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71 here at midnight. The front passed and the temps plummeted, below freezing by sunrise and in the upper 20's the rest of the day here. And I'm booked up solid the rest of the week.

I live about 2.5 hours form that area now, but stayed in a cabin in the Chalet Village, the very area the video was shot, less than 2 months ago. It's straight up the side of a mountain, completely forested, and with winding, confusing roads that I had a tough time navigating without smoke...

The latest reports from today- The death toll is now up to 7, but no victims have yet been able to be identified. Death toll will probably continue to rise as cleanup and recovery continues, and as new areas become accessible. Over 700 structures throughout the county have been damaged or...

When that wind hit, fires were busting out all over the place. Once it starts running up the side of a mountain, there's nothing you can do but get out of the way.

Guys, if you are so inclined, say a prayer for the folks and fire fighters in Sevier County tonight. Sunday into Monday night, we had sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts over 80 and low humidity. 14 fires broke out as contained wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park broke over...

I can relate. I work with a lot of NRCS projects. Some glide right through, and some, you'd think we were feeding baby passenger pigeons to house cats the way they hold them up. Edit: for full disclosure, the ESA went all the way to the SCOTUS over the Snail Darter and Tellico Dam was shot...

James, I'm not so sure. Are you familiar with western water rights? Something us easterners consider protected and free flowing is a commodity to be bought, sold, traded, then dammed, diverted, irrigated, and evaporated. The sump water that runs off builds higher and higher concentrations of...

I'll late over never. I've been seeing a trickle of birds, but I haven't really been anywhere to see birds lately, and we're so dry they might as well fly on cuz they won't find a spot to wet their rumps around here.

glad y'all are getting some shooting. If the weather doesn't break soon, it's gonna be another slow one for us southern boys. The ducks won't have a reason to move. 86-87 degrees the first of November doesn't feel like fall. A couple years ago we had flurries on this weekend.

I'm with you guys- we are at the absolute lowest flows of the year. A couple good rains this winter should flush a lot of that sediment on out.

Yildiz. I shoot a 20 gauge sxs for ducks regularly. It's been a reliable one for me. They are only carried by Academy.

I've heard the same AL vs SS prop debate before, but here's my limited experience. I thoroughly bent the prop shaft on a 20 hp with an aluminum prop when I hit a small log (3" dia) in the river. Thankfully I was able to limp back to the ramp. The softer prop didn't save me. When you are turning...

I saw about 40 bluewings on a farm pond in TN last weekend. They are starting to move.

Could you glue a a thicker piece of neoprene into the lid? That way you will still get a seal if things don't line up perfectly.

Have you considered a magnum caliber? I would feel much better about being able to make a clean, quick, ethical kill on elk-sized game and bigger with a 300 win mag or 7mm mag, both of which have numerous factory loadings available to match up with the game you are hunting. The extra downrange...

I handled one and was not impressed at all. To me the Mossberg double guns are very heavy, poorly balanced, and feel "clunky". I was not impressed.

I have a stand or 2 to hang this year. Waiting for the oppressive heat to subside a little. We had 24 days >90 in July. The ducks have the courtesy of waiting til after the rut to show up en masse down here. First dove, then teal, then deer, and ducks after the best of deer season passes...

I think the data vs observation discussion is a valid one- but neither can stand on their own. Measurement and sampling allow you to see the "real" effects of what you anecdotally observe. Observation in the field gives data its context, and can reveal new ways to interpret the data. At the same...

You've obviously never sat next to me in the dove field! That said, it doesn't take much effort to keep empties tidied up as I shoot.

It really comes down to what he wants to do. A BS is fine for a law enforcement position, but a MS would be better for a biologist or land manager. The program itself is more important though than the school. I would strongly recommend that he spend his elective hours on forestry, ag and soils...