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I think I have seen one to many pictures of deer liver fluke. Or associate it with the look & smell of a gut pile. It's funny I occasionaly like liverwurst with onions. But that's a cold sand. I might be willing to try deer liver, cooked right, but that would have to be a good frackin day.

Know how deer hunters have weird tools like the Butt-Out? Well, for fishermen this seem only fair. http://www.spinelesswunderboner.com/

How about those who insist on bringing their pda out hunting, and then claim they don't miss a thing yet their freezer isn't as full as they want it to be. Now that's a crime .. But they can sure find the time to post here - Live!

I did a run up to camp, well there was 1/2' on the ground. Not like at home with a dusting. Still spread lime over the snow on two plots & where I'd like to expand a little. Broke the had spreader so the last 1/2 bag was by hand. Lots of fun.I think most of it should get into the ground without run off.

30k? add another zero or might as well deal a 5 year lease.

I stay clear of smooth bark. I don't trust Birch either. Sure you can climb them, but I've seen one to many seemingly healthy Birch down on the ground.

I just wanna go huntin ...

Tailfan didn't sound right.

I swear by the clothing treatment.

82 Usually start paying attention after the superbowl, planning pto etc.

To all Tom Brady / Patriots fans, from the bottom of my heart;

Georgia Pellegrini is a chef, hunter and author. Her most recent book is "Girl Hunter." Her website is http://georgiapellegrini.com/ - check out the blog. Here's an article I found thought it was a decent read. So few positive articles about what we do and the media floods them out with other junk so quickly I thought I might pass this on out of interest. source The great mystery of the human species is how we got here —how we came out of the trees, stood on two feet, and ended up on the trading floor of Lehman Brothers –how we became so smart…and so dumb. I believe the answer is that we abandoned the Great Forage -- the real dance between predator and prey that fostered our intelligence. There is debate as to when in history we became true omnivores, but it is likely we began by scavenging dead animals. It allowed us to take in more calories than we spent to find the food. Our ability to climb grew as a way to steal kills stashed in trees, as did our ability to run fast. We had to know when our prey—and our competitors—slept, grazed, watered, changed locations, mated, and bore young. It all required analysis, observation, and cunning as we learned to imitate and outwit other species. And ultimately, we had to fight other meat eaters. This required us to develop tools, weapons and plans to defend ourselves. Even today, the very act of being alive requires us, by definition, to also know how to survive or perish. But hunting and gathering taught us more than survival—it taught us that bringing food back to the tribe and feeding the community, particularly the women who were then more fertile, elevated our position in the world. Hunting and gathering not only taught us how to stay alive, it was an act that made us more human. The pendulum began to swing in the opposite direction with the arrival of an agricultural revolution in which farming gradually replaced hunting. This was more efficient but it also led us to a more settled life. By cultivating crops that were most productive, we simplified our diet into a few basic commodities—mostly grains. We domesticated animals and transformed them—altering them to fit our purposes, and in the process altered our lifestyle further. Today we idealize our domesticity and our agrarian achievements as a sign that we have evolved, when the truth is that it has put us fundamentally out of touch with more basic forces of nature. The consequences of that shift are far reaching. As omnivores, humans are able to consume a great variety of foods. We once ate a wider range of seeds, fruits and nuts along with animal and vegetable protein. After the adoption of an agrarian, settled life, there was less time for hunting and gathering those things. Today, corn, corn-fed meat and corn based processed foods, coupled with our sedentary lives has led to countless diseases specific to developed nations. It has become so dramatic that anthropologists and authors Marjorie Shostak and Melvin Konner suggest the key to solving our health problems is looking at the differences between our diet and that of our ancestors who instinctively pursued the food best suited to our genes. The return to hunting and gathering more of our food offers the opportunity for a more diverse and natural diet. Wild meat is simply healthier. The fat in industrial beef and pigs is notorious because the intramuscular saturated fat—‘marbling’—characteristic of grain fed cattle, is an artificial product of domestication that does not exist in nature. Long-chain fatty acids, found in greater abundance in wild meat, are necessary for brain development. These come from structural rather than adipose fat. Most domestic cattle often lack access to an adequate variety of seeds and leaves to make an optimum proportion of structural fats. And what about our intelligence today? All I have to do is look at the difference between me and my grandmother, or me and my father. I have been blessed with a top-shelf education, yet I am still less knowledgeable and self-sufficient in the natural world than they are. I have grown up in a world that increasingly views land as a commodity that belongs to us, rather than to our environment. Our level of ‘civility’ is determined by how well we tame our land. What is civility to my generation? It has become the information highway, social networks, addiction to entertainment, and ‘virtual’ reality—all sedentary pastimes. The values of a more ‘in touch’ humanity that existed in my grandmother’s day is considered eccentric to today’s population. Modern life has masked our need for diverse, wild communities, but it does not end it. Today’s artificial, corn-fed landscapes give us less potential and progress has a way of doing away with things whose value we don’t see until they are scarce and gone forever. But just because culture is running ahead of us doesn’t mean we need to join the race.

Lets say, oh I dunno off the top of my head, you needed a spy to get in close to some nut job that needs to be dead. Well, some clown dressed up like a reporter with sun glasses that are realy desguised laser pointers can get in close instead of an assasin. Lock on and fire away. Or, when the ups guy throws your delivery over the fence, ... oh never mind.

source Fans of science fiction movies of the 80s might remember “Runaway,” in which Gene Simmons plays an evil scientist who invents “smart” bullets that seek out specific human targets. Sandia National Laboratories has brought that a bit closer to the real world. Researchers Red Jones, Brian Kast and their colleagues invented a self-guided bullet that can hit targets more than a mile away.

26, 22 & 21 this year. You never stop being a parent, or grandparent for that matter. But, the extra time I have now is nice to continue with my activities.

Got roadrunner but not cable tv. Ditched cable / satilite about 10 years ago.

I shoot in the backyard alot. Well, not this time of year but yeah it's a great way to unwind.

Caught this video on foxnews thought it was cool. http://video.foxnews.com/v/1402511934001/wearable-robot-helps-paralyzed-firefighter-walk-again?intcmp=features Just thinking 10 years or so down the road this tech could be maybe a little more portable and with an independant power source from a back-pack. Maybe could be applied to wounded soldiers etc.

I've taken 4 deer with the .243 100gr Sierra GameKing. Good broadside shots. Longest run was a 7pnt. in `09 35-40 yards. Anyone who tells you the .243 isn't enough gun is full of it. Just like the clowns who say the 30-30 isn't good enough.

Somewhere, another Birch tree is on it's side. Hopefully not on my camper.

So I was checking out a rr/news link and there was a rate-the-rats in NYC video, right next to it this video with some guy trying to explain how the fur trade is eco friendly. http://www.watchmojo.com/index.php?id=10333

If you spray don't use Spectracide! Especially if you think you might add any broadleaf into the mix.

Imo 3-D improves accuracy & shot confidence. Most 3-D are pricey but have replacable cores. I still use a box for some basic shooting & broadhead tests. edit- I also bought one of those arrow puller deals from Dick's.

I have the evolved habitats meter. Is it accurate? Well after taking multiple samples and checking the readings I'd say it's ok. But the tips are not very durable. Jabbing the probes right into the ground is a sure way to break them. I always use a small shovel and turn a sampling.