Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

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Cool photo. Presumably wartime 1940s or 50s.
In addition to arms development and in-house manufacturing, the knowledge and expertise in arms production made it possible for so many non-arms manufacturers to switch over.
Now sadly turned over to the NPS and just a museum, although I'm told a very good one.
 

Mattax said:
Cool photo. Presumably wartime 1940s or 50s.
In addition to arms development and in-house manufacturing, the knowledge and expertise in arms production made it possible for so many non-arms manufacturers to switch over.
Now sadly turned over to the NPS and just a museum, although I'm told a very good one.
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We had a conversation with staff from there at one point about the possibility of a Shay's Rebellion scenario on the grounds
 
How about fish?

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Just turned 18 live in California about to start working on my Gun safety and Hunting license hopefully I can get something before its too late here lol, Hoping to go out next deer season!!!
 
Haha yeah I’m excited to go out and yeah it will be my first time doing any game other than birds
 
Joey N said:
Haha yeah I’m excited to go out and yeah it will be my first time doing any game other than birds
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Good for you! Unfortunately, California’s deer herd management strategy is as effective as their fire prevention strategy in LA. There are some good opportunities but they overly micromanage. I took three bucks out of zone D6 in the ten years I lived out there. But they definitely don’t make it easy for you.
 
Well that’s not too promising!!! I guess I’ll have to see how it goes for me even with no luck and all that I’ll still have fun and be 1/3 people with a hunting license at my age haha
 
Joey N said:
Well that’s not too promising!!! I guess I’ll have to see how it goes for me even with no luck and all that I’ll still have fun and be 1/3 people with a hunting license at my age haha
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Successful hunting is a year around proposition. I'm making up statistics here but 90% of successful hunters are the same people year after year. Go get em and be prepared to take care of the meat.
 
if I remember correctly, the actual success rate during those years was around 10% so I was doing pretty good. But it really depends on how much time you put into it. I knew guys that went up into the Emmigrant Wilderness area every year a brought back big bucks, but they put the time in. Good luck.
 
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mike240 said:
And the retarded/retired Malinois pic. Because it is a dog thread too!

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Man guy @mike240 it is great to see ya swing back by, for those that may not know Mikes skillset and knowledge was one of the drivers for starting this thread. He has a wealth of experience and skill building cool stuff. Many many moons ago there was a side bar discussion on building ARs Mikes input was super valuable. And no personal bias here but his house much like mine is ruled by a retired K9. And of course a Mal! Hah! Loved the pix of your work
 
Joey N said:
Just turned 18 live in California about to start working on my Gun safety and Hunting license hopefully I can get something before its too late here lol, Hoping to go out next deer season!!!
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Well as a Game and Fish Instructor I think you are certainly going down the right path. Don’t be afraid to explore other States to hunt in. Often times an out of State tag is relatively easy to get. And welcome to a great fraternity.
 
Bodyperson said:
Successful hunting is a year around proposition. I'm making up statistics here but 90% of successful hunters are the same people year after year. Go get em and be prepared to take care of the meat.
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Totally agree, in our area it is always the same folks year in year out that harvest Deer. And we can get 5-6 (Deer) per person here depending on where you live. Just like anything else in life you put in the work you get results.
 
Sublime one said:
Looks like you spend the majority of your time driving a vacuum! Ya gotta love Magnum, I bet he is all heart.
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Hemi and Cuda (answers more to Cudabug, lol) are our dogs, my girlfriend and me. Magnum is MY dog.
But i gave up trying to keep up with them with a vacuum long ago. (Daily brushing helps a lot, got a trashcan full of brush-hair!)
These are the first dogs I've ever owned, but my gf has had all kinds of dogs, mostly shepherds, for 50+ years.
She's used to fur. (Keeper!) She does the hard work, I get the playtime. Win-win!
 
You got real lucky with her! She takes good care of them dogs I bet! Ha! Better yet, She probably see’s you as one with the pack!
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Sublime one said:
Well as a Game and Fish Instructor I think you are certainly going down the right path. Don’t be afraid to explore other States to hunt in. Often times an out of State tag is relatively easy to get. And welcome to a great fraternity.
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Well thank you I was hoping so, and yeah my uncle wants me to apply to the same zones in CO which may be tuff but even if I don’t get in I will go along to get a feel for it all and actually be there.
 
Joey N said:
Well thank you I was hoping so, and yeah my uncle wants me to apply to the same zones in CO which may be tuff but even if I don’t get in I will go along to get a feel for it all and actually be there.
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Even if you don’t get a tag go with the crew just don’t carry a rifle. The knowledge you will gain using land navigation and scouting will pay off huge. If it is Elk hunting be sure and do some cardio prior to the hunt. My wife and I average about 13 miles a day when elk hunting. Just being out there looking at sign and reading wind is invaluable experience for a new hunter.
 
Joey N said:
Well thank you I was hoping so, and yeah my uncle wants me to apply to the same zones in CO which may be tuff but even if I don’t get in I will go along to get a feel for it all and actually be there.
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And the other huge plus is checking out and vetting your gear. Plus figuring out you don’t need to put the kitchen sink in your pack. You get to figure out what to carry and how to carry it. Pay close attention to some of the old timers gear and how they pack. If you are using horses or mules packing them is an art form!
 
33IMP said:
Hemi and Cuda (answers more to Cudabug, lol) are our dogs, my girlfriend and me. Magnum is MY dog.
But i gave up trying to keep up with them with a vacuum long ago. (Daily brushing helps a lot, got a trashcan full of brush-hair!)
These are the first dogs I've ever owned, but my gf has had all kinds of dogs, mostly shepherds, for 50+ years.
She's used to fur. (Keeper!) She does the hard work, I get the playtime. Win-win!
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We too are long time Shepard people, not a scrap of carpet in our house as a result of chasing shedders for years! It is funny how dogs bond, ya just never know. Daily brushing does help and if you start them early they like to be vacuumed as well! We have a pond right outside our front door maybe fifty yards at most. Cannot keep them out of it our house looks like the farm house it is. Muddy boots, dog hair and a hat rack!
 
Question to the group, is anyone familiar with the ACE VR training platform? If so what do ya think? I know Jack doddle about it, in fact I have never even seen one in the flesh yet. It is a very popular booth this week at SHOT show.
 
Sublime one said:
And the other huge plus is checking out and vetting your gear. Plus figuring out you don’t need to put the kitchen sink in your pack. You get to figure out what to carry and how to carry it. Pay close attention to some of the old timers gear and how they pack. If you are using horses or mules packing them is an art form!
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This is important and something I've always struggled with. I tend to "over-prepare" and would have way more stuff in my pack than needed when I hunted the Sierra in Northern California. To be fair, it was big country and there wasn't anyone else around or cell phones so you had to be somewhat prepared in case you got turned around or a snow squall popped up out of nowhere. But I still struggle with that today, even though we have decent cell coverage, I'm humping less than a half mile to the farthest stand, and I can still see the farmhouse from most of the stands.
 
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