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870 is my all time favorite shotgun.
They fit me like a dream & NEVER fail under adverse conditions.
That said, I might be in the market for a Benelli semi-auto when the funds come available.
Do not feed the bear!
White Bear sometimes treads on thin ice...
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We just put a new winch motor on Nathan's old Bellevue winch. It's ready for another 45 years of action now.
We visited with Muffy & Aunt Eileen earlier today as well.
They stuffed us with awesome food.
1 year ago today we lost Uncle Dusty.
Having a beer.
Something clever here.
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Man that really sucks! I'm hitting a bit of a snag here too-been working on getting my boat ready-it sat unused for 10 years and needed a lot of work. Everything's been going fine until I got to the tow hitch on the old Explorer I bought last year. It's got a 2" ball on it, and of course my trailer's got an 1 7/8 hitch. The ball is rusted on tight. Gonna have to find someone with a torch and get the 2" ball removed. 'Still have to re-wire the trailer too, but that's not going to be too big of an ordeal. Probably gonna take the truck in Wednesday somewhere to get the ball cut or heated off. I had to use a sawz-all to remove one last year. That might not be out of the question....
molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
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Fluffy, might be easier to change to coupler on the trailer to a 2". It's actually my rig-and I had thought of that, but the tongue on the trailer's welded not screwed together, and I'd rather avoid cutting it.
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Fluffy, might be easier to change to coupler on the trailer to a 2". That's what I was thinking too Bill. I was up in Amery, WI with the GF at her folks place. They live across the street from a lake. For opening fishing, there wasn't squat for people out. I saw 4 boats on the lake all weekend, and it's a decent lake to fish. I talked to a parent of a kid on my ball team tonight. They have a camper up on Mille Lacs and he said the lake won't be open next weekend. Maybe some launches, but there is a TON of ice on it yet. Why waste the time to drive up to Mille Lacs? The friggin' slot is ridiculous, and they took away night fishing. It's gonna be a bad year for the resort owners up there I think.
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I LOVE the 1187 though. I'd like one in a 20ga.
Tom, next time we have the chance to get together, I will bring it along. It's just a pleasure to shoot!
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
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There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
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and they took away night fishing. Seriously?? How can they do that?
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
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Arrived in the land of 10,000 lakes. Thanks for the kind words fellas. I'll be sure to tell mom. She's been here before...sister with breast cancer, another sister with breast cancer, her mom with breast cancer, she's had breast cancer, and her dad had colon cancer. Just her and her younger sister survived. All were from a small town that great grandparents homesteaded just south of where Northern Dave resides. Weird time in life going thru this stuff with your parents. I'm sure everyone has to do it at sometime. Circle of life and all that. I will proudly raise a glass to Dusty this evening. A life well lived and not forgotten. 
"A Republic, if you can keep it." ~ B. Franklin
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870 is my all time favorite shotgun.
They fit me like a dream & NEVER fail under adverse conditions.
That said, I might be in the market for a Benelli semi-auto when the funds come available. I might have one you're looking for. Has had 7 rounds through it. I'm hoping for round 8 on Saturday evening. But, I'd sell it. Benelli American, SBEII. Black synthetic.
Camp is where you make it.
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We just put a new winch motor on Nathan's old Bellevue winch. It's ready for another 45 years of action now.
We visited with Muffy & Aunt Eileen earlier today as well.
They stuffed us with awesome food.
1 year ago today we lost Uncle Dusty.
Having a beer.
I miss him. I think about him nearly every day.
Camp is where you make it.
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Can't believe it's been a year already since we lost Uncle Dusty.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except for bears. Bears kill you.
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I have always said that the true mark of a man is how he lives on in the memory of those who held him dear. Dusty proves that.
Stan in SC
The more I listen,the more I hear....and vice versa.
45/70,it's almost a religion.
If you have to take a second shot then you probably shouldn't have taken the first shot.
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I have always said that the true mark of a man is how he lives on in the memory of those who held him dear. Dusty proves that.
Stan in SC Spot on Stan
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
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Well said Stan. I never met him but get a very clear picture by the comments here of what kind of man he truly was.
molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
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Amen, I think about him often and can picture his smile and hear his laugh. can't believe it's been a year.
Beware of any old man in a profession where one usually dies young.
Calm seas don't make sailors.
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1 year ago today we lost Uncle Dusty.
Having a beer.
Well said, sir. I'm heading to camp tomorrow morning for a bit of crappie fishing. Will have a few sips for Uncle Dusty and a few more for Dad, who never made it to camp. RIP Ron
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CFT,
Best wishes to you and your mom. I hope things turn out well for her.
Ron
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I'll be thinking about Dusty and our other departed friends, family and campfire members this weekend. Saturday morniing starts out as a walleye run for the opener, but will end up being a crappie fishing trip by about 9 a.m. I'm really anxious to get my boat back on the water.
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Any of you guys waxing nostalgic for a 30-30 Marlin have a sporting shotgun to trade? I have a nice 1986 336 cs,I never use,and a 17 yo son who is looking to join me for trap league this summer.  I have a synthetic 870 express from the 90's I would sell cheap.
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Where you headed for fishing gopher?
Camp is where you make it.
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