The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Tom, This was at my brother's place....

Tom, This was at my brother's place.... (reply)

Jimmy P. — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:15:41 +0000

...on the east side of Holmes Co.

I live a little further east. About 15 miles or so northwest of Tallahassee.

Cut down this past weekend.... (reply)

TomM — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:13:26 +0000

Nice one Jimmy...good weather to do it.
Where in the panhandle are you?...I'm up in the North end of Santa Rosa County, Munson community.

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Catoosa — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:47:39 +0000

Some years ago Dad discovered one not quite that big between the legs of a sawhorse that his posthole auger was sitting on. He needed to use the auger, so we had to deal with the nest. I went for it at a dead run and splashed a quart oil can full of gasoline/motor oil mix on it, and Dad followed up with a burning rag wrapped around a rock. Then we both ran like the dickens. The hornets came boiling out and came at us, trailing smoke like shot-up Japanese Zeros. They would get about ten yards or so before their wings burned off and they would fall to the ground. Some of them still tried to crawl to us and we had to stomp them.

The posthole digger got scorched a bit, but we didn't get stung. I lost all desire to fool with hornet nests after that.

11° outside and dropping. Now is the time to cut (reply)

Hobie — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:33:11 +0000

'em down! And yes, EXCELLENT wadding if you are burning patches.

Cut down this past weekend.... (reply)

Remington40x — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:41:46 +0000

Hit one of them concealed in a hedge with a set of hedge clippers one warm summer day.

Needless to say, I'd have qualified for the Olympics in the 100 meter dash if anyone looking on had been timing me.

Those suckers can really put a hurt on you.

The problem was addressed that evening, when I drenched the next with Ortho's wasp and hornet spray. First long shot in the hole in the bottom, then soaked the outside as well.

Never heard another buzz out of them.

Don't bring it in the nice warm house!!! (reply)

woody — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:28:34 +0000

Wow, Jimmy....that's an impressive beard, too! (reply)

Rob Leahy — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:45:20 +0000

Good information, thanks. (reply)

Rob Leahy — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:53:06 +0000

I usually discover those b y bumping my head into them...

Wow, Jimmy....that's an impressive beard, too! (reply)

Caz — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:21:38 +0000

Winged Minions Of Mephistopheles! (reply)

MR — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:12:48 +0000

That's pretty much my opinion on those things.

Gives me the willies just looking at it. (reply)

Andrew — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:50:42 +0000

Hate those nasty creatures.

That is a nice one. NM (reply)

TomC — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:00:15 +0000

Good material for muzzleloading shotguns (reply)

Otony — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:14:01 +0000

Makes excellent wadding.

Otony

Cut down this past weekend....

Jimmy P. — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:54:05 +0000

Hanging in a gooseberry bush on a fence row.