He got Lassie after 20 tries. Pretty good program I'd say.

I ALWAYS HEARD THAT THEY WERE JUST "ALLERGIC" TO CAPITAL LETTERS!! GOOD JOB TERRY.

Very good story and most believable !! Have you ever been "goosed" by a dog's cold nose?

+10 on what Buck said !! I don't think the "cool" factor is worth the pain. (But, then, we're all different, eh?)

Just a question regarding attendance at the SHOT convention: Is it open to the public at large or must you be a part of the shooting sports industry? Thanks!!

Nath--Thanks for the information on your rifle; sounds like a nice setup. I always enjoy your posts; keep 'em coming.

I, too, enjoyed the tale and accompanying picture. I missed the caliber on that rifle; what is your EBR? I once visited the Purdey shop while in London; was able to hold a beautiful SXS that was brought to me by an old gentleman all clothed in white. He seemed as immaculate as the gun was beautiful....

I live outside of Flagstaff, AZ; elevation at my place is 7400 feet. We heat our 2 story log home EXCLUSIVELY with aspen. It's not the best firewood, but it works great. We've got several year's supply on our property in the form of standing dead, large trees. We typically wait for windthrows, then ...

I've used a product called Curetan from VanDyke's Taxidermy. You can look them up on the internet. The key to softening is to work the hide when it becomes (seemingly) dry to "breakdown" the fibers. There is quite a bit of information on tanning hides/pelts on the internet. One place to lo...

Shot 3 deer with my .243 this year. All were hit just behind the front leg at ranges less than 100 yards. Two dropped in their tracks; a 9-point buck went about 40 yards, though he was dead all the way.

FWIW: From what I understand, ALL Model 65's in 218 Bee came standard with the bolt-mounted peep.

My paternal granddad showed me how to dig worms for fishing by putting a manure fork into the lawn under his lemon trees and moving the handle up and down for a couple of minutes. Believe it or not, the worms seemed to "boil up" out of the dirt to be easily picked up. He said he learned of...

About 45 years ago while living in Tucson, Az. I had great-horned owls come into a jackrabbit call on a few occasions. Once, like RR7's experience, an owl actually hit my cowboy hat. This was most unnerving, to say the least, and resulted in a limited ability to focus on terrestrial predators. Owls ...

My wife and I ran into a big prairie rattler this morning while running the bird dogs alongside the Missouri River here in Montana. My wife called out "snake!" as she followed along behind me. I'm pretty deaf (especially on the left side) and hadn't heard this big, angry critter which was ...

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Lots of photos taken with the old view cameras come out reversed. Right-handed gunslingers look like their holsters are reversed for example. Maybe the photographer had to do something "special" to make them be properly oriented. If you've looked through those cameras you've probably notic...

Justajeepguy: Hey, those squirrels do more to carrion than eat it. About 45 years ago a mammalogist saw a ground squirrel attempt to mate with a road-killed ground squirrel. He wrote up this observation and it was eventually published in the Journal of Mammalogy-the most prestigious publication of i...

Amazing the knowledge base of these forum members. I'd bet a bunch it is a rock squirrel just from your description and where it's found. I taught mammalogy for many years at two of the three universities in AZ.

Yep, AZ Game and Fish would just say to "live with it and don't feed it."

Cosmoline- I stayed in Bill Pinnell's cabin on Karluk Lake about 25 years ago with my wife and just-graduated high school age son. After 10 days of hiking the area, we would agree with you that walking in real bear country does give an "edgy-feeling" to one, especially when grass and other...

Hear, Hear---I have to agree!!! I have been a "lurker" for many years, but only recently a member and infrequent poster. But I have gleaned much useful information from this forum and feel that I "know" several members quite well through their posts.

Jason Shobe of Shobe Auctions in Lewistown, MT is selling an original "one of one thousand" Winchester '73 sometime this month as I recall. You can find more details about this and several other Winchesters (and some older sixguns, IIRC) at his website on the net. He also allows off-site b...

FWIW I put together a TC Hawken from a kit some 20+ years ago. Used it on 5 public land elk hunts here in AZ and killed 5 elk using my cast maxi-balls. Elk were shot at distances ranging from 35 to 75 yards and none traveled more than 50 yards after the shot. I used a 90gr charge of Pyrodex behind t...

Well that is a big rattlesnake, but its size is greatly exaggerated by the photo's perspective. Recently an article was published describing an 8'10" western diamondback killed here in AZ. The photo accompanying the article was virtually identical in perspective to that shown here. The article'...

A trial introduction (or reintroduction) of sterile animals may allow a wildlife agency the opportunity to assess some of the actual problems involved in managing the "new" population without actually introducing a self-perpetuating group of animals to become established should the "c...

I bought four of Kirk's calendars and they are much enjoyed by my sons and brother. Just wish that Cafe Press hadn't "cropped" some of Kirk's well-framed original shots to fit their calendar format. Looking forward to next year's calendar; good job Kirk!

Try googling "primitive technology". There are numerous sites there that provide information on bow-making (as well as making arrows).

You'll have to look through several to decide what suggestions to follow.

Just a note for information: Your "miniature kangaroo" is actually a Springhare (Pedetes caffer) a type of large rodent native to Africa. Kangaroos (a group of marsupials) are confined to the Australian Region, though a few kinds of marsupials (like 'possums) live in North, Central and Sou...

Try using a small noose (about 1-2 inches diameter) of thread or dental floss at the end of a fishing pole to catch lizards; it's great fun!

Keep the line between the rod-tip and noose short or you'll have problems with the wind blowing your loop or branches of shrubs tangling your line.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh177/bat1939/IMG_0994.jpg Hi Levergunners- This 44-40 has an 18" barrel, forearm with nosepiece, and full length magazine tube. It is serial # 3042**. On the Marlin Collectors site I've seen "baby carbines" with either barrel bands or MM93 had one ...