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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #170540

PETA has been crying about that for years.  They are blind to reality.

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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #170536

Well, the groundhog saw his shadow so I guess we have six more weeks of winter.  The news article said his predictions haven’t been very accurate but neither are our weather people around here.

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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #170458

BRRRRR.  So far we’ve not gotten down to zero here.  Close though.

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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #170322

It’s been snowing lightly all night and it’s about 4-5″ deep.  This is the most snow I’ve seen since before I retired almost seven years ago.  The powers that be are asking everybody to stay off the roads.

I’m glad I’m retired from the electric company.

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in reply to: 2025 is Here. Whatcha Got Going? #170263

We got lucky with the storm and was just on the south edge of it here.  Got a little ice on the windshields and then a dusting of snow.  The gravel road in front of my house does look a little slick.  I’ll find out when I go get the mail.

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in reply to: Keeping it simple and lightweight while ground hunting #170262

The timber I hunt in is thick enough I don’t need binoculars.  I use a Dawgware quiver that has two pockets and carry the items I need.

Small first aid kit, fire starter and ball of lint, paracord, signal light, compass, granola bars, small water bottle, license.  At my age I have an In reach I carry on my belt along with my cell phone.  I still hunt through the woods and use the deadfall trees as a seat to hide in for a blind.  I carry three broadheads and one target point in the quiver and my favorite selfbow weighs just 14 oz total.  I go as light as possible.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #170222

Not near enough shots for me.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #170200

Happy New Year to everyo0ne.

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in reply to: Deer season !!!! #170051

I never tried the Deadheads.  Pearson made some good equipment and I have two of his bows in my collection.

My favorite broadheads were the Muzzy Matadors.

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in reply to: Happy Turkey Day #169861

Back at ya Richard.  We had a good time.  Now I need to rest up some more.

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in reply to: Worse archery book ever !!! #169808

Thanks for the book report Richard.  I am an American history fan.  Not the ‘Columbus sailed the ocean blue’ era but the history before and after the civil war and native American times.

I have picked up a couple of books over the years that, although somewhat informative, I couldn’t finish them because of the writing style of the author.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #169601

I was down in southern Arizona a few years back on a border watch OP and one evening while sitting around the campfire I saw an Iridium flare flash twice.  Only time I’ve seen one.

One of the other guys was watching the sky and said “What the heck was that!” so I explained it to him.  Everybody was looking up after that.

How to Catch an Iridium Flare

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #169588

We finally got some rain.  We were under a severe thunderstorm and tornado watch most of the afternoon and evening and the storm finally hit us about 8pm.  No tornadoes and we got a couple of inches of much needed rain.  This morning you can’t even tell it rained hard last night.  My yard soaked it up so fast.

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in reply to: Agincourt #169530

The sight of that many arrows flying up and toward you had to be terrifying.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #169505

I’ll zoom in a little bit.

This was a 3 second exposure at an ISO setting of 10000.  Any little vibration causes streaky stars and out of focus pictures.  I hang a 5 lb lead weight on my tripod to help keep the vibrations down.

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