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    SS Income

    No elk or moose for me either. But retire and time on my hand so: The wife and i started paying SS in 1969. I have done my own income tax over all those years and my numbers are: Total SS paid in by the wife, me along with the employer over those years totals $415,738. In 69 it was $203 and...
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    Tuesday march 29

    Vietnam veteran day. Parade at 1:00 in honor of those who gave their all. There have been enough Thank You's given out. I ask that one reflects. Reflect for those who serve and for those who gave their all in a conflict that IMHO had little meaning. Take a moment. And now only memories...
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    Rule no goal

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    Fin day in Rolla St Urho's

    Plan to go up to Rolla today to be a part of celebration for Fin day and maybe will be in parade. Will chase the grasshoppers out of town. db
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    two years

    On January, two years ago, i had a topic on here about retirement. In that topic i had stated that i had gone to work one morning on the first part of January. Decided it was time to quit at age 73, wrote a note to the boss, went out front and told the lady i was going home at noon and i...
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    2021 sheds

    This morning went to elevator and loaded side by side with corn (600#) along with some alfalfa bales for weekly trip to one of our food plots. Have found a few sheds at plot and hope was to find one of the larger ones. Put corn down and spread hay on top. Search by stand and no sheds. Drove...
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    Four tags

    Got a mule deer buck tag after 7 years, a muzzle loader whitetail buck after 12 years and my bow tag. Three tags. Doubt at age 75 if i will ever see a mule deer or muzzle loader tag again. Have not applied for a rifle whitetail tag since 95 but maybe next year. Since the start of the rifle...
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    ML tag

    After 12 years got a ML tag. Know very little about the rifle so went to Scheels in Grand Forks. Took me over to the ML and pull down a Tradition Nitro and said this is the rifle you need. Ended up in Bismarck at Scheels and the salesman showed me the same rifle. At home, local gunsmith ask...
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    Me, trees, elk

    Time of year to finish up on food plots. Pictures are not in order but: Cow elk was coming up every night to eat on salt block and i did put feed in feeder so next three nights she came up for most of the night and ate on feeder. Fourth day i did put up four corner post with wire and cans. That...
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    For what it is worth

    Monday the 29th is Vietnam veteran's day: For me a thank you is not what i want as it happen over 50 years ago for me and many gave, some a lot more than i did, but would like for all to reflect on that day and what it may mean to you. The thanks from me if that this country gave me the...
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    I hate Elk

    Have 8 food plot spots (80 miles apart) with all but two with elk and moose. Moose are find. Have over 12 bull moose with four of them nice and the fifth with double drop tang. All they do is lay on the hay all day and keep whitetail away. But elk, I quit feeding at one spot two months ago...
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    bidden and AR

    In view of Bidden's speech do i need to consider buying an AR of some kind? Love guns but have no real desirer to own a AR. However, would like to have a m-14. Have a m-1 with 260 plus rounds so i feel i have my AR with enough rounds for main reason to own this type of weapon. Understand the...
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    Dillon

    Finally got together with oldest daughter's family for Christmas gifts. Have not watch any news on the tv since the day after the election. Use to consume around 50% of our time. Since then, we watch Gunsmoke and the Rifleman about 80% of the time. Has been good, it just the only way i find...
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    one year later

    This time last year i was at work in the morning. Age 73, i decided that i needed to go on with life before life ends me. Wrote a short note to the boss and laid on his desk. Out front to lady and said i was going home and probably will not be back. And i was not. No gold watch, hugs...
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    beer and horns

    Son found fresh shed by plot the other day. Class 60 five point and had fresh blood on base. Really earlier. Every Tuesday the wife and i go to the local bar for a few. Walked in and bar owner said he had no old mill but if i wait 15 minutes he will have some. They did find a case in a...
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    damn rodents

    Started about 5 years ago when these things came to visit and now they are here on an overextended, unwelcome stay. Had a few bulls during the summer and then on camera again and ate feed up so quit putting feed in feeder. Then after a number of days not having them on camera felt it was safe...
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    22 ammo and model 52

    My dad did like guns and when he passed still had some and I did inherit a handful or two including two Winchester 22 target rifles, a model 75 and model 52. As a lad I did a lot of hunting with the 75 sitting up in the pasture and seeing if I could hit a gopher or mud hen at a bunch of yards...
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    ok i will start

    retire on 1/1/02. started a post on that. Have found over the two months that for my life style and that means being able to puchase a gun or two if i want or some other kind of small toy i will need: $5500 per month and that will enable us to save a penny or two now and then. No debt Put a...
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    retirement, good or sucks

    Age 73 and this month will be all done working for someone. When I was young, thought I would be done by earlier 60 and in grave by 73. Not how it works. Not the best planning but good memories. Have concerns: Monies: No debt, got a new Buick for wife and will sell my pickup and with...
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    Granddaughter

    Three years ago my granddaughter turned 15 so off we went with the youth permit and a mule deer. Spend 6 days scouting by Manning (ranchers out there are great to work with) and finally on the six day found 5 bucks and the rest was history. 150 class mule deer. So now has not gotten a rifle...

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