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Making lemonade.

Sigmund! LMAO! I wonder what the Kroft brothers were smoking when they came up with this and HR Puffinstuff.
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By the way Brock, I think it's a helluva idea.
I'm with Jesse. I had to find your feet before I realized it was you laying there.
 
I think the thing will work. I've been looking at the edges of standing corn thinking about how I could get in there and shoot without giving away my hiding spot, I think this will do it. Combined with using a crossbow, it's kinda exciting to think about it. I have one place I'm especially excited about as there is a mowed path between two fields that has always been a good spot to see deer, just didn't have a good way of getting in there. I think I do now. I'm working on dressing up the xbow now. That might prove trickier than it would at first seem.
 
bowhunter1023 said:
I literally thought that was just a pile of material you were working with. Had to look at it a second time to see your feet. You going to take anything to lay on?
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LMAO that's about how I was looking at it too and kept thinking he should have held it up for the picture so we could see it better, that's when I realized you were actually UNDER it Brock! Nice job!!
 
Make the lemonade bud. Nothing wrong with it. You are out to enjoy the hunt. I don't care if you shoot them with a harpoon, spear, crossbow, muzzle loader or anything else. Sounds like the ghilly suit is going to be the cat's meow.
 
I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I finished it up this morning, put it on and scared our beagles half to death.
 
Looks good Brock. I don't see any reason it wouldn't work. I have often thought about using a crossbow just for the simple fact that I could hunt some spots that I could not get a vertical bow into without getting busted on the draw. I have a feeling once you drop a deer doing this way you will never want to hunt the old way anymore. Would be a huge thrill to drop one while laying on the ground.

Gout does suck. Have had a few bouts with it in the last couple years. Had it hurt and swell bad enough in my big toe I couldn't put my work boots on for a week. Took me 3 days to get it to slide into my shoe. Good thing I was off work for vacation when it happened. (great way to spend a week of vacation not being able to bend your foot and the covers on the bed hurt like hell TOO)
 
Redhunter1012 said:
Hey Brock, I was Just browsing through some stuff, was wondering if the allopurinol was helping your Gout at all. I can still say it's working well for me
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Yes, it is! After more blood work, my script was altered a bit, and it seems to be helping a great deal! I haven't had any issues with my ankles or knees that have kept me from doing whatever I wanted since I've been on it. I wish I had started taking the medicine years ago...sure would have saved me a LOT of misery. My elbows are getting back to normal, finally, as well. I was able to shoot my bows for a half hour or so yesterday, and that is a great improvement. Still weak, but getting back in order I think.
Fishing should be a lot more enjoyable this summer...

Thanks for asking!
 
brock ratcliff said:
Yes, it is! After more blood work, my script was altered a bit, and it seems to be helping a great deal! I haven't had any issues with my ankles or knees that have kept me from doing whatever I wanted since I've been on it. I wish I had started taking the medicine years ago...sure would have saved me a LOT of misery. My elbows are getting back to normal, finally, as well. I was able to shoot my bows for a half hour or so yesterday, and that is a great improvement. Still weak, but getting back in order I think.
Fishing should be a lot more enjoyable this summer...

Thanks for asking!
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Hell yea! The reason I thought of you was one of our farmer's just came in with a giant batch of cookies for us. His wife made them up this weekend. They were a thank you for me telling him about allopurinol. He said he wished he would have known 30 years ago
 
Never know what you are going to learn on TOO. One of my employees was having an issue this weekend. Went to the doctor and they said it was gout. Searched TOO, and voila, Allopurinol. Hope your gout is not bothering you anymore Brock and Ryan.
 
Currently my left knee is swelled and useless. Hurts too. Meds aren't working as hoped. No idea what caused this flare up, drinking water like a fish trying to flush it out. Sure gets old, too much to get done to be gimpy all the freakin time!
 
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