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Didn't they (meaning governor) find a way to tap into those funds - Like the lifetime licenses. I remember them somehow tapping into them and using the money for other than hunting or wildlife causes.

My wife accuses me of that math practice daily.

Be careful of what you ask for IMO. Giving them more space at the table probably doesn't end well for hunters IMO. I'm perfectly fine with that totally unfair financial support. It's one of the last legs of the table still standing.

That's a great deer. It just goes to show how much of an accomplishment that is. 140" class deer don't grow on trees. I've never entered or had any of mine officially scored and not sure I will in the future. Scores are more of a curiosity thing for me and Jason usually does green score them for us mostly because the hunter with the largest scoring buck has to buy steaks for the annual pre-season dinner. I'm a bit screwed there this year so he doesn't need to score (if you're reading Jason, lol). Regardless of book bucks you've posted some dandies here that you knock down.

Some TSC will have wheats and ryes, often in mixes. You'll see it in the large mix bags (40-50lbs) from Mossy Oak/Gamekeeper and then some of the other smaller options. No monoculture. We've had mixed results with some leftover seeds this year. Unless you're really hurting, I don't see the value. The storage variables are big factor as alot of them will be two seasons from harvest to planting. Brassicas and some clovers have done well for us but not soybeans and some of the grasses.

All clovers will do a good job choking out competition once it creates a "mat" if you will. I wouldn't over-think this. Getting there is the hard part and I don't think one clover over the other will be a difference in terms of that characteristic. For it to be weed-free, you'll need to invest in mowing and grass/broadleaf herbicides strategy. I'd imagine with it being a backyard, having a magazine worthy plot is probably more of a factor than for actual hunting purposes. Honestly, I'd probably do a healthy mix of red and white clovers to extend the attraction timeframe if you will. Monoculture or two cultures seems to just be more limiting.

No ticket resale and your name via government issued I’d is assigned to the ticket! Insane! Ive been to all of the Bills playoff games in past 25 years and I’m bummed about not going this time!

He hasn't drafted a pro bowl player in the last seven drafts, I believe. Crazy!

Cool trip; very scenic and while not driven by the fishing necessarily, Patagonia has been growing on my radar to visit. How was the trip to get there? My wife isn't the world's greatest traveler unless it's to a beach; hope to get there some day but it's a coin flip. That hook to the face....I felt that.

I've seen this and always wondered if some of these are like a bit of the telephone game. Do you think he'd really say 4 in that context? About Grandpa? Fred Bear died in '88 and while camo was a thing; it wasn't a point of conversation like it is today. Plus it wouldn't be grandpa back then as that much time hadn't elapsed. Some great advice in there though!

You a glass half empty kind of guy, eh? 12-3, #2 seed on the line, #1 team on Third down conversion, averaging 4.3 yds per carry....and that is your observation? Sheesh. Go Bills!

Going to be an interesting last week of the regular season. The AFC playoff picture is flat nasty. Whomever comes out of it will be battle tested and ready, or worn out and not much competition for the Packers. There's no easy out in the AFC. Edit: Love better be special for the Pack or they royally screwed up on the draft. I couldn't imagine Rodgers with a #1 Round WR added to his arsenal.

The midwest will be calling in November. My hunting partner and I simply waited too long to go past Ohio. It took both of us tagging out early here in NY to spur a no-plan trip and it was epic. I didn't take enough photos. We will be back in the midwest for some scouting and shed hunting in the late winter/spring.

NE and North Central

Effort/Cost vs reward. Alot of effort for minimal seat time (in my scenario) and cost is pretty high as I would need to buy Ohio tags.

My wife cleared me to impromptu go hunt Ohio MZ....but I'm hesitating. Sheesh. I must be wore out or work stress kicking in (it's busy season), lol.

The reveal website will have directions/videos and details on release date. Best way to get it done, honestly.

Whatever the science is behind it - if they could be fooled at any major degree, there'd be alot more use of that technique within mainstream hunting and it'd stick long-term. True game changers become prevalent/predominant - think treestands for example.

Spartan Go Live and Reconyx HF2 Cell. $500-600 cams.

No right or wrong; I just don't believe that a deer's nose and the related processes are that easily fooled. Deer have dispositions like any other animal or major living being; some tolerate things some don't. Fooling them? I just don't believe it. They can smell time, just like a dog. Ever wonder why a dog often will wait at the window for the owner to come home at just about the right time of day? It's because they can smell time - scent concentration of the owner reaches a specific diminished level and they connect that to his or her arrival. Deer can do the same - ever see deer duck in cover a few minutes before someone takes their daily walk with the dog down a specific trail? When an animal can do that - you're not fooling them easily or often enough IMO. Again, just my opinion. Sometimes things works for people and if they believe it does and it continues with success, then by all means use it. Ozone has some merit not because of the deer but because it kills scent molecules before reaching the deer. That's not a cover scent purpose.

Anyone see the Trent Murphy photo of him and his buck in the end zone of the Bills stadium? Pretty funny.

That works. Again, no idea why other than people seem to think that after a short time, the human element is gone and deer smell the ammonia and other traits that are similar to "pee" in general. But, it works. Crazy.

Deer have an organ we do not; the Jacobson's organ. Because of that we have trouble relating to what a whitetail can or cannot smell and how effective they truly are at it. It essentially allows them to process MANY smells at one time and individually process them in fractions of a second. A shark for example can do this, which many people are familiar with the saying that they can "smell a drop of blood in a million gallons of water." Same scenario with deer. Thus if you use a cover scent, the deer smells the cover scent and your scent. Where things like smoke come into play is the impact it has on either dulling or over-loading that organ. I don't there is conclusive detail either way but that is the likely thought process behind it. As a result, I don't think it's worth my time spend on it. Practice smart/reasonable scent control measures, use them, and spend that saved time on other result-producing efforts. I'd rather walk an extra mile in a loop to get to the right spot than rely on smoking / ozone, nose jammer to "cover" my scent stream and take the straight shot to the stand blowing scent into the bedding.

People want a $400+ cam for $100. That has been my experience; it's a weird consumer trend in the cell space. Likely brought on in past two years as hunters who buy bargain cams (WGI, lower end Moultrie, etc.) enter the cell cam market. Nothing wrong with staying within budget but the market just isn't at the point where cheap cell cams are bullet proof en masse. Every cam under the top tier sacrifices some performance or reliability feature. Pro and Con list. Do the latest firmware update on the Reveal to help with sensing. Moultrie is no better or no worse big picture, just a different Pro/Con list.

Just as an FYI, Reveals are next to impossible to find on the market. You will only get lucky with a box store having some on shelf or someone selling gray market/second market at high prices. Reveal replacement models for 2021 will not ship until May at the earliest. May luck be in your favor.