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Ever found anything interest while hunting/fishing or snagged anything cool while fishing? Reason I ask in first comment below.
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Originally posted by jcarlin View PostNo. I do have one irrational thing I always have half an eye out for.
The Jaryd Atadero (http://www.canammissing.com/jaryd-atadero.html)case has always haunted me. After his disappearance two fisherman admitted to meeting the 3 year old in the woods. He asked them if there were bears around. When they said no, they let him walk off. They were the last people to see him alive. I've been on trails and streams fairly out in it a few times where people have let small children wander so far you couldn't tell if they were alone, couldn't even hear anyone else in the area. I've developed the (possibly unnerving to parents) habit of engaging the kid in conversation by asking if they've done any fishing or seen any animals until someone comes along. I've cautioned parents, but you know how people are. And frankly, I'd look at me with suspicion too, if I was the kind of nitwit to let my 4 year old get a half mile ahead of me on a trail.
The idea of being in the position of those two fishermen is unbearable. Case impacts the marching order on my family hikes too.
unimaginable happening under the circumstances given. However, what is even more disturbing is the
number of holes in the investigation by the authorities ! There appears to be a large coverup in this
entire affair, but why ? What could possibly be a reason for some of the oddities in the way this was
handled ? There are just too many unanswered questions in this situation. I can certainly understand
why you have been haunted by this !
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Couple summers ago I found an old metal tacklebox on the shoreline of a state-land pond that gets fished pretty hard. It was full of rusted homemade spinners and old spoons. I think it was probably in the pond, maybe someone dropped it out of a boat years ago, and someone had found it when they were swimming or snagged it while fishing. When I was a teenager I found a weird-looking single-blade sheepsfoot Swiss Army knife on the bank of the river near my house. I still have that and use it all the time.
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Originally posted by jcarlin View PostNo. I do have one irrational thing I always have half an eye out for.
The Jaryd Atadero (http://www.canammissing.com/jaryd-atadero.html)case has always haunted me. After his disappearance two fisherman admitted to meeting the 3 year old in the woods. He asked them if there were bears around. When they said no, they let him walk off. They were the last people to see him alive. I've been on trails and streams fairly out in it a few times where people have let small children wander so far you couldn't tell if they were alone, couldn't even hear anyone else in the area. I've developed the (possibly unnerving to parents) habit of engaging the kid in conversation by asking if they've done any fishing or seen any animals until someone comes along. I've cautioned parents, but you know how people are. And frankly, I'd look at me with suspicion too, if I was the kind of nitwit to let my 4 year old get a half mile ahead of me on a trail.
The idea of being in the position of those two fishermen is unbearable. Case impacts the marching order on my family hikes too.
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Originally posted by Okwaho View PostCouple summers ago I found an old metal tacklebox on the shoreline of a state-land pond that gets fished pretty hard. It was full of rusted homemade spinners and old spoons. I think it was probably in the pond, maybe someone dropped it out of a boat years ago, and someone had found it when they were swimming or snagged it while fishing. When I was a teenager I found a weird-looking single-blade sheepsfoot Swiss Army knife on the bank of the river near my house. I still have that and use it all the time.
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Originally posted by jcarlin View PostNo. I do have one irrational thing I always have half an eye out for.
The Jaryd Atadero (http://www.canammissing.com/jaryd-atadero.html)case has always haunted me. After his disappearance two fisherman admitted to meeting the 3 year old in the woods. He asked them if there were bears around. When they said no, they let him walk off. They were the last people to see him alive. I've been on trails and streams fairly out in it a few times where people have let small children wander so far you couldn't tell if they were alone, couldn't even hear anyone else in the area. I've developed the (possibly unnerving to parents) habit of engaging the kid in conversation by asking if they've done any fishing or seen any animals until someone comes along. I've cautioned parents, but you know how people are. And frankly, I'd look at me with suspicion too, if I was the kind of nitwit to let my 4 year old get a half mile ahead of me on a trail.
The idea of being in the position of those two fishermen is unbearable. Case impacts the marching order on my family hikes too.
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Originally posted by jcarlin View PostNo. I do have one irrational thing I always have half an eye out for.
The Jaryd Atadero (http://www.canammissing.com/jaryd-atadero.html)case has always haunted me. After his disappearance two fisherman admitted to meeting the 3 year old in the woods. He asked them if there were bears around. When they said no, they let him walk off. They were the last people to see him alive. I've been on trails and streams fairly out in it a few times where people have let small children wander so far you couldn't tell if they were alone, couldn't even hear anyone else in the area. I've developed the (possibly unnerving to parents) habit of engaging the kid in conversation by asking if they've done any fishing or seen any animals until someone comes along. I've cautioned parents, but you know how people are. And frankly, I'd look at me with suspicion too, if I was the kind of nitwit to let my 4 year old get a half mile ahead of me on a trail.
The idea of being in the position of those two fishermen is unbearable. Case impacts the marching order on my family hikes too.
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Originally posted by Okwaho View PostCouple summers ago I found an old metal tacklebox on the shoreline of a state-land pond that gets fished pretty hard. It was full of rusted homemade spinners and old spoons. I think it was probably in the pond, maybe someone dropped it out of a boat years ago, and someone had found it when they were swimming or snagged it while fishing. When I was a teenager I found a weird-looking single-blade sheepsfoot Swiss Army knife on the bank of the river near my house. I still have that and use it all the time.
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Originally posted by Okwaho View PostCouple summers ago I found an old metal tacklebox on the shoreline of a state-land pond that gets fished pretty hard. It was full of rusted homemade spinners and old spoons. I think it was probably in the pond, maybe someone dropped it out of a boat years ago, and someone had found it when they were swimming or snagged it while fishing. When I was a teenager I found a weird-looking single-blade sheepsfoot Swiss Army knife on the bank of the river near my house. I still have that and use it all the time.
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Originally posted by jcarlin View PostNo. I do have one irrational thing I always have half an eye out for.
The Jaryd Atadero (http://www.canammissing.com/jaryd-atadero.html)case has always haunted me. After his disappearance two fisherman admitted to meeting the 3 year old in the woods. He asked them if there were bears around. When they said no, they let him walk off. They were the last people to see him alive. I've been on trails and streams fairly out in it a few times where people have let small children wander so far you couldn't tell if they were alone, couldn't even hear anyone else in the area. I've developed the (possibly unnerving to parents) habit of engaging the kid in conversation by asking if they've done any fishing or seen any animals until someone comes along. I've cautioned parents, but you know how people are. And frankly, I'd look at me with suspicion too, if I was the kind of nitwit to let my 4 year old get a half mile ahead of me on a trail.
The idea of being in the position of those two fishermen is unbearable. Case impacts the marching order on my family hikes too.
I happen to think the story is likely what it appears to be, a small child wandered off in a wilderness area and nature took him, but the after part was a tragedy of miscommunications.
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Originally posted by jcarlin View PostNo. I do have one irrational thing I always have half an eye out for.
The Jaryd Atadero (http://www.canammissing.com/jaryd-atadero.html)case has always haunted me. After his disappearance two fisherman admitted to meeting the 3 year old in the woods. He asked them if there were bears around. When they said no, they let him walk off. They were the last people to see him alive. I've been on trails and streams fairly out in it a few times where people have let small children wander so far you couldn't tell if they were alone, couldn't even hear anyone else in the area. I've developed the (possibly unnerving to parents) habit of engaging the kid in conversation by asking if they've done any fishing or seen any animals until someone comes along. I've cautioned parents, but you know how people are. And frankly, I'd look at me with suspicion too, if I was the kind of nitwit to let my 4 year old get a half mile ahead of me on a trail.
The idea of being in the position of those two fishermen is unbearable. Case impacts the marching order on my family hikes too.
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Originally posted by bowhunter75richard View PostUnfortunately I have never found any material things, but there have
been a few times I was pretty excited just to "find" my way back to
where I started. I have "found" that can relieve a lot of stress and in
it's own way be quite a "find".
I always use the terms "turned around" as well....I may be temporarily unsure of where I am, but I've always easily found my way out of it. I also always know that in the back of my head you can pretty much walk straight where I live and find a road within a mile no matter what, lol.
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Originally posted by jhjimbo View PostMy Sister was deer hunting and found a rifle in a case leaning up against a tree. The case fell apart, but inside was a beautiful Marlin lever action rifle.
I never found one in the woods, but I did "find" the one I purchased a few years ago in the possession of an elderly man who hadn't used it in ages. Was sitting on his concrete basement floor. The stock was cracked and water damaged, but the metal itself somehow didn't have any rust on it.
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Originally posted by JM View PostToday while fishing a public pond I snagged a broken St Croix rod with a Shimano Curado still on it. My guess is that someone broke their rod and threw it in the water out of frustration....soaked the reel and cleaned it up and works pretty darn well for something that was underwater...don't think it was down there very long though. Obviously rod was no good, but I actually salvaged the rod seat and handle for another rod of mine.
I would've. Would've been easy to sell, lol. I didn't know until I saw the video of it happening. I wasn't there, but let's just say a bit of alcohol was involved.
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Originally posted by huntfishtrap View PostMost of the stuff I snag while fishing is decidedly uncool, such as rocks, logs, and myself. Lol
I have found some interesting stuff while hunting and hiking. I've picked up a lot of fossils over the years, because I've always been interested in geology, so I keep my eyes open for that kind of thing. I found a couple of near-perfect specimens of fossilized coral last year while turkey hunting. Interestingly, they were on top of a 300-foot bluff. Not the kind of place you'd expect to find something like that.
One time while shed hunting in the spring, I came the remains of an old trash heap. I'm guessing it was from the mid-20th century. There were all kinds of antique blue and green glass bottles and stuff, and I picked up one of the better-looking ones and took it home. After I cleaned it up, it looks pretty nice. Might even be worth a few bucks to the right person.
You should look online at what some similar fossils from the midwest sell for. Not saying those in that area are worth anything, but the cooler looking ones are easy to sell online or craigslist, etc. People like them for display items.
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