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You tube has a way of distracting me from work. Often I need to watch videos on products and it can get easy to go down the rabbit hole... This morning I came across this video and thought there would be some people on here that would find this helpful. I have never seen a Tick stick before, but...

I have to replace the bunks and other maintenance on my boat trailer this spring and would prefer not to do it in the parking lot at the boat ramp. Just have a feeling that I will need a tool or something that I have at home since all the bolts are rusted and potentially it may take more than a...

As the season has come to a close I am thinking of all the work that needs to be done to me boat which I built 19 years ago. There is some maintenance where the fiberglass on the gunnells has worn and some other spots that need some love. I was also thinking as I motored out into the darkness...

I have a question about the government shutdown and federal refuges. I plan on hunting in Klamath for Oregon opener on the 11th. If the shutdown is still going does anybody know if the refuges will be closed? I want to say back in 2018 they were but can't recall for sure.

I thought I would check the brain trust on here on what can be a sticky subject. I have had a Grizzley G0690 table saw for about 15 years. I make a lot of cuts less than 1" deep and most at 90 deg. after doing this for awhile I find that if tilt or want raise it higher it binds up. I do have a...

I have an old #12 Waring Commercial grinder that has worked well for me but the last couple times I have used it just seems like it is at the end of it's useful life. The motor seems to be struggling more that it used to. So I am starting to shop around for a new one. A #12 is big enough since I...

I just hada conversation with a coworker of mine who is in California. He has an outdoor wood project he is working on and was asking about what to finish to use. It is his address that is going to go on his house and was wondering what finish would be good for longevity. I recomended a spar...

I will be in Portland Maine with my wife for a couple days towards the end of July. We will have a rental car and are looking for stuff to do. Any and all suggestions welcome including good places to eat.

I disn't want to hijack the refinishing you duck gun thread but Todd broght up something I have alwasy been curious about. "I know this might sound old fashioned... I have always hunted with either a double sxs or an o/u. With a wood stock. Every other hunt, I'll hit the metals with wd-40. If...

I had thhe pleasure of taking my niece out for the Oregon youth hunt this year. She was able to connect with 4 birds. Here first duck being a nice greenhead. Ended up with 4 ducks, mallard, pintail and 2 teal with a fair amount of shooting. Went on Sunday to a different spot and were able to get...

Yes, another wader thread. Don't want to take over the other ones. I am happy with my Hi n Drys but I am not the probelm. My brother is looking to get back into duck hunting and looking for waders. He has stocking foots for fishing but is looking for camo bootfoot waders that will not break the...

I am in the process of carving some mallards for the upcpmming season and was loooking for thoughts on what primer to use. The bodys are Western Red Cedar with Basswood heads. I will be using Behr housepaint. Any tips on prepping the wood prior to priming would also be helpfull, I seem to get...

I am building a poling platform for my boat and have welded together the uprights from steel fencing posts. In case you are wondering why I didn't use aluminum or have somebody fab them up for me, I had some laying around and I am doing this project on the cheap. However my welding skills are...

My old lab developed a hot spot on her side a few months ago. I didn't think much of it but decided to take her to the vet to have it checked out. It turns out to be nothing serious. Vet thinks it was a scrape or something that became infected. The probelm is that she started chewing on it and...

This past season my dog Bell at 12 years old has been slowing down quite a bit so we made the decision to get a new puppy and we now have Bri! On top of that my Etec was having problems and with Evinrude no longer supported I treated myself to a new 40hp Yamaha which is a big upgrade from the...

I know this subject has come up before but was looking for a fresh take as products change. I thought I was going to make through the season without having to get a new pair of waders. I was wrong. Yesterday the rubber on the both boots cracked. I am looking for some breathables in the 200-300...

I have come to terms with the fact that my lab, Bell, is getting old and this will most likely be her last season. I am planning on getting a pup after the season. Looking for a smaller back female lab. Dopes anybody have any good recommendations for kennels in the northwest. Bell was from Wind...

The keel on my boat after 15 years has had all of the epoxy worn off of it. When I built the boat I had put Gloveit on the bottom and the rest of the bottom is still in good shape. This weekend I crawled under the boat on the trailer and planed down the keel so it's ready for some epoxy. I am...

I was at one of the local lumber yards here and came across 2x10 rough cut Alaskan Yellow Cedar for garden beds. Some of the boards were pretty clear and was wondering if anybody on here has used it for carving decoys? I am just about out of carving wood so any any input would be appreciated.

So after 26 years of service I think its time to retire my old 870 special purpose that my dad got me when I graduated high school. Its down to the bare steel so bad that rust is a constant problem that I am facing now. I have considered jsut hitting with rustoleum and calling it good, but it's...