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  1. dinosaur

    Trivia 5/22/18

    Good one. Many years ago I was out fishing for Silver Carp with a buddy of mine and he cast out with one of those sinkers on his line. The sinker allowed for a pretty long cast and it flew out to the middle of the river coming down just as a carp was jumping out of the water. The sinker hit...
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    Trivia 5/22/18

    It's a bank sinker. Great for use in moving water for a limb line. Keeps the bait from being pulled over to the shore line.
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    Went Bowfishing

    Got a couple of these today from a place called Grape Vine Creek. It's a spring fed feeder to the Kankakee River. I use a 55lb. recurve bow. A lot of fun and it feeds you well. It also keeps your bow skills up so you don't have to practice when deer season comes in.
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    Trivia 5/15/18

    410
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    GPS or mobile phone

    Well, I'm glad you're getting to go camping. As far as the marriage thing goes, with the daughters and the girly stuff and the drama and the cash machine; you knew the job was dangerous when you took it. God bless ya' and have fun.
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    Crossbow hunting

    Well, they've made crossbows smaller and lighter. I have one but I haven't used it in about five years. They're fun and accurate but have limited range. Also you have to be able to draw and lock them. Mine's only a 120lb. draw so it's still easy. And I can still draw my buddy's, which is...
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    Grumpy Old Men/Women Social Thread

    Good one, ppine. I met an old guy (85) who was asked why he still took long hikes in the desert. He said: "So I can." I never forgot it and that was almost forty years ago. I'm about to turn 69. That doesn't mean much except I was alive in the forties and you weren't, you young whippersnapper.
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    Grumpy Old Men/Women Social Thread

    I like a lot of different kinds of music including some really old stuff by Bach and Mozart. My favorite rock bands are AC/DC and Motorhead. I guess that makes me an old guy. However, recently my nine year old nephew heard some AC/DC and became an instant fan. He borrows my tapes and CDs. I...
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    How big is your tent?

    Well, I'm one of the "Grumpy Old Men". So my tent with waterproof extra large rainfly, fits me, my gear and a sixty pound dog with big teeth and a bad attitude.
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    Leaving Tonight

    Been there and done that in a different place but with the rain (same fishing results). Had a great time too. God bless ya.
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    The Shoot The Bull Thread

    I liked this post and the one immediately following it written by MacGyver. There was a fellow named Orson Bean who said the best way to be rich was to spend less than you make. He also said that he thought each generation was humiliated by the one that immediately preceded it. I've always...
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    bear spray

    I'm pretty sure he knows that, buddy. It looked to me like he was just trying to voice an absurdity for humor's sake. Still, you are right to point it out for those who might read something else into it.
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    Hello

    Welcome. I read your review on the Sparq XL electric lighter. If it's too big and heavy for a pocket, I don't want it. I've been thinking about one of the electrics. It seems like a good idea but I don't carry fire starters except Trioxane tabs on occasion and I can start those with a...
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    Cheap Camping Supplies?

    Excellent post. Every time I see someone looking for 'cheap' gear, I figure they really don't want cheap. They want inexpensive. I can't add anything to what Terasec has said here, although I have gotten lucky at a few garage sales. But that was just serendipity.
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    Hiking on holidays?

    One of the best hikes I ever took was in my woods on Halloween. Took a bunch of kids aged 8-11 (and some added adults for my safety). I showed them some points of interest and told some tall tales. Hay ride followed with treats and hot chocolate.
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    Trivia 5/1/18

    I don't know. I've been in a rut lately myself. I think I need a new girlfriend.
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    Leaving Tonight

    Have fun and tell us about it when you get back.
  18. dinosaur

    Trivia 4/24/18

    I suppose this depends on your definition of 'swimming'. Hippos do seem to do swimmingly in the water.
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    Trivia 4/18/18

    Exactly. Rotation from a central point is measured in degrees as with a compass either right or left (east or west), or as a reference of total degrees in a circle around a central point. Elevation or pitch is a completely separate measurement to allow for a three dimensional model.
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    Trivia 4/24/18

    Anything with a tail can swim.
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