Recent content by Hoytvectrix

I would counter by saying the dose generally makes the poison, and right now the best we can say is that at least some dose is not a concern for the vast majority of people. Some people may only be genetically susceptible to CJD after magnitudes of exposure. If a causal link is never found, it...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hunters-die-prion-brain-disease-contaminated-deer-meat-report/ This was published last year. I can link to the original study if people want. This isn't the smoking gun (and there hasn't been one yet), but it is concerning. It would be very difficult to show a...

I don't think the people who are worried about hunter recruitment want worse hunting experiences for themselves or anyone else. I think they are worried about what happens as hunting demographics shift towards the European model of hunting and it is a resource that is mostly appreciated by the...

I think landowners and managers play an underappreciated role in resource conservation. Probably the largest and most important for most states. We are a very small minority though and are likely not representative of the average hunter. Like you said, it's a double edged sword and is tying up...

This has been brought up a few times in other threads and I didn't want to side-track those discussions. The debate about hunting numbers seems to be all over the place. Some seem to think the number of hunters is about to fall off a cliff and others think hunter numbers have never been higher...

The "we" I used was about us as a society and as a species. With that said, everyone has biases. If you think you don't you should go read up on the Dunning-Kruger Effect.

It still takes money to win elections. Even a wealthy outsider like Trump took corporate donations. It is the political infighting and purity tests that keep uncompromised people from getting moved up on the stage. Every political candidate begins by rallying support with their political base...

I don't consider oligarchs and corporations as deep state. Maybe I am wrong on that, but this is a conspiracy because they can't be outright proven so I am sticking to it until more comes out. I think of deep state stuff as a few individuals that are pulling strings behind the curtain that span...

The deep state stuff is a red herring. We have done all of this to ourselves by being so easily manipulated. Tribalism is the why and the information we look to confirm our biases are the how.

This year as a non-resident landowner I only received a single any deer tag for the firearm season.

There is a guy on YouTube that seems to do pretty good work evaluating the trail cameras by the name of The Hunting Farmer. He is actually how I came across Zopu and Gardepros. I still think Gardepros are good but I'm curious what other cameras people suggest.

It sounds like you guys might have been hit harder by EHD. Good to hear about the two year olds.

I am a fan of Welter Seed and Albert Lea Seed. I am not a fan of paying for shipping so I try to coordinate orders with when I will be driving by either of those. Don't be afraid of reaching out to some local smaller dealers. They can often custom order seed from wholesalers and it can work...

@Bill How has your firearm season been fairing? This is the first year in about the last 10 where we struck out as a family. Most of us saw a few 2-3 year olds. I only saw one mature buck and it was for about 2 seconds and out of range and I hunted our three farms hard all firearm season. I...

If you are just using your sprayer for glyphosate, clethodim, or other systemic herbicides, you can get away with some other spray nozzle types to reduce drift. This is likely more info than most need, but it goes into a bunch of detail for how to choose the right nozzle based on your...