Apologies for not reading all of it, I may be repetitive.
Stainless steel counters with removable HDPE cutting boards, in sizes that easily fit in sink. I see many posted on Marketplace (SS tables).
Wall or ceiling mounted hoist for deer/ quarters.
Backsplash for walls, sucks cleaning walls.
Just to follow up, better to be lucky than good. Found my buck the next morning. 3 tags punched for the year. Looking forward to 2025 and putting more focus into whitetail and mulies.
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Many of my classmates (in engineering) worked as dock hands or on charter boats in the summer. Alaska, San Diego, Duluth. I would not promote a gap year. If he wants to make money, there’s plenty of opportunity the first year when you are taking generals and not the rigorous Mechanics and Fluids courses to go work 25 hours per week.
Or go meet women, not going to find a ton in engineering 
Fear-mongering^
Anyone who hunts around the Midwest should know that the Iron Range is about as poor as it gets for whitetail habitat. Wolves need managing. The Iron Range sucks for deer hunting. They can be two separate Venn Diagrams.
Pets go missing because Cletus and Harley are too dumb to have fencing or be responsible pet owners.
Had an eventful sit, 5 does wandering around the meadow, and then an 8 and 10 crept in. Not horn hunting at this point, just want to punch my buck tag. Absolute layup shot at 15 yds on the 8. Had to hold draw for 3 minutes with a couple yearlings watching me. No excuse. Just a bad, gut shot. It’s a dead deer, just hope it doesn’t get bumped tonight.
Shot a 1000 arrows this summer just to cap the year off like this. Classic! Merry Christmas all.
These sports threads are getting pretty good. Got Gim dropping bombs on Packer fans and BP puffin the whole thing.
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My sympathy goes to the younger generations who will grow up and be priced out of real estate ownership, regardless of how hard they work.
Kids nowadays all you need is a tablet and a charger and plan on talking to yourself.
Sounds like a parenting problem.
XL, heavy duty trash bags so everything can go out with ya. And a good headlamp
As a completely unbiased spectator with absolutely no care about either team, I officially declare the Packers living rent free in the Viking fans head. Calling it like I see it.
Punched the first MN tag with the bow last night. Love these temps, can let it hang until Friday when I can crack a few cold ones and knock it out.
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Wasn’t able to get to Wisconsin for gun opener. Had Tuesday/Wednesday off, Tuesday was a bust, Wednesday had truck issues. Woke up with a couple hours of free time on Thanksgiving, got into stand, and a textbook hunt after that. First tag punched for the season.
Have a Crow Wing State Park hunt this coming weekend, hope to punch a couple MN tags before the timer runs out.
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Arcteryx Toques/Tech Wool is far better than a Carhaart imo
In one thread you got fellas arguing over Chinese pork and over-sea’s suppliers. In this you have fellas complaining about the cents/lb of pork. Get back to mowing your ditches!
Better yet, spend more money and get high quality, pasture raised protein. Couldn’t pay me to put $1/lb pork in my wild game.
I need to find a way to financially gain off old guys thinking that Oak Island and Paul/Tyson fights are legitimate.
Slow Sunday and Monday on north metro public. Went 2 hours west to Alex and had a productive sit. Grunted in a shooter who intelligently stayed in the buckthorn. Saw a dozen does that I will probably regret not poking.
Hope to get a couple sits in late afternoon in Brainerd area. Got a State Park hunt in December, hoping that becomes a saving grace.
Im good for 4 deer per year. Best protein a guy can get. If you grind your own, contact Pampered Pork in Le Center. Happy hogs = happy meat. Buy the leaf lard and grind at a 80/20 ratio. Very “clean” fat, and really highlights the venison without overpowering like a shoulder or bacon would.
Looking forward to doing venison bone broth this year as well.
Switching it up this year, rolling the dice on some north metro public. If Saturday skeeves me out, up to Alex to hunt my consistent public.
Got the deer cart and ankle braces ready!
If I mark a big school of not-walleye in 20’ off a weedline, should the first assumption be crappie?
Weather people always seem to be on the dramatic side of reality. It has been a dry fall but none of it seems abnormal. Lakes are still feet higher than where they were last fall.
It’s been a good fall for fishing, just need a little temp drop and it’ll continue being a great fall for hunting.
If you’ve paid attention to Russia in the last 2 years and think they have an operational nuclear program I have the next LiveScope generation to sell you.
Nothing instills fear into the US defense conglomerate more than two feeble and debilitated militaries who proved far less than capability of firing accurate missiles!
The IDO world affairs department is on it!
Received the stand, sticks and etc today in mail. Got it all set up in a trial run, liked it. Broke my ankle 2 hours later. Hell or highwater Ill find my way into a tree somehow
Fish Monkey site usually has some good sales. Make great hunting gloves as well. Their fingerless gloves put all others to shame
Them being within 500’ of your dwelling or a neighbor would put them in the red. Otherwise they are GTG.
There’s some guys on Gull that take advantage of this. Vaguely remember you being in the BLA.
More importantly than color this time of year is speed.
With water <55F, I don’t think I’ve caught a fish going faster than 2mph. Sweet spot is 1.6-1.8mph
As the water cools (<55F) I stick solely with stick baits. Ill probably throw on a shallow, jointed shad rap first when the water is over that. This applies to all year, but if the fish aren’t going at night on these baits, Im heading in. Top to Bottom,
Hit Stick
JSSR7
Rogue
HJ10
Shallow Shadow Rap w/ VMC trebles
And then all of these in a dozen different colors (puke)
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The good news is that AlumaCraft quality can’t decrease any further.
The fish were from last night in the BLA. Left em in the water overnight and cleaned em in the morning.
I go about 3 for 5 on hook-ups with shadow raps, and 4.5 for 5 with husky jerks. Get more bites running shadow raps to Rapala’s delight.
To Tim’s main Q : The Balsa series “BX” are somehow even more fragile. I lost the bill’s on those quick and vowed never again.
Berkely Hit Sticks are good Husky Jerk replacements, but I don’t have the hook issues with HJ’s.
Yeah Im in the boat of that much spent on cranks as well. After adding a VMC bladed treble to my shadow rap, it’s probably a $15 bait.
But last night it was the only thing the fish wanted. Whacked em! Can see the shadow rap hanging in there
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