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It was -31.5 degrees at 7:30am today. Jeeesch!!! It may be time to set up the gym again in the shop since I don't have any major wood project to work on. I looked at the plans to build a solo canoe, but since I already have four canoes it isn't likely to ever be used.

When I was still 17 the summer before I joined the Marines, I spent 3 months mostly solo in a canoe wilderness. My longest stretch without any human contact was 23 days. When you have the right partner though, shared experiences can often be the best of times. The comradery of the deer camp...

I found that my Tikka T3 prefers 165 grain, in that groups are 1/2" tighter. It isn't enough of a difference to make a difference until longer range, but I suggest if you have the bullets that you load some 165 and 180 gr. and also try different powder measures. Such is part of the fun in...

After a similar experience I can definitely say, "I hate when that happens." As far as exercise today; It is -27.8, so I may just stand on my back porch and shiver for a while.

In the for what it's worth column, I was stuck in Rapid City, SD with a blown transmission, and on one of my walk-abouts found that the Sheels store had quite a few CA rifles in various configurations in stock.

I am surprised that some states G&F don't require the full utilization of meat from predators. I have found that even non-hunters generally don't have reservations about hunting when it is used as a source of food. I've eaten quite a few bears through the years, but would balk at coyote or...

You need to keep in mind that most of the hunting shows, and even stories in Eastmans and the MRS are geared towards the biggest critters on the mountain. Consider OTC as opportunity areas that give you the guaranteed tag, and a chance at a real "trophy". In an "any elk" area, on an OTC unit...

It has been a great sport for some of the marginalized kids who aren't "jocks" , superstars, class leaders, etc. Everyone is essentially competing with themselves and you never know who is going to excel. Males really have no clear advantage over females, and you never know who is going to...

Sorry, it looks like I put this on the wrong thread. Got ya lookin anyway.

Well, my wife and I finally cooked up some of that lion, and you can find the full post on the "Cook-em-up thread." We made a roast in the Insta-Pot and tasted it before we had anything else. The verdict; it was 95% like pork, in appearance, texture, and taste. After putting the gravy on it...

I have a post in the predator thread about my recent mountain lion hunt, and had some discussion on eating one. I have no prior experience with the culinary possibilities of mt. lion other than the anecdotal "tastes like chicken". Well let me tell you folks right here, that "it don't". I...

One of the hardest parts was involving foreign exchange students. Most of them have zero experience with firearms and we need to have their parents back home OK their participation. Everyone must have taken the firearms safety class first. We teach that too, so that isn't much of a problem...

Minnesota and a number of other states have trap leagues that are the fastest growing high school sport. Nothing actually takes place on school property, not even the firearms safety classes. No firearms are allowed in school photos, nor are even allowed in the leagues name. We are officially...

Good for her. As an aside, those camo pants sure are a perfect match for the terrain.

We are starting to gear up for the high school trap league, after a greatly abbreviated season last year. One concern was about the availability of ammo. We were able to get several pallets guaranteed from Federal at $60 per case (10 boxes). Along with the leftovers from last year we should...

I am not speaking in support of this, especially when much of my hunting has taken place in WY wilderness areas that requires NRs to use an outfitter. One positive for both the outfitter and client is that it adds some degree of getting a tag when booking with an outfitter. In many cases you...

Maybe so, but then you could just wash them off and use them again.

On my recent trip west, I checked out four different big box stores, and tho most had 12 ga. trap loads and some turkey loads, almost everything else was not stocked. As noted in my "lion hunt" post, I was stuck in Rapid City for 6 days, and was able to tap into a doled out shipment at Cabela's...

Sorry, but no report on the "chicken nuggets" 3 of us have been sledding into the hunting shack for an overnighter each week, but when I told the other guys that cat was on the menu, one of them balked and decided not to come. Two of us are game for it, so will just make a smaller batch as an...

I had a dream last night that I started running again. I felt fabulous and ran like a cheetah, smoking everyone else, essentially sprinting through an entire marathon. Then I woke up and could barely crawl out of bed. Crap, back to the real world.