I’ve had very good luck with it in Nebraska. I do think the effectiveness of certain baits varies by location.

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Dirt, typically i wouldn't like to see either party in complete control.

After a year of Democrat control, they have this state so messed up we need a reversal. I imagine the GOP would mess it up enough if they got control it wouldn't last long.

Too many people thinking the short bus driver is doing a "decent" job.

Guess I’ll be the first to answer the question. On the phone. Anything in my hands that gets set down while on the phone just does not register. I’ll also put the cereal box in the fridge while on the phone.

Not sure what you do with your carcasses or fleshing fat. Might want make sure did toss it out baby with the bath water.
I usually find things I loose settings where I normally don't set them down. Getting more frequent as years go by.

Mac

I can give you my argument for the Mossberg 500 so you can not talk to me any more either if you would like.

yes the M12 Winchester is amazing , and rather heavy , but I take it out of the running because it is no longer made and hasn't been for a long time.

The Ithaca M37 is also very nice but not really a player in the work horse pump gun any more either.


so 870 and 500

the down fall to the all steel receiver on the 870 is the ejector , it is rivetted in before the receiver is finished and it is the most major wear item on the gun and also holds the barrel index so the barrel wobbles and isn't safe to shoot with a broken ejector.

so this was a sort of problem but one that could be repaired with time and parts but it got very close to the value of the gun so then it made it for many a throw away gun and I hate throw away guns that when a part that should be able to be easily fixed causes the end of service for something that could keep going for a much longer time with how everything else is made

then , Remington went bankrupt and the part wasn't available

some years go by and there is apparently a aftermarket part that you drill out the rivets and the new ejector has threads and little screws so you don't have to scrap your gun for the wear part but it is more expensive than it should be and it is more work than it should be

the aftermarket part is 89 dollars and shipping
https://www.weaponsarmorer.com/product-p/sully870ejectorsystem.htm

the ejector on a 500 takes one screw , 5 minutes at home and you are back in business for 8.54 and shipping of a small padded envelope.


also a standard 500 holds 5 in the tube one in the chamber
the standard 870 was 4 and 1

I own both , I shoot both , I like both
but when functionality of working well for a right or left handed shooter (I have a couple in 20ga I used for teaching kids)
parts compatibility and availability.
a larger trigger guard for cold weather gloves
and a lighter gun to carry in the field
a Larger safety to get off easily (I use an oversized aftermarket safety) , the 500 is what I am carrying.

I shoot the same score with the 500 or the 870 in a round of trap. so these are the reasons I carry the 500 in the field.

Hey so im working on making up some plates to mount 150s on for bottom edge sets and im curious what the minimum weight i should go with to make sure my catch or traps dont get washed away most of my sets now I have attached to bricks but I figured these steel plates could make a slimmer set up and easier to transport

the plates as they are now are 12"x4"x 3/8thick flat stock and im debating leaving them as is for the weight or if cutting them down to 6" long would still be enough to not allow a a trap with a floating mink or rat get washed away

Currently at 12" each plate is about 5 pounds

Thanks for any help or advise in advance

JStaton, that is how every state, and I will add "Canadian Province" should be. You are fortunate.

I don't like in Canada but do live in a state that has had a balanced budget law in place. Helps to curb unnecessary spending.

It'll be good to have a sharp spare:)

Batten down your hatches everyone!!! Awesome video Kyle

Didn't want to start another post, so will add here.


Once again Story Time.

Like I stated up top I usually get the 5mm gloves from Harbor Freight. Before we had a Harbor Freight with easy to get Nitrile. I was using the latex milking gloves from FF or TCS.
The gloves that the guys posted above are good gloves depending on how you intend to use them.
What I learned being a First Responder in the days when Aids came into play. Was we could no longer go up to our elbows in the goo. We worked lots of messy calls just wash your hands when done. AIDs changed that even if your not paranoid was gloves on. We even had trouble getting decent gloves was most all were latex and failed often. At time even try to stick us with the goofy baggie type gloves you see used in the deli now.
In all that I got extremely used to using gloves even though I didn't like wearing them. Add to that a brother who was maintenance man in chemical plant. Where very easy to get exposed to any number things. He got to where he was almost paranoid.
Okay
I have now gotten to a point where I consider the gloves just plain handy. This batch is only 3mm and thats not great. But do I need 9mil or even 5mil? To put on spend 2 or 3 minutes spray painting something? Yep I would rather put on a glove to spray paint something. Than have to wash paint off my hands with minerals spirits. I don't like the smell of gasoline on my hands. So if I have gloves handy I may put a pair on just to put gas in truck. Depending on what I'm doing at time. My brother the chemical plant guy always had hands in something. He now carries gloves and toilet paper small hand sanitizer. In what he calls his panic kit, when goes in woods hunting , hiking or biking. Way easier to wipe your butt in woods with gloved hand. Than have to clean your hand with leaves or grass.
I don't know how others skin their critters. I did it for years skinning and fleshing bare handed. After my son got cat scratch fever and a fellow trapper dodge the tulremia bullet. I kinda got in habit of wear gloves for almost all my critter handling.
So anyways this score of 3 mil gloves going to get lots of use.
So is 3mil going to skin me 20 coon? I think there is pretty good chance they will. When I skinning or fleshing bunch critters. I usually go
Over my nitrile with pair cheap cotton work gloves. Keeps my hands bit warmer if things are cold. I like that I can grab and pull on greasy hide better that with the gripped type heavy nitrile gloves.
I even go so far as picking up the random dog turd. When dogs on walk takes dump where shouldn't have. I have few gloves stashed in my pocket. I can put on a pair these cheap gloves toss turd out of the way. Put on a glove I can field dress squirrels like I do. Go on my way without getting mess on anything.
Use use of gloves only limited by your imagination. Not about being paranoid or germ phobia. Just taking a couple seconds put gloves on you can toss couple minutes later. Go on to next thing even if it just answering your phone.

So again..

(How And What Do You Use Gloves For?) Others might not?

Here is how these new ones fit me.




I like these plastic miracles whip jars to keep some in. Much better rolling around back of truck or boat than cardboard box.


Mac