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There has been a few times when I have noticed deer and turkeys hanging together. I often wondered if that was because they both kind of relate each other with finding acorns, and use each other to locate that food source. Do you suppose that they have formed some sort of symbiotic relationship based on food?

How does duck egg production compare to chicken egg production? Anybody know?

We had ducks years ago. The darn things became pets. They used to follow me around. Butchering time was not pleasant. We also had rabbits, chickens and goats. Yeah, we got caught up in that farming thing that everyone gets into out here in the country. It worked good for my two boys. They had chores to do, and they learned about responsibility and actually doing something for their allowance.

Anybody have any pictures of odd-shaped trees?

When they legalized rifles here in our county, I decided to go for something with reduced recoil. I had been shooting a 12 ga shotgun. So I called up my son and had him bring his .270 up for me to test fire. I honestly decided that the .270 had no kick at all. So I bought one. My suggestion is to find someone that owns a .270 and ask to take a shot or two. I would be surprised if the recoil bothers your bad shoulder. I don't know the nature of your shoulder injury, but I cannot imagine that the recoil of a .270 would aggravate it at all.

Here is just one of the hundreds of designs on the internet. Do a Google search, "building a chicken coop" it all begins for you: https://easycoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/FreePlans/12x8_Chicken_Coop_Plan_Free.pdf This is a pretty jazzy one, but you can also de-feature as far as you want. There are other ones that incorporate an outdoor yard too. Have fun.

I have thought about an outdoor shooting shed that could be mostly closed up with only a small shooting port, and a small heater inside for winter use. I would have removable side panels with bug screening when the panels are removed for spring and summer shooting. Room enough for at least two shooters. A roof overhang to protect the gun barrel from rain or snow. I would do whatever possible to keep the weather out even in a driving wind. There would be a wide bench for accessories (bullets spotting scope, and whatever else might be there. Enough room to lean gun cases and other paraphernalia against the back wall. If the shed does not wind up too heavy, I might consider some bicycle tires to make it mobile and some ATV hitches front and back so I could pull it around to vary the shooting distances. I'll bet I'm not thinking of everything. The reason I posted this is because I am planning a construction of a such a "shooting shed" next summer and I'm looking for ideas. I don't want it to be finished and then have to say, "Gee, I wish I had done this or that. It is a one-shot deal.

If you were going to build the best shooting bench your imagination could conjure up, what features would you include?

WOW! What a beast.

Well maybe this is an opportunity to update things a bit and put in features that you always wanted. I always figured that a shooting bench that could be used all winter with maybe some removable sides and a propane heater. I never did it, but maybe this summer. I figured that panels that could be taken down in summer and maybe some screened panel to keep some of the bugs out. What do you think? Worth the effort?

I just finished reading an article in the latest issue of New York Outdoor News about a guy that was attacked by a rabid bear. Now there is something that your mind can work on next deer season, when you are walking to your stand in the dark.....lol. Yeah it is a rare situation, but apparently, it can happen. This guy was in a store parking lot when the bear went after him. Fortunately for him there was another guy nearby that had a pistol and he did the bear in before there was too much damage done to the guy that was attacked.

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But I think on a 1000' driveway, that might run me broke. But Who knows. I may have to break down and do something like that if things get the way I am guessing they will.

But God helps those who help themselves, right? It doesn't hurt to ask for a little assistance, but I think he expects you to put in a lot effort too.

Years ago, I had a Ford 8N with a back-blade and with a 1000' driveway, and a wide area up by where the cars are parked, I would wind up with a hell of a stiff neck after plowing from trying to look behind to see where I was going. I have to ask about you guys that use a bucket. When you are dealing with wet heavy snow, don't you find the bucket loading up and packing with snow? Also there is no way to tilt the bucket to throw the snow off to the side. Isn't that true?