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March 26 for me. Counting down the days. I know and respect people for their views as to the impact of this virus. I'm no health professional but I've seen enough of those who got the crap kicked out of them that I'm willing to get the vaccine and roll with it. Such is life.

That what I have. Molles for the windows and then a shelf that connects the two panels. Good luck. Find some inspiration!

It's antlered only as of last year - on public anyhow. Private it is both. There is more pressure than one would imagine on public for that season. Mostly because other nearby states are closed and its "something to do" if you will. Don't let that deter you. Going out of state is liberating. We have good hunting in WNY no doubt, but its hard to describe once you get into even better ground. Ohio a producer but alot more competition due to proximity to eastern states. Admittedly, I'm wore out hunting here. Small parcels, tons of hunting pressure, and a TON of work just to maybe get a crack at a 130" once a year or a 4.5 yo and sometimes that one encounter doesn't come. It really gives you perspective when you hit those states and people are absolutely underwhelmed with 120s and 130s gets a mild reaction if its more than an 8. A 120" typical with a bow is our standard for NYSBBC. Literal Meh reactions. And then you hunt it and understand. Inches and big deer are not the end all be all, but the experience is much much better. hard to put words to it, even when you come home empty handed.

I've done it more for turkey and fishing than deer hunting. As much as sometimes it can feel rough, I look back on those trips positively. With the advent of quick up tents, sleeping in the truck is probably going to be rare. I did pick up an air mattress for the back of the 4Runner that is cut and angled for it with the rear seats down. I also picked up molle panels and a cross shelf to get items up off the floor for more space. Should work well for quick overnight only trips to Ohio this fall if things pan out. For midwest...I'm all about the tents at this point since we're there for a few days/week.

I'm looking for a Kimber Hunter in a .243; like anything else in this market you just can't find them. I see one "realtree" model on g-broker which has their camo stock, but cannot find any locally either in the normal stainless/FDE stock. Sportsmans can't even order the .243 because they only warehouse in three calibers and that is not one of them. I haven't reached out to Kimber yet, but I will this week. Would assume I'd be able to at least find one on the market. If you see one floating around, let me know. Might also consider the .257 Roberts they offer, but I'd like to stick with the .243 due to ammo selection and likely gearing up for reloading.

The match set both have split brows, the one on the left has one split brow broken off.

The harder I work the luckier I get. We plotted three acres of brassicas, wheats, etc. in this spot. I doubt these would be where they were without the added food. If anything I was lucky because my hunting partner couldn't make it at the last minute, LOL!

I don't see single payer healthcare fully taking form for a long time; I do see more government subsidy efforts, via ACA and the like, that have private healthcare funneling. Single payer is much more difficult to convert IMO; complete market disruption and would be way more socialistic than even many democrats would be comfortable with. My insight is based on leading 50% of one of the largest insurance agencies in the country.

Got out for about two hours or so of walking. Found a half dozen. My fourth matched set over the years.

I had 8s made up and bought five boxes just so I don't have to worry about it for 10 years with my luck, lol. Not that I support breaking the law, but I'm equating an 8 vs 9 being equivalent to someone using a three blade rage that doesn't retract or someone using an xbow with a few lbs too much or a few inches too little on width. You'd have to be messing up something else to probably get heat.

So, I'm technically not the WORST turkey hunter ever, but I'm probably close. A combination of a lack of good turkey ground, willingness to take off work time, etc. makes turkey hunting more of a hobby/relaxation effort vs. serious passion. Last year was an anomaly as we had finally some decent turkey ground (property was subsequently sold, boo!) and I shot my largest bird with a fantastic morning that I will never forget relative to three hot birds of which two ended up in a huge fight in front of our blind. We were able to call the winner into range and he flopped over after some 12g Hevi blend. I had back surgery a few days later and was done for the remainder of season. Fast forward to now and our turkey ground is back to "peripheral" ground...an occasional visit by turkey. With two back surgeries, I'm over the 12g thumper and am on the path for a .410 set-up. I have a Stevens 301 with a Carlsons choke. I was lucky to stock up on Federal TSS in #9, not legal for NY, but to use to get this thing on paper and dialed in. I'm using a Sumtoy low profile mount and a Sig Sauer Romeo Zero. I bit the proverbial bullet and bought some $$$ Foxtrot ammo for legal NY loads. Unfortunately I am awaiting the Stevens back from the factory due to a defect with the break action. Everything else should be here by end of week. Anyone else get into the .410 craze? Crazy expensive (besides the Stevens ironically) but I'll appreciate the lighter weight and kicking.

I once watched Moog throw a tree as big around as two of my waist lines. I decided never to call him obese again.

I wish bucks were given scoring for tine mass. I love heavy bucks like that. Nice work.

Sight is one of the defense mechanisms for whitetails. At times it can be the primary defense mechanism - such as open terrain, high wind situations that force them into open fields or low open pockets, and even in bedding, using sight to see what they cannot smell. I don't proclaim to know whether deer would learn markers but they seem to learn where a low spot in a fence is and will walk a long ways to get to that low spot to cross. I think that is sight based adaption IMO. If you create a low spot, they will find it and start using it.

It has merit to some degree. Understanding the importance of beds in going after older aged bucks was a pivot point for me, personally.

Deer are amazing animals. The cool thing about hunting them is you can make it as simple as you want or as complicated as you want.

So this delivery just happened while I was on a work call. And I didn’t order it. I was pumped and excited but had no idea how. My hunting partner got it for me. He has a friend. Wooooooo! 5:00. Im smashing one.

Also be aware of the NY lb and width requirements if you are using the xbow in NY. You're listed as being in Colorado, so assuming you are hunting here in NY.

Congrats on the retirement. It's nice to enjoy what you've worked and saved.

These situations are tough because people have to invest time and or money into it. You'll find that you'll get a lowball offer for someone to prospect with the whole lot, or that you hit on one or two big ticket items early in the research that can drive the value of the lot up. Some cards fetch insane amounts with rare pieces nowadays but the large majority are not worth much. Closed ebay auctions are a good comp. Unopened packs would be the place I would start if you have them. Usually that can offer some value if a high demand card may exist in those packs. I only know this because a former employee of mine left and started his own shop down in Florida; he educated me on the industry when he was working with me. I had old cards too and this was the answer he gave me.

There are alot of changes going on - gender, racial, cultural, etc. It's very profound at work. Being responsible as a leader, it's very front of mind now. I'm a live and let live kind of person, but the work implications only grow as time goes on. Some of this movement does go very far - not speaking to my work but in general you read about things like Coke, etc. Even being curious, it's kind of hard to wrap around one's head to be less white, less male, etc. That said, I see it generationally across my leadership team. With 25 leaders, they range the gambit. The ones with 0-3 years of leadership experience have a clear difference in perspective. Not right or wrong, but very different than the rest of the generations. It's not tenure bound as I'm not seeing people change that perspective as time goes on. To the same degree I see it in individual contributors, too. Ultimately, the world is changing. I'm convinced it's a get on board or get left behind scenario, at least in public (for those who so choose). I don't see the "old" way of doing things, norms, etc., lasting much longer as the generations age up. I can't find many of the newest generation that has the older perspective (I'm not speaking age but generationally). That forces change in perspective on those who become the minority. Asking why questions are a perfect example - for me, as a leader, I was taught to ask why five times. Get to RCA. Be curious. Learn/understand the problem, move forward with solutioning and measuring. It's a core component of Lean Six Sigma. You ask a why question to a newer generation and they accuse you of implying guilt, forcing defensiveness, train to blame, and it being a sign of a bad leader. There are literally Tik Toks on it. Many generations view why as a positive connotation; newer generations do not. Such a disconnect.

Same. I'm happy to be off of the day to day efforts; I have recurring investing and letting dividends or key growth stocks do their thing.

Correction that people were really talking about. It'll be interesting if Congress pushes the stimulus through what that does. All part of the long game.

I think it's easier to keep tabs on bucks that make it to three as antler expressions start to become more clear. But, that doesn't work all of the time and isn't a failsafe. I usually try to match up the antlers with some other characteristic, throat patch, the pattern around the muzzle, etc. Sadly as well, we also get so few older class bucks in the mix that they stand out like a sore thumb when you see them or get them on cam.

My family used to own a campground; alot of retirees sold their homes in NY, bought a seasonal setup in the campground (like a modular) and lived there for 3-4 months a year May-Sept. Then returned to their place in Florida which had a maintenance contract.