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Triple C
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Ha! Of course. The "Grassy Knoll" blind mounted on the sled and the "Upper-Lower" blind on the 4x4's. Gotta have a name for all of em.
Triple C
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Rattlesnake Swamp ain't gonna cut it. Surely you have a lot of willow trees in the swamp. I'd go with Willow Wood Farm or Willow Breeze Farm.
Deadeye
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Them Blinds look amazing!
Deadeye
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On the trail down into our bottom, one of the first walks down there together after we got the place we saw a Snake in the water hole that we drained that day. Son started saying "where we saw that cottonmouth crossing" and eventually it just became known as Cottonmouth Crossing.
Funny thing is (or good thing I should say) is we have never seen another there since. But the name stuck.
Triple C
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Well boys…It’s been a while. My apologies. Latest update from the Triple C Farm and other stuff.
Most recently…
Sat in the Redneck blind Saturday afternoon with my youngest grandson and had the thrill of watching him yell out, “dead deer”, when he pulled the trigger on a big fat doe about 30 yds from the blind. He’s the last grandchild I will have. Hopefully, I’ll still be kicking when the greats come around in a few years.
Got close to the same thrill when close family friend’s son took him first buck bow kill from our place on Sunday morning.
2 weeks ago, my oldest grand daughter took her first buck and a dandy it was. She was in the blind with her Dad.
Back in August, I took both of my boys to S Africa on a bow hunting Safari. Decided at my age…if not now, when? Glad I did. We had an absolute blast hunting with Likhulu Safaris on their archery only section. 4,000 acres dedicated to archery and a very target rich environment.
Farm updates since last year…
Added a new equipment shed this past summer. After 14 years, you never have enough storage space.
Still planting food plots. This is now one of my favorites. I’ve posted pics in years past but with last thinning, we had another row of pines on each side removed to add more sunlight. Perhaps the most often used daylight plot on the farm as cover is just a jump away.
New “Afirkan” style fire pit. While we were in Africa, we sat around the most awesome fire pit I’ve ever sat around - a round concrete base about 10 ft in diameter with the fire built in the middle of the pit each night. When I saw it on their website I wasn’t impressed. When we got there and used it every night I told the boys we had to replace our belly fire pit with one of these. Didn’t take Brooks long to get the fire pit build. We are in process of adding the grilling station.
Each night, after arriving back from our hunts, the chef prepared tenderloins from a recent kill as an appetizer around the fire pit. I love this fire pit.
Fire pit in Africa.
The Triple C version of the African fire pit.
Lastly…I’m reminded of joining the old forum back in 2013 and getting to know so many of you through all of the posts then. Followed by the crash of that forum and the birth of this forum. Still thrilled to see so many on here from those old days. We built our retirement home and moved in during 2021, assuming I would shortly retire.
Still haven’t retired. 68 and still swinging but not at the pace I once was. I still enjoy my work and am able to do much of it remote from the house other than when I’m traveling. Like many of you, I have lived a very blessed life. The grains of sand in life’s hourglass continue to fall and there is not nearly as much above the funnel as there is in the bottom. Like most of you, family only grows more dear and near to my heart. Live each day and love those closest to you often!
Till next time…Triple C
Most recently…
Sat in the Redneck blind Saturday afternoon with my youngest grandson and had the thrill of watching him yell out, “dead deer”, when he pulled the trigger on a big fat doe about 30 yds from the blind. He’s the last grandchild I will have. Hopefully, I’ll still be kicking when the greats come around in a few years.
Got close to the same thrill when close family friend’s son took him first buck bow kill from our place on Sunday morning.
2 weeks ago, my oldest grand daughter took her first buck and a dandy it was. She was in the blind with her Dad.
Back in August, I took both of my boys to S Africa on a bow hunting Safari. Decided at my age…if not now, when? Glad I did. We had an absolute blast hunting with Likhulu Safaris on their archery only section. 4,000 acres dedicated to archery and a very target rich environment.
Farm updates since last year…
Added a new equipment shed this past summer. After 14 years, you never have enough storage space.
Still planting food plots. This is now one of my favorites. I’ve posted pics in years past but with last thinning, we had another row of pines on each side removed to add more sunlight. Perhaps the most often used daylight plot on the farm as cover is just a jump away.
New “Afirkan” style fire pit. While we were in Africa, we sat around the most awesome fire pit I’ve ever sat around - a round concrete base about 10 ft in diameter with the fire built in the middle of the pit each night. When I saw it on their website I wasn’t impressed. When we got there and used it every night I told the boys we had to replace our belly fire pit with one of these. Didn’t take Brooks long to get the fire pit build. We are in process of adding the grilling station.
Each night, after arriving back from our hunts, the chef prepared tenderloins from a recent kill as an appetizer around the fire pit. I love this fire pit.
Fire pit in Africa.
The Triple C version of the African fire pit.
Lastly…I’m reminded of joining the old forum back in 2013 and getting to know so many of you through all of the posts then. Followed by the crash of that forum and the birth of this forum. Still thrilled to see so many on here from those old days. We built our retirement home and moved in during 2021, assuming I would shortly retire.
Still haven’t retired. 68 and still swinging but not at the pace I once was. I still enjoy my work and am able to do much of it remote from the house other than when I’m traveling. Like many of you, I have lived a very blessed life. The grains of sand in life’s hourglass continue to fall and there is not nearly as much above the funnel as there is in the bottom. Like most of you, family only grows more dear and near to my heart. Live each day and love those closest to you often!
Till next time…Triple C
Native Hunter
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Wow what an update. Looks like the whole family has been taking care of business. Congratulations TC.
Triple C
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Thank you Steve!
What a great update. A family farm is nothing without family to share it with.
My dad passed away last year at the age of 72. He was way too young. I have very few pictures with him because when we were together, it was usually just the two of us working on a project. Enjoy all that sand you have in the hour glass.
My dad passed away last year at the age of 72. He was way too young. I have very few pictures with him because when we were together, it was usually just the two of us working on a project. Enjoy all that sand you have in the hour glass.
Triple C
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Thx Cut. Weird the difference in 60 to 68 in one’s mind. Legacy comes to mind more and more every day. I truly cherish the time I’m able to spend with family. Particularly in the outdoors. Lost my dad when I was 38. You’d be surprised how often I still think about him.
Triple C
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Hard to explain until you’ve sat around one like we have now. Below is a pic of what we had for years. End of an old LP gas tank with legs and a swivel grate on top for cooking. Could sit 6 around it comfortably. As I said in post above, I didn’t get the African fire pit before we went there. It turned out to be the most utilitarian fire I have ever sat around for several reasons.
- Old fire pit was a pain to clean out. Ashes would gather in the bottom until you would finally clean it out.
- Old pit would accommodate 6 comfortably.
- Old pit required a whole lot of wood to fill it up and build a big fire.
- New pit accommodates more folks around it and the heat that it puts out really surprised me.
- Clean up is a breeze. Simply take a flat shovel and scoop the ashes the next day. Sweep the residual away.
- Accommodates more folks. Can easily sit 10 around the flat fire pit.
- Can walk/stand inside the ring if you want a quick warm up.
- Something about it more comforting when the entire fire is burning right in front of you fully exposed.
- Coals are easily shoveled to cooking station or underneath wok/grate for grilling right next to fire.
Told Brooks he could add this type pit to his grading/landscaping biz and folks would love it. Until we went to Africa, I had never seen one like it. Nothing more than bags of concrete with a small footer poured underneath the stones around the concrete. Oddly enough, I assumed they used some type of special concrete for the pit in Africa but they assured us it was nothing more than bags of concrete with the fire simply built in the center of the pit directly on the concrete. Their’s has been in service for years with small cracks in the concrete as you would expect. It is amazing how clean it is when cleaned the next morning.
We used crushed slate instead of gravel for the sitting area around the pit. Much smoother than gravel and lays more flat.
dogghr
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Great job w the grand pups. I know they hard to beat even though my daughter always reminding me of how docile I am w them as opposed to my testosterone filled days w my own children lol.
Fire pit cool. And I like the easy cleanup you speak of. We have a solo stove and while they aren’t truly “smokeless” as claimed they come close. Keep up the good work. Glad to see you still w the recurve. I still hunt w mine also but use the compound when shoulder is sore.
I’ve got a couple years on you but I too still work ….twice/month!! Does that count??
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Fire pit cool. And I like the easy cleanup you speak of. We have a solo stove and while they aren’t truly “smokeless” as claimed they come close. Keep up the good work. Glad to see you still w the recurve. I still hunt w mine also but use the compound when shoulder is sore.
I’ve got a couple years on you but I too still work ….twice/month!! Does that count??
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KSQ2
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I’m VERY intrigued! We hope to build a retirement place about 10 years from now as well, the Good Lord willing, and I like the look of that pit!
Triple C
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Thx brother! Fortunate to still have no shoulder issues and able to shoot the recurve. As you know…whole lotta watching and very little shooting.
Mennoniteman
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Love the new pit! It's great to see your updates and pics of the farm. I'm still using your push pole... Allen
Triple C
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Thx Allen! Glad you’re getting plenty of use out of the “habitat hook”. Still have my walking stick you sent setting in the corner of my cabin. May end up using that thing in the years ahead!
