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  1. Duckslayer100

    What would you do with.......

    First: Make an offer to the folks who purchased my grandfather's house in northern Minnesota, then give it to him. Take him out of assisted living and moving him back there to live out the rest of his days. Hire a nurse to stay with him 24/7. Buy my other grandparent's house in Fergus. Set my...
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    Christmas gift

    Can you do one in bullhead?? Methinks it would make a neat-o top prize for the annual Jedi Shenanigans...
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    temps for hanging deer

    I say hide on if you're certain the carcass will cool quickly and you have a way of propping open the cavity. When my uncles and I used to stack up the deer back in the good old days (what, 8 years ago?) we'd leave the hides on and do that. Even with a few in the bed of a truck, they'd cool...
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    temps for hanging deer

    Depends how skunky you like your venison to taste. Hypothetically, I'd get that thing at least quartered and put in cold storage until you have time to do a better job. Or call in sick Friday and get it done then.
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    devils lake ice tourney

    Went out once. Cold as balls with whipping wind. Couldn't keep the hole open. Made a little (I'm talking maybe 1 foot) wind break out of snow just to try and keep the line from freezing in. Got yelled at by a guy patrolling on a 4-wheeler who kicked over the snow into the ice hole. Picked up my...
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    Puppies Coming

    Make and ad: "Free Lab/Springer cross pups to good homes." They'll go like hotcakes!
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    Snow Totals

    Got probably 2 inches in my yard in N. Fargay. Shittiest part is it's all frozen and crusty now. But it'll be 40s and 50s soon. Should melt. Now for the love of God, no more rain until my leaves are up. This fall is dumb.
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    what's a good spur length on a turkey?

    This is an excerpt from a 2011 article, but you get the gist: The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) keeps records on this sort of thing for those of us who care, and we do. For hunters who register their birds, it's a way to share trophy statistics about the gobblers we love to hunt. What...
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    Anyone seeing any roosters?

    So aside from planting sweet clover (which as you say, only works once in awhile) what's the solution? There's clearly a trend between suitable habitat and birds. It's the great equalizer. Mother Nature can be pretty horrendous at times, but habitat buffers her blows. The flip side is to get rid...
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    Plucked mallard recipe?

    My experience is that roasting wild ducks is tricky. Very, very difficult to NOT overcook and turn tough and dry. I prefer to pluck a duck, and then pan sear it in butter and oil, bacon grease or lard. You get a nice, crispy skin, and can finish medium rare. Let rest for 5 minutes when it's...
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    Anyone seeing any roosters?

    So you're saying...if you build it, they will come??
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    Anyone seeing any roosters?

    Raising and releasing penned birds as a way to support or supplement wild bird populations is a waste of money IN COMPARISON to allocating those same dollars toward habitat improvements. The problem is that raising birds is a lot cheaper for the Average Joe to do, versus setting aside tens or...
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    Waterfowl Report

    Took No. 1 son out on Sunday. Hit a spot that doesn't fail to at least produce a few ducks. And that's what we got! Very few birds flying. Decoyed one nice flock of mallards, otherwise it was spotty singles. Also called in a lone cackler that dropped out of the stratosphere. He was definitely...
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    where did fall go???

    I saw plenty of rutted roads Sunday when I was out, but seems like tractor tires doing a lot of the rutting. At least based on the tread pattern and size...
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    where did fall go???

    I'm planning on taking No. 1 son out Sunday for duck hunting on a little bay by some bigger water. That AM looks pleasant, albeit cold. I'll take that over this sloppy crap.
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    Waterfowl Report

    Good thing I just hunt water :D
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    Blue platers on the rise crossing the border

    I have to chuckle whenever we get on the NR train, and they come out of the woodwork to tell us how horrible we are, and how we should open ourselves to the love and appreciation of these visitors from abroad to partake in our state's fine outdoors opportunities... Puh-lease. The door swings...
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    Blue platers on the rise crossing the border

    "Nonresident fishing license sales in North Dakota have nearly quadrupled since 1995-96, with 40 percent of the crush coming from its neighbor to the east. South Dakota, too, is enjoying a heavy influx of Minnesota anglers — all during a time of declining fishing license sales in St. Paul." The...
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    can someone explain the logic behind this

    How in the hell did you misconstrue what I wrote as a means of asking for higher license fees?? All I'm saying is that, if you truly loving hunting and fishing, the price the state charges at it's current rate is pretty reasonable. Especially if that's all you do.
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    Waterfowl Report

    As much as I can commiserate, I certainly don't think the birds are completely out of the state. And to be honest, with the weather to the north, I imagine we may not have much of a "stall" this fall as in the recent past. Even if your roost got busted, you certainly aren't going to shoot...

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