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Finally, a president has came through the White House door and done what he said he will do. It won't be long until we are all drinking that free bubulub and drinking that rainbow stew.

Here is one that might be harder to accept: Lots of archery practice, all right or left handed, is asking for trouble as you get older, because it leads to uneven arm development (triceps on one side, biceps on the other) as well as spine and neck issues. I am extremely thankful that NY state legalized the crossbow when they did, so I have not had to deal with that issue in my fifties. In my younger days, I kept an old 30 % let-off, heavy draw weight compound around and used that to try and keep both sides in shape, doing equal number of draws, and slow releases both right and left handed. Bow hunting was always right handed though, so I really appreciate that the crossbow is legal for the peak of the rut in the southern zone and starting a month earlier up in the northern zone. That has helped out a lot in allowing me to secure all of the protein our family needs for the last 4 seasons, while not having any shoulder issues.

We bought a 6.5 hp generator after the October storm in WNY more than 10 years ago. During that storm, Our basement flooded and I learned that you can not trust a water backup sump pump. During a big wide-spread storm event such as that one, water pressure may be lost or severely reduced due to power loss at the pumping station. When water pressure falls low enough, those things put more water into your basement than they take out. They might save you if your primary pump fails under normal conditions but to me they are not worth the packaging they come in or the cost to install. A far better solution is to install a water alarm and have a backup A/C electric pump ready to install, along with a portable generator. I also tried a DC backup sump pump which lacked the capacity and endurance to keep up with a big storm. Keeping the generator ready to go is important and I do that by using it for small projects throughout the year (like string trimming areas far from the house outlets), changing the oil once a year, and keeping it filled with stabilized ethanol-free gas. 10 years later, it always starts on the first or second pull. There have only been two or three power outages that lasted longer 4 hours in the last 10 years, when I needed that generator. During those events, I ran extension cords to the freezer, sump pump, and two fridge/freezers. We get plenty of heat from our woodstove and kerosene lanterns and flashlights give us enough light.

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Have you tried it ? It is definitely more comfortable than trudging around thru the snow and mud with a scattergun. That don't too look fun to me.

I have been waiting for one to settle in on the 3/4 eaten deer carcass behind my bedroom window. No takers yet this afternoon. I average about 50/50 on crows with that 100 yard shot with my 10/22. It is a lot tougher when the wind is blowing. The coyotes have been very scarce this year thanks to the great trapping efforts of neighbors on each side so those remains may last thru march.

I would do it if they would let me use my crossbow.

Seeing the video of President Trump and his wife and Vice President Pence and his wife at this event yesterday was very encouraging, especially the kind words from Franklin Graham. Russia did not help put Trump into his current position, but evangelical Christians did. The power of their prayer is nothing to be scoffed at. Maybe the Hollywood elite, mainstream media, and democrats will realize that before the next election.

I wonder if Remlin will be able to keep their head above water in these troubled times. It seemed they almost had their act back together on this line anyhow. The quality and fit/finish of the brand new 336BL 30/30 I picked up last summer seems pretty good. I won't know for sure if it is a keeper until I break it in on a deer (hopefully this fall), but it does great at blowing up gallon milk jugs filled with water.

Definitely in my top 5. The Indianapolis scene that Tacks described was the best in the movie, but one of the "deleted" scenes that is on the DVD was almost it's equal. The captain and his helper went to the music store in town to buy piano wire (he used it as fishing line). A kid was nervously playing the clarinet as he stood behind him humming along with his recital. The look on that kid's face was priceless. I watched Wind River last night. It was ok but I would not rank it a top 10. It would have been better if it had been filmed where/when it was actually cold outside. You know it was not, because you could not see the people's breath and at one point a spider ran across the snow. Lot's of good tracking and gun stuff though.

About 40 years ago, I had a mishap on my way back home from checking my muskrat traps. I took a shortcut thru a building lot, where fresh snow covered thin ice over a recently excavated basement hole. I was on my dad's snowmobile (1971 Moto-ski zepher 399) pulling a sled loaded with gear. I broke thru and the water was up to my neck while standing on the seat. I managed to crawl out and quickly ran towards home, about 300 yards away. There was a 4 foot deep creek in my way and being already soaked, I ran thru it rather than running another 100 yards out of my way to get to the bridge. The air temperature was in the 20's and my body was numb below the neck. It feels very strange running when you can not feel your legs. Nobody was home when I got to the house and I went in the shower and took off the frozen clothes. I remember a lot of pain when the feeling came back into my limbs. Dad was a little pissed when he got home from work and I told him where his snowmobile was. We grabbed a few chains and drove his truck back there and yanked it out. It still worked ok after we dried it out.

I I don't see how we can expect kids to respect teachers and other adults when the media continuously bombards them with adults engaged in disrespecting and demonstrating hatred towards those who they disagree with, all the way up to and including the President of our country.

I know that feeling and I am very thankful for a wife who pushes me to hunt, for the venison. She loves that true "organic free-range" red meat. She gets grossed out when frying ground beef on the stove, watching the fat grizzle out of it. She makes some great meals for our family from the deer and fish that I kill. The apple don't fall far from the tree and her mother cooks equally well. I am also very thankful for her and I always look forward to hunting and fishing trips up to the in-laws Adirondack retirement home. Great eating, and world class scenery add more to those trips than words can describe. I do see that the trophy hunter has to work much harder to keep the wife happy than the meat hunter. My wife is less than thrilled with taxidermy bills or with giving up wall space for more shoulder mounts. Her folks seemed happy to hang my last one, which is only fitting since I killed it at their place. It's cost was more than compensated for by all the free room and board that they provide our family up there. I may try the painting class, or something similar, if I ever get another real big one at home. My wife is never happier than when I bring home a button buck. She is ok with smaller antlered bucks and medium sized ones who's "free" skull plates or euros end up in our basement or garage.

I am not so sure about that. I spent 4 of the last 5 Memorial day weekends up in the NW Adirondacks without suffering a single black fly bite. I never even used any insect repellant. Most of my time outside was spent on a lake that was loaded with fish which may have something to do with that. Good choice, you are less than 10 minutes from Buttermilk falls, which is a free "natural" attraction that your kids will love. I remember the Adirondack museum in Blue Mt being a little pricey and that is about 30 minutes away.

We took our kids up there when they were about that age. Their favorite spot was Buttermilk falls, which is just upstream on the Racquet River from Long Lake (actually not a lake but a "wide" spot on the river). They liked it so much that they still talk about it, almost 10 years later. The falls are just a short hike from the main highway. The kids had lots of fun jumping between the rocks at the base. I can not think of any finer scenery in the lower 48.

It would certainly stop the gun purchases of some law-abiding folks. They are not the ones who use the guns for crimes however.

Arming some teachers and staff seems like it would be a cost-effective step in the right direction. Those folks should get some type of bonus, but due to the increased frequency of school attacks lately, many would volunteer to do it for no additional compensation. Besides more bang for the buck, they would offer additional advantages over armed security guards. They could be put into place quickly. Some may already be there, especially pistol permit holders in states like NY which already have tough gun laws. They already have a feedback system in place to provide clues of where and from whom danger might be expected. The bad folks are going to be a lot less likely to strike, not knowing who may be armed, than they would against students who are protected by a known and lesser number of security guards.

Thankfully, it is very good. I probably hear 3 deer first for every one that I see first. That is a big help up in a stand for getting my gun or crossbow in position to make the shot. I always wear hearing protection while shooting firearms on the range except with the bb/pellet guns with which I do the bulk of my target practice. We have all been required to use hearing protection at work over the last (3) years, and it seems like my hearing has gotten better over that time. The nurse at the hearing test remarked that my hearing was very good compared to most whom she had measured. I use it like radar when hunting, and would definitely have to alter my technique without it.

You must have missed the "in the last 13 years" part. No big deal, none of us are perfect. Think about a little more research before throwing stones, or skip it altogether. I am sorry to hear about the loss of the goat and your bad mood is understandable. I forgive you completely for your latest oversight.

As Buckmaster has already mentioned, if you are taking it on and off a lot, then and aluminum cap is a good idea, because it is a lot lighter. Almost anyone can remove a 5-1/2 or 6-1/2 foot aluminum cap, using just one hand. The downside is that aluminum caps are uglier (in my opinion), but looks don't matter to everyone. My current cap is an 8 foot fiberglass model. It is heavy, but with some difficulty I can move it from one truck to another by myself, by backing them up to each other, getting under the center, lifting and then turning it around, and walking it onto the other truck. Some variation of that with a raised rack and platform might work for do it yourself unloading from a single truck. To take it of a truck and set it down on lower racks, I need a helper. Since that is not always available, I made a set of wood fork-extensions for the front loader on my tractor, which makes it an easy one-man job. A sliding front window is nice in the front of the cap, if you ever have passengers back there. The locks on most of the rear doors are garbage and when they crap out, I just bolt a hasp one side of the door and use a padlock to lock. Most truck caps come with brake lights which must be properly wired to pass inspection. You can not just splice it to a back side brake light wire of your truck or it will flash with the turn signal and not pass inspection. A cheap way out of that is to remove the entire brake light assembly from the back door of the cap. As far as the color of the cap goes, I like a contrast with the truck. A black cap looks good on a white or silver truck. Those are the only truck colors I run because anything else takes too much effort to keep looking clean. If you are thinking long-term, about what to do with the cap when it reaches the end of service, you can't beat a construction-style cap with fold out sides and a ladder rack. These make great covers for ground blinds. Those sides make nice sun and rain screens when they are folded out, and the ladder rack can support a second floor to be used in fair-weather conditions. I have a few of those two-story blinds and they are definitely my favorites. I shot a mature buck from the upper deck of one last fall with my crossbow. He was fooled by the sound of me scraping the leaves off the upper deck, probably thinking it was a rival buck clearing a scrape. When he came in to investigate, all he caught was a bolt thru the lungs.

What kind of barrel was that? I bought a Hastings barrel with a cantilever scope mount for my Remington 870 many years ago. That thing would vertically stack the slugs as the barrel heated up and the cantilever deflected. After missing a deer clean (I think), and hitting a few in spots away from my point of aim, I verified the issue on the range. I got by with it for a few years by only shooting with a cold barrel, but that took considerable extra effort. I traded it in at a local gun shop, to partially offset the cost of a new T/C Omega 50 cal ML, which served me well thru gun season until the previously explained mishap 14 years ago. These days, thanks to my Marlin 512 bolt-action rifled slug gun, that ML is relegated to ML season only. There, it is only used for shots under 100 yards, unless the deer is perfectly broadside. It has never let me down in those situations.

Other than the occasional hunt for pure nostalgia, I would probably not hunt deer with a shotgun if rifle were legalized in my home WMU. I can still handle the weight and recoil ok, but not so much the cost of the ammo. When and if I do spend that kind of cash on ammo these days, it is always on those 2-3/4" 12 ga Hornady SST's like you used for your group. They group as well as any from my primary shotgun (Marlin 512), and have always put the deer down in their tracks. Some of the other sabots I have experimented with thru the years have tested my tracking skills considerably more. I used my ML for a few years at home throughout the regular season but discontinued that practice after loosing a single-lunged buck 14 years ago due partially to lack of energy at long range (175 yards), along with my poor tracking. The bolt-action 12 gauge, firing those SST's, gives me nearly equal accuracy at that range. My farthest kill with the 12 gauge sabots was a big doe at 163 yards. My favorite thing about that shotgun is having those two extra shots, each packing nearly 3X the downrange energy. That has allowed me to quickly end the suffering on a couple, and also kept a few deer families together in "deer-heaven" (our family's food supply). My only problem with the Hornady SST's slugs is that for some reason "shooter" antlered bucks have not showed up when I am carrying them. Maybe they give off an offensive odor or something. My last antlered buck at home during gun season was about 6 years ago, on one of those "nostalgia" hunts, using my grandpa's old Ithaca 16 gauge model 37 and a foster slug. Even last season, the only antlers I saw at home during gun season was on the one hunt when I carried that old Ithaca and cheap foster slugs. Some years I am thankful for having that gun-season buck-tag available later up in the Adirondacks, where I can punch it with a "real deer gun", Like my Ruger M77 30/06, or my new Remlin 336 30/30 (I still need to christen that one).

Electronic devices are largely responsible for the increasing rate of stupification. It started with the radio and got worse with the television and computer. Where would we be today without the "smart-phone" ?. No longer does one have to use their own mind. If you don't use it you loose it.

Where and from what did that start ? Do you really believe that something can come from nothing ? That takes a lot more imagination than a simple belief in a Divine Creator (aka God). It is no wonder that 70.6 % of this country currently identifies itself as Christian. Even the famous discoverer of the "theory of relativity" eventually accepted this Gospel truth. Most of us lack your level of imagination. My prayers go out to all who were affected by this latest shooting tragedy. We can all take comfort in the fact that Evil has never and will never Triumph over Good. The Divine Creator Himself always makes sure of that.