Good morning. I'm currently camped on top of a ridge at 7000 ft in the backcountry of New Mexico, scouting for elk. Two days of driving to get to our hunting area. Then we started or trip with a night hike under the Northern lights, climbed a rocky, washed out road to the top of the ridge and set up camp for the night. Today we will glass this area for elk and decide if we want to stay here or scout elsewhere. I will be off grid for most of the trip, but since I have phone signal on this ridge, I thought a #gm post was in order. Don't get too caught up in all the craziness and online drama. Go play outside. #grownostr #getoutside #hunting #camping #outdoors

Brought the cattle up to the corral this morning. Calves got sorted off, dewormed, and weaned. Bull calves got banded. #proofofwork #grownostr #farmstr #beef

How about a little break from fiat world craziness. Check out this old silo I found in the woods. #grownostr #getoutside #touchgrass #ruralruins

T-Minus 11 days until my hunting trip. Pretty much have my haversack items squared away. Shelter, clothing and food items will get dropped once we set up base camp, but this is my basic gear that I will always be carrying. #grownostr #outdoorgear #hunting #getoutside #edcstr

Peaceful, contemplative fall evening here tonight. Using brass, brier, and flame to summon smoke from leaf. Cornell and Diehl Awakened Elder (Latakia, Kasturi, Virginias, Burley, Perique, and Black Cavendish) In a T. Cristiano bent Dublin #grownostr #pipestr #tobacco #zippo

My #proofofwork for this evening. Moved the cattle to the next pasture. Here's a trick I use often. If your cattle are trained to electric fence, it's a psychological barrier not a physical one. Therefore, you can string up any white rope (white because I use white poly wire for temporary fencing) and use it fill a gap and funnel them where you want them to go. Like here, the lane is 20 feet wide, but the gate is only 16 feet. The rope is just loosely tied in place to create the illusion of a fence so the cattle will turn through the gate. If you aggressively pressure them and jam a whole crowd against the barrier, one will push through and the illusion will be broken, but if you let them file through at their own pace, works great. #grownostr #farmstr #beef

Best Bushcraft channel on YouTube. And a good, relaxing video to watch after a long day, in fact, probably the next best thing to going outside and touching grass yourself. #grownostr #getoutside #outdoorskills

Good morning After at least a month and a half with basically no rain, we've had about 4 inches in the last 36 hours. Several projects to get done today... But first, let the ground dry out a bit. #gm #grownostr #edcstr #farmstr

September 22nd is a fitting date to enjoy a pipe with a Middle Earth themed tobacco blend. Bombadil from Just for Him In a T. Cristiano bent Dublin #grownostr #tolkien #pipestr #tobacco #pipeandtobacco

Rainy Saturday morning project. Made a bamboo trekking pole. Materials: stick of bamboo, mule tape, copper pipe caps, bank line, clear epoxy Weight is a bit over 9 ounces (I made a pair a couple years ago, but I had a better piece of bamboo, so I'm replacing the smaller diameter one of the old pair. The dirty one pictured has been used on two backcountry hunts and performed excellent ly.) #grownostr #outdoorgear #proofofwork

Good morning Today's carry. Being prepared makes life easier. Case Sodbuster Jr carbon steel Maratac flashlight Brass Zippo #edc #edcstr #knifestr #gm #grownostr #zippo

Good morning. Moved the cows to the next pasture and ready to start the rest of my Saturday projects. #grownostr #farmstr #beef #proofofwork