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When applying for a "Special" tag, make sure that you look over the statistics for that unit for the last few years. You may be surprised to find that paying the extra $ doesn't give you much better odds. That was true for a deer unit and an antelope unit that I was going to apply for last...

I have found that is the diet system that is most sustainable for me. Two key points are that you don't allow yourself to gain too much between the fasting phase; for me I put that set point at 5 lbs. The other is to not just give yourself a free pass to pig out the rest of the time, and...

I agree with Jim about using your points, and generally make sure I have at least one more point than was required to draw the previous year. Even that wasn't enough for 3 years running in CO, but has kept me in tags 11+ times in WY. The antelope area that I last drew for bucks in WY took 5...

CC; It's really sad when you think about it that the old gray mare that you rode 15 miles to the one room school house is long dead now.

The first part must have been a workout; moving gun safes could potentially be a crippling event. But your trip to Cabela's was your reward. My 2nd Covid shot laid me low for a couple days, not bad, but enough that I didn't do any of my exercises. Better now, and with some fresh snow...

My wife is getting a new knee in 3 weeks, and who knows what my out of pocket will be on that. So, I won't be taking any trips to Vegas anytime soon. Not that I ever went there anyway.

We'll do what we did with the first one, and use it to pay our real estate taxes. One had gives, and the other takes. If you don't need it, then you may want to give it to your grandkids since they will be the ones paying for it.

Tim; I don't suppose that all your years of whitewater rafting, mountain biking, and snowmobiling had anything to do with it.

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has ebbed and flowed over the years and has a big impact on game habitat in farming areas. Politics and especially the economics of corn based ethanol influence the acres enrolled in the program. I'm not a farmer, and can't say that I even know any. As...

As in most (if not all) cases of new infections/diseases, much is learned over time as to what works and what doesn't. There are some anti-viral treatments as well as therapeutics that have been shown to be effective. Far fewer people are put on ventilators now than initially due to these...

We replaced our worn out mattress a year ago, and I have nothing but regret over the "upgrades." Our first new replacement was far too hard, and so we took the loss after only 3 months and got a Sleep Number bed. That was a big improvement, but I still have nights where I have to move to the...

I tried the balloon barrel cap, and kept losing them. I switched to elec. tape and never looked back, and use it every time I hunt in the west, or deer hunting in MN. The only negative was on a muzzle-loader elk hunt in CO, I did a quick reload after the shot and a flap of the tape diverted...

I have no skin in the game regarding anything other than antelope, deer or elk, and have never applied for anything other than a GEN or an area tag. When I get enough points to draw, then I apply, and my last 7 WY hunts were all DIY. The elk and deer areas that I have hunted are OTC for...

Buzz, one thing that hasn't really been added to this equation is the loss of NR $ to the local economy. I have done 5 guided hunts (deer & elk), and with points, tags, tips, outfitters, taxidermists, lodging, food, gas, etc. have spent over $40,000. On those hunts, I have recruited 16 other...

I'm back to cutting dead trees on the road in to my place. If we have a big drought this year it may be a horrible fire season due to the budworm kill. Am working my basic exercises again and am about 2/3 of the way to my max. My back doth protest, but will endeavor to persevere.

Most of the lone cow moose here in NE Minnesota had their calf killed by predators, primarily wolves. The big woods habitat for both the moose and wolf cover the same area in MN, but that isn't necessarily true (yet) in the west. I would look at the long term success rate as well as the draw...

I have a couple junk "Saturday Night Specials" that he could buy back. I paid $30 each for them about 50 years ago, but since the Feds are throwing money at everything else, I would expect to get at least $1,000 for the pair.

In my opinion, there is no such thing as a favorite stretch. We stretched a lot during my years doing martial arts, and then later on in some yoga classes. I like doing weight training, and loved to run, but I must say that I hate stretching with a purple passion. That is not to say that...

And still Minnesota stands as the seed-pot to establish wolves in the neighboring states. We have 2,500- 3,500+ and the governor has stated that he will not support a hunting season. Now that the Midwest wolf has been delisted, the $ for removing "nuisance" wolves will fall on MN and not the...

It hit 40 degrees here yesterday; only 77 degree difference from a couple weeks ago. Back to the shack for some quality time around the "Firepit of Knowledge". Chopping a hole in the river will likely be a lot easier than the last time.