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Shame. I've experienced it up close and personal and will never get over it. There's a fascinating documentary called The Bridge, that documents a year of jumpers on the Golden Gate Bridge - the most popular spot in the world to commit suicide. Those few who survived said that they knew the answer to all their problems the moment they stepped off.

Son, the secret to trepanning is depth control.

The dog looks pretty comfortable. The deer could be having a better day.

There's an Instagram account called Old School Hunting that's pretty good.

Any idea how the take out a porcupine? Are they just that fast? Honey badger tough?

I didn't see anyone caught in the episode I watched. Do they take them down like in To Catch a Predator?

S3 is even better. More interesting location (at least it isn't pouring rain every day) with a steady source of trout protein. But they get dropped in late autumn to ensure the elements will eventually do them in. A couple brought bows that proved to be all but useless as no one was able to kill a boar or anything larger than a trout. Drama is still manufactured via editing. Thankfully, the self-shot confessional format is pretty compelling watching. Don't want to derail OP's thread. Hunted drives me a little crazy as it's mostly faked. Bear Grylls' like fake.

I found it hard to watch due to it being overproduced and a little silly at times. Maybe they should just look for the people with the camera crew following them. What may be somewhat interesting for people on this forum is Alone on History. Ten bushcraft experts are dropped off in the wilderness with 10 items and last person standing wins. They also have to self-shoot, so no camera crews other than at the weekly physical checkup. The winner of S3 just lasted 87 days in Patagonia. Runner-ups 2 & 3 were pulled due to starvation. One of those people had stockpiled thousands and thousands of calories but didn't eat it as he wanted it to last. It's like the people who die of thirst with water in their canteens. The dropouts come in three waves. The first are the "OMG, was that a bear?" who usually tap in a week. The second wave comes from people who injure themselves. Watch those axes, people. But once you solve for drink, eat, warm and dry, the thing that makes most people tap is the loneliness. Interesting show. Pro tip - pack on as many calories as you can prior to going.

I'm not sure I ever got the Dick Morris story correct. Was it that he liked to lead the hooker around by a dog collar in hotel rooms or was he the one on all fours?

There is a tradition of candidates coming clean with their returns but yes, it's not mandatory. I liked it as you got a better sense of the person and certainly had a sense of where and what they were up to in business. In this case, I believe Trump's returns probably showed that he wasn't quite as successful as he makes himself out to be - much like his buildings don't have quite the number of floors he says they do. Let's not kid ourselves, if those returns showed hm in a favourable light he would have stapled them to his forehead. Trump broke that tradition and whether the next candidate will bring it back remains to be seen.

I had no idea what went into a mount but I did think it was easier than that. Nice work.

Reading ... that'll show them!

The smartest thing I've ever heard about putting a dog down comes from Vicki Hearne's essay, Oyez a Beaumont. I'm paraphrasing, but: "You put a dog down when there is still something left other than his wounds." The essay is linked and older guys will remember the dogs discussed.

re: Bell. If you ever find yourself in Baddeck, NS (Canada's most beautiful province, btw) the Bell museum is a must. Bell settled in Baddeck for the last half of his life and started to tinker in planes (first manned flight in the commonwealth) and hydrofoils (world watercraft speed record). I believe his descendants still live in Beinn Bhreagh, his family home.

"Gentlemen, progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it. Sometimes I think there's a man who sits behind a counter and says, "Alright, you can have a telephone, but you lose privacy and the charm of distance." "Madam, you may vote, but at a price. You lose the right to retreat behind the powder-puff or your petticoat." "Mr., you may conquer the air, but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline." Henry Drummond ~ Inherit the Wind

This thread confuses me. An internet construct is lamenting the "days of yore when we were connected to the real world" to other internet constructs? On the internet? If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to instagram it, does it make an impact?

I remember the Cuyahoga River catching fire, when Lake Erie was considered dead, and air in NYC that you could cut with a knife. All that changed, in no small part, due to the EPA. Thank you, Nixon, you crazy bastard. You too, Woodsy. Overreach and "screw you, no" is a small price to pay when it comes to the protecting the land we share.

Thanks, @airedale. Looks like a cool gun. I've been looking at a camper model, but the prices are going through the roof.

What's the configuration that Savage combo gun and how do you like it? I've been considering picking one up.

And these ... Clackers. Very popular until they started shattering and injuring users. I would put two together and use them as bolas to take down neighbourhood kids.

Let's say you're observing this and do have your phone. What do you say to the police? You have to call 911, so there is a heightened sense of emergency, but she doesn't have the gun or ammo in her hands any longer. She's simply an irate asshole. Honestly curious what you say in this situation and what appropriate response can be expected from the police.

Anyone remember Scared Straight in 1978? Kept me out of prison.

I did mine in the Bronx as I live in the city, but had I known that I could have spent some time with a rifle at a range I would have driven hours. Fortunately, I wised up for the bow ed and went to a club where we spent time in the field tracking and shooting.

Putting aside that many people are simply idiots and you can't legislate against stupid, should there be a more stringent test for new hunters with target practice and perhaps an apprentice period for hunting? I say this as someone who has just gone through the Hunter's Ed process and found it to be sorely lacking. As it stands, you can get the voucher online and take the test in person with little to no knowledge imparted. A quick trip to a gunshop and maybe 20 minutes spent at a range, and you can hit a pie plate at 100 yards. The next day you're sitting in a tree as a legal and certified "hunter".