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Offline tench

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Ice Beard?
« on: Nov 29, 2012, 11:03 PM »
Anyone else sprout a beard for the hardwater season? I started mine Sept. 1st with the opener of bear season and I'm not shaving until the end of March or the last day of ice fishing, whichever comes later. Lets see some pics! I'll post mine tomorrow.
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Offline laclabiche walleye hunter

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #1 on: Nov 29, 2012, 11:11 PM »
I started one in sept and by the end of october i had to shave it off was getting way to itchy for me lol ;D

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #2 on: Nov 29, 2012, 11:16 PM »
Gotta keep it clean and conditioned!  ;D My girlfriend is getting mad at me, she's tired of having me look 40!
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Offline huntaholic

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #3 on: Nov 29, 2012, 11:23 PM »
Me and a bunch of college buddies started ours in august for goose opener. No shaving or haircuts until after xmas break in january. Needless to say we are one ugly arse bunch of guys ;D

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #4 on: Nov 29, 2012, 11:38 PM »
i grew a beard for no shave november, but i'm getting tired of the itching and shampooing my face.
plus it makes my windproof balaclava uncomfortable to wear.

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #5 on: Nov 29, 2012, 11:44 PM »
I started one in Oct. Because of work I have to keep it trimmed. I have a bunch of grey showing up, starting to show my age! Hope to have a pic as soon as I'm on the ice!
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Offline SeisMec

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #6 on: Nov 30, 2012, 12:17 AM »
I've had a mustache since 1981 and a full beard for the last 5 years. The wife is always after me to dye it because it's mostly gray.

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #7 on: Nov 30, 2012, 12:22 AM »


don't need a ski mask when you got a beard. best part about having a beard is no wind burn   

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #8 on: Nov 30, 2012, 01:15 AM »
I keep the beard year round and don't plan on getting rid of it anytime soon. Best part is the girlfriend likes it so I may never get rid of it  :P

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #9 on: Nov 30, 2012, 03:28 AM »
 Used to start growing one at the beginning of bear season, and cut it off in spring.  Then for about 6 or 7 years, I wore it year round.  Shaved it off about 9 years ago, and have not grown one since.

Offline bluemountainlaker

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #10 on: Nov 30, 2012, 05:17 AM »
goin on 13 months without shaving!! cant icefish without my beard ;) 

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #11 on: Nov 30, 2012, 05:24 AM »
I have not shaved off my beard since 1996, it scared the kids ;D
I keep it tight in the warm weather and bush it up for the winter
A beard is nature's balaclava ;D
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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #12 on: Nov 30, 2012, 05:35 AM »
We started growing beards for the bow season. When you got your deer, you shaved, everyone would know you had scored. I liked the beard and kept it. I years later took a position at work that required to be clean shaven. When I retired I grew it back, it had a lot of white in it? My wife said she didn't marry Santa Claus and it made me ten years older. I trimmed it to a goatee, which she liked. My ice beard from years ago is to the left.
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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #13 on: Nov 30, 2012, 05:43 AM »
my wife gets to see my neked face in june for our anniversary thats it 

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #14 on: Nov 30, 2012, 05:52 AM »
My esteemed colleagues,

It would seen to me..the question should be...why would anyone want to shave?

I have not shaved in 13 years...and I never will!

Cheers,

Ice Beard

Offline wiredstone

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #15 on: Nov 30, 2012, 05:54 AM »
 I wear mine year round. ;D
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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #16 on: Nov 30, 2012, 06:29 AM »
i  always have a beard..

Offline boinger

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #17 on: Nov 30, 2012, 06:59 AM »
i started growing a bear just for hardwater season about 6 years ago, now it's stays all year. 

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #18 on: Nov 30, 2012, 07:02 AM »
Had a mustache since I was 20 and had a beard since I was 30. So 29 Years now. I would shave them both if I could look only 40. The biggest thing is my upper lip is so white it would scare people.
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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #19 on: Nov 30, 2012, 07:06 AM »
I've had my flavor saver for 25 years or better.

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #20 on: Nov 30, 2012, 07:19 AM »
Not a beard grower,but could have a nice one in about a week.My younger brother could grow a full beard in the 6th grade,hairiest devil I've ever seen,he even has hair on his knee caps :woot:

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #21 on: Nov 30, 2012, 07:19 AM »
Yup started mine Nov 1'st every year and shave it off in March.

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #22 on: Nov 30, 2012, 07:40 AM »
My esteemed colleagues,

It would seen to me..the question should be...why would anyone want to shave?

I have not shaved in 13 years...and I never will!

Cheers,

Ice Beard

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Well said, Mr. Beard!

I for one am a fan. I'm still trying to convince the beau to go full facial for ice season.  ;)
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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #23 on: Nov 30, 2012, 08:05 AM »
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Well said, Mr. Beard!

I for one am a fan. I'm still trying to convince the beau to go full facial for ice season.  ;)

have to agree...i have never dated a man without atleast a goatee....something about a man with a beard  ;)
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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #24 on: Nov 30, 2012, 08:16 AM »
Last year I grew mine from Sept till late Feb. I only got to start in November this year, can't wait for it to grow back full.
  

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #25 on: Nov 30, 2012, 08:39 AM »
I can't grow facial hair if my life depended on it. I did however start growing my hair out august 1st for the hardwater season. I always get a buzz cut come spring and rock long hair in the winter. I might let it go this spring until it gets long enough to donate to locks of love.

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #26 on: Nov 30, 2012, 08:41 AM »
have to agree...i have never dated a man without atleast a goatee....something about a man with a beard  ;)
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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #27 on: Nov 30, 2012, 08:47 AM »
Gotta keep it clean and conditioned!  ;D My girlfriend is getting mad at me, she's tired of having me look 40!

Hey now, some of us look damn good at 40  ;D

Haven't started mine yet, probably in the next couple of weeks.  Only takes about 2 weeks for us with Bigfoot blood to go full Jeremiah Johnson.

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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #28 on: Nov 30, 2012, 08:55 AM »
Gotta keep it clean and conditioned!  ;D My girlfriend is getting mad at me, she's tired of having me look 40!
Shoot, I'd be excited to look 40 again.  ;D  I haven't went thru a winter without a beard for nearly 40 years. Went 25 plus with a beard year around. I thought about trying bare-faced this year, but the first few cooler days changed my mind in a hurry. My user name pretty much describes it.
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Re: Ice Beard?
« Reply #29 on: Nov 30, 2012, 09:29 AM »
You can quit now. We got it. WINK WINK WINK

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lmao....hmmmm didnt mean it that way at the time but well that too.... :).....and btw  Tench....nothing wrong with lookin 40......or 50 for that matter just sayin....dont like "fluffy men"..lol...
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