0 for 6 for me again this year. I feel I'd have better luck buying super tag tickets. My friends that seem to go on a river trip each year are either 1) retired with a flexible schedule and surf rec.gov for cancellation permits, or 2) retired with a flexible schedule and have a broad network of...
Shot most of my whitetails growing up with a model 99E in .308. It had a "blonde" unfinished stock. Wasn't the prettiest gun but perfectly suited for a teen to drag through the Pennsylvania woods.
Early morning shenanigans. Take one dorm bathroom 30 gallon garbage can. Remove garbage bag. Fill can 2/3 full of water in the shower. Roll it down the hall. Lean it against the room door of your best buddy. Knock on door loudly. Run.
Doing stream surveys in middle of nowhere NW SD a number of years ago. My colleague and I were doing pebble counts to measure the substrate. You reach down to the substrate blindly, pick up the first piece of substrate you touch, measure it, and repeat over and over. I reached down without...
I worked in SW AK for 8 years. I had a lot of brown bear encounters. I had my hands on quite a few through research projects. Closest I ever came to an unsedated bear was on a backpacking trip with two colleagues. We were going lightweight and shared a tent. Second morning as we're half asleep...
I stuffed one of those squishy travel neck pillows into a small zippered storage bag. Works great with lots of vertical range for adjustment. It's compressible enough to stuff into the side pocket of my pack.
Fractured my distal fibula and tibia the Monday before Thanksgiving. Spent the first week wearing a boot, using crutches, and keeping weight off the leg. I was finally able to see an orthopedic specialist last Monday.. There wasn't much they could do. He told me to walk on it if I wanted, ditch...
Your air taxi will tell you where they can land. They know their usual spots and depending on the plane and gear configuration they'll know if they can get into a spot they don't typically land in. Generally when I hunted caribou the river corridors seemed to funnel herds and had plenty of...
I had that same pack. It held my knife, a box of Remington Corelokts, maybe a grunt tube, and a snickers bar. You could track my movements from the previous year where the line of beggarticks cropped up in a meandering fashion.
I appreciate the feedback. When he had his first seizure I was in the middle of transitioning to a different brand of food. I've switched back to his old food. Heat was something I considered but it wasn't especially hot those days and he wasn't running around much. I have an appointment with a...
My 3.5 yr old lab started having seizures this week. He's active, a normal weight, and otherwise a healthy dog. I know there are dozens of things that can cause a seizure. Blood work after the first one was normal. After the next one I figured I'd better seek out a specialist clinic and see if...