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tmatlack
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PostMon Sep 07, 2020 5:27 am 
All, Three burly he-men were swarmed by yellow jackets on S. Fork Stilly along Mt. Loop Hiway yesterday. Each of us stung 2-4 times. We had forded the river, danced with death at the Ice Caves, panned for gold, and swum the icy river near Silverton to prove our he-man burliness. How can something so small turn 3 burly he-men into screaming, running, flailing, cussing, 'fraidy-cat little _ithches? Tom

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PostMon Sep 07, 2020 6:39 am 
I was swarmed just exiting a trail onto a road. Much to the amusement of a passing car. Nasty little buggers.

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PostMon Sep 07, 2020 9:25 am 
Yellow Jackets or Ground Hornets?

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PostMon Sep 07, 2020 11:03 am 
tmatlack wrote:
How can something so small turn 3 burly he-men into screaming, running, flailing, cussing, 'fraidy-cat little _ithches?
My brother tells me that when they fly up your shorts (when in "commando" mode), it's FAR more entertaining! eek.gif lol.gif

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PostMon Sep 07, 2020 1:49 pm 
Yes ^^^ a couple of years ago here in Idaho I had one fly up my hiking pants leg and sting me in the upper thigh, I have never disrobed so quickly! My leg was swollen-sore-itchy for several days. Then last August I went start our Ford truck that had been sitting and didn't notice the yellow jacket nest on the passenger door...Bam, I was nailed in the hand, which swelled up so badly I couldn't make a fist for a few days. This year I haven't seen any, I think they were rained out, we had a really wet spring-early summer.

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PostMon Sep 07, 2020 3:19 pm 
tmatlack wrote:
All, Three burly he-men were swarmed by yellow jackets on S. Fork Stilly along Mt. Loop Hiway yesterday. Each of us stung 2-4 times. We had forded the river, danced with death at the Ice Caves, panned for gold, and swum the icy river near Silverton to prove our he-man burliness. How can something so small turn 3 burly he-men into screaming, running, flailing, cussing, 'fraidy-cat little _ithches? Tom
I would very much have liked to see that embarassedlaugh.gif I've seen burly he-men loggers in Forks turn into blubbering piles of mush at the sight of a little baby. Glad to see a post from you!

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