rico Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Drroogh said: My son had one of those. TBH, I was using real guns at a young age. Different era of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 minute ago, rico said: TBH, I was using real guns at a young age. Different era of course. Me too...10th B-day single shot Ted Williams .410 shotgun from Sears... I use to do some muskrat trapping, and it came in handy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: Me too...10th B-day single shot Ted Williams .410 shotgun from Sears... I use to do some muskrat trapping, and it came in handy... Opening day of squirrel season was like X-mas morning to me. I trapped as well, there was big money in that for a 10 year-old kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, rico said: Opening day of squirrel season was like X-mas morning to me. I trapped as well, there was big money in that for a 10 year-old kid. No kidding...I was getting $6 per muskrat and 30-35 for racoon...Had to be mounted though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 12 minutes ago, rico said: TBH, I was using real guns at a young age. Different era of course. I remember my friend and I were in the woods with our BB pistols shooting at imaginary enemies. My dad came storming out of the house and said don't be shooting at each other! I replied, and then he said give me those guns! As I handed him mine I explained I had replied "we're not" instead of what he heard "why not". He gave me back my gun. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, IUFLA said: No kidding...I was getting $6 per muskrat and 30-35 for racoon...Had to be mounted though My trapping money bought me a Honda 50 Trailbike and then a few years later a Yamaha 80 Enduro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Just now, rico said: My trapping money bought me a Honda 50 Trailbike and then a few years later a Yamaha 80 Enduro. You sure we're not related? Mine bought me a Rupp mini bike and a CZ 400 dirt bike... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, rico said: TBH, I was using real guns at a young age. Different era of course. Same here. By 12 I had a ruger .22lr, mossberg 500, and savage .308. Couldn't imagine doing that today. Edited April 26, 2021 by mrflynn03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rico Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 minute ago, mrflynn03 said: Same here. By 12 I had a ruger .22lr, mossberg 500, and savage .308. Couldn't imagine doing that today. When did it become mandatory for youth to have an Hunter's Education class? I was in the 6th grade when I took mine, but it wasn't needed to hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Just now, mrflynn03 said: Where is my boo emoji? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Just now, rico said: When did it become mandatory for youth to have an Hunter's Education class? I was in the 6th grade when I took mine, but it wasn't needed to hunt. I believe 1986. I was born in 85 and I didnt have to but my younger cousin was 3 years younger and he was required to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 2 hours ago, rico said: For our younger crowd... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiffle_ball "In April 2011, the government of the State of New York proclaimed that wiffle ball, as well as kickball, freeze tag and dodgeball were a "significant risk of injury" for children, and declared that any summer camp program that included two or more of such activities would be subject to government regulation." You've got to be kidding me... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, IUFLA said: "In April 2011, the government of the State of New York proclaimed that wiffle ball, as well as kickball, freeze tag and dodgeball were a "significant risk of injury" for children, and declared that any summer camp program that included two or more of such activities would be subject to government regulation." You've got to be kidding me... Smh. Whoever came up with that was obviously picked last. Kickball was awesome. We played a game in gradeschool called guard the castle. I preferred that. Basically dodgeball but each team had 3 road cones to knock over. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 4 hours ago, 5fouls said: Before there was corn hole, there was Jarts We had em. I'd love to find another set, but for obvious liability reasons, they are absolutely impossible to find. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Drroogh said: Remember these? I actually had a Facebook friend who got a week in the Facebook cooler for posting a picture of several of these. He'd ran afoul of the Facebook moderators before that and apparently the one who saw this didn't find his little joke as funny as we did. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 4 hours ago, 5fouls said: Before there was corn hole, there was Jarts We had these. I would pay decent money to find these in good condition. Loved playing this game growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Just now, FritzIam4IU said: We had these. I would pay decent money to find these in good condition. Loved playing this game growing up. Good luck. eBay has the EMPTY BOXES for sale for $200. If you get lucky, you might catch a break at an auction if they are brave enough to sell them. I'm sure at some point, some kid got hit in the head with them and that was all she wrote for lawn jarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 39 minutes ago, IUFLA said: "In April 2011, the government of the State of New York proclaimed that wiffle ball, as well as kickball, freeze tag and dodgeball were a "significant risk of injury" for children, and declared that any summer camp program that included two or more of such activities would be subject to government regulation." You've got to be kidding me... Now I just had a true "WTF?" moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, FKIM01 said: Good luck. eBay has the EMPTY BOXES for sale for $200. If you get lucky, you might catch a break at an auction if they are brave enough to sell them. I'm sure at some point, some kid got hit in the head with them and that was all she wrote for lawn jarts. https://1000waystodie.fandom.com/wiki/Lawn_of_the_Dead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: https://1000waystodie.fandom.com/wiki/Lawn_of_the_Dead I must admit...I have seen several animal deaths that were not intentional. Dogs were the worst, especially the coonhounds my family had. But I played with my set well into my late 20's at every kegger I attended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rico Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 minute ago, BDB said: There were no Pizza Huts around me in my youth. I was lucky to get McDonald's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 18 minutes ago, FKIM01 said: Good luck. eBay has the EMPTY BOXES for sale for $200. If you get lucky, you might catch a break at an auction if they are brave enough to sell them. I'm sure at some point, some kid got hit in the head with them and that was all she wrote for lawn jarts. Yep, I think the only way to buy these now is if you happen to stumble upon them at a garage sale or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 I really wasnt much of a toy person. I was like the nerd in The Sandlot except I could play baseball. Erector sets, model cars, science kits, books was what I was into. And computers and video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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