RECEIVED A SURPRISE GIFT TODAY

[The Old Man]

  A package arrived here from a young fellow that's a friend of mine, "Colt Humble" we've hunted together a little bit and talk on the phone often. Months ago he'd mentioned he needed to get him a good sticking knife, so I referred him to Cajun and told him Cajun hammered in the finger guards and they were pretty cool.. I had also told him it would be good if he could get some pups from him. They got together on the phone and he ordered him a knife and some pups, unbeknownst to me he ordered me a knife as well that arrived today sheath and all. A really good set up, about a 6 inch blade with the forged in finger guard. Thanks to Colt and Cajun I now have a really nice new sticking knife.

                                                                   

                                                                   

[Slim9797]

That’s super nice!


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[WayOutWest]

Sweet deal right there!

[t-dog]

Heck yeah that’s nice! Great job Cajun. That young fella must think pretty highly of you Old Man.


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[The Old Man]

 He's just a good, kindhearted young fellow.

[Cajun]

Clue, Glad you like it. I've talked to Colt several times and he sure sounds like the right kind. I know he is ate up with the hog hunting bug so he will be around for a while.

[The Old Man]

  In the year or so I've known him he has gotten more critical and harder to please with dogs. That's a good thing, he's hungry for more knowledge and better potlickers. He is getting along real good with the pups from the Cajun program, has taken them 4-5 times now. He's starting to sort through what he hears or has heard according to what he sees and be able to pick out what he can use for his own opinion.

  He's wanting to get a mule and hunt more with me, he was looking to buy a good mule ready to use. He works on a ranch, rides and ropes, pretty good cowboy, due to the cost I have encouraged him to find a 2-4 year old mule that is unbroken and make him a mule. He thought my mule was great and I explained to him I hunted on her at night the fourth time she'd ever had a man or saddle on her back, rode her where I wanted to go, led dogs. and jumped a fence or two. It don't take long at all to have one useable, and from there on out they just get better. With his skills I could coach him through the first 3 or 4 days and then he could just stay after it for a month or so, in no time he'd have a good mule of his own without much money tied up.

  I used to have an extra mule for Lisa, Chelsea, or visitors but he aged out. He was actually given to me and was supposed to be a man killer, I told them I didn't want someone elses problem but finally they said just try him if you can't use him sell him in the loose horse sale and we'll split it. I gave in and went and picked him up, came home tied him close and solid to a tree and saddled him, I'd been told when you cinched him and stepped back he'd have a bucking fit. I had leaned up a 5 foot sorting stick just for the occasion, when I stepped away he jumped and kicked one time, I didn't even have time to grab the sorting stick.
  I led him out in the county road, grabbed the headstall, pulled his head around to me and stepped on expecting the very worst, he left in a running walk up the road. I didn't go far and came back and hooked a big tire and rim to the saddle horn right out in the road and took off, he didn't try to run away from the very noisy tire like many do, I pulled it off both sides of the saddle didn't bother him at all got back to the house. Chelsea was 8 yrs old had been riding her own horse (not a kid horse) for 5 years but she'd never saw a mule and was having a fit to ride him. I told her this mule is supposed to be bad you don't need to ride him yet, she kept on and finally I said alright but if he bucks you off you better not say a word, I pitched her up on him and off they went no problem at all.
  After this long winded tale that was totally irrelevant to the original post, I can say that mule was just misunderstood and smart enough to know who he could take advantage of. We used him here for many years everyone rode him, but if a stranger was going to ride him I'd saddle him before they got here so they wouldn't see him act up, and be afraid of him. Sometimes he'd have a pretty good fit, I could scold him and he wouldn't do it but it just went with him. He had some scars in the girth area, I figure whoever started him had ridden him really raw and that made him cinchy.

[t-dog]

What’s the old saying “you gotta be smarter than what you’re working with”? I’ve been poor all my life. If I wanted it then I had to build it. I’m kinda like Johnny Cash, I’d get it one piece at a time and you’d know it’s me when I come through your town.


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[Hollowpoint]

That’s a fine looking knife, I don’t think I’ve seen the finger guard like that, I like it.

[NLAhunter]

Boy you cant beat that nice knife

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[Judge peel]

That’s a nice knife

[WayOutWest]

With all the complaints about the younger generation it is nice to be reminded that there are good ones out there.