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[TheRoman1]

Just though I'd share a nice day I had. I've been "hosting" a girl from Poland who's come to the US to try out working here and generally see what we're like. Unlike western Europeans, I've been happy to find that those from the Eastern Bloc actually have a clue as to the horrors of the Soviet Union and therefore have a far more appreciative attitude towards democracy. Anyway, her work situation got messed up (some miserable jerk who was employing her AND renting out an apartment to her fired her for wanting to move to a different apartment!) but I promised her that before she leaves this state she must see the California desert. I told her I like to hunt out there and perhaps she'd like to see some hunting first hand. Unlike so many American girls, she expressed no reservation about the idea of hunting out there with me. Anyway, we connected with some guys from another forum and went out to a nice little honey spot. We spent the day wondering in the warm sun and blasting what seemed to me (a novice) like a total bonanza of jacks, not to mention some fat quail coveys which, though we did nail a few, were too smart and kept themselves close to people's homes. As we marched, smoked and blasted those beautiful jacks, Anna just laughed merrily, saying what a perfect image we three hunters made of what she'd always thought "Americans" look like. I felt proud not to be a citified liberal. I felt proud to look American to this admiring foreigner. Anna said it was the most interesting thing she's done in years.Between the three of us we ended up bagging 8 jacks and six quail. It was the best harvest I've experienced since I started hunting this last summer. The photos are: the harvest and Anna holding my soviet surplus rifle (you can imagine the twisted pleasure a Pole must get from wielding a Soviet rifle).  1.jpg   32.46K   24 downloads  2.jpg   19.05K   24 downloads

[Stan]

Looks like a nice day out!Nice to see that she had a good time as wellSo when do you go back to warner springs?

[microtus]

Nice write-up, thanks. And kudos to you for hosting the gal.Hunting in the United States, using a gun from the Soviet Union with a girl from Poland. Maybe you can take over Hillary's post as SOS?

[Jason]

I had to read the post and check out the pictures and make sure it wasn't the exchange student I took out to lunch in Highschool. Different girl, thank goodness.I don't remember her name but I asked her to lunch during finals week of my sophomore year. We had flirted all year in math class and I decided to ask her to lunch. She got in my car and we started driving. I had decided to splurge and take her to Sizzler.As we are driving there she notices some loose ammo in my cup holder and asks me accusingly, "What is This."I explain to her that it is ammunition and that I like to go shooting.In horror she says, "You kill poor little animals."I tried to explain that I shoot only what I eat etc. but she was horrified and went on to tell me that she is a vegetarian. Well I'm still going to Sizzler and having a steak. She got the salad bar and I made sure that my stake was medium rare even though I prefer medium. Well it was a quiet ride back to her house. She has me drop her off down the street from her host family's house. I'm not too keen on this because my mother taught me to make sure your date makes it inside before you leave. Anyway, she insists and finally spills the beans that she lied to her host family about where she was going. She told them she was studying at the library with other exchange students. Now the first thing that went through my mind is how the cops would have pulled me over and ruffed me up had they called cops about the missing exchange student.Glad your experience with a girl visiting from Poland was better than mine.

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[TheRoman1]

So when do you go back to warner springs?

Aw man, my Warner Springs honey-hole is - alas - no more. Major deer trails, tons of quail, turkey sightings, etc. One of the ranch owner's horses spooked when I arrived and tried to jump a fence, resulting in torn skin. Suffice it to say that there weren't happy and I had to leave before we got a chance to even scout for any turkeys. And I kid you not, right as we were packing our trunk a flock of turkeys emerged from the oak forest near the house. We loaded up last minute but the ranch owner told us her duaghters were in the forest somewhere playing and we couldn't shoot in there. What a total "fowl" up.

[Shoot-it]

I hope she didn't end up with flees laying so close to those jacks.

[milkman]

i feel your pain brother...a few years back, i was able to hunt on 600 acres just east of san francisco... the owners son threw a royal fit that i was out there with my bow hunting deer and pig...he made me feel very unwelcome and banished me to a small parcel of land to hunt..the owner told me to just give it some time and let him cool off and hunt that area of land..i told them that i understand that i was playing in his sand box and i will hunt that area...wwweeeeellllllllll i went hunting one day and found about 40 head of cattle in the area that i could hunt...i returned to my vehicle and thanked the owners for the ability to hunt on their property..i never went back...glenn

[Freeman]

I think Pol's in particular appreciate the horros of communism and the Soviets. You know, the main stream hacks on CNN and such act like anyone warning of 'communists' is some right wing, gun crazed, country nut job. Glad to be included in such a fine group! Roman, how do you like that Nagant? I saw one at my local shop this weekend for $150. I'm havin' a hard time resisting.

[GameAPBT]

You hit the jacks with the Mosin Nagant? That's awesome! Did you use the surplus ball ammo, or is there a HP round made for it? BTW, sorry if this sounds like a dumb question. I'm new and just amped up to go hunting. thanks.