Name is Bryan Speed, got bit again, by the firearms, clays, and now hunting bug.
It started last Christmas when my Wife "celebrated" our 25 years of Marriege, by buying me a Marlin 880SQ .22 When were got married, on our first christmas, she bought me a Savage .22wmr, even though we were dirt poor.
I told her I could make money by hunting Foxes, and getting 35 dollars per pelt. Well, I went hunting called up one fox, a mangy looking gray, who never got closer than 500 yard or so.
I did not even know I had called it up, I only saw it run away after I gave up and walked about 100 yards from the brush pile I was in.
We lived in the Western Ky. area, Calvert City and Paducah. Before that I was in Pensacola Fl.
I am looking forward to doing some "real" hunting, getting all "geared up" with clothing, etc. Got my maps and books on the public texas areas, and may get to do some limited amount on a guys private ranch. I have alwyas been interested in Varmints, Predators, Hogs and Turkeys. for some reason I never got buck fever for Deer. I guess because you have to know how to dress a Deer, or you have wasted a beautiful animal. Also love rabbits and Squirells, and will try the Lake Ray Roberts WMA for them, open all year.
I have a Handi-Rifle in 45-70 "whomper-stomper" for Hog, a CZ.223 on order, for them Yotes, and 3 shotguns, 11-87 in 12 ga, and a nice older Win 1500xtr in 20 guage, that I really love. and the "required" home defense shotgun -
a Mossberg 500 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
and of course my 2 .22's.