Try Bob Smith – or at least check out this website.

http://www.old-barn-wood.com/barnwood_furniture_.htm

He may be able to help you out?

I’d head north of Wabasha about 1.5 miles, between miles 761 and 762, on the minnesota side, there is a sand bar that is very parklike, and you will only be a little ways from Wabasha. We’ve been there twice with a houseboat, and it is great location for camping.

Might want to try Alegiant Air. They fly out of Rochester and go directly to vegas. I just checked it was about 200.00 a person. You are limited on the days and times you can leave, but it might be the cheapest? I checked and they have flights leaving on Feb 19 and coming back on the 22nd – not sure how the times work out, though.

Here’s their web site.
http://www.allegiantair.com/

I second that the US Post office is the way to go. I was in and out in 10 minutes as well. Make sure to bring two checks, or enough money for both the picture and the passport. When the pictures are taken at the post office, don’t have to worry about losing them or the pictures being the wrong size.

We had the same thing – the electrical company misread the meter, so we had one month of ‘free’ electricity.

Before they realized this, I went to the public library and checked out a meter that measures the electricity of any appliance. All you do is plug the meter in between the outlet and the appliance, and let it run for a day or so to see how much electricity it is using.

Good luck!

I think you can figure the cost by hand

primers 3 cents per shell
wad 2 cents per shell
Shot 12 cents per shell
Powder 4 cents per shell

So, the total would be 21 cents per shell, times 25 shells would be abut 5.25 per box. Also, I think your computation on how much powder you’ll need is a little high. I think about 19-22 grains of red dot would be the proper amount for trap loads (going by memory).

Ken Salwey is an interesting person – knew him in the late 70’s and early 80’s before he was know as the ‘Last River Rat’. Went trout fishing a couple time with him and his nephew, and I grew up in Buffalo City, where he lived for quite a while. He’d come driving up to the gas station in his trapping vehicle, a hertz, which had a few people talking in a small town!

If you ever get a chance to talk to him, you should do so. Ken is very friendly and very knowledgeable, to say the least, about the outdoors.

Great question – interested in getting others views.

When I am doing the skinning, head up. When my dad did the skinning, legs up . I found it easier to skin the deer when the head is up – when you get to the back legs, the skin just peels off without very much cutting, less hair on the meat.

Great question – interested in getting others views.

When I am doing the skinning, head up. When my dad did the skinning, legs up . I found it easier to skin the deer when the head is up – when you get to the back legs, the skin just peels off without very much cutting, less hair on the meat.

Humm, I was assuming (probably incorrectly) this was the Webb Lake just east of Danbury, Wisconsin, on hwy 77?

Webb lake is such a nice lake – did he build the cabin on upper or lower webb lake – my dad was raised less than a mile from there, and went to school at Webb Lake school. He has great stories of fishing it when there were no cabins around it.

If there are walleye in it, there are not many. Also, there are a few smallmouth in the lake, but again no many. We also would go bullhead fishing there once a year.

Enjoy the lake!

This sounds like a great idea. Last year while I was out showing my daughter how to drive a boat (by trempealeau), we saw three regular Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn’s. They built themselves a boat, with a shelter on it. It was powered by a 25 hp moter. Looked like an overside dock going down the river – but those guys looked like they were having the time of their lives! Not a care in the world (except for the lack of money ;-). We towed them to the trempealeau lock. They were headed all the way down the river to New Orleans! Oh, the stories they could tell (if they made it all the way down). Something about an unlicensed boat might have gotten them in trouble . Good luck and I hoppe you do this!

Fisher Dave’s is the same load I shot – except it was for skeet. I don’t think there was ever a misfire with the federal primers and red dot powder. This is also a good load to help the farmers out with blackbird problems

Just a quick question for the rest of you – in my younger days when I shot alot more than I do now, we picked up the used shot cups from the local trap range, and used those for reloading. We’d just sort through the ones that were too badly damaged. Never had a problem doing this either, although it addes some time to make sure the shot cup was good enough.

Fisher Dave’s is the same load I shot – except it was for skeet. I don’t think there was ever a misfire with the federal primers and red dot powder. This is also a good load to help the farmers out with blackbird problems

Just a quick question for the rest of you – in my younger days when I shot alot more than I do now, we picked up the used shot cups from the local trap range, and used those for reloading. We’d just sort through the ones that were too badly damaged. Never had a problem doing this either, although it addes some time to make sure the shot cup was good enough.

Congratulations on the well earned ducks. Just one quick question – did you find any eggshells in the one mallard’s feathers.

It sure does help when you hit the ones that you shoot at – especially if you do not get many chances!

Congratulations on the well earned ducks. Just one quick question – did you find any eggshells in the one mallard’s feathers.

It sure does help when you hit the ones that you shoot at – especially if you do not get many chances!

And the goose was even banded!

And the goose was even banded!

On Saturday morning I saw some northern mallards. They were not the brightest birds – last one flew over my canoe just as I was pushing away. Movement did not seem to scare him, he just kept on coming – he did not survive. The legs were orange, just not that bright orange we’ll see in a couple weeks – hopefully!.

First time posting pictures – hope this works.

On Saturday morning I saw some northern mallards. They were not the brightest birds – last one flew over my canoe just as I was pushing away. Movement did not seem to scare him, he just kept on coming – he did not survive. The legs were orange, just not that bright orange we’ll see in a couple weeks – hopefully!.

First time posting pictures – hope this works.

Could it be a mud minnow?

I drove by on Tuesday night, and the ramp was open. Three boats can now land at the same time! It sure did take a long time for work to get done!

What a great buck – shame that it was not found right away. I bet there is one sad hunter. What I heard about this buck was that the bowhunter wants it, the land owner wants it, and the person who found it wants it. None of them have the deer, however, since the DNR took it away from all of them.

Anyone else with an update?

What a great buck – shame that it was not found right away. I bet there is one sad hunter. What I heard about this buck was that the bowhunter wants it, the land owner wants it, and the person who found it wants it. None of them have the deer, however, since the DNR took it away from all of them.

Anyone else with an update?

Everyone has given some great advice and encouragement. It is not that difficult to process a deer – it is a great way to finish out the hunting season or spend an evening cutting deer and reminiscing about the hunt!

Just a couple more suggestions. Keep your knife sharp. It will save time and will make the meat look better if stop and sharpen your knife when it needs it.

You might want to make a trip to your local hardware store and buy a meat saw. It comes in handy for cutting off the legs and helping out when you make a cut that did not go quite where you expected and you end up needing a saw. As the years have gone by I have found the need for a saw less and less, but it came in handy those first few years.

When you skin the deer, make as few cuts as possible – this keeps the meat cleaner and there is less hair on it. When you get to the legs, just keep pulling and working the skin down without cutting through the skin. If you do get hair on the meat, a clean, warm, wet towel works great to get the hair off – just keep a warm bucket of water to rinse the towel as needed.

Before you hang up the deer by the neck, make sure you did not shoot the deer through the spine in the neck – when you pull hard to get the skin off you may end up with the head and neck hanging, and the body on the dirty garage floor .

One other thing, did anyone mention to make sure to get all the fat and membrane off as possible to keep the meat from getting an off taste!

If you can find a friend that has done this, it will save you time and you learn some shortcuts that everyone has developed.

Here is a video available on cutting up a deer as well http://www.askthemeatman.com/meat_cutting_videos.htm#deer%20processing%20video.

Good luck and I know you can process a deer – make the hunt even more special when you process what you shot!

Everyone has given some great advice and encouragement. It is not that difficult to process a deer – it is a great way to finish out the hunting season or spend an evening cutting deer and reminiscing about the hunt!

Just a couple more suggestions. Keep your knife sharp. It will save time and will make the meat look better if stop and sharpen your knife when it needs it.

You might want to make a trip to your local hardware store and buy a meat saw. It comes in handy for cutting off the legs and helping out when you make a cut that did not go quite where you expected and you end up needing a saw. As the years have gone by I have found the need for a saw less and less, but it came in handy those first few years.

When you skin the deer, make as few cuts as possible – this keeps the meat cleaner and there is less hair on it. When you get to the legs, just keep pulling and working the skin down without cutting through the skin. If you do get hair on the meat, a clean, warm, wet towel works great to get the hair off – just keep a warm bucket of water to rinse the towel as needed.

Before you hang up the deer by the neck, make sure you did not shoot the deer through the spine in the neck – when you pull hard to get the skin off you may end up with the head and neck hanging, and the body on the dirty garage floor .

One other thing, did anyone mention to make sure to get all the fat and membrane off as possible to keep the meat from getting an off taste!

If you can find a friend that has done this, it will save you time and you learn some shortcuts that everyone has developed.

Here is a video available on cutting up a deer as well http://www.askthemeatman.com/meat_cutting_videos.htm#deer%20processing%20video.

Good luck and I know you can process a deer – make the hunt even more special when you process what you shot!

Sorry, this is an urban legend. Check out the web site http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-grizzlybear5.htm

Funny how the stories are “improved” over time

Sorry, this is an urban legend. Check out the web site http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-grizzlybear5.htm

Funny how the stories are “improved” over time