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Kinda off topic but still talking about wrestling. If you were in the finals or at the home duals. What would be your walkout song? Mine would be Get Some by Chevelle. Or Torn by Creed. Depends on the mood
I used to do that on Torpedo Rd in my stepdad’s Nissan Sentra. Not my best idea in hindsight, but gotta learn to yeehaw on the backroads some time lol
That's where I lived until a year and a half ago. Still alot of turkey then.
I would go for humor, entering to I Am Not A ***** by LMFAO.Kinda off topic but still talking about wrestling. If you were in the finals or at the home duals. What would be your walkout song? Mine would be Get Some by Chevelle. Or Torn by Creed. Depends on the mood
I also find it quite humorous that the W-word that is a synonym for prostitute is blocked on ON3 even if you replace the o with a 0.
It was Springsteen, you can find it on "Greetings from Asbury Park" released in '73. The Manfred Mann rendition came out in '75.
Sorry Bruce, both familiarity and authorship aside, Manfred Mann kicks your butt on this one. An all time great
You spew a lot of horse **** on these pages but this may be your worst take ever. Now, I'm not much of a Springsteen fan, he's what the girls listen to when I was growing up, but the Manfred Mann version is an overproduced piece of crap born of the disco era.
I never call until they are on the ground and the hens start talking.
I got my first turkey in Nebraska a few days ago. Tiny little town of Arnold, population 597. Three of us stayed in a 3 bedroom for $100/night total, and the farmer gave us access to 1000 acres of private land. What a great time, people were so friendly.
Eastern, Rio or Merriam? I was at UNL for my grad degree. Loved Nebraska!!!
. Looking at the map it could even be a Merriam hybrid in that area.Merriam. I’m from Arizona so the same type as here.Eastern, Rio or Merriam? I was at UNL for my grad degree. Loved Nebraska!!!
I'll have to find a picture somewhere but the one bird I got in Nebraska I was fairly sure was a hybrid.Eastern, Rio or Merriam? I was at UNL for my grad degree. Loved Nebraska!!!
This is probably definitely the better route. I struggle with patience hah
Shot this Merriam yesterday in South Dakota. Most “true” Merriam birds are in the Pine Ridge area of Nebraska, Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming also Montana and Idaho. Im probably missing a few places. Lots of hybrids in central Nebraska. I didn’t know Arizona had Merriam birds. I thought that they were Rios. Thanks for the added information,
The strutting bird is one the I missed in South Dakota with my bow.
By the way, I did quarter him out and pack him out, it took many trips but it was worth it!
NOTE SARCASM….., from the Bo Nickel bear hunt thread
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I've been trying to go on a hunt in Kansas for a little while because they have a rios population. Someday hopefully.Shot this Merriam yesterday in South Dakota. Most “true” Merriam birds are in the Pine Ridge area of Nebraska, Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming also Montana and Idaho. Im probably missing a few places. Lots of hybrids in central Nebraska. I didn’t know Arizona had Merriam birds. I thought that they were Rios. Thanks for the added information,
The strutting bird is one the I missed in South Dakota with my bow.
By the way, I did quarter him out and pack him out, it took many trips but it was worth it!
NOTE SARCASM….., from the Bo Nickel bear hunt thread
The white tipped fans on Merriam’s just set them apart from Rios, Easterns, and Osceolas. They’re such a pretty bird. I’ve always wanted to hunt one in Wyoming
I’ve taken many turkeys in my lite. The Merriams are by far the prettiest. Hunting Merriams out west and seeing them fan and strut never gets old.
This was the group of birds on my archery hunt a few days ago.
16 mature toms in all
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Alright gents: First time chicken owner now. Had them as a kid growing up but my wife and I got 12 chickens, a coop and a run built and I'm looking for any and all tips and tricks. Property is surrounded by woods on all sides, no neighbors is bliss, so coons, weasels, fox and even Fishers ( have seen two since buying this place a few years ago) are around. I know we're going to lose a chicken some day, and if one of the residents black bear want one there's not much I can do but I'd appreciate any tips from anyone with experience.
And here I was thinking this thread was getting bumped with the Kasak and Starocci thread posts.
I bought 12 baby chicks at a local feed store for $12 back in spring 2007. Kept them in my basement in a large box for 2 months with fresh bedding, water, food and heat lamp, until they got too big and started flying out of the box and stinking up the house. One Sunday morning I came home from working at the firehouse around 7 am and released them in my next door neighbor's front yard. I lived in a cookie cutter subdivision in the suburbs of Chicago at the time. The chickens started roosting in their bushes for about 6 hours until some of the other neighbors saw these chickens running around and called the cops. Cops show up, about 3 cars, and they're chasing these chickens around with nets trying to catch them. I'm in my house peeping out thru the blinds in the front window watching the chaos unfold. Eventually they paged out animal control to come in on a Sunday and they showed up and got them in the van. I nonchalantly walk outside and ask them where the chickens are going. They said a farm about 30 minutes outside of town. The chickens ended up being the talk of the hood for a while. I never told my neighbors that it was me, until a few years later. After a lot of laughs, they asked me why I did it, and I straight up said we live in little Mexico (50% of the 200,000 residents are Hispanic), and since I always thought it was hilarious to see chickens running around Mexico on my visits, why not. Best $12 I ever spent. So that's my experience with chickens.
Hunters: God, what a beautiful bird!!! Prettiest I’ve ever seen.
Also Hunters: Let’s shoot it!
The dichotomy.
My buddy’s dad has chickens and they have their own coop to roost in. He runs box traps regularly and keeps a .22 by the door. Coons are easy to trap, same with stray cats ironically. They both eat just about anything. I’ve caught both with sardines in water (usually under a dollar per can at Walmart). Fishers are a bit pickier, but I’ve caught a few over the years. They’ll eat the sardines too. The trick is to really brush in the trap so they think it’s an easy den to hide in. Pine or spruce boughs usually did the trick for me. Foxes can be box trapped but they’re careful. Reds are usually more cooperative than grays. Weasels need a smaller trap, but they’re careful can be caught.
Personally, I favor box traps over foot holds or hand hold traps. They’re the safest imo. They come in various sizes and places like Tractor Supply sell them for like $30-40 for medium sized box traps and a little more for the larger sized box traps that will catch foxes. It also allows you to easily release unintended game (i.e. stray cats or skunks) and keeps curious hands from getting hurt. When setting them I like to have the hook just barely set and the food/bait about 1-2” behind the pressure plate. That way even a cautious critter will set it off if they enter. A spare compound bow arrow is a handy tool to check the sensitivity of the plate too.
What type of wire are you using? To keep critters out dig a trench 2ft out 6in deep surrounding the perimeter of the coop burying the wire. Backfill with compacted dirt.
At night they like to perch high so build a 2x2 perch the width of the coop. Build another one 1 foot down and one foot forward (so they dont crap on each other). They can jump 2 feet easily so the first one should be that distance off the floor.
Look into making a geothermal water set up. U-tube.
Careful with the pellets you buy. Some mess with egg production.
I like to free range my birds . Get a tarp and put it out every night. In the morning lift it up, there should be a bunch of snacks for their breakfast.
1 rooster only. If you have no close neighbors get a few guineas. If any 2 or 4 legged varmints are around they will let you know.
If you like get a cheap styrofoam incubator. Be sure to mark the eggs and turn them twice a day. Follow the instructions and raise the humidity level a couple days before they break out. Easy and fun.
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We've had chickens for about 8 years (4H for the kid). We free range them, get one of those auto doors (bought ours from Omlet cause the name was funny). pretty easy to install. we made a pen for them to mill around for the first week, and after that, they know to enter the coop at night. racoons and hawks are the biggest worry. dogs can help with the trash pandas, and just being outside will scare away the hawks. you'll lose some, there isnt much you can do about it. we bought most our chicks from a hatchery and raised them inside for... way too ******* long imo. You'll get a possum in the coop once and a while, they wont hurt the cluckers, but they will eat every egg. chickens are great if you have alot of ticks, and will eat mice snakes, and frogs. theyre basically stomachs with feathers and legs.