gim wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>CaptainMusky wrote:</div>
Those that scout turkeys alot have you been seeing them consistently?

If you are filling a tag every other year, you are way ahead of the curve.

I think it took me 4 years to get my first turkey. Now I’ve got one each of the past 4 seasons. I didn’t grow up hunting so there was a learning curve. Last year the turkey took a nap behind my blind, I watched him lay down in tall grass. Took 5 minutes to open the zipper and then woke him up with a yelp followed by a boom.

They released wild turkeys in MN back about 45 years ago give or take. The rest of the spread has been natural.

I haven’t seen a turkey in a long time. Once the big winter flocks break up I see them more often. I haven’t scouted yet, usually just go to my spot and there’s birds around. Last year I got a turkey in the first season, 2nd day. Usually I hunt later, and have found it to be more consistent.

Proud to be a trout bum

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I liked kq morning show for a few years, but then they couldn’t keep people on the air with Tom and his Schtick got stale as a cracker in King tut’s tomb. The other thing I got so sick of was the guy going on and on about his wife, like she was Ms. America combined with Marilyn Savant. Hell for all I know Cathy might be more like Lia Thomas.

I love it because it’s so simple, though not easy. There’s nothing like being knee deep in a stream.

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494 ramp is a ghost town today.

There’s so many lazy and sometimes fat people who would do anything to avoid taking a step they don’t have to. The less hicks out tearing around on 4-wheelers the better.

I shot with a really young buck at the trap club last weekend. Never seen him before. His mom came and sat in a chair with a blanket and watched us from the 27. It’s really nice to see these little tikes go out and shoot and handle a shotgun well.

The old guys won’t be able to catch up with the new technology. It’s a faster turnover now than it used to be. Denny Brauer, Larry Nixon, Clunn, they had longer years of being in their “prime.” Wheeler is still ranked 1 in the world at 35 I think, be interesting to see how long he holds on to the top spot. Guys like Dudley and Thrift who were hammers for years have kinda dropped off. Although part of that might be they fish MLF, and nobody really cares about/follows that.

I bought one at the post office for the first time last year. That really made my day. They said they get about 5-7 stamps a year.

KVD was at the top of the sport until his mid to late 40s. It’s more about knowledge giving the younger anglers a boost vs. Physical energy.

It used to be a slower progression to the top. In the last 5 years things have really excellerated, as far as a shortening of the learning curve. Modern technology is what has given the young guys a real boost. Both at home learning on a computer and sonar technology on the water.

Baitcasting setup. 6’6″ medium rod, usually an old shimano V rod. Same rod I’ll throw spooks on. I’d say keep it 7 feet or under. Usually use Baitcasting but smaller and lighter lures will use a spinning setup.

Here’s a question. Science has proven cigarettes are bad. Chewin’ tobacco too though not as much. The big question, what about nicotine separated from these methods of delivery? From anecdotal observation the fastest growing means of nicotine ingestion is synthetic. The market is flooded with nicotine pouches that contain no tobacco.

As far as the canoe, that was directly after the bear attack and he floated down to safety at a fort on the Missouri. He did catch up with the guys who left him in the wilderness but didn’t kill them. Bridger was too young and Tom Hardy was in the army so he was afraid of repercussions from that. And yup, they filmed the movie in Canada which is unfortunate.

You need an 80 or higher

gim wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Full draw wrote:</div>
One of the areas I hunt coyotes in SD is where Hugh Glass was attacked.

The guy from the Revenant?

Didn’t realize that actually happened. Interesting.

It happened. Hugh found an old canoe or hallow log and had to float down the river at night to get to a fort, I think on the Missouri. He went at night to stay out of sight of Indians. I think he died a few years later killed by Indians in Montana.

It’s sad reading about the great plains animals. They were slaughtered off so the whole thing could be turned into a cow pasture, and in very short order.

When me or my buddy flop over a crib and get zero points, someone always says, “crib buster!”

SNL hit its heyday in the mid to late 90s. Adam Sandler was still funny, Chris Farley, Norm MacDonald, Phil Hartman. Those guys are funnier than the earlier cast. Go to the 2000s and there is not one single name that sticks out as a memorable cast member. That show dropped off a cliff and never recovered. I’m kinda shocked it’s still on the air and people still watch it. I wouldn’t even know how to find it other than youtube.

Schmidt’s gay was one of the funniest sketches ever.

I can’t imagine watching SNL now. No one could top Chris Farley. It’s probably circling the drain just like all network tv.

They’ve got great ratings. 12 people watch them every night, that includes their mom.

You could also call it a line tangle or tip wrap. It’s kinda like a backlash, but on a spinning rod. The term is a misnomer because it’s usually not caused by wind, rather it’s caused by braid+spinning rod=twisted line.

There’s a lot of good and bad about Rose. He is the All Time hits leader in MLB. That alone should put him in the hall.

I heard they’re changing the name to
“The delete series”

My buddy who is an ice fishing nut always uses one of those cheap HT multicolored rods, I think it’s 36 or 42 inches. Guy gets after hard and isn’t short on dough, but that’s the one he uses and likes.

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By the way, who comes up with these brand names?

Gooloo?
Yaber?
Zeus?
Noco?

This has the makings of a quiz show category. Is it a jumpstart pack or part of a bad pickup line?

Hey baby, I’m bringing out the Gooloo tonight…

Those names always crack me up.

I had to borrow it for pheasant hunting this fall.

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My dad has one and they are great vehicles. I wouldn’t be afraid of any ramp with AWD.

Commando is one of the best movies ever made.