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Pretty worn out from all the heat and sittin' where it was cool.:smile:

H

Hotcz70

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With temps in the mid 90's....lots of mowing to contend with...and just flat out being busy...I haven't found much hunt time lately.

I have been kinda' sick and rundown since last weekend's mowing mishap at Dad's place as well.

To make a long story short..it was 97 degrees and I got hot real fast so I slipped off my moose leather moccasins and let them sit with me on the mower. Within 5 minutes I saw 2 HUGE, Jurassic Park lookin' yellow jackets...and they were ticked off so I tried mowing over them. Wrong move:smoke:...because I got one ...but the other one stung the crap out of my foot... TWICE... which caused me to jerk the mower... which took me into a barbed wire fence cutting my shoulder. As I came out of the barbed wire fence I hear "ca thud...ca thump" and see one of my moccasins shooting out of the mower deck in torn shreds. A lot of bad things happened all in the matter of about 5 seconds.:biggrin:

Here's the pic of where the yellow jacket hammered my foot....and it made me feel crappy for nearly 3 days.:confused:

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Here's the pic of my sweet moccasins....may they rest in peace.:bouncy:

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I was finally able to hunt and got out for about 3 hours...any longer and I do believe my skin would have caught fire.

I hit my favorite site with my favorite coil in hopes of coaxing one more keeper out of the turf.

After 2 hours of fighting those big, nasty, biting black gnats...I had nothing to show for it other than some welts on my shoulders and back.

I finally wandered over to a spot in the shade where it was a little cooler...between a small section of trees where I had done well in the past.

Right on the edge of the treeline I got an intermittent warble..and although it was a high tone...it was not the textbook sound...it was more of a faint silver/copper type of hit which told me I had a shot at a thin/worn silver coin...possibly barber or seated.

From right at 10" down came the black, worn disc. I had no clue as to what it was for quite some time...so I started rubbin' it a little.

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After the sun dried it off I could see the outline of the staff which I knew had to be held by a seated lady. I could also finally make out the date of 1891.

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A few minutes later I got keeper #2 for my 3 hours of work...the old crusty Injun.

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All in all a great 3 hours...but wow was it hot...and when we got home...Herky was ready to chill.

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Sorry to hear about your mowing mishaps. At least you've recovered enough to get out
and detect a bit. May you always be blessed with cool water, shade and a good site to hunt.
Don't forget the sunblock and a strong insect repellent too! :cheers:

Mark
 
Man that was quite an ordeal you went thru Bryce.----Be careful in all that heat you're having back there.-----Herky looks like he's ready to "kick back" with a break also. :)----------Del
 
Bryce

Those Yellow Jackets are enough to tick anyone off.


BCOOP
 
Nice to see a little pain and heat did not keep you from finding a couple of good coins!!:beers:
 
Good thing your foot was'nt in that moccasin...:stretcher:

Congrats on the seated dime...:cheers:
 
You had quite a run-in with the yellow jackets..........when I was a kid my Dad cut wood and we had an old woodshed that was full of them big ole yellow jackets and I know from experience, them babies can sting like no others..........after all these years, I think I can still feel it:rant:

Nice hunt in the heat Bryce...........a seated can't be beat!!! :clapping:

Jim
 
Sounds like you had a pretty rough day Bryce and I bet you learned to not mess with bees anymore. Nice going on the seated and the injun.:clapping: Maybe they took some of the sting out of your bee stings. HH.

Eddie
 
What a trooper! Got hit with our first "heat wave" here in Ct today - high 90's. Supposed to be back down into the 70's by this weekend - I hope!
Nice 1891 - I actually found the same date almost 2 weeks ago. It was great to find a seated as it's been about 2 years since my last.
Bruce
 
Sorry about the mishaps Bryce. Hornets are the only thing I take FULL Revenge on in all of God's green earth. I agree with the others...glad your foot wasn't in that shoe. Congratulations on the finds and thanks for the story and the pictures.

NebTrac
 
Your one of, if not, "the best hunters", I have ever known Bryce.. Nice job my friend.
 
Nice find on the seated bud. Glad ur foot wasn't in the moc when it happened.
 
Nice finds buddy. Fun to be there and watch those come out of the ground.
 
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