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Awesome. I'll order one of those, too. The terrain here is tough, and a free hand while bird hunting would be great. Can't use those safari slings on a bird gun.

It's for animal welfare. Archery is not allowed, and there are strict limits on which calibers can be used for which animals. We also have to shoot minimum 30 practice shots and pass a 5-shot shooting test every year, with each hunting rifle, in order to qualify for hunting big game. We also...

By the way, I shoot a recurve crossbow. It has a scope and a safety, but no cams or fancy features. This is also a matter of practicality. I don't want to need special equipment to change a string, and I don't have the luxury of local archery shops where I hunt. It's a neat piece of kit, but...

I don't have any noble lineage. All my European ancestors were poor before they moved to the US, and some of them stayed poor after they arrived. I don't have any nostalgia about "the old country" or their traditions. I was just pointing out some historical facts while having a bit of fun...

@Baker Do you have a high fence around your Mexico ranch, too? Do you feed protein there during the summer?

Pork cutlets with tarragon cream sauce and a side of spinach and beans with eggs.

Good gravy, is that a photo you took of the actual meal?

Yebbut, don't you shoot a modern compound bow?

Sheesh! I don't even remember the last time we had such weather in Ohio. Cold, yes. But this has been going on for a while. And this is after early winter was downright warm. Now I'm really glad I chucked all that corn out for the deer. I'm sure they got nice and fat before the depp...

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As the grandson of a Hungarian, I feel honored and duty-bound to carry on this proud and noble tradition of my forbears.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Fountain https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22878

Crossbows have a long tradition in big game hunting. It was the hunters' weapon of choice in the middle ages, and the tradition remained strong well after the invention of firearms. As evidence of this, the statue of Matthias Corvinus, a well respected king of Hungary and other regions in...

Is the extra bit around the hole to discourage woodpeckers? Does some part of it have a hinge for cleaning?

Unless you have a metal detector. 😊

Pull the batteries out and see what kind they are. If each cell is a normal 1.5 volt, you can use any of the common batteries. If it's a slim Li ion battery, you might be able to buy a new one with the same output off Amazon for $10. Maybe try with and old cell phone battery. If worse...

Can you give me the details on your wood duck houses. If I'm going to make bluebird boxes, I may as well build some woodie houses. Can I just mount them in trees along a creek or river in the forest?

How do you mount them, other than facing east? Are they on field edges? Mounted on t-posts? How high off the ground? I think I'll go ahead and build a few this summer. My parents have taken to feeding and watching birds in the winter. I'd like to put winterberry and beautyberry shrubs...

You make some really good points. And if you move to avoid a million bucks in taxes, you're not stuck at your new residence. You can still move around freely, and you can move somewhere else once you've fulfilled your legal residence obligation. And no one goes back and judges your motives...

If you have some big land transactions coming up, I really recommend looking into the tax implications. Our laws are pretty good about providing loopholes.