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I just finished reading an old topic here on using an ATV for snow plowing, and there seemed to be a lot of concern about the ability of an ATV to move heavy snow. I have been using an ATV to plow my 1000' driveway for in excess of 30 years. The first one I used was a 2 wheel drive Yamaha in the 228 cc range, and it did all right, but there were definitely limitations. Then I moved up to a 400 cc Yamaha in 2004, and there was only one storm that made me not even take it out of the barn. Pick-up trucks couldn't even handle that one. Now after 20 years of handling all kinds of snow with a Yamaha 400, I finally bought a new one ( a Yamaha 450), and yesterday I did the driveway, and the snow was dripping wet and heavier than I have ever seen. No problem......Didn't even spin a wheel.

You got any idea what I do for a living lol? Of course you do. I was at one time pretty active on this board, and I've never hidden my profession. But then and now, your yapping is enough to set the most stable of nerves jingling. If I thought there was ANY chance of you admitting for one second that you'd made a mistake, I'd go ahead and list the various reasons that you need to THINK BETTER. But I'd be wasting time and space. Tell you what. You promise to quit posting on this thread...you don't even have to admit I'm right, just back off for once...and I will provide you with six salient points, details, and resources that counter your claims VERY EFFECTIVELY. From perspectives that incorporate scientific, epidemiologic, molecular, agricultural, and economic arguments. Otherwise, continue to reside in your fantasy world where you safely ignore any opinions that don't conform to your preconceived beliefs and obviously agenda-driven stances. I don't think you're up to the challenge. I'm all for throwing down, that's literally what scientists do for a living as they try to defend and/or counter their models, and as an Alzheimer's researcher in an age where the landscape is rapidly shifting as we make real advances in our understanding of the disease, I'm literally engaged in contesting ideas about neuroscience on a daily basis. But I've been down this road before with you. You'd argue with a poster on a wall if it said something you don't like.

I thought this was the case as well until just recently. I listened to a Huntr podcast with Daniel Storm, a Wisconsin DNR employee, where he described a method that allows them to do testing for CWD on live animals. Take the rest of the information in the podcast as you see fit, but I found that part of the conversation to be quite surprising based on information that I had heard and read elsewhere (i.e. you can only test dead animals for CWD).

Yup. And now the talk of credit cards being used to track ammo purchases. Gotta love this state. Cash and Vermont for all your ammo needs. Great views on the drive and great selections on the shelves. Win-Win.

I bought something similar after I went down in my own driveway and cracked a few ribs last month. At my age things don't mend as fast as they used to. I figure the few seconds it takes to slip those things on beats the days and days of sheer agony. Robby

With all the snow melt everywhere I go around my place is covered with a sheet of ice making for treacherous walking, I took a bad fall on ice some years back and tore all kinds of muscles and ligaments in both legs. I can get around ok these days but I will never get back to normal. Consequently I am now extra careful when it comes to maneuvering on ice. I have tried just about everything out there and the best solution I have found are a chain type setup that slip over your footwear and held in place by strong rubber straps. The traction they give on glare ice is outstanding. If you have to do any walking on ice do not mess around, get some sort of traction grips and be safe. Al

Every now and then I watch farming shows on youtube from different foreign countries, I find the videos from Asia especially interesting as they use some pretty primitive techniques and tools and still get tremendous results. Two of the most indispensable tools they use constantly are a couple of knives, a large sickle blade and a squared off ended chopping knife, the amount of use these knives get and the tasks they perform with them are something and I was impressed. So much so that I decided to get one of each and give them a try for tasks both on the farm and in hunting situations making blinds and clearing brush and branches. They will replace my 40 year old machete that has gotten a bit long in the tooth. Al