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I wouldn't think they are permanently stunted. I've never heard of that being a problem, and it seems to go against the normal growth habit of trees. If they are getting plenty of sun, I would guess the problem is water and/or nutrients. Water is easy enough, though it can be hard work...

Where I hunt in Ohio and Scandinavia, we butcher our own animals. The weather is a concern for us, so most buck poles are in a shed or garage. In Ontario, my friends up there don't have time to butcher, so it all goes to a processor. My neighbor has a nice buck pole that is absolutely a...

That's an immediate 100% return, which can continue to compound until RMD kicks in. It is an absolute slam dunk in the world of retirement planning. Worry about the taxes later.

That's a good point. Someone actually did that a few years ago on the island and made the clones available. I forget about them because the nursery is in Canada. I should stop by and have a shat with them some day.

Yes, and if there is an individual hero in a Chinese film, as in the movie Hero, that individual is literally Nameless, and he is a hero because he sacrificed his life for the sake of a united China. You can't make this stuff up. This is not the nature of pre-communist China, but you can see...

I would just give him the carcasses. It saves you a lot of work, and the good will it buys is likely worth more than the money you would make.

Interesting article, and I would say it's spot-on. I hunt in Scandinavia (Norway and Sweden) and in North America (Ohio and Ontario), and this article very much reflects my experience. I have also lived in Norway for about two years. The difference is deeply cultural, and it's reflected in...

Manitoulin Island is littered with wild apple trees. The more I learn to identify apple trees, the more I see scattered all over the landscape. Unfortunately they are all located on posted private property, so even investigating them is illegal without the express permission of landowners...

Surgical extraction of Hamas was never a possibility. They intentionally operate in a way that requires extensive collateral damage. You cannot surgically extract Hamas from a population any more than you can surgically extract a virus from a human body. It is unfortunate for the minority...

Perfect. I'll get started this week.

Awesome. I have all that laying around, so I will give it a try.

I use a chopstick or the spine of my knife blade and pick at the root ball to release the peat moss I grow stuff in and loosen the roots. Usually works great, but sometimes I have to cut. I don't generally give them enough time in a pot to get badly rootbound. If I have to cut some roots, I...

Nice. I'll build one or two this summer. How often do you have to water them?

Anyone tried a Brush Pro spade? A lot of pros on Reddit are singing its praises.

Have you made a post about that? I'm thinking about making one for ROD.