...Sounds exactly how I feel too! I have stepped away from this NG more
than a
few times.
My interest is freshwater lake boating and try to see where I would fit in.
I
have drifted off topic a few times as well (guily as charged...) and
mentioned
my beliefs and political opinions once and got ripped to shreds by a few
people. Like, I'm some horrible evil creature because:
* I am a moderate, conservative, middle of the road republican.
* I am an outdoorsman, fisherman, hunter, etc...
* Heck, I go to a Presbyterian church on occasion too. Does that make me a
bad
person?
Let's get back to boating and enjoying the outdoors on the water.
Butch Ammon
Butch- I have always enjoyed your posts, and pictures. The group may,
or may not, change, but I hope you'll continue to post here. You seem
to love boats, and so do I.
Exactly. I'm happy in a small 12' aluminum fishing boat with a 6hp OB, just as
I would be happy out on the Chesapeake in a 36' cruiser. Heck, I'd be happy
paddling a canoe on a quiet pond or river somewhere.
I'm thinking of buying a "mud motor" for my jon boat for duck hunting,
and nobody in my area knows anything about them. I also just bought a
'30-.06 Browning auto for deer season. Haven't hunted deer from a
boat in years. 
) ...just kidding about the boat...
That's cool about the 30-06! I don't own a high power rifle, but have a nice
PSE compound bow all setup and ready for deer season. My Remington 870 12GA is
all set for early goose season, and I'm going to meet up with a bunch of guys
on a 300 acre farm hopefully this weekend or next week. Word has it the farmer
has about 1000 Canadian geese landing in his fields and trashing the place and
pooping all over. He put the word out: "Come get these darn things off my
farm!". The guys and myself all responded, "Sure thing. Say the word, and
we're there to help, er, uh, "alleviate" the overabundance of geese.
This group, for the years that I have been here, is good. You might
need to sort through the fertilizer.
My belief is that politics does not matter when you turn the key, and
the damned thing starts. It's all good after that.
Thanks for the reply.
noah
Hey, anytime... I have my AOL newsreader filters setup to filter out "OT"
stuff and a few others.
Take care.
Butch Ammon