Canoe Climb

[Widow Shooter]

Me and Lou went on a paddle last night, scoping some trees on the north side of the lake she lives on.

Since I had to do a small job yesterday, we did not get back to her place in time to do a climb.

This am, we decided after breakfast to head over and get high

We found a nice sugar maple in brilliant fall colours and got some lines in it.

I had her and I do a bounce test on my TIP, the i rigged and climbed it.

About 10 feet under the TIP, I had a sick feeling; the TIP we had tested was dead as shit!

lol

I quickly scooted to the trunk, climbed the tree the rest of the way, re-installed my tip and was good to go.



I got her line in and she came up to join me.

We had another cool Ontario creature encounter.

A flying squirrel popped around the limb about 3 feet from me, he scampered up the tree about 10 feet and launched to another tree about 25 yards away; it was the coolest thing!

I had never seen one in the wild in all my 25 years of bowhunting.

And this one FLEW, ( well glided, but it was cool anyways)

here are some pics, was a good deal.

back to work climbing this week, but hopefully we will have more fall rec- climbs.

 

[Widow Shooter]

I forgot my lanyard, so i used my revolver on a sling that I keep on my saddle as a secondary tie in..lol, the 3rd hole on the hitchclimber is pretty cool to have , Lou was just chillin'

 

[Widow Shooter]

Lou's view, and a closer look at my HC rig

 

[Widow Shooter]

Thanks Lou, it was a great time

 

[SkwerI]

Flying skwerls are the coolest critters.

 

[Widow Shooter]

yeah mon, they be dat

at first I thought it was a juvenile red squirrel, until I saw the big skin flap, then i instantly knew what it was, and instantly wished I had of brought my camera...

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Looks like a wonderful way to spend a beautiful fall day you two

 

[MasterBlaster]

Has Lou caught her locks up in the rigging yet???

 

[Widow Shooter]

nope not yet

 

[canadiantreeman]

Nice pics dude. Good to have a climbing partner that you don't spend 40+ hrs a week with.

 

[Cobleskill]

My son and I climbed with the flying skwerls in the Red Oaks in Mom's front yard. Big cute eyes and they are a little to trusting. They weren't there the next year. They sure can glide a long way.

 

[Lou]

Nice pics dude. Good to have a climbing partner that you don't spend 40+ hrs a week with.

we do spend 40+ hrs a week together :what:

 

[SkwerI]

ooops! You're on your own with this one, Dylan!

 

[TreeDimensional]

Dylan, I'll help ya out. What Dylan is tryin' to say is Cary is "Old" and Lou is "Young". Like what gives?

PS: No thanks needed Dylan!!!

 

[Lou]

here are some more pix...these i took last night

 

[Lou]

im blessed to live in such a beautiful place...

 

[Lou]

the view from my house

 

[MasterBlaster]

I had two sibling flying squirrels that I kept in a 90 gal fish tank. It was a pretty cool set-up, except they spent most of the time hiding. They'd come out at night and make the highest pitched sounds that I've ever heard. It took me a while to figure out it was them doing it.

They were like Mindy, cute as all get out!

 

[Widow Shooter]

awesome shots Loubo

 

[Lou]

why did they make that noise Butch?

 

[Widow Shooter]

why did they make that noise Butch?

usually they do when they are gettin' fried up

 

[MasterBlaster]

Talking to each other, I 'spect. SUPER high pitched squeaks, barely audible. Very cool.

They would squeak away.

why did they make that noise Butch?

 

[Widow Shooter]

actually, the one I saw today made a hi pitched little noise like a tree frog, pretty cool.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Lou musta smiled at it..

 

[Widow Shooter]

she did actually, and she saw the flight and squealed like a kid on christmas morning