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Off of Facebook Marketplace. Travelled 2hrs to pick it up with the girlfriend's Ford Focus and trailer. Donor bike included. We try to make it happen lol.

A couple of years ago my youngest son started to show interest in riding motorcycles (I ride an old Kawasaki). I told him I'd look for one for him. He's a new rider. We agreed it had to be safe, reliable and somewhat cool. "Right up my alley" I'm thinking. Enter a 1983 Kawasaki KZ440 LTD D5 into the show. Story and pics to follow.

No. The young guy that shot it was getting it mounted so it saved us from having to try and eat it lol.

He was a three year old male cbr. As luck would have it I found myself on the end of the shooting line in the last blind. The dog owner and #1 goose caller was to my immediate left, and then the dog sat right outside the edge of the last blind. I had a front row seat for the dog show. Good stuff.

We ate duck jerky and pork braciola. The younger guys were cranked on red bull and duck videos 24/7. Some epic foos was played and a championship awarded. Making plans to go back next year.

Most days we hunted the cove near home depending on weather. Bluebills, buffleheads and mallards, etc. One of the younger guys shot a merganser.

"Cash" was an absolute beast and goose getting machine. Really fun to watch him work.

Morning goose hunt. 15 guns total, 2 bird limit. From a-frame blinds in the middle of a cut cornfield. 45 minutes of goose insanity and we were done.

Spent the last week in MD hunting late season waterfowl. Cambridge, MD was home base. Went on a couple guided hunts but mostly hunted from a boat blind. My good friend has a registered spot in the cove he lives on.

CNY weather

Taking care of business. https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/man-grabs-coyote-by-the-tail-after-it-charges-his-dog/vi-AA1n3Ewi?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=07ab363f7d0647c4abf4a92066a54258&ei=22

It's a caucus. See the popcorn buckets on the table. Listening to the commentary it's hard not to chuckle; when you realize we're all just frucked. https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/01/16/workers-count-votes-king-presidential-election-gop-iowa-caucus-2024-vpx.cnn

Just got finished with hn.1. I'd like to speak w Dr. Fauci please.

For @CharlieNY

Domestic meat rabbits are sedentary, fed a controlled diet and are slaughtered young (10 wks on average). Wild rabbits live life on the run and have a different diet. Domestic meat is therefore more consistent in taste and tenderness. I cook it frequently. You don't need a crock pot or anything special to slow cook rabbit. Any old heavy bottom pot with a lid will do. As previously mentioned there are a plethora of rabbit recipes on the web. Find one that sounds good and give it a try. I'm sure you can easily find one similar to your grandmother's. I'm sure it'll be great. My go to for farm raised is par boiled till tender, coated in Louisiana fish fry mix and oven baked. Crazy good. Good luck!

I eaten smoked carp, pickled carp and carp made into fish patties. It's actually not awful to eat if it's prepped correctly and well seasoned. But that goes for pretty much every other other fish, fur or fowl as well. There are other things I would do with them before eating them.

Killing deer, catching fish and telling the story on his own terms. I hope you had a Happy Birthday.

Two cannibals are walking along and find a dead clown. Couple minutes later one cannibal say's "Hey. Does this taste funny to you"?

As previously mentioned, it was a fantastic day to be in the woods. Very slight but consistent breeze, wet but not too cold. I couldn't believe how quiet it was. Made my way to a bench overlooking an oak flat this morning. Stateland. Fresh sign everywhere and even a couple freshened up scrapes. Unfortunately the only deer I saw all day was in the dark on the car ride to hunt lol. I usually only hit this spot during the late season. Hadn't been there since this time last year. Some changes happening there. New resident beaver(s). I think he was a little overconfident on this one lol. And something I'd never seen before, a triple trunk cherry tree. And the trunks were all very straight. Interesting I thought. Planning one more hunt on 1.1 if the weather is decent. We'll see.

Our "leaders" lol

I appreciate all of the kind sentiments and I'm sure my son would as well. But the work's not done lol. Son #2 is a sophomore at Albany. We'll see how he turns out in a couple years. He's off to a good start. A quote that was introduced to me years ago. I remind my sons of it when they need it. Perhaps you know someone who could use it as well. “Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Therefore, give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths. Remain steadfast...and one day you will build something that endures: something worthy of your potential.” ― Epictetus Thanks again.

This past summer my oldest told me in conversation he thought he could graduate college a semester early and be done. 3.5 yrs rather than 4. Apparently those college level classes he took in high school were going to pay off. Well he called me yesterday and told me he was indeed done with school and was strictly focused on his career now. He earned a BS in Finance and Financial planning. My man! From the day he turned 16 he's had a job lined up and I don't think he's ever quit. He washed cars, washed dishes, made burgers at McDonald's, did retail and even humped concrete for two summers on a crew. Last January he did an internship at a financial services company in Rochester. A couple months later they offered him a formal contract to work for them. He's been working 30hrs a week at the firm this last semester in addition to the school work. Gratified and happy for him. Hard work = success.

Deer live in a variety of environments including some that live in very close proximity to humans. Their behavior and reactions to human interaction are going to vary. Yes, I agree, a big woods buck is going to react differently to a bad human experience when compared to a suburban deer. But it'd be a stretch for me to say that a big woods deer is going to now be more freaked out and spooked, now more elusive in some way, now a mental basket case that's somehow now unhuntable, after one bad human encounter. If that were the case deer trackers in the northern states would never be successful.

Find the ladder stand lol.