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Perfect evenings for smoking outside

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DeeDubya
, 11-06-2008 at 10:01 AM (9777 Views)
Now with the time change there is only about an hour of daylight left when I get home from the office. Most evenings I manage to select a cigar, grab a drink (usually a beer), kick back and wind down.

I'm sure this sounds familiar to many of you but what makes it so special for me is watching the resident wildlife. We live within the city limits but fortunately adjoin a 27 acre greenspace. I have an automatic game feeder in which I keep a mix of corn and game pellets. The deer like both but other animals like the pellets too. Lately a large grey fox and her pups have been showing up for dinner around dusk. Fox are, well, sly and I feel fortunate to have her as a guest. She's a real beaut, I'm guessing her body at 24" and her tail at least 18". I'll get a pic one of these days.

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  1. ashauler's Avatar
    Sound like a really cool environment for that wind-down smoke, I envy you. I live in the city, the most wildlife I get to see are the squirrels, rabbits and the odd possum.

    I'm not as lucky as you with the daylight either, I have none left by the time I finish dinner and get a drink made. I will shortly find myself heading to the garage and stoking up the woodstove for my evening and weekend smokes.
  2. derivation's Avatar
    Sounds very cool. I'd love to see pictures.

    It's already time to bundle up when smoke here in jersey. Enjoy your nice weather.
  3. bigwhiteash's Avatar
    Great way to wind down.

    I absolutely LOVE venison, but sometimes it's cool to just watch the deer eating :)
  4. DeeDubya's Avatar
    I'm an avid shooter and enjoy many aspects of the sport from punching paper, to tactical competition, to reloading; however, a few years ago I came to realize that hunting was no longer hunting. Super accurate rifles, powerful scopes, scent lures, camo suits, baiting, IR game cameras, you would expect that deer might be armed these days. I have respect for many hunters, but myself, I have lost all interest in sniping animals. At $1000 per gun these days for a lease you could go to the market and buy a lot of ribeyes.
  5. bigwhiteash's Avatar
    Yeah, technology has a habit of removing the challenge in a lot of activities.

    I don't own any scoped hunting firearms, I prefer to hunt with a bow, or simply walk through the woods with a shotgun and some 00 buckshot. There's nothing more exciting than jumping a deer in the woods, and just maybe getting a clear shot at him. More often than not, you just get to watch the white flag bounce through the trees! :)
  6. WOXOF's Avatar
    That sounds awesome. I used to have deer come up into my backyard every now and then while I was smoking on the back patio. I don't see them much anymore now that the area is developing. I did manage to walk up on a fairly good size deer a few weeks ago when I went to take out the trash. It was pretty funny watching him try to get traction on the asphault street.
  7. wm2slc's Avatar
    Sounds better than my backyard this afternoon... see my picture..
  8. Rmac58's Avatar
    Sounds like you have a nice set up. This time of year, it's the garage for me. That's OK tho, I've got cable TV, and the laptop, and a couple of nice cars.
  9. DeeDubya's Avatar
    This spring we have at least 5 pair of Painted Buntings eating at one of the feeders. They are somewhat elusive and stay hidden if possible. You really need to be very discriminating about the bird seed you buy. So much of it is just cheap filler grain. Trust me, if the birds don't like it, they will scratch it out onto the ground to get to what they want.