I hope that I'm not boring you!

[butchlambert]

The half dugout that Wyman stayed in for 3-4 years after college. He trapped and shot coyotes and bobcats, skinned them, and sold the pelts to pay for college. It is on the 165,000 acre Pitchfork Ranch out of Guthrie, Texas. No utilities, but it had a water well.


Here it is Butch. First photo shows the weeds when I arrived this morning. It was rough!



Wyman keeps it up for the memories.

 

[DRK]

That is very neat!

 

[shoot4fun]

My first prairie dog adventures were on the Glass Ranch in Dickens, TX many years ago.
The morning we left for home we passed the Four 6's Ranch and through Guthrie on the way to Abilene so we could pick up I-20.
I would venture there were more coyotes and whitetails than people in that area then.

 

[butchlambert]

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I hope this link works. Bathing in a #3 washtub!

 

[pintopete]

No boredom at all! I find his writings and what you share to be very, very interesting. Wisdom and experiences from a smart fellow who has done things that I never will, or have limited experience in. Great reading!

Thank you for sharing!

ps; I would need a bigger tub.

 

[butchlambert]

No boredom at all! I find his writings and what you share to be very, very interesting. Wisdom and experiences from a smart fellow who has done things that I never will, or have limited experience in. Great reading!

Thank you for sharing!

ps; I would need a bigger tub.

When I clicked on the instagram it showed. Wyman has kept a journal since he was a young teenager. I told him he keeps me around to feed his ego! He just grins.

 

[jxb]

No boredom here, looking at the pic of all those wood calls has me needing a bib to catch the drool. Almost wish I had FB/Instagram, almost. Anyhow, keep it coming this is as close to social media as I get.

Some years ago I saw "Alone in the Wilderness" (Richard Proenneke) for the first time, then sequels and finally got a copy of his journals which are a bit dry for reading but have a wealth of information for those that care to look through them. Your sharing of Wyman's stuff and of course what he shares reminds me of this. Really enjoyable reading and viewing.

 

[K22]

I can't speak for others, but I am not bored at all with these threads.

In my younger days, I took a "camp" bath in a half size galvanized horse watering tub which the camp owner kept for bathing. We heated water on the pot bellow stove. You haven't lived until you take a "camp" bath or poop in an outhouse in 20 degrees weather at 5:30 in the morning.

 

[Preacher]

They are one of my most enjoyable moments..

 

[Bill K]

Never boring to read and see oldies like that. In fact the washtub bath, reminds me of two occasions when I went to France and visited relatives in a small town (Blaine ) the baths were taken in a little larger copper tub in the wine shack. Made due with what you had. That was back in and around 1966 & 1971.

 

[butchlambert]

No boredom here, looking at the pic of all those wood calls has me needing a bib to catch the drool. Almost wish I had FB/Instagram, almost. Anyhow, keep it coming this is as close to social media as I get.

Some years ago I saw "Alone in the Wilderness" (Richard Proenneke) for the first time, then sequels and finally got a copy of his journals which are a bit dry for reading but have a wealth of information for those that care to look through them. Your sharing of Wyman's stuff and of course what he shares reminds me of this. Really enjoyable reading and viewing.

I have read Proenneke also.

 

[ricco1949]

Thanks for sharing Butch. A reminder of days gone but not forgotten.

Rick M.

 

[rayporter]

thanks Butch

i have read several books about the far north country back in the early days.

some exceptionally tough folks.

 

[lgwatson]

My first prairie dog adventures were on the Glass Ranch in Dickens, TX many years ago.
The morning we left for home we passed the Four 6's Ranch and through Guthrie on the way to Abilene so we could pick up I-20.
I would venture there were more coyotes and whitetails than people in that area then.

There are probably more coyotes and deer in King County than people now.

 

[Greg@wfcustom]

I can't speak for others, but I am not bored at all with these threads.

In my younger days, I took a "camp" bath in a half size galvanized horse watering tub which the camp owner kept for bathing. We heated water on the pot bellow stove. You haven't lived until you take a "camp" bath or poop in an outhouse in 20 degrees weather at 5:30 in the morning.

With a bear wandering around outside “huffing” at you!
One of the few places you need a 12 gauge w/slugs as part of your toiletry essentials.
G

 

[ebb]

'The Newhouses should break the crust if it happens to form." What does that mean? Sounds like new boots and frost but I really have no idea. Bill K my uncle Joe had a local guy build an indoor bathroom for his wife, My aunt Ella. Till the day he died he would get up in the night and walk past it to go to the outhouse in the cow pasture.

 

[K22]

With a bear wandering around outside “huffing” at you!
One of the few places you need a 12 gauge w/slugs as part of your toiletry essentials.
G

Actually, one morning, when we were cooking breakfast, bacon and eggs, a black bear was peeking through the kitchen window. I suspect the smell of frying bacon attracted the critter. Dixon, the camp owner, banged on a pan with a spoon and the bear spooked and departed. This was in Potter County, PA in the 90's.

 

[Bill K]

EEB: And even others posting. Do you think the young people in todays world could even survive and handle some of the things, we older one's did in years past ? I don't. Bill K

'The Newhouses should break the crust if it happens to form." What does that mean? Sounds like new boots and frost but I really have no idea. Bill K my uncle Joe had a local guy build an indoor bathroom for his wife, My aunt Ella. Till the day he died he would get up in the night and walk past it to go to the outhouse in the cow pasture.

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[Doug Casner]

Id hate to try and catch enough coyotes now to pay for college the price they are now and whats a outhouse? I guess its for rich folks. Doug

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Newhouse is a trap brand, foothold traps set for coyote are often covered with dirt. During freeze/ thaw weather the dirt covering the trap can freeze. The trap jaws would need to break through the "crust" in order to grab and hold the foot. Up north we set in very cold weather and use anti freeze or waxed dirt to prevent the crust from forming.