Good Thing It Was A Small One

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Good Thing It Was A Small One

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The 30-30 works ok on the little ones like this, but I would use at least a Model 71 on the big ones. Probably an '86 in .45-70 would be better.
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Problem is that those Lubber Grasshoppers are poisonous. You can't cook them and eat them. It only takes 4 of them to eas as much in a day as a full grown cow.
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Jim I don't recall your ears sticking out that far. I bet you can hear those hoppers coming for miles 8)
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JimT wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:58 pm grasshopper.jpg

The 30-30 works ok on the little ones like this, but I would use at least a Model 71 on the big ones. Probably an '86 in .45-70 would be better.
A .45-70 would ruin all the meat .
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Just showed the wife this picture...she said, "I'd run from that thing"......and she was born and raised on a farm. :D then after I called her a tart..(retart) she said, "I knew it wasn't real". :D ---6
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Lure them into the lake with a recording of their mating call.
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Hey Jim, we were in your old stomping grounds west of Ritzville, Wa. this weekend! Not much changed, but still neat country in a rugged way.
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Hey Jim, we were in your old stomping grounds west of Ritzville, Wa. this weekend! Not much changed, but still neat country in a rugged way.
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marlinman93 wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:34 am Hey Jim, we were in your old stomping grounds west of Ritzville, Wa. this weekend! Not much changed, but still neat country in a rugged way.
Things in that country never change quickly. 60 years is too fast for much change. :D
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