Recent content by LopeHunter
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Attack on the Feds independence
Is already hard enough to police the police as the Thin Blue Line protects bad apples on every police force in America. I do not say that lightly. Spouses get beat. DUIs are never written. Substance abuse is ignored. Now, when there is a green light given for LEO to use excessive and deadly...- LopeHunter
- Post #949
- Forum: Money and Finances
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New Mexico Unit 23 Coues deer?
Have you hunted Coues? I grew up hunting Eastern Whitetails which are larger and do not blend into the surroundings as well. My first couple of Coues hunts were frustrating as rarely glassed up a bedded deer. They. Just. Vanish. A small bush will be enough cover. I have watched a buck bed then...- LopeHunter
- Post #2
- Forum: Deer
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Retail Theft Impact on Purchased Goods
Things may have changed but in NYC’s famed jewelry district I had occasions to shop at wholesale in the 1990s. I was not entering retail stores. One particular building had an entry door where you were buzzed in one at a time then the door locked behind you as you waited to enter the next set...- LopeHunter
- Post #51
- Forum: Money and Finances
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Retail Theft Impact on Purchased Goods
Checking receipts generally is merely a request which you can ignore in most cases. You own the items once you pay so no need to show the employee anything. Just as you do not need to hand that receipt checker your wallet or let them view inside your underwear. The store can trespass you...- LopeHunter
- Post #50
- Forum: Money and Finances
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Attack on the Feds independence
You also have significantly greater consumer protection when your credit card is compromised vs. your debit card. If your credit card is lost or stolen then someone uses it to make unauthorized charges, you are only responsible for up to $50. If unauthorized charges are made with a debit card...- LopeHunter
- Post #464
- Forum: Money and Finances
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AZ adventure
I would not try to day-trip to the Grand Canyon. If are staying at the Grand Canyon then the south rim has more choices for services and food. You have Spring Training taken car of so here are some things to do in Phoenix metro. Golf, obviously, including Top Golf. Some easy hikes and some...- LopeHunter
- Post #2
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Private pilot's license
Preach, Brother!! Maintenance is always more than you expect, too. I keep a second home and is about $22,000 a year of cash outflow so I am far from frugal since no one needs to homes. I get asset appreciation to some extent which is rare if buy a plane. I worked with a guy with his private...- LopeHunter
- Post #52
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Annual coues adventure
Very nicely done! I am 3 for 5 on Coues rifle hunts leading into the rut. The terrain is brutal. All my shots were over 200 yards. I am certain I would be 0 for 5 with a bow. Congrats!!- LopeHunter
- Post #7
- Forum: Deer
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“I don’t want you hunting this outfit.”
Your advice seems interesting. Will you lead with a right jab or a left cross? Feign as if tying your shoe and toss some dust in his eyes before swing? When you put this plan into action in the past how did this turn out for you? I ask because there is some risk after the curb-stomping. I...- LopeHunter
- Post #85
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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if your Rifle was a Vehicle
Roush 2016 F-150 Are less expensive ways to obtain an F150 and the same can be said for an accurate rifle. I picked up a used early build of the LR1000 7mm-08 by the Gunwerks/Huskemaw/Best of the West alliance. I bought in 2018. Alas, the alliance was no longer in place. Gunwerks had the...- LopeHunter
- Post #77
- Forum: Firearms
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2025 college football 🏈
Top 25 teams are seeing 40% annual turnover between portal, career-ending injury, draft, running out of eligibility. There are 4500 D1 football players in the portal. The idea your team is a core of young athletes that will stick together for two or three more seasons to gel into a juggarnaut...- LopeHunter
- Post #1,145
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Bad Guides and Experiences
Have been on around 100 big game hunts in the United States over the past 5 decades. Paid to access private 5 or so times and hired a guide less than ten times. All but four of the guided hunts were into wilderness where horses would be handy or using a guide was mandatory for the tag. Most of...- LopeHunter
- Post #16
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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Best song of all time
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- Post #185
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Ran its course, now in the weeds.
Fair enough. Some concepts that surround important decisions are hard to distill down to a fortune cookie. Usually, a lot of advice and strategies is offered for persons wanting to build wealth. Reduce expenses. Increase income. The resulting increase in cash flow can be used for additional...- LopeHunter
- Post #50
- Forum: Money and Finances
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Ran its course, now in the weeds.
A different perspective. Stress kills. We have focused on reducing stress when is an option. By choice, we never had tenants. By choice, we never had employees. Our goals also shifted as soared past middle age. We began to look at a glide path to retirement. During our mid-50s, we paid off our...- LopeHunter
- Post #21
- Forum: Money and Finances
