as many have said already, get a geotech engineer. You can also talk with the building department about the site and vicinity. Some areas are known to have poor soils or other good/bad traits. This would be in addition to engineers opinion. I’d be equally concerned about the fill placed to...
We have two boys, Wilder and Ridge. It can be a unique name without being something people will never spell right. I wanted to use Oakley if we had a girl.
I shot an average size boar with the 130 ttsx out of a 270 last year at about 100 yds. It went maybe 10 yds. I put it a few inches behind the shoulder.
I used moyle mink for my fall 21 bear. It was $190ish out the door for just the tan. Took about 3 months. I did have to flesh, turn and salt the hide. It wasn’t that difficult but a bit time consuming for a first timer.
This sure sounds like a prescriptive easement over the private property could be claimed. Easements do not have to be written into a deed for them to be valid and legal. If the road has been used regularly for a long time, this may be the route to maintaining the access.
I agree the poacher vs hunter delineation is an important one. They should be separate but are often seen as the same.
I’m not sure it’s a misconception, but I have so much more respect for an animal after trying to hunt it. I think that would be a hard concept for non or anti hunters to...
I was in the same boat this year. First born turning 3 a few days after second child’s due date (August 29). I had the opportunity to go on a hunt early November but chose not to so I could stay home with the fam. I didn’t even discuss it with my wife. It would have been a 20 hour drive away...
Go check out the new Howl site. https://www.howlforwildlife.org/. It makes it really easy to comment on this issue and other similar issues across the country. Everyone should send an email on all the issues on the website. The guys behind the website have done quite a few podcasts recently...
I had to learn the hide prep myself this year too. I watched this series of videos (this is part 1):
Backcountry hunting podcast episode 19 has some good info from Tyler Freel too, just no visuals. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backcountry-hunting-podcast/id1455406581?i=1000437541321
Ultimate guide to black bear hunting by Douglas boze. Tracking the American black bear by Preston Taylor. Although you (and I) might not be a tracker, There’s a lot of good info on bear habits and whatnot in Preston’s book.
When I started hunting I was drawn to one of the northern Cali wilderness areas. I was solo hunting and had no idea what I was doing. I thought a bear or cat was around every corner. On my second trip, I heard something scraping against my tent in the middle of the night. I was up up my knees...
If you are really interested in lyrics you should check out Harry Mack. He’s a freestyler that is unbelievable. I know rap isn’t for everyone but everyone should be able to appreciate this guys cadence and rhymes considering he is making them up as he goes.