After hunting our early Iowa season I have about a week and a half before our last season before we can hunt again.
Weather is beautiful now and going nuts wishing I was out in the woods.
I'm going to have to grab the fishing poles and do some river walleye fishing,clean the garage or something.
Anyone else having this problem?
Seems worse this year with work being a little slower with the covid virus and restrictions from the doctor after over a week hospital stay from a appendix operation.
Being that my job is considered essential I'm out driving and delivering to the tune of about 1200 miles four days a week. When I get my days off I'm painting rooms, turning strikers yard work, scouting and dealing with my father with my brother and sister. No time really to go stir crazy and really feels like everything is normal. Only time it bugs me as I think I would like to take the Mrs. out to breakfast or dinner and realize we can't do it.
I always have looked forward to prime rib dinner with my wife and kids on Friday or Saturday night also. Now its carry out pizza.
I'm glad we aren't just limited to the house in Iowa and im also considered essential for work though or that would really suck.
Just my opinion and off my topic,but I think this whole thing just showed the world how vulnerable we are as a country and also other countries are. No need for a full fledged war ever. People die,people can't work,economy suffers,kids can't go to school to learn,etc. and that's just over a virus that's small compared to what else are grown in labs. Dont need to be a big super power country. Just need a lab and a little ingenuity.
OH to stir the pot even more I believe this was done on purpose and was created in a lab. Small test that gave real eye opening results and of course the media just plays it up like they do with everything else. We will get through this but we better be learning and paying attention as next time it will be bigger.
Agreed. I'm not a believer it derived from monkey or bat stew.
I totally understand the stir crazy thing. I've been off since late February with shoulder surgery. Still having some issues with the shoulder. Just found out last Friday it will be 6 more weeks before I can go back to work....no turkey hunting this spring. :'( :'(
I have fixed just about everything that I can think of around the house that's needed fixed(at least what my shoulder allows me to do) and somethings that didn't need fixed. I'm going to start taking my walks in the timber instead of around town. If I happen to run across some mushrooms, well it will just be a bonus.
Quote from: callmakerman on April 19, 2020, 09:14:17 AM
OH to stir the pot even more I believe this was done on purpose and was created in a lab. Small test that gave real eye opening results and of course the media just plays it up like they do with everything else. We will get through this but we better be learning and paying attention as next time it will be bigger.
No doubt in my mind. People can paint it anyway they want but my opinion it is man made. Nothing short of a bio attact. China should be punished to the full extent.
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on April 19, 2020, 09:28:00 AM
Quote from: callmakerman on April 19, 2020, 09:14:17 AM
OH to stir the pot even more I believe this was done on purpose and was created in a lab. Small test that gave real eye opening results and of course the media just plays it up like they do with everything else. We will get through this but we better be learning and paying attention as next time it will be bigger.
No doubt in my mind. People can paint it anyway they want but my opinion it is man made. Nothing short of a bio attact. China should be punished to the full extent.
X2 so agree ..
Quote from: captpete on April 19, 2020, 09:25:27 AM
I totally understand the stir crazy thing. I've been off since late February with shoulder surgery. Still having some issues with the shoulder. Just found out last Friday it will be 6 more weeks before I can go back to work....no turkey hunting this spring. :'( :'(
I have fixed just about everything that I can think of around the house that's needed fixed(at least what my shoulder allows me to do) and somethings that didn't need fixed. I'm going to start taking my walks in the timber instead of around town. If I happen to run across some mushrooms, well it will just be a bonus.
I hear you on the home stuff but the Mrs. and I are enjoying the time together and getting things done. The walk in the woods will do you and all of us a bit of good. Get back to our roots and enjoy all that mother nature has to offer. If you see or hear birds plus find the mushrooms all the better.
I guess this is one case where not owning my own vehicle and being on disability has been an advantage to me because I am home all the time anyway. Only times I go out a lot other than getting groceries and trips to other types of stores for clothes, movies or whatnot are when I am doing some form of hunting of fishing, walking the dog or I am taking the Mennonite somewhere in his vehicle that he can't drive. Oh and doctors appointments.
Even so I am kind of getting stir crazy as I think all the rules are getting kind of crazy now. Had to get in an argument at the grocery store yesterday with somebody to let me in because I did not have a mask on. (I am wearing rubber gloves as I have no spleen and get sick easily) I would wear one with no problem but I am very claustrophobic so I can't wear them. Next thing you know we are going to have to encapsulate ourselves in giant condoms to go outside the house!
I am like many of you that believe it was a bio attack, intentional or otherwise and that China should be punished to the full extent and have to pay retribution to all nations for all the deceit and lies they told when this first started, it could have been contained if they had only told the truth.
@captpete When you go into the woods do yourself a favor and bring a walking stick of some kind, not having use of an arm does affect the balance and I would hate to see you fall and re-injure your shoulder or do new injury to it like I did when I fell on the left one while I was still in PT for the first surgery and have to have a second like I did to fix the new injuries. I am still in PT for that and that surgery was June 7 of last year and it is not doing good at all, I will have to use a yoke to hold the gun up again this year.
The Mrs. works at the local grocery store so she is considered essential. She has the weekends off, so I'm by myself all week, except for 1 hour of physical therapy 3 days a week. Definitely looking forward to getting out in the woods. I was really hoping I would get released by the 1st of May so I could at least have couple of weeks to hunt, but that didn't happen. Now it's the first week of June. I figured I would take a call with me just see if I could a response.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on April 19, 2020, 11:09:56 AM
@captpete When you go into the woods do yourself a favor and bring a walking stick of some kind, not having use of an arm does affect the balance and I would hate to see you fall and re-injure your shoulder or do new injury to it like I did when I fell on the left one while I was still in PT for the first surgery and have to have a second like I did to fix the new injuries. I am still in PT for that and that surgery was June 7 of last year and it is not doing good at all, I will have to use a yoke to hold the gun up again this year.
I am able to do most things with that arm, just need to really build the strength. I usually do take a ski pole that we use when snowshoeing. It works great for moving vegetation when looking shrooms. :toothy12:
Quote from: captpete on April 19, 2020, 11:12:23 AM
The Mrs. works at the local grocery store so she is considered essential. She has the weekends off, so I'm by myself all week, except for 1 hour of physical therapy 3 days a week. Definitely looking forward to getting out in the woods. I was really hoping I would get released by the 1st of May so I could at least have couple of weeks to hunt, but that didn't happen. Now it's the first week of June. I figured I would take a call with me just see if I could a response.
Just be careful doing that walking around so you don't get a response from an idiot so called turkey hunters gun.
Quote from: captpete on April 19, 2020, 11:19:34 AM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on April 19, 2020, 11:09:56 AM
@captpete When you go into the woods do yourself a favor and bring a walking stick of some kind, not having use of an arm does affect the balance and I would hate to see you fall and re-injure your shoulder or do new injury to it like I did when I fell on the left one while I was still in PT for the first surgery and have to have a second like I did to fix the new injuries. I am still in PT for that and that surgery was June 7 of last year and it is not doing good at all, I will have to use a yoke to hold the gun up again this year.
I am able to do most things with that arm, just need to really build the strength. I usually do take a ski pole that we use when snowshoeing. It works great for moving vegetation when looking shrooms. :toothy12:
Glad to hear you will bring something, I would not wish this injury on anyone, takes forever to recoup. First rotator cuff on the left shoulder I was actually doing really good, it was a full thickness tear but to some of the more minor tendons if you know what I mean and then when I fell and landed on that shoulder I tore the biggest tendon in the shoulder (Supraspinatus) and tore one part the bicep muscle that goes into the sholder as well. Both full thickness tears.
I don't have time to go stir crazy. My primary job is as a middle school science teacher. With everything being switched over to this virtual stuff, it's insane the amount of time it chews up. I'm working harder now than I ever did in the classroom. If they'd open the doors tomorrow, I'd take my chances with the virus if it got me out of this online stuff. On top of that, I've got 2 little girls in school, my wife is an instructional coach so her schedule is nuts with similar online meetings and I've got a pool/hot tub business that's going gang busters right now. I'm averaging about 45 hours right now with the business and not far behind with the school stuff. And for a brief moment, I thought I had it made. The first 2 weeks, business was slow and kids had packets. It made life easier, allowed me time to play with some calls and time to reload. Now, no time to even breath.
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Quote from: 1iagobblergetter on April 19, 2020, 11:20:21 AM
Quote from: captpete on April 19, 2020, 11:12:23 AM
The Mrs. works at the local grocery store so she is considered essential. She has the weekends off, so I'm by myself all week, except for 1 hour of physical therapy 3 days a week. Definitely looking forward to getting out in the woods. I was really hoping I would get released by the 1st of May so I could at least have couple of weeks to hunt, but that didn't happen. Now it's the first week of June. I figured I would take a call with me just see if I could a response.
Just be careful doing that walking around so you don't get a response from an idiot so called turkey hunters gun.
Very good advice. The only places I would be running a call are state parks where there isn't any hunting allowed.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on April 19, 2020, 11:26:46 AM
Quote from: captpete on April 19, 2020, 11:19:34 AM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on April 19, 2020, 11:09:56 AM
@captpete When you go into the woods do yourself a favor and bring a walking stick of some kind, not having use of an arm does affect the balance and I would hate to see you fall and re-injure your shoulder or do new injury to it like I did when I fell on the left one while I was still in PT for the first surgery and have to have a second like I did to fix the new injuries. I am still in PT for that and that surgery was June 7 of last year and it is not doing good at all, I will have to use a yoke to hold the gun up again this year.
I am able to do most things with that arm, just need to really build the strength. I usually do take a ski pole that we use when snowshoeing. It works great for moving vegetation when looking shrooms. :toothy12:
Glad to hear you will bring something, I would not wish this injury on anyone, takes forever to recoup. First rotator cuff on the left shoulder I was actually doing really good, it was a full thickness tear but to some of the more minor tendons if you know what I mean and then when I fell and landed on that shoulder I tore the biggest tendon in the shoulder (Supraspinatus) and tore one part the bicep muscle that goes into the sholder as well. Both full thickness tears.
You really tore that shoulder up!!! Mine wasn't near that bad...2 partial rotator tears, a small tear and some fraying of the Labrum, 2 bone spurs and a lot of arthritis. In the process fixing all that stuff, the surgeon also removed about 1/2" off the end of the collar bone to give more room in the AC joint.
If it makes you feel any better, both of my sons hunted second season and did not do well. Said the gobblers were singing Friday, but quiet Saturday and Sunday. One son is still trying today. I filled my tag opening day and even though I'd done a lot of scouting, I felt lucky. Forth season seems so far away!
Life is almost normal for my wife and I since we're both retired. I intentionally get under her feet sometimes just to remind her what a pia I am. We do miss eating out, Friday has been date night since 1969, but we've saved a couple hundred bucks not eating out this month. There's a lot of grumbling about Gov Kim not doing enough, but I think she's doing fine. The county just closed a shooting range yesterday because too many people were "congregating" there. "Land of the Free". Maybe.
Quote from: 2eagles on April 20, 2020, 09:33:46 AM
If it makes you feel any better, both of my sons hunted second season and did not do well. Said the gobblers were singing Friday, but quiet Saturday and Sunday. One son is still trying today. I filled my tag opening day and even though I'd done a lot of scouting, I felt lucky. Forth season seems so far away!
Life is almost normal for my wife and I since we're both retired. I intentionally get under her feet sometimes just to remind her what a pia I am. We do miss eating out, Friday has been date night since 1969, but we've saved a couple hundred bucks not eating out this month. There's a lot of grumbling about Gov Kim not doing enough, but I think she's doing fine. The county just closed a shooting range yesterday because too many people were "congregating" there. "Land of the Free". Maybe.
It don't make me feel any better. I wish everyone luck,but it sounds about like what we dealt with other than warmer. From what I could tell in the area I hunted they were henned up. Sometimes I can get the hens ticked off and they will drag the Tom in,but it didn't happen. I count our Blessings on the one we got. It was hard earned. Lol..
We have a great time regardless and I'm really looking forward to 4th season.
Hopefully this virus goes away soon and everything goes back to normal. My guys and myself are considered essential,but it doesn't do much good when they shut plants down because workers are infected and we can't deliver.
Quote from: captpete on April 20, 2020, 08:17:33 AM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on April 19, 2020, 11:26:46 AM
Quote from: captpete on April 19, 2020, 11:19:34 AM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on April 19, 2020, 11:09:56 AM
@captpete When you go into the woods do yourself a favor and bring a walking stick of some kind, not having use of an arm does affect the balance and I would hate to see you fall and re-injure your shoulder or do new injury to it like I did when I fell on the left one while I was still in PT for the first surgery and have to have a second like I did to fix the new injuries. I am still in PT for that and that surgery was June 7 of last year and it is not doing good at all, I will have to use a yoke to hold the gun up again this year.
I am able to do most things with that arm, just need to really build the strength. I usually do take a ski pole that we use when snowshoeing. It works great for moving vegetation when looking shrooms. :toothy12:
Glad to hear you will bring something, I would not wish this injury on anyone, takes forever to recoup. First rotator cuff on the left shoulder I was actually doing really good, it was a full thickness tear but to some of the more minor tendons if you know what I mean and then when I fell and landed on that shoulder I tore the biggest tendon in the shoulder (Supraspinatus) and tore one part the bicep muscle that goes into the sholder as well. Both full thickness tears.
You really tore that shoulder up!!! Mine wasn't near that bad...2 partial rotator tears, a small tear and some fraying of the Labrum, 2 bone spurs and a lot of arthritis. In the process fixing all that stuff, the surgeon also removed about 1/2" off the end of the collar bone to give more room in the AC joint.
Oh yea, arthritis and something called Bursitis I had never heard of before. When I screw myself up I do it right!
Quote from: Greg Massey on April 19, 2020, 10:01:15 AM
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on April 19, 2020, 09:28:00 AM
Quote from: callmakerman on April 19, 2020, 09:14:17 AM
OH to stir the pot even more I believe this was done on purpose and was created in a lab. Small test that gave real eye opening results and of course the media just plays it up like they do with everything else. We will get through this but we better be learning and paying attention as next time it will be bigger.
No doubt in my mind. People can paint it anyway they want but my opinion it is man made. Nothing short of a bio attact. China should be punished to the full extent.
X2 so agree ..
Agree 100%
Quote from: callmakerman on April 19, 2020, 08:40:29 AM
Being that my job is considered essential I'm out driving and delivering to the tune of about 1200 miles four days a week. When I get my days off I'm painting rooms, turning strikers yard work, scouting and dealing with my father with my brother and sister. No time really to go stir crazy and really feels like everything is normal. Only time it bugs me as I think I would like to take the Mrs. out to breakfast or dinner and realize we can't do it.
I know the feeling. Kinda blows my mind that so many people are "going" crazy.....I just want to ask these folks, you realize there are people who work on ships deployed 6-8 months at a time right...suck it the $#&$ up. youre not special for having to stay home in an air conditioned house watching tv for a couple weeks. That was unrelated to turkey hunting and waiting for a second season just a general observation of the "stir crazy" world we are living in at the moment.
Cabin fever/stir crazy is no joke. However, I have been hunting ten days straight and have 1 tag left to fill. As of today I have called in 8 jakes and 2 Toms. The Toms are not gobbling except on rainy days. Fortunatly it is going to rain tomorrow. Once last tag is filled may take atrip to another state if possible. However, I will also spend a few weeks getting in this winters firewood. As we are basically rural we can travel for nessasaties and exercise. Not to mention the mountains are always in sight and free to roam.
I am ready to hunt again also. I have tried fishing a few times but haven't done very well yet.
I've been teleworking since March 17 and I'm losing my mind. A good portion of my job is fieldwork or visiting crews, but now I'm not able to. I just have to find things to keep busy, which is increasingly tougher by the day. I work 4 tens and to pass the time I've been spending my Fridays at trout streams in NE Iowa. They're 1-2 hours drive, but at least the gas is cheap now.
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I'm going to be out of work for about 2 months because of the whole corona thing.
I've just been spending my time out in the woods everyday and just finished my Minnesota season. Got 1 more week before my Wisconsin season, after that it's time for work.
But before my season started... I was definitely going stir crazy. Even going and scouting everyday was getting to me... because it was the same thing every single day, wake up, go to woods, come home, sleep. But everyday for about a month. Don't regret it of course, good learning. But for me even doing the same thing everyday can get a little boring.
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