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Never said anything about you belonging to another site, my beef is with the cheap shots they do not belong on any site as far as I am concerned. And you are no innocent angel in all of this horseshit Mr Chopsuey, you are and have been one of the main culprits in starting these blowups and it needs to stop. I have been running a message board for what will be twenty years next month, I will not even allow a thread like this on my forum and I will tell you what I would ban my own mother if she did not abide by the board's rules. Al

Doing some long line leash work with Harleigh, Like I said above she was never leashed trained period and handled for me just fine with voice commands. She is a heck of a track dog and has recovered a couple of varmints for me that so the tracking part for her is like rolling off a log, she has some of the top hunting Airedales in the US in her pedigree. She seems to be coming along a lot better than I expected. When it comes to performance, breeding is everything and a well bred dog can make one look like a good trainer. Like Coon Hound trainer extraordinaire John Wick would say. Al "Every pup is like a lottery ticket, except that you have to feed it for a year before you can scratch it to see what you've got. Sometimes the gamble pays. and sometimes it does not." JW

That is a good deal. Al

And that is what the malcontents can not stand, they were so sure this site was going to fold when they left, I got one message telling me not to forget to turn out the lights after all left. It did not happen because the ones who left were the ones that stirred the pot and this board has been humming along nicely with plenty of traffic. I would like to know if anyone here goes to their wonderful site and fires off cheap shots trashing the place. None of this crap would be started if they would just get it in their head this place is what it is and just stay the Hell away. No, just like when they were regulars here they just keep picking and keep things festering. It about darn time the ban button gets used and all of this malarkey would be gone. Al

Who cares, I don't, this site has 9000 members, this hangup on new members don't mean squat on an open board, Anyone interested can log on to the board and read it's content and that is what hundreds of folks do every day. Get it in your damned heads, this site is what it is and has been this way for years that is the bottom line. My advice to those who do not care for it is to hit the road instead of coming here and bashing with your cheap shots because things are not going to change and personally I like the board the way it is. Al

I totally disagree I think this board is the best it has ever been but I can see why you would make a post like that, seeing you have never made a worthwhile useful hunting-outdoor post here that I can remember. Instead of trying to trash the place while don't post something that a NY hunter would find helpful, my message board philosophy has always been if a reader learns just one tip it was worth the time for me to write it and apparently worth the time for them to read it. Al

Powder Valley has got some of the first inventory I have seen for Alliant powders in a long time. Problem is the size of their containers everything I checked out was 4lbs and up. Al

Bottom line is this board's hunting content, the best by far, there were over 300 readers logged on last evening and usually 100 to 200 logged on at all times, that is pretty fair, so there are plenty of folks that feel this board is worth researching. This board does not need a lot of worthless posts, in my opinion it needs useful information that pertains to hunting for the most part. Who the Hell comes on a hunting board to find out what I ate? The traffic bears out good attendance and that is what makes those ads pay the bills, she is on cruise control. My suggestion is if the board does not suit you, stay away instead of constantly posting cheap shots and nothing else of value. Al

Shot a few more shots today, this time I had my Bushnell rangefinder to measure my distances, I exaggerated on the 30 yards posted above, only 26 according to the Bushnell. Worked on the firearms range later setting up some new targets, when I put them in years ago I just paced them off and that was good enough. Checking distances with the rangefinder I had set them up too far. My 25 yard target measure 27 yards, my 50 yard target measured 59 yards and the old 100 yard target measured 113 yards. Not a big deal but I made sure the new 100 yard target was 100 yards. Al

Powder Valley has got some powders in stock and have a coupon code at checkout to waive the hazmat fee. FH815 Al

Shot the Girsan again and got it sighted in pretty well, I was having a tough time seeing the front sight so I ordered a fiber optic job that will help me a lot getting on target I think. Not a single malfunction as of yet with my handloads, the reliability has been great. I would like the trigger just a bit crisper and lighter, good trigger jobs on 1911s are not cheap, something I may get into down the road. Al

How can one not be humiliated for voting the current Democrat administration in, pretty hard to defend and play the party platform up when the country is turning into a bigtime shithole. The libtatrds and closet Democrats have left here for the most part and I for one am glad they are gone. Al

Forums-message boards are not free, funds come from one of two places. The forum owner can pay for the costs out of pocket or various ads attached to the forum can fund costs. Takes a second to delete the pop up ad on this board if not interested, no big deal as far as I am concerned. Al

You should be all set for most situations. Al

I got out and did a little shooting this morning on the new archery target, used the SAS Long Bow and assorted weight practice arrows at 30 yards. The first seven at least hit the target, I am no Jennifer Delaney for sure but I had fun and I really like the long bow, it will lay them in there half way decent with the right arrows I think. Al

More libtard back door hogwash, as for copper bullets for hunting, way overrated and over priced. You only have to look at California to see what traditional ammo bans have done for the hunting and shooting sports. Al

Tore down my old archery back stop made from bales of hay wired tightly together, what a mess, on top of that a couple of snakes living in it made me come out of my shoes and scream like a woman. Got my new target frame all painted up and targets attached to the frame, started to rain so I did not get a chance to shoot and break it in, maybe tomorrow. The rifle-handgun range will be next up to get into shape. Time to throw some lead. Al

A quick overview of Tim's new book, I have been acquiring books about the outdoor sports since I was a kid and still pick one up on occasion today. This book is in line with my old school books of participating in the outdoors in traditional ways and methods, love seeing folks still using such techniques. To put it simply it is my cup of tea and I like it a lot, especially Jill's first deer tale. Tim could not have summed it all up better, "he is part of a happy family and is a blessed man, you did good Tim. Al

An update, these guys are growing like weeds, especially the Geese. The chickens are feathering out pretty good and I can tell what breeds I ended up with. Have a nice Belgium Liege Fighter stag and some really nice Asils. Al

Most are not fast enough, what some knuckleheads do for entertainment! As they old saying goes F with the Bull and you will get the Horns.

Along with every other Democrat as far as I am concerned!! Al

Thatta Boy!

Congrats and hopefully many years of happy bird hunting. Al

My pastures are fenced with woven wire that is 4 ft high, the Deer go over it easily. I had one three acre field fenced with 6 ft high woven wire and never had one clear it that I know of. I saw a couple of attempts, but those particular jumps were failures and they just crashed into the fence. Al

I have not shot at all of late as I have been so busy doing stuff around here on the farm that needs to get done now, I look forward to firing up a storm with both firearms and archery stuff shortly. Al