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South Dakota is a real sleeper when it comes to hunting, it is some of the best in the US, the Black hills area is beautiful. https://southdakotahunting.com/seasons

Growing up in the country a half hour from town with no transportation farm work was pretty much all that was available to me in my early teens. Occasionally some yard work and snow shoveling would be offered. None of it was what I would call pleasant. Dairy farms was helping with milking, feeding cows and haying. Crop farms, was planting and harvesting along with irrigation on some crops. Beans, Beets and Brussels Sprouts is what the farms I worked on grew. $7.00 a day was the most I made and I was damned glad to get it. Al

Commonly known as having your head up your ass!

While I have never hunted the Moose River Plains I have done quite a bit of varmint hunting in heavily wooded terrain, I have taken mostly Fox and only a few Coyotes. I can tell you the action is fast, the shooting is quick and the ranges are short, I have come to believe a fast handing, tightly choked short barreled shotgun with the appropriate shot charge is best for hunting varmints in heavy cover especially when the leaves are still on. Al

Personally I have a big time problem with the whole concept of so called "Royal People", I do not believe in any of the King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Duke, Duchess bullshit, they are no better than anyone else. Al

I found them on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Smith-Wesson-S-W-K-L-Frame-Grips-Square-Butt-Rosewood-Checkered-New/292536585346?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Got out one of my favorite handguns a couple of weeks ago, my old S&W Model 17 K22 Masterpiece 22 revolver and did some plinking. One of the first handguns I purchased and one of my most used. Highly accurate, so much so I used it in "bullseye" competition target shooting the first year I was involved in a league. Mostly I used her for hunting and have taken quite a few chucks and rabbits, some frogging, but where it really earned it's keep was when I went Coon hunting. I hunted by myself much of the time and the model 17 carried in a shoulder holster instead of lugging around a rifle made it much easier for me to handle a couple of hounds on a leash going through the woods at night. Anyhow after cleaning the old gal up I noticed the original magna grips were marred up a little, I was just going to refinish them but decided to treat the old gun to a new set of custom old style magna grips made of rosewood with the diamond pattern in the checkered panel. I always liked the look of the old style grips better. Al

Jesus Christ could be installed as the President of the NRA and it would make zero difference to the anti gun moguls, they will stick it to anyone that has "any" affiliation. I like North and will support him because he supports me, he is a Marine and knows how to fight the fight!

I can see that rifle is trim and light weight, I would stick with that theme when scoping it. A 2X7 Leupold mounted in low rings would be perfectly scaled keeping with the fast handling build of the rifle. Al

I see they have mounted an all out attack this morning, I think it is time to go to the approved membership setting on this board, once these morons find an open board they smell blood and will pass on their good fortune to others spammers like themselves, they will never stop flooding an open board with their garbage and bring it to it's knees. Approving members is a lot easier than cleaning up the mess these jerks are making here on this board. Al

Grouse Ridge Setters, none better, Oxford NY, the Flanagans been raising top notch Setters for over fifty years. http://www.grouseridgesetters.com/

A state Assembly bill proposed by a downstate legislator would prohibit public schools from offering marksmanship or shooting programs, including archery. The legislation’s sponsor is Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, D-67, Manhattan, who says it is in response to recent gun violence in schools. Rosenthal said her bill “would increase student safety by prohibiting public schools from offering marksmanship programs or other programs that allow students to possess and discharge firearms on school property.” The proposed legislation defines marksmanship and/or shooting programs as “any competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in using various types of ranged weapons, such as firearms and air guns, in forms such as handguns, rifles and shotguns and/or bows or crossbows.”

About all I can say is I am so grateful for having had lived in the time period I did. Boys were Boys, Girls were Girls and the hunting opportunities where I lived were the best. Al

The 264 cal was a long time step child but in recent times it has become quite popular with the emergence of the 6.5 Creedmoor. I have been enamoured with the 264 Winchester mag since my teen days but never got around to pulling the trigger on one. Now we have the 26 Nosler and then Weatherby upped the game with their 6.5-300 whose ballistics have me drooling, 120 grain bullets easily handloaded to 3600 fps! That Accuguard model guaranteed to group under an inch for under a grand is stuck in my brain which is not a good sign LOL! No the barrels will not last long if a lot of shooting is done but I really don't care about that. Al

I was prepared for a worse case scenario just in case I never could find any 222 mag brass, I purchased the neck expander some time ago, I just did not want to do it unless absolutely necessary. I do not like have cases that are mislabeled unless absolutely no other choice was to be had. ======================================================================= After keeping an eye out on ebay I scored on a new open box Burris Timberline 4.5X14 Compact saving about 75.00 along with several inches and ounces from the Simmons 6.5X20. Makes the old Number 1 lighter and gives a better balanced look I think. Can't wait to shoot it, just wanting some nicer weather so I can enjoy myself. Al

I have a CZ 527 and a TC Encore chambered in 223, I purchased a bunch of Lake City once fired 5.56 military brass and reconditioned it, the quality is good and the price was great but it was a lot of work. Anyhow I picked up 500 of these Hornady bullets to load up in that brass and will end up with some good ammo at a pretty reasonable price. For the folks that own AR rifles that like to throw some lead both the Varmint and the full metal jacket 55s make for a good buy on some high grade bullets. Al

Almost all shootings in the inner cities are gang and drug related and there are thousands of them happening every year. Al

I don't hunt Deer a whole lot these days but when I do it is because I am wanting some venison to eat or to try a virgin rifle and caliber out to see how it performs, and I am not picky on what gets shot. Al

Looking good Grampy!

Whatever weapon one prefers to use to make the kill is the end game, "hunting" is searching out and finding game then putting yourself in position for a shot to make a kill clean as sure as possible. Terrain and habitat can make hunting kill scenarios vary widely, use whatever weapon it takes to get that kill accomplished for each particular situation. Ideally that would be a weapon the hunter is proficient with and has confidence in, and be suited for whatever the distances that may be faced with in the area they will be hunting in. Al

Went to the Syracuse Gun Show today and it was packed wall to wall with folks, made it tough to look things over, with finally a nice day weather wise I knew people would be out in droves and they were. On the way back home stopped at the new Gander Outdoors in Cicero, overall I liked what I saw, nice merchandise, decent long gun selection, huge handgun selection and the prices were not bad from what I saw. A thumbs up, I will be going back. Al

I am a member of several forums mostly hunting dog related, I do not frequent them a whole lot but they come in handy when I have a question or am researching some information I am wanting to know about. The one I frequent the most is the one I run and own "Traditional Working Airedales" RimfireCentral.com is one I do visit frequently as I am a big fan and shooter of rimfire firearms. Below are some that I will take a look at every now and then. VersatileDogs.com Upland Journal Squirrel Dog Central Big Game Houndsman Bird Dogs and Doubles

The fellow I referred to in the above post was named Litchfield, he had to have had some serious money. The place he built was near Tupper Lake and it is still in the family. Below is some info I found and a link that has photos of his castle. Al I may be able to give you some information on Litchfield Castle. Construction began on the castle in 1910, on the shore of Jenkins Pone, renamed Lake Madeline after Mr. Litchfield's wife. 600 Italian stone masons were contracted to construct the castle. The stone they used was native granite, quarried on the property, some 8,654 acres. It is built of stone, steel, and concrete, the floors are tile and marble. The walls vary from 3-6 feet in thickness. It is French medieval type arcitecture with two towers, each 3 stories in height. The exterior took about one year to build, while the 100 room interior required two more years. When Mr. Litchfield first bought the property, he had been in the area on a summer trip. At the time he was a teenager. He purchased the land to develop "a game preserve equal to the finest Europe can provide". He fenced the park with a woven wire fence 8 feet high, and began importing exotic animals. Elk, moose, wild boar, fallow deer, jackrabbits, etc. All of which subsequently perished. http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/litchfie.htm