Hey boys! I’m still kickin. Screwed up and took one of those jobs that has me working all the time. As soon as I get my team rolling I hope to have more time to BS. No bucks in SD that have me staying awake at night but u never know. 2 weeks and I’ll be back there.
Wish you all the best of luck this fall.
So awesome!! I’m jealous I went east instead of west when I was younger.
I drew my season A tag also. 
I’m gonna order a set here soon. I’d rather use my tuctite holster but there are occasions during warm weather these will be nice to conceal under lighter clothing.
Great stuff.
Options here:
To stay out of the holster game, give this guy a shot. https://tuctite.co/
He doesn’t make a holster for every gun. However, the ones he does make are precision made and very nice.
I’m also shopping for a new carry right now. I want something bigger than my bodyguard .380. I’m stuck between the Glock 43 and Shield.
It’s this dam job that is the problem taking up 8-10 hours a day of my most productive time!! Hahaha.
Great topic.
So far this winter I’ve completed a 50% box blind build in SD. Need to get out there for a yote trip and complete the last two walls and roof.
I’ve completed the base build on a Mn box blind and taken it up north. We will need to get the legs and steps built this spring. Can’t wait to get out in the woods setting it up. We have 3 others we want to get completed this spring also.
I’m 50% of the way into my AR build. Just waiting on some back order components. Have to find the BCG I want and I’ll have enough parts to get it to fire. Still need optics also.
Besides the normal house/family stuff, I also am doing a minor remodel of my garage to provide more work area.
Last, I’m researching some spot stalk archery opportunities. The need to keep the states close is a key factor so I can optimize my limited time spent in the field instead of behind the windshield.
Shed hunting and spring turkey will be here before I know it.
Longest time. G2 8.25 inches
Thanks guys!!
Keep an eye out for a stainless at a good price for me. I’m building another Axis in this caliber…
I crawled into a box blind out in SD yesterday morning with high hopes. -5 degrees. I spotted a dog about 1/2 mile out but he wouldn’t be fooled by any of the sounds I threw his way. Got cold and called it a morning.
Sounds like they were idiots from what I read. The owner can no longer own a firearms company again. I hope he can find a buyer so the people aren’t unemployed.
I’ve started carrying this knife. http://www.havalon.com/xt-22tr.html
For me, this is perfect for my needs. I like throw away blades because I rarely have time to sit down and sharpen my knives. I’m a bit skeptical how the knife will stand up but for the price, it makes a nice box opener at a minimum.
I also just purchased this knife for my backpack. I’ve yet to use it, so no reviews. http://www.outdooredge.com/Razor-Blaze-p/razor-blaze.htm
I will be “guiding” a first time hunter from Florida when I get home for Christmas. I’ll report back on how his shooting skills. They have 4-5 inches of snow so the birds should be grouped up pretty good in our food plots.
Congrats. I had planned on waiting until after Christmas to start my build. However the itch is getting stronger by the day.
Yup and our very own Mn Sheriff’s Association stood against the castle doctrine bill that was on governor Dayton’s desk not long ago. Both states are full of anti-liberty individuals.
Do you hunt your land/area? It’s no doubt hit or miss that time of year up there. A couple years ago after that brutal winter, we were birdless and it was horrible. Last year was awesome and we can really see how the flock/s rebounded with very strong hatches. We are seeing 20-40 birds in a few different bunches. Being on the northern end of their range, the weather sure does play a large factor for us.
Sounds like Mn sheriff association not supporting the castle doctrine here. They have since gotten letters from me and will not support their fundraisers.
When I’ve seen people open carry in the cities, I’ve also thought “cowboy” so I don’t think it’s a stretch to be judgmental. Not saying it’s right, but it’s a stereotype at best. Put me an hour north and I see it, I don’t think twice.
The good news, I rarely see open carry in cities. The liberals here would lose their minds.
This story is just another reason we can all agree, a weapon on your person and lots of practice is a good thing. Feel bad for those who were harmed by this crew of evil.
I’m leaning towards archery also this year. I like the flexibility it gives me to hunt when I can.
You guys are acting like this is something new to a MN sports fan? I have started to find it comical that week in and week out there are new ways to blow games. The odds of us blowing a lead is high and the odds of us coming from behind are almost zero.
LOL. I was saying the exact thing last night with my rube neighbors as we drowned our sorrows. I keep getting sucked in.
In my opinion, Teddy’s clock is a 1/2 to 3/4 of a tick too slow. The kid has to get rid of the ball. I hope he learns this with some time in grade. Clearly the Vikes gave that game away after an outstanding effort by the practice squad of defensive players.
Reading this reminds me I need to send my guy a case of beer for Xmas… I know one thing about myself, I would not be disciplined enough to take on something like this. Too many shiny objects distract me.
Are you guys using poly under the pan or how to set to protect the pan from back filling?
Have you looked into any garments like these.
This is great info!!
Interesting question. I have far more .22lr than I have of anything else. But year in and year out, I shoot way more of that round than any other. My prairie dog/coyote rounds are in the 500 range. I think close to a 1000 of my pistol loads. My deer rifle I keep around 150 rounds. But that gun gets shot 3-5 rounds a year. As I build out an AR platform, I suspect I’ll keep large quantities of that round for plinking. All this talk has me thinking I better get another ammo/gun safe…. 
Nothing wrong with disagreeing and having good back and forth. I figure you may not change my opinion but I just might learn something if I don’t dig my heals in and immediately dismiss your stance just because I don’t agree with it.
If you can find those documentaries on Yellowstone, I’d like to see them. They are contrary to everything I’ve read to this point.
As for hatred for wolves, this is been going on since man settled here. I think it’s short sighted to blame sportsman for the relisting. Look at how much Mn alone pays out in livestock damage each year. When a species starts messing with people’s livelihoods, you will spawn hate quickly.
My personal distrust from the Mn DNR originates mostly from the lack of management on the fisheries side. However, this has now trickled over into the decimation of the MN moose population by wolves.
In the case of elk, the federal government imposed illegal importation of an invasive species in several states from Michigan to Utah. Those states should have stood up to the Feds. Let’s look at Yellowstone for example, hunters at one point had supported conservation efforts to grow the elk population to the 20k+ as recent as 1994 and now the counts are under 4K.
In our backyard, the Mn moose population has went from over 10K in the early 2000’s to less than 3500. This whole time, what hunters have known, the wolves are a primary reason the moose have declined so rapidly. It’s taken the DNR far to long to get on board with this reasoning. Instead we’ve been reminded frequently they just don’t know.
I’ll reference the recent deer fiasco in WI. Earn a buck and the mythical CWD scare. Were the deer populations too high? I wonder how much money the insurance lobby pumped into the WI government those years?? Heck they pulled the same scam down in the SE region of Mn.
I think if I spent a little more time, I could think of a couple more examples I’ve personally witnessed since moving to MN in 2000. Not saying the DNR is bad. I truly believe the folks in the field are good people doing good things for our renewable resources. I think the problem is the layer of politics above that manage their budgets and what is publicized to the average Joe like us. So, needless to say, I’m skeptical of the DNR. I wish I didn’t have reason to be.
I think is an interesting topic and it would be interesting to see the DNR do surveys of the public’s trust in their ability to manage the resources within their state.
