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Little poem sent to me by one of my Buddys When I was a youth I had no means or much time, Now that I have means I have plenty of time but no youth. =================================== Pretty much the way it goes for most. When I was a kid my equipment and transportation along with dough was pretty minimal along with always working with not a lot of time. Today I have pretty much all the equipment I ever wanted and enough money to use it but at 74 years of age I have to work at it more LOL. Al

Have had this happen to me personally more times than I care to remember, a snoot full of quills is a sure way to ruin a hunt. Not so many Porkys around these days around my neck of the woods, I think it is due to the fact there are a few Fishers dining on them. Al

A buddy out on California passed along a pic of his young Airedale "Red" on his first hog, did some Hog hunting years ago with dogs it was a blast. Al

A new model scope that I have really come to like a lot is the ultra light Leupold 2,5X. These little guys have big eye relief which makes them great on heavy recoiling guns, big field of view which makes them great for hunting the timber, only nine ounces which keeps the theme of a carrying gun in line and add that to Leupold's reliability and quality that is second to none. The rifle below also illustrates another scope mounting system using quick release rings, they allow the use of your rifle's open sights if anything mishap were to happen to the scope. To be honest I did not know how reliable these were but after using them on a couple of my rifles, taking the scope off and putting it back on at the range and testing the zero both were right on the money and hitting exactly where they were supposed to be. Leupold, Warne and Talley make quick release rings, mine are Leupold and Warne, I like the way the Warne rings install on the scope better than the Leupolds. Al

A couple of more tips, one is to make sure you place the bait in a place where it can be watched from several stands so you can play the wind. These bait stands are also a good place to use a predator call, a call can sometimes make a skittish-wary predator laying back to expose itself for a shot. I killed a couple of Foxes that were probably checking the bait pile area's scent but were laying back in cover. Their curiosity of the call made them stick their heads out for a look see. Al

See your Doc, these days if you get bit most will put you on Doxycycline, nothing to mess around with, I had the Lyme a few years ago and you will think you are dying. Al

I have had modest success using a method similar to what you show, I use a large plastic tub and fill it with all sorts of scrap from left over meals, any dead animals I acquire and even some cheap dog food. I make these tubs up when the temperatures are cold and pour water over the top of everything in the tub and let it freeze solid. I will place the contents in a place I feel there will be action wrapped in Chicken wire. It holds together pretty well and the varmints have to work at it to get the food out. Killed mostly Foxes but have had a couple of Coyotes come in. Al

I sure do, I have one in a drawer here in the gun room, this one actually got too hot for me. Have not fired it up in many years. Al

My favorite part of training young pups is introducing them to targeted game and see what kind of natural instincts they have toward it. Coon was one of my favorite animals to hunt with dogs and the rolling cage was an integral part of the process. A live trapped Coon would be put in the cage and the pups introduced along with an older experienced Dog to get everyone fired up. The Cage gets rolling around and keeps both Coon and Pups safe and it only takes a few sessions to accomplish what I am looking for then the Coon is released back into the wild. Dusty my old Tom Cat loved firing up the pups and would put on his best imitation of a Mountain Lion. Al

I was actually surprised it worked so well, as for longevity and reliability over the long haul we will have to see, last Fall I picked up a bulk box of the old reliable "Hot Hands" warmers so I am pretty much set for now either way. Al

I hear you but there are no tree stands for me, I am strictly a ground hunter. Al

Now that hunting seasons are winding down I have been emptying my hunting clothes pockets. Tried a couple of new gadgets I got in my Christmas stocking and have to say they work well. One is a "Go Warmer" electronic rechargeable hand warmer, you charge it with a USB and it lasts for several hours, has three warmth settings and it will keep your hands warm, used while doing chores in that bitter spell a couple of weeks ago and I love it. The other item is a very small gooseneck stream light, this thing can be clipped to your clothes and hats or just put in your pocket and has all kinds of adjustment, two brightness settings and also a redlight setting. This little guy gives off an amazing amount of light and worked great for me coming out of the woods after dark. It too is USB rechargeable and being of the Stream Light brand very good quality. Al

I think that you will find the crank string cocking device to be money well spent I am going to hold off for now on the crank cocking device until I see how I do cocking the crossbow over a period several shooting sessions. I watched the online videos of the device in operation and there is no doubt that it works well. I may be wrong but I think the more I manually cock the bow and start gaining technique the process should become somewhat easier, if not I will get a crank. Al

Not much room in the back of that Fiesta and that Buck was Rank smelling in full rut mode, the car stunk for days inside, and those car air fresheners just seemed to make it worse.

Personally I will take winters like this any day. Al

And that is what is sticking in their craw, they believed Bill's and a couple of other's doom and gloom forecast yet the board is humming along running smooth like a Swiss watch. Take it from someone that has run a couple of message boards, It is all about usable content not numbers. Al

You are absolutely right, these folks that had nothing but derogatory remarks about this board can not stay away and I can guarantee some are up to no good. The Fat Boy along with other malcontents have been hanging here around the clock, he certainly is not here posting anything to contribute to the board, which when I think about it he never did anyway. LOL! Should have been canned years ago. Any post about the other board should be deleted immediately, problem solved. Al

With this nice weather and no snow on the ground I finally got to mess around a little bit with the Excalibur crossbow a little bit. Dialed the scope for a quick sight in and had it hitting where I was aiming at 30 yards with no problem. The "Power Stop" target block worked well and stopped the bolts nicely. I will say this thing is not what I call easy to cock especially for a long shooting session with a lot of shots taken, I will have arms like a "Java Man" by the end of the summer LOL! I will give it a good wringing out when the weather gets nice, so far so good. Al

Want to clarify dates, Feb 23, 24 and 25 Thursday, Friday and Saturday. https://www.newyorkfarmshow.com/en/home.html Al

Most of the equipment is new but there is some used. Every major equipment dealer in the Northeast is there and most do have used equipment in their inventories, just have to ask around. Al

There are promotions on just about everything, as for tractors every major and minor brand will be there along with the attachments used by them. You will enjoy it. Al

Coming up Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the State Fair grounds in Syracuse any and everything to do with farming, the equipment is all there to see in person. From my perspective one of the better events to attend, I really enjoy it. Al

Nice sequence, I can not get over how good the resolution is on your scope, congrats. Al

Bushnell was quite an innovator with their scope back in the sixties. They had a mounting system that utilized two hardened studs that were screwed in the place a base would go. On the scope's bottom was a rail with movable attachment blocks in place of conventional rings. The block had an opening that would fit on to the hardened stud and tightened down. I had a Remington 660 243 with a 3X9 scope chief mounted on it, the setup worked great. The scope also had what was called a "command post", when woods hunting a shorter ranges a switch would flip up the post for a much easier to view reticle and it worked great. Unfortunately, the idea was not a great one for sales and Bushnell eventually dropped that line of scopes. Al