That has always been the case, and in a falling or low market condition the grade really tightens up.

I have two sisters, not mine, living on both sides of me. they have 2 kids each and are all affected by ADHD, Autism, or both.
The boys on the north of me were screamers and couldn't be calmed down, the father would be outside in winter to 10-11 every night trying to get him to get calm enough to go to sleep...the girls south of me would hit, kick, and bite anyone that they didn't want to listen to, the older one would run around the road with no clothes on., both were feral.

the boys were put on meds when they started school, and they became calm, and pleasant humans, lol
The girls?, no meds, still fighting, screeching, and just miserable little $%!#^

So meds do work,

You are 100% correct. Unfortunately I have met enough government trappers to agree with wallfur on this one. A couple of the best trappers I knew were government trappers, at least at some point, but also a couple of the worst trappers with little to no common sense.

If he enjoys science, biology, and research and wildlife damage you should have him meet some of the WS research biologists there in Sandusky. Few guys I worked with were out of that lab/office in Sandusky. USDA/Wildlife Services

I'm drooling over that covering of guard hair on the conibeared beaver. We never see that here.

Nice catch!

Will these be on the March of '27 FH sale?

There are Russian made footholds with conibear style springs, probably were being made back in the 80s, but I'm unsure. Other than O'Gorman's the only US footholds I'm aware of with conibear style springs are foot snares. But I'm sure some backyard tinkerers have made some.

In Alaska's Denali National Park (where everything is supposed to be Disneyesque and thus perfect...) even the NPS has had to admit that the primary mortality factor on "their" wolves is in fact, other wolves.

And this was despite all the teeth-gnashing and media reports of wolves leaving the park and being killed by hunters and trappers. The incorrect hunter/trapper mortality theory was why the anti's continue to agitate for a "wolf buffer zone" around the park.

Sometimes the "science" just smacks you in the cranium as the politics go out the "Open Window of Reality!"

Pete

This is what I would have said, without thinking. But Paul is actually correct, they switched motors when they changed to the Tacomas in 95 1/2. We always said the 3.0 v6 that came in the older (non-Tacoma) Toyotas was junk; but actually it was a pretty good motor, it was only junk compared to the bulletproof 22r and 22re motors. But I firmly believe that the 3.4 v6 that they came out with, when they came out with the Tacomas in 95 1/2 was the best motor Toyota ever made.

I've owned at least one Toyota pickup since I was 16 years old, currently I own a 89 with the 22re and a 09. While I love the older pre-Tacoma Toyotas, my personal opinion is their best trucks were 98-04 Tacomas, and retail value reflects that (why I don't own one currently, I'm with Angela, they are great, but overpriced). I regret selling my 2000 with the 3.4. By the time I put 350K on the older trucks they were usually using some oil and I was having to do fiddly work to the engine, not so with that truck, when I sold it to my dad (he lost a cylinder in his 05 (at 427K) and needed a hunting truck immediately) it had 400K on it and the only thing I had ever done to the motor was replace a fuel injector, plugs, timing belt, and change oil regular. Not sure how many miles it has on it now, but he still uses it as his local hunting truck, driven about five days a week and still hasn't touched the motor on it.

Good eaters congratulations on a great day

Thank You Ben (Trap Setter) for driving from Wisconsin to help me pack and move Heavy items.

Ben brought Snacks, A real moving Cart, and His strong back...

Thank You Ben for all Your Help!!!

Amen

Anyone interested. Shoot me a fair offer. Maybe we can make a deal

Way to go, Walt! Nice bird!

Turok would be proud!

Moosetrot