Recent content by RM Anderson

Years ago my wife and I visited Kauai Island, Hawaii. The island is overrun with chickens and the whole time I am thinking how tasty they would be, free range and all. One day I got to talking with a local and asked why nobody was eating them. The lady I asked got quite offended and said, "We...

Capt. Bob & Steve, This boat reminds me of the Devlin Broadbill in terms of size. Do you think it would also plane with a 6 hp outboard? RM

Will, Your story kind of reminded me of how I felt the first time I had mallards working my spread of decoys. After a lifetime of big game hunting, I totally lost it and never scratched a bird. But failure is like that, at least for me, in that it kind of energizes you to try again and do...

Tod, Check out Kubota before you purchase. We bought a smaller loader tractor w/snowblower attachment for our farm and it has performed well. Have heard many of the same complaints about John Deere which influenced our decision. RM

Tod, I probably went a little overboard on the rot issue. All interior surfaces of the boat, but especially the bilge, received several coats of penetrating epoxy followed by a couple coats of neat epoxy. The System Three penetrating epoxy really gets into every crevice and is super easy to...

Honestly I don't even know how a stitch and glue boat builder would manage the humidity in some areas of the country so as not to encapsulate alot of moisture in the plywood itself. Henry, Is it much drier there in the winter months or do you run a dehumidifier? RM

Tod, Very good point!

Henry, I love Tod's hatches, and given the complexity of a much bigger boat, may be the best solution. The reasoning behind my idea was to keep grit and sand from ever accumulating in the bilge in the first place but yet still be able to eliminate any water from condensation or leakage (God...

Wow! Aging game birds is alot more common place than I ever would have thought. Concerning duck sushi, it sounds delicious. Just last week Heather made Pho soup. It may be my favorite duck recipe yet. I can't even imagine how good it would be with a duck properly aged! RM

Luan is cheap and makes a great template material. RM

For scouting with drones maybe institute a rule like Alaska has for fly in hunters which does not allow hunting the same day that you fly. Good idea for Alaska big game hunting but I haven't the slightest idea how it would be enforced for waterfowl. RM

Pete, I will most certainly try it. Thank you, RM

I don't have one but would like to share our experience with drones. My wife Heather and I moved from Fargo/Moorhead about fourteen years ago to our current residence outside of Detroit Lakes MN. Being from the city, or so our new neighbors thought, we were viewed with suspicion. One of our...