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Stevie Ray Vaughan.

The older stuff with Duane and Dickie Betts should be 'required hearing' for young people.

And they've all been deliberately released in a covert attempt to control the capyberas.

Bill Whittle is a smart guy, and he nailed it at the end of that video. "Tyranny requires cowardice. And cowardice desires tyranny."

According to some people, including Gersch Kuntsman (sp), they are all equally terrifying. Everything in their world is terrifying. They won't be satisfied until everyone is terrified enough to accept total government control. That's the plan. I know this is a re-post, but It's so spot-on and hilarious that I have to re-post:

I feel bad about getting your hopes up regarding the dental burrs and stuff, Wooly. That box-full I have is somewhere, and no one in my family has claimed responsibility for throwing the stuff out. I'll keep looking. Too many barns, and not enough time. ;-} You're talking about the crafted skulls, right?

He benefited greatly from a Hollywood cast of California misfits masquerading as law enforcement professionals. The prosecutors cared more about camera time than the administration of justice. He proceeded to commit an idiotic crime for a few thousand dollars worth of sports memorabilia and served almost 9 years in prison for it. He testifies at his parole hearing that he believes he's "led a conflict-free life". Apparently he's completely forgotten that he was charged at least twice for beating up his wife, at least once for beating up a girlfriend, once for murdering two people, and eventually convicted for his part in an armed robbery. That's hardly a "conflict-free life". Being 70 YO is no excuse for forgetting all that, although a career of participating in an inherently violent sport may help one forget. I don't think justice has been served, but he's walking out a free man. I'd be willing to bet that he's back behind bars in a couple of years. Hopefully it won't be for murdering more people, but he's a violent man with no self-control or respect for others.

I have a small foam seat cushion tied to the back of my hunting pants. I can sit pretty comfortably anywhere, at any time. If there's a chance of it getting hung up during a walk in the brush I tuck it into the back of the pants. As long as I remember my pants I have a dry seat everywhere I go. So far so good. ;-]

I saw one of those near the post office in Geneva today, but it was wearing crocks. I was first up the steps and held the door open for it as a common courtesy I would give to anyone; man, woman, or other. It snarled at me, but I think it was my NRA hat that pi**ed it off. (I'm just starting to get the hang of the non-gender pronouns. If I ever go back into Canada I don't want to be thrown in jail. ;-} How did I do?)

I've killed dozens of woodchucks with the .17 HMR. Never an exit wound, and always devastating internal damage. And they don't ricochet like the lead bullets do.

On the noise issue, my .17 HMR rifle is actually louder than my 14" barrel .223 Contender pistol. The pistol gives a stout boom and a helluva muzzle blast, for sure, but the rifle emits a wicked crack with that tiny rice grain of a bullet.

My deepest condolences, Larry. Very touching tribute from your daughter. You should be very proud.

A good friend used to string monofilament fishing line around his vegetable garden. For whatever reason it seemed to keep the deer away, but it made mowing a pain. My folks are hanging chunks of Ivory Spring soap from their fruit trees and that seems to be working as well. My brother has aluminum pie plates hanging from the branches of his trees so that they bang together like wind chimes. It's going to be difficult to have a food plot to attract deer and at the same time try to keep them away from your trees.

That's the insidious part of it. I received a notification letter from the State Police regarding the re-certification in February and thought I had missed the deadline. I calmed myself down before calling friends in law enforcement and remembered the SAFE act was passed in 2013, and that it was a five year schedule. 2018. I really don't like being screwed with in this way. It's a Constitutionally enumerated right, not a privilege to be toyed with by petty tyrants.

I've always enjoyed the stealth aspect of hunting, with a secretive mentality. I don't want anything or anybody to know that I'm even out there, and there's nothing that blows your cover quicker than the sound of a gunshot. Archery and canoe access was a natural attraction for me along those lines. When you shoot target archery you're not 'shooting at the bulls-eye'. You're shooting at a very specific spot within the bulls-eye so that what you describe doesn't happen. I've never 'shot at a deer' in my life. I've shot at specific hairs on the deer and brought home venison. Pick a very specific spot that needs to be hit and forget about the rest of the target. It's the biggest hurdle I've encountered in coaching people with either archery or firearms. The target is not the deer, it's a very specific spot on the deer.

Like I said, arbitrary rules. The Socialists make them up as they go.

Just about every "old-timer" I know is planning on holding out until the last minute. The next re-certification will be five years from the date of this one and I'm not going to give them an inch on their arbitrary deadline/time-frame. BTW, my original permit is dated 6/11/1981.

The nice thing about using spray paint is it's really easy to touch up any shiny spots when you find them after a hunt or two. Nice job on the camo pattern!

That is a funny picture, no matter who you are.

If you really think it's a fault in the scope rather than the rings/bases, make a call to Simmons and explain the issue. A buddy of mine recently bought a well-used gun with a Simmons scope that wouldn't hold zero for crap. I checked the mounts and they were fine. Simmons had him ship it to them at their expense and sent him a brand new one. Scope manufacturers have their feet to the fire when it comes to customer service. It's a very crowded industry, and they want your business. It's worth the phone call. Just my two cents.

I missed this OP somehow. Prayers and best wishes to your daughter, to you, and to your family Zem. Glad to hear she's improving.

I was mostly against fracking as little as three years ago. I made a post to that effect on this site when Astorino challenged Cuomo, and cited it as the one big issue where I was equivocal on Astorino. In short, I believed what I was being told. After spending the time (lots) to properly research the issue I came to a different conclusion. (I'd rather be right than be consistent). There is no science behind the anti-fracking argument. In the end it's little more than fear-mongering and conjecture similar to the man-made climate change argument. Neither can stand in the face of hard scrutiny. And now we're finding out that the Russians have been funding much of this environmentalist activity and propaganda for years in order to keep the U.S. from exploiting it's own natural resources. Would you like to talk about collusion?

It's about the only thing I have in common with my friends from 40 years ago. We still get a good laugh about our antics, although none of them involved alpacas.

I'm pretty sure that's my buddy Paul with his pants down, looking for the beer he dropped into the weeds near the outhouse.