Same--except 6th grade science class. Teacher wheeled in the TV and we watched it happen live.

Wide assortment of tails, never ship them before, if interested, pm me with a price an how to get them ready for shipping, they are frozen now

That was close on the trap tags and class!! Thank you for all you do and the updates.
We have a lot of those same trapping proposals coming up in the next BOG meeting in Kodak

Couple of cats from my neck of the woods!!!!

Looks nice.
Ask the buyer what he thinks and take his advice. I always ask them about our put up when we sell.
Try to maximize the size of the white belly and hang it upside down, head down to help fluff the fur. Hang them head down while on the board drying.

2.56 in SE MN.

I created a prompt in chatgpt and asked it some questions about human health & safety, as well as utility. Here's part of that response (and a picture).

1. Toxicity & Chemical Composition (the main concern)

Osage orange contains flavonoids (notably osajin and pomiferin) and other phenolic compounds that give the heartwood its yellow–orange color and legendary rot resistance.

These compounds are: Antimicrobial, Antifungal, Poorly soluble in water, Not known to be bioaccumulative, Not known to be toxic to humans at incidental exposure levels.

Importantly: The fruit (hedge apple) is mildly irritating to some people’s skin, but the wood itself is not toxic. No peer-reviewed literature documents oral toxicity, endocrine disruption, or carcinogenic risk from contact with the heartwood. Osage orange has been used historically for food-adjacent applications (fence posts, tool handles, mallets, bowls) for over 150 years with no epidemiological red flags. If this were a concern, it would already be well documented — this species is too widely used and studied for it to have gone unnoticed.

2. Extractives & Food Contact Safety

Osage orange heartwood is rich in extractives (≈10–15% by dry weight), which is high — but these are bound in lignin and cell walls and do not readily migrate into food, especially once the wood is: Fully dried, Planed or sanded, Sealed with oil/wax, Even when unsealed, migration would be: Extremely low, Limited to trace phenolics, Comparable or lower than many approved food-contact woods (e.g., oak, walnut)

3. Antimicrobial Properties (a benefit, not a risk)

Several lab studies show Osage orange extractives inhibit: E. coli, Staphylococcus, Listeria, Fungal species,
This puts it in the same category as: Maple, Beech, Oak, Teak (though teak has silica issues for knives). In practical kitchen terms: it is at least as safe as maple, and possibly more hygienic.

4. Mechanical Properties & Knife Safety

Osage orange is: Extremely dense (~0.76–0.85 SG), Very hard (Janka ≈ 2,600 lbf), Fine-grained, Diffuse porous

This means: It resists deep knife grooves (where bacteria hide), It won’t splinter under normal use, It dulls knives slightly faster than maple, but not dangerously so It does not shed harmful dust once cured and cleaned.

The post office has a day of reckoning coming our federal representatives are doing a review of why the service sucks with ridiculous delivery times it goes everywhere but where it should be going to. Not that anything will change. LOL

If I just run water with the new one it makes a noise like it’s pre staging if the hot water is called for, the old one did not do that and nothing happened until the hot water faucet called for water not just when the cold moved in the line. Maybe that’s an improvement to get hot water faster somehow? To soon to tell but there’s nothing like a hot shower.

I keep the temp setting where I’m comfortable when I shower just turn on the hot no adjusting needed that way just straight hot with a 2 knob system.

Sounds like "The harvest permit system" could be a way for bureaucrats to make money or some form of profit by handing out these permits. We have the same corruption in this country.

When social media and women meet, the result is rarely good.
OP, you are in a tough spot, your wife has morphed; don't know if there is anything good that you can do about it. You might want to start secretly planning an exit strategy. Sorry for the bad news.