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At work, looking out the office window at the rain. But I did manage to get two screech owl nest boxes into trees berfore the rain picked up.

For longarms a one-time permit to purchase ID is obtained. For handguns, a separate permit to purchase must be applied for each time a weapon is purchased, in addition to the original firearm purchasers ID card. Both involve a variable time span for background checks

I was days away from going to my local police station to apply for the paperwork for a new handgun when I ended up putting my disposable funds into my oil tank instead. :mad: I was hoping to add a GI-style 1911 to my collection. Looks like I’m saving my pennies, once again!

I’m with gipsie in my love of Ithaca 37s. I finally put mine into semi-retirement to protect it from the harsh waterfowling conditions I hunt under and replaced it with a Benelli Nova pump. The Ithaca could take the abuse, but the original company is long gone and I want mine to last. If you...

I think I have that same map. Mine is marked on an origional quad. (well, not really mine, but an office copy) Did you get that from Mickey? I'm certainly up for checking it out.

Does anyone have any details regarding Ridley Field, in the Forked River Mountain tract? I have heard about it from a few sources in the past and have always neglected learning more about a site located so close to me. I recently came across an account written by Elizabeth Morgan, as told to her...

I believe there is a picture of Snuffy in Bob Birdsall's book "People of the Pines".

To get from Philly to Barnegat, I would have thought the Philadelphia and Long Branch RR to Whiting, then the Tuckerton RR to Barnegat would have been the most direct. The CNJ intersected the P&LB at Whiting, but to take the CNJ to Barnegat from there would required going north to Lakehurst...

Whenever much of the water ices up, water birds of all types concentrate near whatever open water still exists. That not only includes wading birds and waterfowl, but also fish eating raptors, like eagles. Bird watchers and hunters end up with fewer places to find birds but more variety and...

I always go a bit overboard cautioning those new to chainsaws. I worked for about 6 years as an arborist and developed a healthy respect for the potential devastation a chainsaw can cause. When I had my business I only allowed employees to use them alone after many hours of supervised use and...

Yes, I accused him of showing off too! I guess it didn't work out the way he intended.

I hunt, but also find also find deer driving not very appealing. Some will claim it is the only way deer hunters can be successful in the pine barrens, but the deer I’ve taken would beg to differ. I also was very disgusted when they made baiting legal. I prefer to pit my wits against those of...

Pancoast, that was my son, at Stafford Forge, as you well know, who I find myself more often referring (affectionately) to as “Dumbass”. Eighteen year olds and four wheel drive trucks are often a bad combo! As you said, he could have went around it but he wanted to show he could go through...

Some great tips here, many of which I’ve used myself over the years. I’ve owned both 4x4 and 4x2 trucks and have done my share of getting stuck. New off-roaders often think 4x 4s make you invincible, but experience teaches you a 4x4 in the wrong hands only gets stuck worse. One precaution I...

I’ve spent more time chasing ducks than deer in the last decade but when I did deer hunt, I stuck to muzzleloading. I normally challenge the assertion that it is not safe to be in the woods during hunting season, but I come closer to giving in to the notion during this week. There will be far...

When I was at Rutgers, while we did visit the heart of the Pine Barrens for certain classes and purposes, we went as close as some forests in East Brunswick to see examples of pine barren soils and vegetation. Only the politically drawn boundaries of the barrens have simple lines separating them...

I’d like to be in the pines but I’ll be at my in-laws in the northern part of the state shortly. I imagine Friday will be spent exploring the mountains with the dog while the wife is stimulating the economy with her sister, and all will be happy :). Happy Thanksgiving all!

Whether deer hunting or waterfowling, being settled down well before sunrise and watching and hearing the surroundings come to life is one of the biggest thrills of hunting. The killing is the most minor part of it, and on many days doesn’t happen at all. I’ve been asked why I can’t enjoy nature...

You guys are braver than me. I worked as an arborist for a while, so I could deal with the rope work but not the caving. Maybe it’s a touch of claustrophobia or being spooked as a kid reading about Tom Sawyer being lost in the cave, but the idea of going into a cave beyond sight of the entrance...

One use that many growers had for portable rails was for periodically sanding the bogs. The rails were reset sideways across the bog after sand was dumped or shoveled from miniature rail cars. Sometimes during cold winters sand might be spread evenly on the ice covered bogs, to settle onto the...