HorseHunter

Especially with that peppy turbo diesel!

The Bismarck store is awesome! The cafe there has a great pastrami sandwich if you need a pick me up while loading ammo in your cart! https://www.scheels.com/stores/north-dakota/bismarck/features/bismarck-ginnas-cafe.html

Might be too soon but sounds like he is "hard on equipment"

I heard the MT Shasta miners of yesteryear had luck with the old Dupont Spinners on that lake. I am unsure of the legality and the modern practice may even be frowned upon (thanks a lot binladen). https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=DuPont fishing lure In all seriousness, it looks like a great spot. Check out the fishing report: https://www.jeffgoodwinfishing.com/shasta-lake-fishing

And by looking at that one side, it is hard to imagine the other ear isn't messed up too.

If I were you my first stop would be to a local welding/fabrication shop in your area to see what they'd charge me to make and weld up a new ear. Or Give Empire Cat a call in the am. Or Check out this site. It tells you the measurements you need to concern yourself with. https://rhinox-group.com/blogs/news/which-bucket-fits-my-digger-are-digger-buckets-universal Hope that helps Best of luck to your friend.

Gold spinners were the ticket in the 80’s but I was a kid and had to wade in the cold/clear water while on a family vacation with no boat. My father in law slays them consistently on high mountain lakes with flys on a spinning rod with a clear weighted bobber and six foot of leader. I’m really good at fishing, catching is another story unfortunately. My brother reminds me that lures are primarily designed to catch fishermen first and foremost. Sounds like a fun trip, enjoy!

I bought my decker from https://packsaddleshop.com years ago. Rich is a pretty helpful guy and the leather he uses is top notch. I ordered modified bronze arches on a Ray Holes tree back before he regularly offered them. also try http://www.outfitterspackstation.com/index.html Fruitland Idaho. Wade is a super guy I met on a charity trail ride years ago. I don’t have any experience with those form fitting pack saddle trees but he is a believer and I trust him. and there is always Chris at Cowboy Corner in phx he occasionally has panniers although he sends most of his pack gear to his Dad’s (Doug) store at their Prescott location. Those Iron Cloth (aka Bear Cloth) panniers are real nice High Country Plactics Caldwell, Idaho makes a good hard pannier and inserts for your soft ones. They have lots of distributors around.

A friend of mine has 2 tickets to the Super Bowl in Tampa, both box seats. He paid $21,500 each. It comes with a ride to and from the airport, lunch, dinner, and a $400 bar tab. Also, backstage pass to the winner’s locker room. He didn’t realize when he bought them, it was going to be on the same day as his wedding. If you’re interested, he’s looking for someone to take his place. It’s at St Paul’s Church in Orlando at 3 pm. The bride’s name is Ashley. She’s 5’4”, about 115 lbs, and a good cook, too. She loves to fish and hunt. She’ll be the one in the white dress.

I could be friends with anybody that possesses the level of creativity and sense of humor needed to build a monstrosity like that. I love it, I really do! Hopefully who ever stole it returns it due to the frustration experienced when attempting to source the proper oil filter at autozone. ”year, make, model, sir?” I will keep an eye out while chasing smelly critters on my HAM hunt. If I find it, no reward necessary, maybe just let me drive it once. Best of luck

I appreciate your sentiments on wanting to provide for wildlife and I would suggest you coordinate with the department that manages those lands so you can do the most good. You could volunteer as part of a larger project. That catchment system is cool and it’s $900. Pretty sure you could buy a box of 22LR for that much dough right here on CWT. In all seriousness, aligning/coordinating your efforts with that of biologists that have taken into account the location of other water sources, animal movement patterns, etc. This would allow you to make the largest impact for the benefit of the wildlife. As a public land owner, like yourself, if no one here can dissuade you, I would ask that you monitor it and after the guzzler is no longer in service that you haul it back out and leave no trace. I agree with you that the person who drove through the temporary water puddle did not do the wildlife or landscape any favors but maybe instead run out there with a rake and smooth it out before it gets too dry. Worth stating: Also note any man made water source has to have an escape ramp of some type. I have pulled more that one dead squirrel from a stock tank and as you can imagine it does not help the water quality. Glad you are getting out there!

That’s too bad. Chris LeDoux gives him a shoutout in his 1980 “hit” Where is the glory. Here is a link and the mention is at the 1 minute mark. Then years later Garth gives Chris a shoutout in his 1989 release of Much too young.

Thought climate was added later too. Only remember 4 C’s growing up, 2 million people, and one area code. Of course if I mis-remember, I will blame the public scrool systim.... 🤣

Great rule of thumb that also applies to horses.

Good info in that article. A little more digging finds the expansion of American manufacturing by Wilson Combat. This is great to hear. https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/dec/13/berryvilles-wilson-combat-expanding/

Free bump for used items priced anywhere between 90% and 150% of cost new.

Hey! Does OutdoorWriter know everybody?

Hard to beat Burl Ives. Especially his narration of the movie Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer.

Can hear the Mrs saying, “Kids, have you seen spot? She had better not be on the couch again!”

Wow! Those programmers took my advice and acted fast! #yourwelcome Ok, next they need to invent a fabric type material that can attach to another piece then detach just as easily....... all my best ideas seem to be taken! 😂

As crazy as it sounds they need to add the word “available” to their sorting feature. That way you can see what they have and not sift through all the unavailable items.

Seriously? It’s like the phone company Ma Bell back in the day. The outdoor outfitter monopoly. “If we don’t have it, you don’t need it!” Who can we get to open a store in Az? Sheels?

Ever have rabbits infest your car? I did! My lab alerted me to them. Newer cars have that sheet of fuzzy plastic for fuel economy (cuts down undercarriage turbulence, I presume) and some momma rabbit taught her off spring to escape my dog by hopping up there. One was relocated to PHX at my Dads house when after the 35 minute trek my lab jumps out and acts like a drug dog and starts pulling the inner wheel well plastic out of the car to get at Peter cottontail. I crawled under and started banging on stuff and out jumps a bunny and the race was on! The below pic was a different bunny a week later in the same car.

Do those electric jobbers still take bar oil? I don’t see why they would not unless they used some epa approved powered graphite. I finally tossed my McCullough as it leaked engine oil, gas, and bar oil and I didn’t feel like taking it apart and making new gaskets out of sheet material. That saw had 4 owners that I know of. One had his ssn carved in the side. I need to find something new to carry in my truck bed that can fell a tree and prevent rust all in one. My friend asked me once if my truck leaked oil (I was parked in his driveway) I responded no....he asked well what’s that then, pointing to a spot on his concrete, He was not amused when I let him know that was Not my truck but my chainsaw. You all have me pondering the possibilities.

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