Let's visit on the Porch II (Libby: thrift stores, noisy, difference between)

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by MaBonnema

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Elk Hunter... how's that foot coming along? Much better I hope.

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2 doctors appointments today. Foot is much better. No bandage, no medication, no more antibiotics, no more soaking. Now it just feels funny inside my boot with no nail. Still a little tender, but not bad at all.

Now as long I don't shoot off a toe while hunting, I'll be fine. Going to try out a new .25-06 I got.

[MaBonnema]

Glad to hear you are doing much better. Keep up with the good recovery.

[Mt-7]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

2 doctors appointments today. Foot is much better. No bandage, no medication, no more antibiotics, no more soaking. Now it just feels funny inside my boot with no nail. Still a little tender, but not bad at all.

Now as long I don't shoot off a toe while hunting, I'll be fine. Going to try out a new .25-06 I got.

Good new EH, seems like I have been seeing lots of these problems this past summer.
Good luck, have only seen two roosters on the prairie this year.

[Reziac]

So what's got a big spread, suitable for blasting starlings? The goose loads I use in the 20ga. to sting coyotes and goats take out as much of the tree as they do of starlings.

Damn things left so much guano all over everything that last week I finally lost it and went starling hunting. Ain't quite so many of 'em this week, tho there sure are a lot of pine branches on the ground...

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by Reziac

So what's got a big spread, suitable for blasting starlings? The goose loads I use in the 20ga. to sting coyotes and goats take out as much of the tree as they do of starlings.

Damn things left so much guano all over everything that last week I finally lost it and went starling hunting. Ain't quite so many of 'em this week, tho there sure are a lot of pine branches on the ground...

You don't want wider spread, you want lighter shot. What are you using now? I'd drop it a couple notches and see what happens. Probably 7 shot or smaller.

[Reziac]

#4 is what I get for stinging larger vermin. Want more spread for firing into a flock on the wing, under the theory that the wider the spread the more starlings I'll hit. If they only came in ones and twos I wouldn't mind 'em, but they come in billions!!!

Would help if some more crows would move in, but the two that are only part-time residents aren't enough to discourage starlings. When I had 6 crows that lived on the place full-time, I only had one pair of starlings, and a ton of little songbirds. Now I just have starlings.

[Montana Griz]

Originally Posted by Reziac

#4 is what I get for stinging larger vermin. Want more spread for firing into a flock on the wing, under the theory that the wider the spread the more starlings I'll hit. If they only came in ones and twos I wouldn't mind 'em, but they come in billions!!!

Would help if some more crows would move in, but the two that are only part-time residents aren't enough to discourage starlings. When I had 6 crows that lived on the place full-time, I only had one pair of starlings, and a ton of little songbirds. Now I just have starlings.

Get your self a box of "SKEET" loads (it's #9 shot) and effective on birds out to about 35 yards.....I've killed many a Bob White Quail out of a 20ga, with and Improved Cylinder Choke & #9s.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by Reziac

#4 is what I get for stinging larger vermin. Want more spread for firing into a flock on the wing, under the theory that the wider the spread the more starlings I'll hit. If they only came in ones and twos I wouldn't mind 'em, but they come in billions!!!

Would help if some more crows would move in, but the two that are only part-time residents aren't enough to discourage starlings. When I had 6 crows that lived on the place full-time, I only had one pair of starlings, and a ton of little songbirds. Now I just have starlings.

In 2 of my shotguns, smaller shot does tend to spread a bit more. On my other shotgun, it doesn't matter what I run through it. #7 shot blows a 4 inch hole through cardboard at 90 ft. But it's kind of specially set up as a Turkey gun.

[Montana Griz]

........Hey Gang, try this......................dinner for two

approx 1/2 (pound+) Shrimp (preferably not Farm Raised) shelled, deveined + keep on ice till ready to fry. (butterfly them preferably)

Mix (well) together in large bowl: 16oz water; 3/4 cup Cornstarch; one large or exlarge egg.

Put ONE cup good quality fresh Bread Crumbs (reg or Italian) in Large Zip Lock Bag.....
Dip shrimp in bowl and coat thoroughly---put half of the shrimp in the Zip lock and "shake thoroughly".....remove and put on the side.
Dip the other half of shrimp in Ziplock (I add a "little bit more crumbs") & shake.

Now, mix the dipping batter again. Add about 1/4 cup PANKO CRUMBS to the remaining bread crumbs in the zip lock ......dip the already coated shrimp in the batter (a 2nd time) and then shake them again in the bread crumb/Panko mixture.

Deep Fry In previously heated Grape Seed Oil (about 2 at a time) (G.S. Oil is fantastic for deep frying --can bring to over 400F and not smoke & has NO taste!!). Remove when GOLDEN BROWN.

I also use this same recipie for "chunks of Halibut".

[ElkHunter]

The Montana Department of Employment, Division of Labor Standards, claimed a small rancher was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate him.

STATE GOV’T AGENT: “I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them.”

RANCHER: ”Well, there’s my hired hand who’s been with me for 3 years. I pay him $200 a week plus free room and board.
Then there’s the mentally challenged guy. He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here.



He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.”

STATE GOV’T AGENT: “That’s the guy I’d like to talk to - the mentally challenged one.”

RANCHER: “That would be me.”