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In that case, check out the Lacrosse Aeroheads. You wont be disappointed. I put a ton, ton, TON, of miles on mine so far, and they are the first boot I've ever owned that's headed into its second hunting/shed season. I don't like to plug any brand or model based on average results. These are an affordable top o' the line boot or I wouldn't have have bothered to mention them.

I did a lot of work in new home construction that used an Amish crew that couldn't put a "kit house" together straight and took 3x's as long as the regular framing crews. My sister recently had a rock solid shed built and delivered and is extremely happy with it. I had the pleasure of leveling it, and there wasn't a fraction of an inch of twist in that sucker when jacking it up by the corners. Also have had to help move some Amish made furniture this summer my back is still screaming from that favor.

I'll probably "cull" the first buck I see again this year... whether he's a no brow forkie, or a cactus racked, double dropper super freak!

Ok Red, you're not fooling me..... where's the corn pile,lol Nice herd you got there and looks like a real nice spot for that cam. Glad you caught your bear too!

When I see good bucks in areas like this, I usually don't see them walking down the middle of logging roads. Within your little slice of timber may be an edge in the form of a browse line, a vegetation edge, a field runoff, or a thicker undergrowth that leads to the field. You may find many more deer use trails along that feature than the road during legal light if you can get the set up right. Spend some time this month glassing the field before dark to see where deer are entering the field from that woodlot and back track those trails until you find where you can kill them on their approach. Of course the primary wind will dictate which location may be the better option.

Asked him to leave??? I would have made a citizens arrest and locked that thug up for 60 days before I give 'em the death penalty!

I wonder how much it has to do with sponsors. Bear and PSE come to mind with Primos and the Drury Bros. having ties to other products on the shelf like calls, scents, videos, and all that jazz.

I've been a ground pounder with gun and bow for all of my 25yrs hunting up until two years ago. The past two seasons I decided to take to the treetops to see what I was missing out on. I never had much trouble seeing plenty of deer from the ground, but stand hunting put a lot more of them within killing range of me without being detected. I killed a doe, an 8pt, and a 6pt with both weapons from above and had dozens more offer opportunities, but I have never felt so disconnected from the hunt in my life. I'm not putting stand hunting down in any way, but it turned out to be a real let down in the excitement department for me, and I'll likely be back to ground level again this coming season. I'll stop short of saying treestand hunting is "easy", but it's a whole heck of a lot easy-er than hunting from the ground.

You all must be some evil bastads! It said 50% of folks did better than me, but I don't think it was any of you judging by your critters!

Lots of puzzy for me in my next life! Says I'm gonna be a cat,lol! http://www.reincarnationstation.com/

WTH- did they not know there was going to be a hunting season this fall. I understand there are changes to the program every year, but they should have been prepared for that in advance don't ya think? How do they have all this time to prepare for this and then say "ummmm, hold on..., we aint ready yet, yup, yup"

Speaking of mold... All my skulls I had hanging out on the shed turned green with a scaley fungus this summer.., I'll assume from lack of sunlight and the clammy conditions. Some of them have been up there for over 5yrs now and it's never been an issue till this year. They were all as green as this skulls right antler, so I cut them all off and bleached them. A normal year, they get whiter as summer progresses. Been a crappy summer season here.

Another wet one today.....

I had a similar smudge show up in my pictures a while back. Didn't see anything obvious on the sensor, so I just blew it off with one of those little hand air puffers. That didn't help it any, and I was really starting to get annoyed by it, so I stuck a Q-tip in there and gently dusted it off and I haven't seen it since. Don't ruin your camera over it. If you had not pointed it out, I doubt anyone would have noticed.

You can say that again. I wish I had 5 more of these things and I could have made everybody happy. Waaaaay to high paced for me over there though. WOW!

Sold. Don't you feed those animals over there Phade! Holy crap were they ever hungry,lol

How 'bout $100 TYD.

Very nice, you'll be impressed with what you can do with that combo! I'm sure it won't take you long to get used to that zoom. That's a really nice lens for this stuff! Nice shots again!

Oh man..., a pecker, a chick, and a bunch of swallows! I see a theme in your work already,lol! What rig are you shooting? These look fantastic so far, and I'll bet they'll get even better the more you shoot! Congrats on the new cam, and can't wait to see more from you!

Grabbed a few pics this morning from the creekbottom hogweed plantation. It's definitely spread much further downstream than I've ever found it before. Most of the larger plants have already snapped over and the white flower tops have gone to seed. Here's one I found still standing. One of the bigger leafs out there right now. Found some sap oozing out of one of the bigger stalks. A section of the flower that has gone to seed. ...and a bunch of young plants spreading into the timber from the open sunny patch it got it's start in.

I'm not sure about your other questions. I think the big problem with simply killing the root is that the heads will still disperse the next generation of seed contributing to the spread if not disposed of properly. From what I've read up on this stuff, they're trying to make sure ALL precautions are taken to eradicate the infested areas without unknowingly contributing to the spread by mowing it down or whatever other redneck methods of destruction we're famous for coming up with. We could potentially do more harm than good taking on a task like that without a complete understanding of every aspect of what's involved in containing this stuff. I'll have to take a quick hike this morning to snap some better pics of the hogweed plantation that's taking root here.

I won that in a karaoke contest one night against some bum named Ted Nugent,lol!

Yep- that's about it,lol Can't forget about my lucky hat though!

Not really. Conditions at my place are completely different compared to the environment this stuff is flourishing in. Here's a shot of one of the plants from last year. It doesn't really show the size all that well but gives you an idea. I was through here just the other day and some of the leaves on these things are darn near 4ft across.