They had engine company's from all over the state fighting that fire! I could see the huge red glow from my house and the whole area smelled like burning leaves. The wind played havoc with the firefighters because it was blowing 20 to 30 mph for almost two days straight. Once the trees catch fire close to your home your home is next! The fire got within 3/4 of a mile from my home and then I got lucky because the wind shifted and the fire went east instead of south. If it went south I was going to load up my dogs, guns, tax papers for 2016, my piebald crow mounts and haul ass. I would have saved the four wheel drive pickup and let the car go and collect the insurance if it came down to it. They told us to evacuate the area but I just stood by and watched and if it got to close I was outa there!
It was most thoughtful of you two to ask how things worked out last night.
I could not imagine having to worry if I was going to lose just about everything I own to a wild fire and watching the glow in the distance. Good to hear the wind shifted and spared you. I take it the threat posed by the fire is over?
Gotcha. I was in the Parsons area back in December and the terrain just looked kind of familiar. Funny thing is that I don't remember seeing too many crows. What I did see was tons and tons of hawks! I was amazed!
Gotcha. I was in the Parsons area back in December and the terrain just looked kind of familiar. Funny thing is that I don't remember seeing too many crows.
Bob lives and hunts around there and you were surprised?
Years ago back in the 1980's I did hunt near there across the state line in Oklahoma. They had a small roost ( perhaps 20,000 crows ) 3 miles west of Miami Oklahoma. The people in town had no clue there was a roost anywhere near Miami! Had some good hunts down there in the 200 to 350 bird range in those days. Not far from there I was scouting out the Coffeeville area which did have crows but not enough to hunt in my opinion. I stopped in this farmers yard and while I was talking with him his dog lays down right in front of my right front tire. It was an old dog that could not hear very well, so when I started up the truck I never saw the dog because the hood on my 4x4 obstructed my view and as a result the poor dog got run over! The farmer said to his son, "I knew this was going to happen sooner or later" go get my gun! He shot the dog and put it out of it's misery and that was that!
Gotcha. I was in the Parsons area back in December and the terrain just looked kind of familiar. Funny thing is that I don't remember seeing too many crows.
Bob lives and hunts around there and you were surprised?
Well, I guess you have a point there! He must be getting them all. He will have to move soon!
