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    Give your loved ones a hug

    Yesterday I got some rough news. My boss -- the owner of the small company I work for, a friend for well over 10 years, a faithful member of our local church, a husband, and a father -- died yesterday in a tractor accident. We were talking just last week about big plans to expand the business...
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    The march of time and progress

    For years I have held a significant amount of skepticism for the future of hunting in my area. This skepticism isn't driven because of regional politics, people in this area are very pro-hunting. It isn't driven because of species declines, deer and turkey are doing relatively well. Turkey...
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    Vacation Fish Fry

    On a family vacation for a week on the coast here in NC. Still a little early for the really fun fishing but my MiL was dead set on having a fish fry so we got to work. First day was just some croaker which are fine tasting fish but just small. Second day the whiting/sea mullet/kingfish moved in...
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    Sorry to my Subaru brethren

    But I made the jump yesterday. I haven't abandoned my Forester, it's still a great vehicle, but I started looking for a truck last year. Couldn't pass up this '08 Tundra with 122k for $11.5k so I brought it home.
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    Gather the milk sammich supplies

    Red alert, snow is falling in the south. Our roads are brined and the temps are cold. School was canceled today in preparation for this. I saw one Yankee driving around who obviously missed his homeland as he had a snow plow attached to his f150. The almost 4 year old has been talking all week...
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    Live From the Cutover - The Third Annual Poor-Boys-Public-Land-Hunt-Club New Year's Day Deer Drive

    Well it's that time again. New Year's Day is the last day of deer season here in NC. A friend and I started doing a deer drive on game lands 2 years ago and this year we are continuing the tradition. We have 2 new additions this year and one dropout from last year with some last minute family...
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    Daisy saved the day

    Yesterday evening was a pretty eventful hunt. Everything was dead quiet the entire evening until the last 30 minutes of shooting light. The first squirrel of the evening finally wandered through, and then as things were returning to silence I heard the unmistakable tromping of a deer slipping...
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    Semi-live NOT a deer hunt

    Well, this weekend was archery opener at home in NC. Instead of hunting though, I'm sitting at the gate in Dulles waiting for a flight to Turkey. After a 10 hour layover in Turkey, our crew of 4 guys will fly into Madagascar where about a month of work is going to get stuffed into 8 days. Some...
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    Friend stuck in Grants NM

    A friend of mine flew out to LA to drive a car back from there to NC for some family members. Long story short, he is currently stuck in Grants, NM and the multi-link hi amp fuse on the car blew. He's planning to call the Toyota dealer in Albuquerque in the morning to see if they have the part...
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    Live from the Cutover -- The 2nd Annual Poor-Boys-Public-Land-Hunt-Club New Year's Day Deer Drive

    Last year, a buddy and I went on the last day of our season and did some deer driving. It was only the two of us, so we had pretty limited success but we did manage to jump a couple deer. No shots were fired though. This year, we decided to give it another go but to invite more people so that...
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    Poor folks supper

    Just like my meatloaf sammich thread, I'm curious as to whether this term/dish is a southern thing or a general American thing. I believe this one is a true southern staple, so here we go. Do you know what a poor folks supper is? I'll let the thread breathe a little then I'll post a picture.
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    Blowhards, blowing winds, and bashful bucks

    We left NC at 0545 Thursday, 10/12. The Subaru was loaded down for my buddy and I to spend a week in a low point WY mule deer region. For the first time since we started hunting out West together, both of us had a buck tag. Neither of us had hunted mule deer before, so we knew this trip was...
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    Section of BLM camping restricted?

    Buddy and I rolled in to WY yesterday for our mule deer tag. Never been to this area before, saw a section of BLM on the map that looked like it would work for camp. Rolled in after dark and set up camp on a little corner that crossed a paved road. Set up off the road but still on BLM, no signs...
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    A long time coming

    My wife and I were just about in a spot to be able to buy a house in 2020 when the market blew up. Over the summer we had made it a big matter of prayer, asking the Lord to open the door for us to buy the house we have been renting. A few weeks ago I called the homeowner and as of this afternoon...
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    Ramshot Big Game Powder

    I switched over this year from IMR4064 to Big Game for my 30-06. So far I've been extremely happy. I've found it to meter very consistently and it produced adequate (1.5 MOA) groups with both 130 gr TTSX and 168 gr TTSX. I settled on the 168s and with a near max charge those things are...
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    PSA: Turnpike's new album dropped today

    Sounds great on my first listen through. "The Rut" is my early new favorite, "Brought Me" is my favorite from the singles they dropped.
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    I had an epiphany and joined the dark side

    I realized that I don't actually care about bowhunting, I just do it because it gives us an extra 2 months of hunting here. So I bought a crossbow. I now expect to fill all my tags in the first 2 weeks of the season. What other gear should I acquire to fully embrace my new dirt bag style?
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    A New Adventure

    Propelled by plenty of OT pay last week, my wife, son, and I took off today to one of the best parts of NC that I haven't really explored. The Outer Banks are kind of a long haul from where we live but we decided to try it out for our vacation this year. It's a much welcome break from a busy few...
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    Feast and Famine

    Though my season has been chronicled in other threads, I felt it worthy enough to write at some length. Thanks for indulging me. In the realm of experienced turkey hunters, I'm still admittedly on the fringe. I've killed a handful of birds and logged plenty of miles but there are significant...
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    Important Cultural Survey

    Alright, I made a venison meatloaf Monday so that means my lunch every day at work this week has been a meatloaf sandwich. This has spawned some discussions as to the regional presence of this delicacy across the country. Please respond in this thread with your region of the country to help...
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