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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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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #169504

It’s right there.

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2024? #169503

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I have spent many hours looking to the night sky.  I use the stars to find my way back to the  truck and just like to watch for satellites and whatever else is moving by.

Last Friday evening my granddaughter and I went out to see if we could spot the comet A3.  I told her to look for a fuzzy streak and she said there’s an airplane.  It wasn’t an airplane and was a satellite.  We watched it as it traveled east out of sight and started looking for the comet again.  She said she thought she could see it and asked for the binoculars.  She had found it and directed my gaze toward it.

I wanted to get a picture of it but was busy Saturday and Sunday evening.  I grabbed my Nikon and tripod yesterday evening only to watch a cloud bank move in.  I went out again tonight and was blessed with a clear sky.  Clear meaning no clouds.  We haven’t had any rain for almost two months and the air is thick with dust.

I started doing a grid back and forth taking pictures and finally found it.  It’s in the picture.  Can you see it?

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