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I've accumulated a lot of stuff in 25 years here in Connecticut. We are going to move a big load of stuff out to WY this summer to declutter the house for sale and I keep running into things that I really wonder about. Calls for birds like brant that I'll never hunt again and decoys for same...

Nearly new Trend Airshield Pro, used probably less than an hour several years ago. Likely needs new battery. Will do my best to send with everything I have that came with it. No guarantee that it works properly (it does work in test now) and no guarantee that every part that comes with a new one...

Screen capture of an instagram post. Thought it was interesting and really got me thinking... https://www.huntquietly.org/

I've had a bunch of iterations on my trailers and I'm still looking for something better for bunk carpet (yes, it does have to be carpet, no slicks, no firehose, etc...). Does anyone have a suggestion of a great (long lasting and thick) material? I've been using a high quality outdoor carpet...

Working on a tractor purchase... dealer has a nearly perfect tractor, but it is new old stock, a year 2023. He is working on getting the relevant details for me, stuff like date of manufacture, how it has been stored, engine hours (I'm assuming near zero). This is a John Deere 3039R, so a 50K...

I'll confess that I've used cheap camo double braid from the big box store for decades for my anchor lines. I usually have 3 for hunting, 2 at 75' on spools and a third shorty at 25' that I use snug things up when needed. I also have a high quality three strand 3/8 nylon rode (150') for...

I found some birds and I have some weather coming in, maybe snow but for sure wind (but not crazy cold). The wind is predicted to be at 25 with gusts to 40 for 12 hours. I have a number of coves that I can put the boat in to hunt out of the boat or to ditch the boat. The past 20 years I've...

What a fall so far… my plans for the fall in Wyoming were for me to hunt by ass off and to facilitate getting a garage up (boat and camper barn). The project started with site prep in July. We did the site prep ourselves, 600 tons of road base to improve the grade of the existing driveway and...

It just seems to me that it should exist that there was a one man and dog layout blind.... Am I missing something???? Dog would prefer to be close, less stuff to hide, easier to manage dog and feed it treats, etc...

We have several frost free lawn hydrants on the property here in Wyoming. I have one that started leaking (we were messing in the area and apparently jostled a fitting that wasn't, but now is leaking). The alternative to an easy fix is digging a 7' deep hole in the ground, so I'm hoping to avoid...

Took the snow goose out yesterday for a quick fishing trip and found out that 7000 feet elevation results in a dramatic impact on motor power. My F40, which at sea level runs with a light hunting/heavy fishing load at 32 mph - ran with a similar load yesterday at 22 mph max. My tach battery was...

I'm thinking about my next steps in the shop and I'm wondering about lighting. First of all, my old eyes need a lot of light, so I'll be putting max light in there. The constraint that I have is that the shop has radiant heat in the ceiling and, thus, I can't mount conventional lights on or in...

I'm working on a raft trailer and I want a bed liner type material for the deck that I can roll on to seal the surface and lock any splinters in. I'm looking for a easy solution (read: complete half-assed). This is a plywood deck on a raft trailer. A raft trailer never gets dunked so the under...

It isn’t all that many times in your life that you get to set up a new shop. I’ve been planning my shop setup in WY and this is my first installment. I started with a miter saw station just because that is what I saw myself needing most as we transition to WY. I think I have a pretty solid plan...

I have been spending a lot of time and money on tool upgrades and DAMN, but what a pain in the ass these new out of the box top of the line tools have been. I upgraded my Hitachi/Metabo 12" compound miter that was giving me some trouble with a Festool Kapex. What a fantastic tool, but WTF with...

I've been busy thinking about buying a new outboard today. It seems like on motors 40 and up all the brands require dealer rigging for warranty. I'm focusing on Tohatsu because they are the only ones that offer a short shaft - I found a great price, but they won't/can't sell the motor without...

Today is one of the last days I'll be able to hunt the coast for ducks and brant given my plan to move the Snow Goose out to Wyoming. The morning started perfect - cold, good tide, clear and calm. The harbor was iced over as the tide was running out. I had a little trouble getting the motor to...

Anyone have any thoughts on driving cross country with a boat (my Devlin Snow Goose) on 4.8-12C tires? I need to get the boat to Wyoming and was planning on pulling it out there in March/April. For those that don’t know, I've pulled a travel trailer across the country many times and have a lot...

We are putting up a pole barn in WY, something on the scale of 48'x 48' with 14-16' walls. Getting some initial quotes took my breath away. I was expecting close to 100K, but the quotes we have are closer to 150K. This is a simple garage with nothing fancier than a 2' overhang all around and...