to clear that mess up and get ready for some snowbirds with bows.

Woke up to 5 degrees this morning. Now it's 2! Oh well, I get to wait 'till 10 a.m. before I have to go in so it can warm up a bit! Can't wait to start landscaping  today! High should be a balmy 20.

Yep 22 degrees right now with a wind chill of 10.  Snowed for hours yesterday but the wind blew so hard I think it accumulated in NM.

Gotta go find more clothes so I can head to the shop.  Thinking about putting in a guide rope to the shop door in case the snow comes back.

Yep nice and warm here in TX alright.  Thinking about playing golf. . .if I can figure a way to keep my balls from freezing.

LOL

Mike

I hate it when that happens!  :eek:

You guys trying to spoil my trip outta the cold up here or what?   :mad:  

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Weather Channel says highs in the 70s next week. Not that you can put much faith in the word of weather forecasters.

 :knothead:  

-Brian
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I don't think I've seen temperatures above zero for the last week or two (real temperature not wind chill).  It's supposed to get a balmy 22 degrees tonight, most mornings its -10 F.

Have fun Brian.

Did you get that CD?

Jason

Good news "Snow Birds".  It's warming up down here.  Bring your snake boots  :p  

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Sometimes I crack myself up  :saywhat:    :biglaugh:  ...Van

I did get the CD Jason, thank You.

I wanna see sunshine Van   :cool:  

-Brian
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Brian, everything is back to normal in good old South Texas.  Just a temporary freak of nature  :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:  ...Van

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You Texicans crack me up!

I want to hunt with Van!
Goose