crawdaddy wrote:

Somebody from Wisconsin has to chime in about the time they bought a share of packers stock that’s worth as much as flushed toilet paper.

They cover the cracks in the plaster in old houses.

If you plan on shipping I recommend Robert Haik Reel Repair, 1128 E 67th St
Richfield,MN,55423 (612)869-2890. He has been doing it for a long time, is very good and reasonably priced. He used to handle the reel repairs for the Twin Cities Gander Mountain stores.

crawdaddy wrote:

I wonder if AP was at the Vikings draft party last night, or should I say this morning….

AP ate his breakfast in the Hennepin County Jail.

gim wrote:

7 1/2 shot won’t make much of an impression on a wolf at more than 15 feet if your shotgun is choked skeet/skeet.

A couple of other dog safety precautions used in our hunting camp, carrt with you:
a multitool with pliers – porkies suck!
a small first aid kit, include superglue. Not the most skin friendly
thing to use but when you’re 45 minutes away from the truck it seals a wound
Lots of water and a foldig water bowl (my dog doesn’t like to drink from a
bottle)
ahandgun in wolf country. If my dog is running toward me with a wolf
in pursuit it constitutes a reasonable fear of bodily harm to me
Long cable tie/zip tie to release a conibear

Walnut sap is typically lower in sugar content than maple sap, concentration can vary by location. I’ve heard of 1:100 syrup to sap ratios with walnuts. Sap yields from the trees are also lower than that of maples. Walnut syrup is delicious and much more expensive than maple syrup.

Birch syrup is also delicious and has an even lower concentration of sugar than walnut sap. Also quite expensive.

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Tlazer wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>glenn57 wrote:</div>
for those that go see a dermotologist….. how long does it take to get in, or say an appt.

around these parts it seems like at least a 6 month wait. my kid needed to see one and he had to drive all the way to Willmar……. from Richmond!!

If you have never seen a dermatologists, it can be a challenge to get in to see one. If I remember correctly I think I had to get a referral from my regular doctor to see a dermatologist for the first time. I know they are usually out at least 6 months to get in to see one. We usually make an appointment when we leave for the next year (I only need to go yearly). As stated some of the chemicals in sunscreen out there are not very good for you either. I have heard from the dermatologist that the spray-on sunscreen is some of the worst for chemicals.

I requested an appointment Wednesday, was seen yesterday morning. I am in the south Metro, likely more providers available than in Glenn’s area.

Dermatologist visit yesterday. No issues but have had pre-cancerous cells removed from my face in the past. I’ve adopted long sleeve shirts in year round, use sunscreen regularly and wear a brimmed hat most of the year (stocking hat in cold weather that covers my ears). Baseball hats aren’t sufficient. A few friends who always wear baseball hats have had cancerous cells removed from their ears.

Another option for grouse is the southeast near the Mississippi. I’ve had success from Red Wing south. Whitewater WMA can have good bird numbers but be ready to do some up and down.

Steven Krapfl wrote:

you use ATVs on public. I either get the option of quartering and packing, dragging, or getting a pack horse. Sucks that people abuse that privilege, I’m getting old and packing s#it out or dragging is getting exhausting. Regarding grouse, I always wanted to hunt them,

Go sooner rather than later. October/November are great times to be in the woods and hunting grouse is serious fun.

Get 50 yards into the woods off a trail used by ATVs. You’ll be amazed by the number of grouse pushed off the trail available for you to hunt.

7% annual rate of increase. Greater than the CPI but not outrageous for insurance given the increase in the value of boats and the cost of a new boat.

Always try to be courteous with COs, they have a tough job. No one wants to see them unless there is someone else doing something wrong. Thank them for checking my license. Have mostly had good experiences with them. One near the deer shack was a dick, accused my crew of poaching. Turned the relationship around when we gave him the plate number of the guy actually poaching and he caught him with the deer hanging nis shed being butchered in August. After that the CO would stop by and have coffee with us occasionally, give us tips on hot lakes.

Back from New Zealand today. Fantastic trip, great people, wonderful weather and absolutely beautiful. Flew in to Auckland, spent three days there. Went to Waiheke Island and bounced around for a day drinking wine and gin, seeing the sights. Eden Park for a rugby match was very fun. Stayed at the Park Hyatt (kids are good for some things, in this case Hyatt points!) overlooking the harbor. Then flew to Queenstown, stayed in an AirBnB townhome west of town with a patio overlooking Lake Wakatipu. Did the Milford Sound cruise, drove to Glenorchy and cruised the lake on the TSS Earnslaw, an old coal fired steamer. Moved on to Mount Cook National Park. Hiking was limited due to my knee issues and my son spraining his ankle playing basketball five days before we left. Hiked the Hooker Valley Track. Weather was clear as we could have hoped and the mountain and glaciers were spectacular. Spent the night in Tekapo and did a star gazing event with a professional astronomer. No light pollution made the Milky Way and constellations really pop. Over to Christchurch for a couple of days. Nice town and very friendly people. Spent our last two nights in New Zealand on a farmstead in North Canterbury. Great spot, the Waipura River runs through the property. A working farm, they have 6,000 sheep on hand. Popped over to Kaikura one afternoon for whale watching. Saw a 15 meter sperm whale and a pod of hundreds of Dusky Dolphins. Visited a few wineries in the area, had a great lunch at Pegasus Bay Vineyard. The grounds were beautiful, simple lunch of cheese, smoked salmon, bread and grapes was perfect for the day. Final morning drove to the Christchurch airport, flew to Auckland on to LAX and finished at MSP. The flights were a grind but we got upgraded to Delta One LAX to AKL, Premium Select on the way back. Definitely a better way to fly than main cabin.

Thanks to all who gave advice on the itinerary. Squeezed of out the Australia leg due to time constraints and my bum knee. Enjoyed the experience enough that I will definitely make the effort to go back, add in some fishing and make it to Sydney.

Highbeeze24 wrote:

Unfortunately, the two maples on my quarter acre plot in the cul-de-sac sure aren’t going to put out enough sap for me to make it worth the money for the equipment.

I live in a first ring suburb with a single maple in the yard. Neighbors all say yes when asked to tap their trees. I run 15 taps, get five gallons or so using aa wood fired barrel stove. Likely not cost effective but fun and tastes fantastic.

More a blues and southern rock guy. Allman Brothers Blue Sky, Ain’t Wasting Time No More, Jessica; Clapton Let It Rain, After Midnight, Sunshine of Your Love; Chicago’s first five albums. All are still on my playlist.

Jimmy Jones wrote:

I quit in 1991 after more than 25 years of smoking. Now of course the reality of having smoked is coming to light. COPD and other lung issues that were not told to us back when I started now are limiting factors in my life today. I just thank God I never chewed as an alternative when I stopped with the smoke. Regardless, having smoked is going to literally be the death of me.

Mom is in the same situation. She’s 87, has COPD and emphysema and gasps walking around her apartment. Said to see an independent strong willed woman fade after raising three kids on her own, going back to college in her 40s and managing her life on her own for 60 years. I anticipate the same experience as you had with your Mom.

mxskeeter wrote:

l of you who have quit the habit. High 5!!
Cigarettes are allowed to be sold because the government takes i

And because tobacco companies spend huge amounts of money on lobbying and disinformation campaigns to protect their mega-billions in profits.

Steve – Did you teach Sharon to play cribbage?

Ripjiggen wrote:

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mark-bruzek wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Upnorth85 wrote:</div>
I’m actually putting together the tribal harvest totals for the last decade now. It’s not much usually between 1000-2000 pounds.

So we are supposed to believe your numbers when you claim the tribal harvest totals are only 1,000 to 2,000 pounds???
What a crock of $HIT!!!

No need to be a d!ck. Ripjiggen engaged in a civil and interesting conversation with Upnorth85. No need to take it off the rails just because you disagree with the information provided. Go play on Facebook or X.

Hobbs is definitely a slot corner. May be high priced compared to last year’s contracts but CB contracts are scaling up fast.

WR help is a dim hope but needed. Too bad Watson couldn’t stay on the field, had that history in college as well.

stjoeguy wrote:

I did get 2 personal bests, however: 14.5″ <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>perch and a 4′ stick through an 8″ hole.

You can catch wierd stuff on Devils Lake. Kid pulled up a 6 foot chunk of barbed wire from deep water – 36′

I was in Eau Claire the last two Fridays. Two weeks ago spent most of our time chasing down buckets that blew off. Not much fun. Last Friday things were flowing, ran 75 gallons through the reverse osmosis system. He ended up with five gallons that day using sap previously run through the RO system.

mxskeeter wrote:

And what about the cheater steroid users. How many game outcomes were changed because of those players??

By and large they’ve been excluded from the HoF.

Rose was a helluva player but knew the risks. He may get pardoned by the President but won’t get reinstated by MLB. Pretty stupid on his part, MLB is hypocritical since they’ve jumped in bed with casinos and online sports books.

My Springers (3 over the years) were all counter surfers. Cure was to put a couple of mousetraps on the counter. Came home, found a sprung trap and no more counter surfing. FW didn’t take to the idea with the first dog but we weren’t living together at the time. I stuck my finger in the trap in front of her with no harm done and she grudgingly agreed to go along. She was fine with it for dogs 2 and 3.

Our night predator hunts are usually on moonlit nights with snow on the ground. That provides sufficient light for shooting.

suzuki wrote:

was heavy as well but I haven’t shot it in this gun. My 18in 1/8 twist 223 wylde shoots it fi

It’s been a while but we usually hunt in pairs at night, one with a 12 gauge with #4 or 00 buckshot and on with a rifle. Buckshot works well 40 yards and in where it’s hard to pick up the coyote with a scope even dialed down to 2 1/2 power.

Good success with the 50 grain V-Max. Boiler room shots kill them dead. If you don’t use a .50 BMG, poor shot placement results in run-offs.

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Careful with the pliers. If the hook is in a tendon you can tear the tendon when ripping the hook out. That becomes a bigger issue.