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Having a true friend is like marriage.
You need to be there through “for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part".
I sat with an old friend last month for a week while she was in the hospital before taking her home for hospice care. When she passed l had made up my mind that this was the right decision to make and l was honored both she and her sister had wanted me to be there with them.
My hat is off to you for your commitment to your friend.
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34 minutes ago
We need rain to make the grass grow. They say it is coming and I have my fingers crossed. X2
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37 minutes ago
Doing what they do. Always testing. Dog eat dog world. Strongest survive……goes on & on….lol
A 6 year old wolf is an old bush warrior probably eking out survival by himself pushed out by his younger brethren of family members.
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40 minutes ago
You guys make me laugh out loud sometimes. Guys talk about sending fur to the auction that has been in the freezer for 3 years. Junk. Fur stored in a freezer for 3 years is NOT junk. Properly stretched/dried pelts that are properly stored are just fine. Most species will dress just fine. They may not grade select but if they were I-IIs going into the freezer, they will be I-II coming out. If you put junk in the freezer, it will come out junk. I know any number of trappers and dealers that have stored dried pelts for 3 years or more and done just fine when it came time to sell. Yes, they did fine because the market on that species has improved but the pelts are still good enough to bring #1 price.
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41 minutes ago
Geez that last one looks chunky!
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48 minutes ago
Good job Boco. Keep after them our season is over now.
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49 minutes ago
I’m guessing most in the industry are using are using a wild cherry fragrance oil as it very strong and piercing. The oil offered through the supplier that supplies much of the industry is very good.
It is oil based so one needs to assure it is not cut.
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50 minutes ago
Sell the welder and buy more wood tool.
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1 hour ago
Opps maybe I should have asked permission (said no tax payer ever)
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1 hour ago
Timber Stand Improvement = TSI
I looked up the carb online:
The IntelliCarb™ Compensating Carburetor is designed to automatically adjust the air/fuel ratio when the air filter becomes restricted or partially clogged and maintains the engine’s correct RPM. IntelliCarb™ uses air from the clean side of the air filter to control the diaphragm and flow of fuel. As the air filter becomes dirty and less air is available for the carburetor, the IntelliCarb™ system adjusts the fuel flow to compensate for the decrease in air flow. This is in contrast to typical carburetors that utilize this air from the “dirty” side of the air box.
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1 hour ago
Good deal and cool gun set up.
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1 hour ago
What is more important to trappers is that the FUR market is rockin.
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1 hour ago
I have almost completely converteted to a walk thru guy. In fact once I got to playing around with different ideas, I eventually tried something Bob Jameson and Kurt Miller advocated the rub post. It has been solid gold for me.
I haven't abandoned the multiple sets at a good location concept but way to many times I have slammed a post set in at dark only to have a cat either the next morning or at least the first time one came by.
Up in Kansas trapping the edge of disced fields by Jan the freeze thaw cycle makes for a lot of powdery fine soil at the edge and either that or snow lets you know if youre hitting or missing.
The post basically don't miss as far as I can tell. Id like the specifics of your "rub post set" if your up for sharing, are you just refering to a projection set with rub lure or, are you actually planting a post? and luring it?
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1 hour ago
Wright bros we used to listen on the radio on the balcony porch back in the day!
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1 hour ago
Thanks guys! I am experiencing the very same thing.
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2 hours ago
maybe it's different with your species but in European beaver, females produce paste-like gray oil and males produce yellowish liquid oil. Even the sac wall structure is different. It's an easy way to define the sex of the beaver in the field, by how wobbly the area below the pelvic ring is. Castors are the same in both sexes. It's the opposite with the beavers I have caught here. The females tend to have the runny oil and the males tend to be more paste like. I'm curious about why there would be a difference. This is one of those things I’ve paid attention to but never stored it in the memory bank. I read Tatiana’s post yesterday and found it interesting, I’m sure as most. Well I happen to have pulled 3 beaver out of a nuisance job today (the dam has to be 10 foot tall, it’s a beauty) , 2 of which were males and 1 female. While I was milking the oil sacs I paid closer attention and sure enough the female was grayish in comparison to the more yellowish males. To me, it doesn’t matter much, seems to smell the same at the end of the day. But definitely an interesting thing to pay closer attention to, merely out of curiosity now.
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2 hours ago
I have used many of the solid animal fats. I have used beef tallow, bobcat fat, coon fat, pork lard.I haven't used beaver fat I don't know why it couldn't be used if processed down and strained. Most any animal fats can be used as the soap base. The Lye / water mix is what transforms the fat into the soap.
My basic formula is 40 oz. wt. solid fat melted.
5.4 oz wt. of lye crystals dissolved in 13.5 oz of distilled water
Once the ingredients have reached around 100 degrees or cooler they can be blended thoroughly together. I stir by hand for a while to mix all the ingredients well. I then use a stick blender for a few minutes to whip everything until it starts to show signs of thickening. Then it is time to get the soap base poured into your mold(s).
It is not hard to do. Some care must be taken for safety precautions using the lye and water mixture. Thanks
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Yesterday at 11:51 PM
"No, sir, Carl, this here buck picked 4 quarts of strawberries in ten minutes... I know what I've got here, man! You ain't gonna low ball me on this one!"
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Yesterday at 11:45 PM
I’ve been complaining for a week after reading your post. I got nothing to whine about.
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Yesterday at 11:29 PM
Awesome! 7th grade already. Bro you are making me feel old!
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Yesterday at 11:27 PM
There’s no problem big bob, my comment to Vinke’s was that I was just trying to help in his personal life.  I think it would not only be a good hobby but would also be a good skill to perfect.
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