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  1. wis bang

    State Shutdown

    Will they catch you buying stuff 'out of state' and not reporting/paying the tax? Most likely not. Being raised in a boarder town; I remember several occasions where my parents purchased a few larger items, after retirement, cash & carry in PA using my NJ address, as well as, from NJ...
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    more ATV problems?

    Insurance is a problem. Sanctioned races mean the promoter has the liability insurance requied by the sanctioning body. Allowing public access increases the risk, and the cost. I still belong to my father's motorcycle club. We own a site just for a race we hold twice a year and when Moto...
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    Possible bear encounter??

    Deer snort loudly as a warning to other deer. It's common to hear it just b/4 the oldest doe leaves, tail up, at high speed. It is amazing how loud deer feet can be when running. Bear are much quieter and run quick on all four. Depending on the cover; deer will snort & bolt w/ 2 - 4 deer...
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    New map link

    I've been using it in the Poconos where it does go all the way in...
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    New map link

    Great site, the last option is better than the google satalite, goes in to full zoom...great
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    Haines Bank Cave?

    The settlers and first farmers knew the value of earth as an insulation. I remember seeing 'root cellars' on most original farms in the area where I grew up. Bulkhead doors out in the highest point in the yard suggests they covered over a trench with soil over some kind of support. instant cave.
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    Anybody got some good outdoor plans this weekend

    I'll be turkey hunting this Sat, not that far from Thunder Swamp. Remember to wear orange and leave the red, white & blue at home...
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    Kayak Suggestions?

    I'd suggest renting a few different types and getting a feel for what you want to buy. The new 'sit on' models have expanded the whole sport. They are easier to use though I'd think the limited overhead clearance of some streams might limit a real explorer to a conventional model which is...
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    Gas prices.

    I got my license in 1970 & started driving a '60 rambler w/ the push button auto since it was a free hand me down form my aunt. My Mom always had an auto & I took my test on one. Thirty five years later I took over Dad's Jimmy when he passed so I'd have a 4x4 for hunting plus I was getting tired...
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    Guns, Guns, Guns

    Absolutely correct. If they can't find a way, they will make their own AKA the 'Zip' guns made from tubing, a chunk of wood, a rubber band & electrical tape that the gangs used in the 40's & 50's before all the drug money allowed then to buy guns.This developed the buy 'em in Georgia & Virginia...
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    Gas prices.

    Over the years I've taught my wife, my oldest daughter drives a 5 speed every day and my youngest knows how and would be OK w/ some practice. I think everyone should know how in order to get his/her license. I'm sure that will never hapen.
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    Gas prices.

    It is not encouraging to have any kind of heavy duty or 4x4 w/ these prices. My Jimmy is costing me about $85.00 a week right now & I'm ready to reduce the amount of time I use it. My S-10 pickup is a 5-speed and it gets 20-21 commuting and 23-25 highway. The Jimmy w/ a fresh tune-up and using...
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    Todays Peregrinations

    warning Wear An ORANGE hat and/or a vest for extra visibility. Turkey hunters wear 100% camo and it's real good! You won't see them! Effective range is 40 - 50 Yards but alot of turkey hunters use 3.0 & 3.5 inch magnum shot shells that could cause harm much farther scattering 1.75 to 2...
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    Poisin OAK

    Go swimming in a chlorinated pool; dries it right up
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    Dead Deer

    Unfortunately the trauma of a collision between a 3500 LB. SUV and a 100 LB deer causes damage to alot of the meat. Any hemerage from the impact +/or broken bones must be cut away. Now a 100 Lb deer has 30 -50 Lbs of useable meat less any blood-shot tissue; you mya not recover enough useable...
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    ATV rider shot in North Jersey!

    There are a few books on this bunch. Alot of their surnames are Dutch [Mann would be] reflecting the Pre-English settlement of the area. Some of the inhabitants were felt to be escaped slaves of the dutch farmers. They are distrustful of outsiders.
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    North Jersey hikes

    My boy Scout Camo [Camp Weygat] was taken over by the park service & is just south of Mt. Tammany. We used to walk up a path along the stream feeding our swimming lake and thru the remains of an ancient slate quarry to a road [same road came from the south boundary of the camp] and then walked...
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    Bald Eagles in Bucks County Pa.

    It is great to see the rebounding population. This summer & fall I've seen a pair near my cabin in the poconos. It's nice to see there are now some in Bucks too. I'm always awe struck when I see them flying overhead.
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    Mountain Man

    I didn't realize that this was done in 'Jersey. I've seen info in Muzzleloaderforum.com and there is more on period correct clothing, camp gear, throwing 'hawks, etc. almost more than the gun stuff...
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    Good Day In The Deer Woods

    Gee, I was in the Poconos w/ my flintlock...around 2 inches of melted & re-frozen snow...12 degrees...all you could hear was the reverberation of the Crunch...Crunch when I walked...at 08:30 I was heading back to the cabin w/ an armfull of wood to melt the icecicles in my 'stash...
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