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This site went down hill when he left, too bad they did that to him

I joined this site in 2005 when there were 600 members and I had 1 child. Now there’s almost 14,000 members and I have 5 kids 😝 Lark was one of the “originals” and typically had a lot of good posts. I always enjoyed his sarcastic and witty humor.

I wish Lark had thicker skin. Enjoyed his posts even though he could be somewhat cranky at times. Wish he'd get back on this site.

I shot a 143 gr ELDx at 150 yards out of my 6.5 creedmoor 24" barrel

It was wrong and maybe illegal.. He has been missed..

Got it on Friday before the rain hit. He has one gun a Remington 700 ADL 7mm Mag, he was using a Berger 150gr Classic Hunter bullet. I got there on Saturday, it was pouring rain. Hunted a little while on Sunday, nada.

Definitely not the smartest, but open to learn. I've spent a lot of time chasing AR parts. I'm having fun with them and have more than my fair share. One of my goals is to have an AR in every available caliber they make. Even though I have the resources, I am very frugal and I scourer the internet constantly. I try to put together the best gun for the lowest amount. And I have no problem sharing the information in a pm. Prior to 2014 I knew little about guns. Since then I have been absorbing as much information as I can daily. I became good friends with a guy who manufactured AR's. Unfortunately he had to close his shop with the economic shift. I am friends with a great rifle maker. I know some very knowledgeable people that I pester on occasion. I'm not a know it all, but I do want to absorb as much as I can, while I can. And I don't mind sharing.

Ive been here for quite awhile. I always enjoyed .270 and his contributions to the site. I personally would have been complimented that the people running this site would have thought enough of me to screw with me. Especially on April fools because every year he came up with some B.S. Seemed innocent enough and quite funny. Really surprised me that he wigged.

I joined back in 04. I was member 240 back then. Sure miss them days with Lark on here. Always thought he had thicker skin though.

Same here. I like enjoyed the different perspectives whether I agreed or not.

He was quick to deal it but didn't do to well on the receiving end of things.......I miss his comments good or bad!!!

Got lucky and drew one of the 22 trophy lion tags in my unit. A friend of mine had the dogs. Hunting in 3 ft of snow made it a real challenge but super fun. Big Tom weighed in at 157 lbs and was 8 ft 5 inches long. Super excited to take a cat like this.

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My girlfriend and I both purchased 1 each!

I agree. I generally do not want my bullets to exit. A bullet generally kills from hemorrhaging and trauma versus blood loss (as is the case in archery). IMO you want a bullet to fully penetrate one side and then do as much internal damage as possible, leaving 100% of the energy in the animal. An exit suggests some of the energy from that bullet wasn't dumped into the animal. Regardless, ANY shot or bullet that puts the animal down quickly is a great one.

I used to shoot 210 grain Berger VLDs, but after a nearly disastrous showing with them this past fall, I will never shoot VLDs at anything larger than a mule deer again. They fly extremely well, but the performance is TERRIBLE on a big animal. Currently working up new elk loads using Hornedy ELD-X bullets.

Work in progress!

You pay into STD to receive it, it's like insurance for broken body parts, pregnancies, etc.. Things that don't last 12 weeks or more, long-term disability kicks in after that. Most companies have an automatic LTD plan. All companies have varying policies. As mentioned above, most require you draining all of your sick time first if vacation PTO is in a different bucket, or all PTO if not. Other companies allow you to only to withdrawal after a waiting period. My company offers 2 premiums for two different waiting periods, 14 and 28 days. Before kids, I had 12 weeks of sick time acquired and was able to stop paying into STD all together while still keeping pay secured. PRDATR, Call your HR rep and they should get you squared away. I'd think they want you taken care of so you can get back to a full recovery, and work. Good luck healing.

That really sucks!!! Hopefully whoever found them is honest and is looking for the owner.

You get what you pay for when it comes to hunting gear..... including arrows. I used to shoot the basic Sportsman’s Vital T arrows or whatever they are like $70 per dozen. Seemed like I was always having flyers and looking for lost arrows a lot. Struggling to get better...... I started drinking the Dudley cool aid bought a jig and started building arrows. There was a learning curve when I started, but after about 2 dozen I started getting the hang of it and can now make a consistent quality batch. I shoot Easton axis 5mm with brass inserts and AAE Max Hunter veins (4fletch). Material cost is about $13 per arrow, that’s b4 I screw a broad head on. About $18 per shot on animals. One thing I think is very important is a heavy front of center. The weighted inserts helped just as much as good shafts. I loose way less arrows because I don’t miss the target as much. I’ve had less missed and more kills, partially because I’m shooting better quality more consistent arrows. You get what you pay for.

The more they move here the more dems they will help vote into office.

I very rarely find them, my Kid on the other hand finds them all the time she sees them far away and close. she usually runs as fast as she can yelling I found another one I found another one.

It's hard to let them find it because I'm usually like "omg omg omg" with excitement when I see one.