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It looks like the US/Canada border crossing may be shut down for another month. If so, my second fishing trip will be cancelled or rescheduled. Haven't seen anything definative yet.

Spring projects galore. I've fixed a lot of things that were just sitting there waiting for me. The hardest project is also the most rewarding one, and that is clearing new pushouts on my mile long driveway. After a very tough winter, I finally talked myself into buying a small tractor with a...

I have taken Diamox (or the generic) with the only stated side effect of "frequent urination". Since I do that anyway, I guess that wasn't much to deal with. That said, I found out in numerous trips after that I didn't really need it. It is hard to predict who will have problems and who...

I got out of the Colorado lottery when they joined the ranks of states that required a "qualifying license" purchase even to apply for points. So, for this year I again applied for a late season cow tag in WY that for some reason I seem to beat the odds drawing. My expected draw will be for a...

Keep in mind that in some of the GEN areas, the mule deer season starts Sept. 15th. I have hunted in H 4 times, and will have a tag there again this year. Near the road there are scads of hunters by the 14th, but none where we had bush-wacked to. I always got my deer, and did see some elk...

I like it Jim. Has that routine ever worked for you?

One thing at a time. Keep in mind that you are shooting a bullet with a very low BC, at a moderate velocity. It doesn't take much wind to have an effect on that bullet 100 yards downrange. So, I suggest that you do some range time after the elevation adjustment, and only consider making...

Only 22 here in NE Minnesota this AM.

33 here this morning...it may even get to 40 in the afternoon. I guess that we had our summer last week.

Summer, what's that? The ice just went out on the lake that I live on only a couple days ago. That's about average from year to year going back to the 1930s.

I was going to apply for that hunt last year, but was talked out of it by a friend who has guided me on a couple other hunts. He used to hunt with his family in the Thorofare, but the elk numbers were drastically less than in the past so they moved on and hunt elsewhere. 5 years in the...

All I have to do is mount the rear hatch. After that I will wash the truck with the topper installed and put the photo on the project thread.

Yeah, but if you can catch those guys I'm sure that you could kick their ass in short order.

Is that your "depletion run" in prep for a marathon?

338 WM Winchester Super Grade with 185 gr. Barnes handloads at 3,034 fps. for bull elk. 30-06 Tikka with Nosler Partition 180 gr. for cow elk, deer, antelope. TC Omega 50 cal. with 300 gr. Thor bullet for MZL.

I am fortunate with my body type and the ability to maintain my weight within preferred parameters, BUT, this getting old thing can turn us all into sissies. I am still able and willing to do more than anyone that I hunt with, but there is a price to pay when you do. So, my goal is to just...

Our small town has an ordinance against shooting a bow in the city limits unless it is an approved deer "cull hunt." As a police officer I was called by a neighbor reporting a dangerous activity. I found the guy had set up his target inside his garage, and was able to shoot down his driveway...

That's the advantage of shooting a bow over a firearm. Most of us are able to do some archery practice in our own yard. Luckily for me, I have a 200 yard range on my own property, and can extend that to 400 yards if I block off my driveway. Noise is another factor to consider.

Here's an odd and at this point unexplainable side-effect of the "lockdown" in Minnesota. MN DOT reported that the highway fatality number during the past two months was almost double than during the same period last year. (I believe that it was 15/8). Though that is a small number to infer...

Geeze...and I'm the guy who started this thread. But, on the hunting issue, I've decided to get a WY tag with a partner that we have the points to draw this year. The MRS for WY deer stated that it may be best to sit out another year or two because of the lack of mature bucks (due to the...