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Looks like my hunt plan has morphed a bit. Two of us did draw our WY area H deer tags. The poor working stiff has maxed out his vacation to allow up to 12 hunting days, so I will adjust my hunt plan and fit it into his schedule. My wife and I are headed out west on the 22nd, and spend 5-6...

I learned from my "mosquito fest" hike the other day, and yesterday started my walk out on a road where the sun and wind could keep them at bay. It didn't help much with the flies though. Anyway, I did get in a speed hike with a 17# pack. Will up the weight a few # and head out after my...

Looks like you did some remodeling since I was last at your place Jim.

We have had our hunting shack in the Minnesota Northwoods since 1968, and have generational experience with the ebb and floe of deer populations and wolves. MN never dropped below an estimated 350 wolves, and now has 2,400 - 4,000. The first number is the official federal F&W estimate, while...

I have the Just One pack, and have used it extensively out west. I bought all the extras for it, and really like the duffle option as I can just pull it out when I set up camp. Yeah you can pack meat on the inside, and zip the duffle on the outside, but after doing that once I found I would...

I started my first day of "pack training" to prep for my WY deer hunt in Sept. Starting off easy with just a two mile fast walk, and will add distance and pack weight as I go forward. I think that I burned about 100 calories on the walk, and about 200 swatting mosquitos.

That looks like a "Holmes on Homes" project. Fix it once and fix it right...Beautiful job!

The 5/2 diet is sustainable for me as I only use it to lose weight after creeping up a few pounds. I would do the protein diet for months in order to lose what I can in a week or two with the 5/2. The important part is to never binge, and to seriously make an attempt to eat healthy all the...

I used the protein diet (low carbs) for years to get some weight off. But for 30 years I was extremely active in addition to exercising 3+ hours per day. Try the so called 5/2 diet. Eat normally for 5, then keep it below 600 cal. for 2. Depending on how much you need to lose, it's not...

For some reason I was compelled to buy a MK1 Browning BAR 30-06 a while back. I finally spent some time at my range with it and found it to be a real shooter. So, the next issue was "how the heck do you break this thing down to clean it?" U-tube had the answer. Now it can assume its position...

I'm a lightweight at 188#, but I am in and am shooting for 178#. I've got a great six-pack hiding in there somewhere that I haven't seen for a while.

I've been suffering from a new mattress that was just too firm. So, after sleeping in my hammock for the last few weeks we broke down and bought a Sleep Number bed. That thing really works for me, but when the sales lady asked if we wanted the "sleep monitor app"????? That's where the record...

I had planned to be a career Marine, but ended that after 6 years. Then I was enrolled for electrician school in the fall, working as a smokechaser for the USFS during the spring. On a June afternoon I was reading the local paper and saw an ad for testing for a police officer position, to be...

Bill, you could lard up on craft beer and ice cream before the first so you can really participate in the challenge.

Will up my exercise routine and start "pack training" on July 1st. I got giardia once on a canoe trip and lost 8# in two days, 4# more in the next two days. Believe me, you don't want to follow that routine. Good luck all.

I donate when I apply. Have hunted in the access areas, but so far haven't needed the Search & Rescue. I have a snowmobile bud who was airlifted off a mt. in Montana last year, and as we all know, S@$! Happens.

Great challenge Scott, I'm in. I've been pretty good about not letting things go too far, so only have 10# or so to lose. At 5'10" I weighed in at 188# this morning. My Marine Corps weight 43 years ago was 175#, but I feel better at 180#. My compromise goal is 178#. Will post my "before"...

I used some smaller roasts to make Philly Grills (AKA Cheesesteak Sandwiches) for my wife last year, and it has become her favorite meal. I generally use backstrap or even tenderloin, but roasts work fine, just cut it into thin strips, season with Montreal Steak or similar, and fry in oil to...

You can out eat any exercise, and I proved it for over 40 years. Maybe we all could post "before" pictures in bikini underwear and be shamed into sticking to the diet plan. I'll do a weigh-in tomorrow AM and see if I can join the 15# challenge.

Good thing you were home during the last few months Marcus, or your kids wouldn't even know you.