jdmidwest

Looks like you are enjoying the place on the river.

I never had much faith in foggers. Used one to get rid of fleas when neighbor across hall moved out with dog and left them to move into our apartment. Good spray liquid does the trick, the have to walk across it.

Wow. It has taken you 2 years to finally catch one worth taking a pic and posting on here? That's a long dry spell. Welcome back.

If you see any spiders, there are hundreds more that are hiding in the darkness.....

I will fly fish when wading all of the time. But seldom in a boat or kayak. Spin and bait cast gear easier to put down and control the vessel than fly gear.

You were too late for the party. You could not be a bee keeper. Spiders love the equipment you keep around. Wish I had a pic of the big wolf spider that was sitting in a box the other night when I picked it up. About the size of a full grown field mouse with long legs. Widows and Recluses and other brown spiders are feeding on the ants I guess.

Probably just screwing around under your cabinets.....

Minnow traps and seines work good. I used to hit small creeks near home with a 4' seine to get minnows to feed a bass I kept in a 30 gallon aquarium. Takes several to keep a 6" bass fed. Just look for any clear creek in your area and you should find some.

Sounds like fun. I miss the floating days on rivers and creeks. The reason you see more deer along the river is because we are in drought conditions and that is just a good water source. Blue tongue and EHD come from mud holes and gnats. Flowing water should not be an issue.

I would guess old Herters like Tjm said. What weight and length? Handle? $5 bucks won't even buy you any Chinard junk at the 5 Below store, still have to cough up the 50 cent tax or more......

Good looking fish.

What part of that is not confusing?? I cut out the part that defines the new rule and added my underlined build that defines the configuration that I have. The intent of the brace was to stabilize firearms for use by Veterans of the US that have been disabled. My disability was the result of surgical procedure to procure necessary replacement for the tongue that I lost. I still have full speech, but it has lessened the use of my right arm. Second surgery when the cancer returned cut nerves on the shooting shoulder that prevent me from firing shoulder firearms comfortably. The way I read it, my brace is still legal and does not need any other regulation. But, they really wanted me to submit the firearm for their inspection to see it its legal. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-01-31/pdf/2023-01001.pdf Full pdf file. Accordingly, the Department amends the definition of ‘‘rifle’’ under 27 CFR 478.11 and 479.11 to expressly state that the term ‘‘designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder’’ includes a weapon that is equipped with an accessory, component, or other rearward attachment (e.g., a ‘‘stabilizing brace’’) that provides surface area that allows the weapon to be fired from the shoulder, provided other factors, as listed in the amended regulations and described in this preamble, indicate that the weapon is designed, made, and intended to be fired from the shoulder. The other factors are: (1) Whether the weapon has a weight or length consistent with the weight or length of similarly designed rifles; Its heavier than my 380 bodyguard, but I am using this one in lieu of a blackpowder rifle which affects my surgical induced recoil issue on right hand shooting shoulder. MDC allows braced AR pistols during the alternative season. Its still defined as a pistol, not a SBR. (2) Whether the weapon has a length of pull, measured from the center of the trigger to the center of the shoulder stock or other rearward accessory, component or attachment (including an adjustable or telescoping attachment with the ability to lock into various positions along a buffer tube, receiver extension, or other attachment method), that is consistent with similarly designed rifles; The length of pull places the blade of the brace against my inner forearm for support. The blade brace is tilted slightly in to angle for better support on the firearm shoot steadily. (3) Whether the weapon is equipped with sights or a scope with eye relief that require the weapon to be fired from the shoulder in order to be used as designed; All of my pistols have red dot optics, no magnification and long eye relief. No short eye relief scopes. (4) Whether the surface area that allows the weapon to be fired from the shoulder is created by a buffer tube, receiver extension, or any other accessory, component, or other rearward attachment that is necessary for the cycle of operations; I could shoulder fire using only the standard pistol buffer, the thin blade does not offer any additional "rifle type of support for cheek or shoulder". (5) The manufacturer’s direct and indirect marketing and promotional materials indicating the intended use of the weapon; and I made it, assembled it from legal parts and intended on using it as a pistol for hunting purposes. (6) Information demonstrating the likely use of the weapon in the general community. It is a sporting handgun legally made and used for hunting purposes. All of the objective design features and factors listed in the rule that indicate the weapon is designed, made, and intended to be fired from the shoulder are derived from the NPRM and proposed Worksheet 4999. The revised definition in this final rule clarifies, consistent with the best interpretation of the statutory provision, that firearms with an attached ‘‘stabilizing brace’’ can possess objective design features that make them ‘‘rifles,’’ as that term is defined under the NFA and GCA. If a firearm with an attached ‘‘stabilizing brace’’ meets the definition of a ‘‘rifle’’ based on the factors indicated in this final rule, then that firearm could also be a short-barreled rifle depending on the length of the attached barrel, thus subjecting it to additional requirements under the NFA and GCA. However, a firearm with an attached ‘‘brace’’ device is not a ‘‘rifle’’ as defined in the relevant statutes if the weapon is not designed, made, and intended to be fired from the shoulder. The rule, as proposed and finalized, does not ban ‘‘stabilizing braces’’ or prohibit firearms with an attached ‘‘stabilizing brace,’’ regardless of the firearm’s classification.

ATF Federal Firearm Ruling. They are the branch of the Federal Gov that regulates firearms, alcohol, and tobacco. They make rules for firearm manufacturers, importers, dealers, owners. Current administration using them to find ways to make legal gun ownership harder and more profitable for them. https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/factoring-criteria-firearms-attached-stabilizing-braces

Shhh. That will be overturned soon. I have 3 braced pistols that I made after the surgery that took out a piece of my right arm. They are legally bought, approved by the MDC as alternative firearms to be used during the late deer season, and allow me to use a steady pistol capable of taking large game since the cancer. The ATF sent letters out showing they were approved as legal several years back. Then, they renigged on the deal and make a cloudy mess out of things to make people register their firearms as weapons of war and not sporting arms that they have been for these many years. But, since they never sent me a letter addressing the situation, I am not aware of any legalities of my decisions. I am not even sure we are talking about the same thing.........

Frogs killing brown trout, moose in oneshot ville. Nature running amoke.

Blackhead vultures keep the beef cattle in check by attacking young at birth. Maybe moose protect their young better and will have a chance.

Green Beans? Don't use Sevin, it is deadly.

The moose is loose.

Probably makes a buzzing noise.

If you know what you are doing, you can sometimes catch fish under another boat.

Could just be Man trying to manage nature instead of just letting things run itself. I was thinking poor forestry managers.

We are on week 2 of the smoke and haze here. Canada must be burned completely off by now.

Hopefully not one of your fuel line repairs.........

Are you up in Canada??

That's a pile of catfish