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Maybe take a razor blade and scrape the runs off, it would look better.

Wow

We had issues similar to that on our road. One side is a refuge, the other private property. Folks were shooting from the ditch, bids were dropping on the road causing all sorts of issues. The DNR posted “no hunting from right of way signs.”

In my time here I’ve seldom had an issue with pheasant hunters. Once or twice I’ve had people tell me they didn’t know they were no longer on public land, I would have thought the fence they crawled over would have been a hint. I never post anything. Deer hunters are by far the worst, they...

Nice, I tried not to make it political, I hope you are right, doubt if you are.

Nice, I think that would be a fun day. I have lots of swampy and wooded acres I could hunt on.

I have family employed by an agency that manages federal lands. Water cooler talk is that the feds are going to be considering raising money for the talked about sovereign fund by selling land, making more leases for timber and minerals. Public land is a cornerstone of the outdoor recreation...

Checked with the FSA office late last week and the CRP contract that was scheduled to start this spring is still on, they told me to buy the seed. Fingers crossed.

Nice, so are they trained for that or they just like to do it ?

I always walk the hay fields after the snow melts. A four pointer really ruins a $2,000 tractor tire. The crop fields don’t seem to be a problem, I do keep a close eye out the first time over, especially around the edges.

No, not sled dogs, but rather dogs trained to find antler sheds. Anyone ever around one ? See one work ? I’ve read about them and I think this time of year that would a great way to get some exercise and watch a dog work. Can they smell them for a distance like a bird dog ? Or do they have to...

This is always an interesting conversation. My training and experience is with breeding farm animals but, the principles are the same. Hundreds of traits, important and less so, are influenced by genetics and the environment the animal (or plant) is in. The combination of the two determines what...

Cross breeding throws everything in a cocked hat. Predictability disappears and outliers happen. I’ve seen some very good mixed breed dogs, but they don’t pass on their genetics reliably like a purebred.

An older lady here had a labradoodle. I got to spend a couple hours with it when it was young, man that dog learned fast. I taught him come, sit, stay, fetch in about an hour. I’ve often wondered what kind of field dog they would make.

Too many crazies today, remember that one fellow a while back ? Seemed obsessed with finding out my location for some reason. I assume everyone is nuts ‘cept you and me, not so sure about you sometimes.

All Iowa drainage ditches I am familiar with are private, sometimes they are managed by the county, but the funds come from landowners only. Minnesota may be different.

Still private property though isn’t it ?

I believe the Iowa legislature has tried to limit the ability of the DNR to purchase land.

Wanted to update the inventory for insurance purposes, make, model, serial number, condition, who it is supposed to go to, all that. It’s been a while. Made the mistake of letting the list lay on the kitchen table. “Is this a list of all the shotguns you have ??? !!!” Don’t be silly...

The engraving on this is much deeper than any other I have seen. The metal wasn’t very pitted, just worn, and I told them I was willing to stand some blemishes for keeping the engraving sharp. I feel this is the nicest engraving I’ve seen in a common shotgun, much better than the model 11s...