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  1. 16 hours ago, NAVY said:

    Just grabbed a cheese enchilada from Texas Chili Parlor. Plus a side of the XXX chili. We were sitting next to the window and I guess a cloud caused the lighting to dim. Though for a couple of seconds that my body was shutting down for good: this is the big one Elizabeth! 

    My god that was spicy. 

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    I miss Chili Parlor enchiladas.  You guys in Austin need to hit them up and also get Pepe’s nachitos.

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  2. On 4/10/2024 at 9:54 PM, solamente73 said:

    One doesn’t usually think of mountain lions in North Texas, but this one was shot by a deer hunter just a couple of miles from my place near Celeste back in Dec 2020.  I wash my truck at the wash where the photo was taken:

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    Supposedly he was spotted near the Metroplex (Rowlett) the month before.  According to this write-up here, he had been covering some serious ground, so he could have come through my place.  /csb

    There are a lot more cats running around Texas than people think.  We had several neighbors in West Lake Hills that had spotted a mountain lion over a period of about six weeks in 2020.  A lady sitting in the parking lot of a church at dusk as the cat trotted right past her car, cat seen on people’s decks, and caught on security cameras.  

    Around 2010, there were lots of sightings in Barton Creek Greenbelt.

    My buddy and I found this cache on their family ranch out in Llano County in January 2017:

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    My cousin and I had a close encounter with a mountain lion back in late 1980s in Osage County, OK.  We were predator calling a canyon for bobcats in some really wild country.  There was a light snow cover on the ground, we walked to edge of the rim rock and there were no tracks in the snow as we made our way to the calling location.  When we had finished and didn’t have any takers, we were walking out the same way we came in a some huge cat tracks were 20 yards uphill from our calling spot.  Much larger tracks than a bobcat and the lion must have scented us and left in a hurry.

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  3. After decades of hunting out between Albany and Abilene, I concur with RMac5 - Perini is legit! One of my favorite restaurants anywhere.

    Excellent Tex Mex can be found at Oscar’s Mexican Restaurant near I-20 / 351 intersection.  My buddies who still have their ranch out there said new BBQ place on the way to Buffalo Gap is very good - The Shed Market.

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  4. On 2/23/2024 at 4:09 PM, Damor said:

    I was planning to put off learning to tie until retirement, since I still suck at fly fishing, but my wife got me a tying setup and I have no idea where to start.

    Any recommended youtube follows or other good resources for starting out?

    You’ll love fly tying and it’s a great way to de-stress.  You’re also lucky that this is literally the golden age of fly tying as there are so many high quality resources on YouTube.  Since you’re in Austin, definitely hit up Living Waters tying night.  For a fly pattern to start with, it is tough to beat a Clouser Minnow.  Here’s Bob Clouser, the creator or the pattern:

    You’ll definitely want a whole assortment of nymphs.  I lesser known pattern that I love is the Poundmeister by New Mexico fly tier Taylor Streit.  I’ve caught all types of trout on this pattern, and it is a fantastic crappie fly when fished under an indicator:

    For dry flies - before you run out and spend a fortune on hackle, try tying some Sparkle Duns for mayfly imitations.  You’ll need specific deer hair for this fly - Blue Ribbon Flies, Galloups SlideInn, Charlie’s Fly Box, and some other places have very high quality ‘short fine deer hair’ for this pattern.  I fish this pattern almost exclusively during a mayfly hatch - tied by Craig Mathews who created the pattern:

    As others have mentioned, Kelly Galloup is great to follow.  He’ll go deeply into the ‘why’ of techniques.  Although most of his videos are long, you’ll end up learning more from his about technique and the history of patterns.  Great source.  Charlie’s Fly Box, Dette Flies, Umpqua Feather Merchants, tightlinevideo, and Fly Fish Food are excellent YouTube channels to follow.

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  5. I’ll echo what others have said pertaining to trimming the trip and definitely considering the time of year you’re planning on going.  The canyon, country and red rock/slick rock country of Utah, and Arizona is not for the faint of heart in summer.  In fact, it can be dangerous, if not deadly.

    I’ve always been one who enjoys a deeper experience in a place than to skim the surface and a whole bunch of places.  Brisket’s New Mexico itinerary is excellent. Flying into Albuquerque, spending some time in Santa Fe, Ojo Caliente, Taos, and assorted trips to either archaeological sites or a day or so in White Sands, gives you a hell of a Southwest exposure.  You’ve got hiking in the Sangres, a multitude of archaeological sites, spas and Hot Springs, incredible food, fly fishing, great arts scene, and immersion in different cultures. If you do it right, you and your wife will both be as relaxed as wet noodles after 10 days and have great memories a multitude of ideas for future trips.

    For the Canyon country, Fall through Spring is definitely the way to go. My good buddy and his wife spent a week in December in Zion NP and other southern Utah spots - they absolutely loved it. Snowfall contrasting with the red canyons and no crowds.

    Rocky Mountain National Park is incredible but the crowds can be unbelievably high in summer. You could fly into Denver, spend three or four days in Estes Park and do some serious hiking. After that, go over the top of Trail Ridge Road and just pick a random itinerary up-and-down the continental divide to various small towns and have a great trip in summer.  You could hit touristy spots like Breckenridge and Vail or out-of-the-way towns like Buena Vista or even all the way down to Lake City. Tough to beat in the height of summer.

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  6. 19 hours ago, Brisketexan said:


    20 years ago, I had a big-ass federal case in Tulsa. I was up there a lot. What is near the federal courthouse? Yep, the downtown outpost of that joint.
    Did I eat a lot of their chili dogs that year? Yes. Yes I did. They were excellent.
    And then I’d go back into the magistrate’s chambers to argue over our 20,000 trial exhibits. No ragrets.

    We’ve got more Coney Islander places than Braum’s up here and that’s saying a lot.  I may have to go sample some this weekend.

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    Aside from the Original Coney Islander locations, there are dozens of knock offs all over town. One on south Memorial Drive in Bixby is called Moondogs and is next door to a dispensary.  Now if that’s not American capitalism at its finest, I don’t know what is.  How convenient…

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  7. PSA for anyone who travels to Orlando for work or family trips.  I was there last week and wanted to escape the Disney industrial complex for a great dinner with my wife.  I wanted something outside of Orlando and searched for seafood restaurants in surrounding towns.  One place popped up, Gary’s Oyster Bar, that is in a small town called Lake Alfred, FL.  We made the 45 minute drive (less than 30 minutes without traffic but I-4 is a bitch almost 24/7) southwest of Orlando to Lake Alfred.  Luck was on our side as this place was spectacular - true oyster bar with fresh shucked local oysters from Yankeetown, FL, great appetizers and sides, perfectly grilled fish, and $3.50 draft beers.

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    Grilled Red Snapper over a bed of Cajun cheese grits and perfectly cooked fresh hushpuppies.  Couch fritters and crab cakes were outstanding as well.

    Great folks at the bar with an older couple of Kentucky who’d been on a month long fishing trip to Lake Okeechobee and were returning home.  They said they discovered this place twenty years ago and have been stopping on their return trip every year.  Breath of fresh air from Orlando…

    To sum things up, this is the kind of place Mike Leach would have loved.

     

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  8. 4 hours ago, CatManDo said:

    I stopped for lunch at Schobels in Columbus on Thursday, they had CFS on the lunch buffet and it was very good.  $16.95 buffet included drink, dessert, homemade rolls, etc., and it was all good.

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    Dang.  All those times passing between Austin and Houston and back and never knowing about this place.  I have the sads.

  9. Dammit! It’s cold up here in Tulsa today!  A hunting buddy’s dad introduced us to his ‘Quick Posole’ a couple of decades ago on an extremely cold day out on a ranch in Shackelford County.  Had to whip some up recently to beat the cold back.

    If you have the ingredients, you can have this together in less than an hour.  I love traditional New Mexican posole but if you’re short on time, this hits the spot.  Usually serve with skillet cornbread or quesadillas.

    Quick Posole

    — One pound breakfast sausage browned

    — One large onion diced and added to browned sausage, cook for 2-3 minutes

    — Four cans of hominy, white, yellow or mix.

    — Two cans of Rotel Original

    — 3-4 potatoes diced

    — Chicken broth (enough to cover ingredients)

    — 1 Tbs of Cumin

    — Regular Chili powder (McCormicks, etc.) to taste

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