Recent content by Cotton

Foggy: You are on the right track. Go in and see the Assessor when you get back. It may help for next year. I have been checking tax assessed values for 50 years, lake homes, undeveloped lakeshore, and recreational land. I've gotten decent adjustments by going in and making my case. In a...

Foggy: I assume you are near the Brainerd Lakes area. I'm near Detroit Lakes. Becker County. Recreational land values in your neighborhood and mine have gone up substantially in the past few years. I doubt your taxes are up anywhere near your percentage increase in valuation, given the tax...

Ben: I suggest looking at Cottonwood-Outdoors.myshopify.com for their offerings. I found them a few years ago when needing to replace the surround cover on a 2 man ladder stand that we have had for years. Look at their Add A Blind System. It is around $50. The blind is easy to put on and...

MN-end party hunting, especially for bucks. If it is good enough to shoot, you keep it or donate to a food program. Greatly abused. If you are too lazy to get out of deer camp, hope someone gives you their deer. Don't deputize someone else.

I've been viewing this site for years but not contributed any comments to speak of. I am now 72 years old and have 62+ years of hunting behind me. Much of our early hunting was on public land, wildlife refuges, and big woods. When logging was more prevalent the hunting was pretty good. No...