Recent content by John Eilertson

I've always been keen on tagging a black bear. But I live in Oregon, and several years ago Multnomah County decided for the rest of the state that you could no longer use bait or hounds for bear or cougar. So our lion populations have exploded, and bear numbers must be way up as well. But, where...

In the case of some people, first you have to be smarter than the sign...

My NYY didn't make it again, so I guess I'll pull for the team with the best record, which is the Angels. One thing I wish would happen (but WON'T) is the return of day games, but TV doesn't like that, so...

I was born and raised in Oregon, but moved down to Phoenix, AZ for 5 or 6 years. Most I'd ever bagged in a day in OR was 8, down south it was ALWAYS limits. This year they've raised the daily limit to 15 in AZ, and that will make the days last a bit longer. PLUS, the area we generally hunt is...

I love Groundskeeper Willie's take on the French: "Cheese eatin' surrender monkeys."

Used Cars, Evil Roy Slade, Mystery Men, Machete Kills, And Now For Something Completely Different, Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother, Strange Brew and too many others to name. I don't require perfect acting or writing to be entertained. ;D

This is yet another poll that mystifies me. In the back of my mind I understand that, according to these folks, a perfect world would include no firearms. But they have existed for a long time, now. If youngsters are to be allowed to develop an interest in firearms, how would these types expect...

That whole AR 7 thing has (casually) bugged me for years and years. First of all, it isn't a sniper rifle, and it is not in .25 caliber. But Hollywood isn't near as concerned with details as with a compelling story. Anyone remotely familiar with firearms can take the average film apart as to...

Those AZ monsoons can bring some of the fiercest rainstorms you'll see anywhere. It can pour like gangbusters for far longer than I've seen in many other states. It just so happens that my #1 outdoors buddy and I have a little "joke" about the August monsoons: that their sole purpose is to force...

Actually, what I think Bogart said in Casablanca was, "You played it for her, you can play it for me. I she can stand it I can...play it."

I've had more than my share of shooting milestones. First time out after ducks with my longest time hunting partner I limited, killing my 7 ducks in just 8 shots. "We don't get enough chances to waste time missing" I said. ;) Once I was fly fishing for trout near our coast, and while releasing...

I've had several BP pistols in my time, including my favorite, the '58 Remington. I've always used Pyrodex and #11 caps. The round ball I ordinarily use weighs 128 grains, but I have others that weigh 170. The OP has me considering pellets instead of Pyrodex. As a long time shooter I find it...

Clint's "Josey'' was great, don't know about, "The Return of Josey Wales", with Michael Parks in the title role. And Carter was definitely on the side of segregation, writing some of George Wallace's most quoted remarks. Was Carter not killed in a drunken brawl by his own son?

I have also thought seriously about getting one. In the early '80s I took some buddies out after jackrabbits and other field varmints, and my oldest pal at the time brought a 6" DA version. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed that weapon! A jack would streak by at full speed and a guy could...

In my several decades of dog experience I've come to the conclusion that most dogs go through a ''chewing phase'', till they're maybe a couple years old. It generally goes on for close to a year. I recall once I had a young Red Setter, and he did me the great favor of chewing apart most of my...