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    Big Toe Joint Pain

    I'd agree that if it feels better with activity it aint gout. Nothing about gout that will get better by pushing through the pain. That said, I have similar foot problems and like Strousek said, good footwear makes a huge difference. I haven't been able to walk barefoot since we moved from...
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    Nikon Monarch value?

    They are worth more as truck optics than selling in my opinion. Seeing as a new pair run a tad under $300 I'd personally not pay more than $100-$150 used for a set in pretty perfect shape.
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    For the ones running Maven Binos. Which Tripod Adapter?

    Outdoorsman.
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    Multiple bows?

    I'm in the 2 bow crowd with the second being the older bow for a backup. I shoot my main bow (V3) the most and the backup (Triax) enough to keep familiar. Different sights between the bows and that seems to be the biggest hurdle for me. I don't like to muck around too much with the bows and...
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    Joke is on me.. won’t be booking with American Airlines anymore

    I don't fly that much but last summer we used American for a family trip and it was fine. Not great, not terrible, just fine. In today's airline world I'm pretty happy with fine because it seems like that's as good as it gets. It sure seems that the more you fly the more you play the "crappy...
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    Has Anyone Made a Good Homemade Protein Bar?

    I made my own for a long time. Dates, nuts, dried fruit. Finally took the time to compare costs/calories/protein to Pro Meal Bars and found out it costs me the same to make my own as to buy them.
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    Meat pack out MUST have

    Ha! Anyone seen the movie "Danny Deckchair"?
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    Agencies announce decision to restore grizzly bears to North Cascades. I guess this makes it official

    Can we get a constitutional amendment that says "predators being reintroduced due to a public referendum will be placed in the voting district(s) with the most votes supporting the measure"?
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    Vets refusing to work on hunting dogs

    I haven't had it happen but every new vet I've used I ask right up front before I make an appointment if they have any issues with a working bird dog. My current vet is great. Their answer was "every dog needs a job".
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    Optics' Place in Turkey Hunting

    I use my binos all the time. Those darn turkeys are hard to see in the tall grass and glassing has turned them up more than once!
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    Water heater installation cost in mtn west

    I've done a few myself. The labor cost to install is insane for a job that often times takes less than an hour but you're paying for their expertise as well.
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    Is there a lightweight 20 gauge with a rifled barrel?

    Mossberg makes a two barrel package 20 gauge. I think it's the super bantam or something like that. My son has one and it is a pretty decent gun.
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    New Benchmade Meatcrafter- 4" blade

    I carry a Benchmade Steep Country (first generation) and a Fibrox 6" boning knife in the field. I use the Benchmade for the evisceration and heavy work and the boning knife boning and other finer work. I like the boning knife for finding tendons inside the joints (excepting the hip because the...
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    Co Senate Panel Rejects Polis..

    Boilerplate....I feel like they could put a bit more effort in answering communication......if they cared.
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    New Benchmade Meatcrafter- 4" blade

    Yea, I just couldn't do it. My Fibrox 6" boning knife weighs 3.4 oz and costs $25. They make a 4" too that weighs....wait for it....2.4 oz.... I don't have anything against Benchmade. I carry one of their hunting knives and like it quite a bit but for butchering all my knives are...
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    Clip on e-collar?

    Never seen anything like that but there is training benefit to using a separate collar. It builds the habit for the dog that this is different than a jaunt around the block etc. Some folks even us two collars. One on the neck for discipline training and one around the belly for bird specific...
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    Why do we buy soft shells?

    I used to love my soft shell.....but it isn't really a soft shell by today's definition (old Sitka 90% jacket). These days I find myself with a pull over grid fleece, puffy and a hard shell. That pretty much takes me through the whole year. My 90% jacket is there for some situations but not...
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    Pad R-Value Overkill?

    I think it depends entirely on the person and the pad. I have a Sea to Summit self inflating that is rated at 4.1 and a Big Agnes Q-Core that is rated to 3.2..... I can only use the Q-Core with an ensolite pad on top. It just feels cold unless it is too warm for my sleeping bag. The Sea to...
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    Co Senate Panel Rejects Polis..

    I am so disappointed. I can guarantee my senator will never get my vote again.
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    Put Some Thought into your first aid kit

    There was a good Meat Eater podcast with an ER doc a while back and he said any potable water is more than sufficient for irrigating a wound in the field. I've never thought of carrying betadine but I do carry an irrigation syringe.

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