Hotter than a cob today. I let the turkeys out for the first time I hope they come back LOL

r3g3
After a strange and wonderful act of nature they will likely return as a flock of coyotes.

If it happens my new .223  needs a workout it's getting sick of woodchucks

I hear you, on the stay hydrated, I do.

E'cept everytime I wear my hat like that, my wife plays the "hey your shoe's untied" game.

Speaking of weed whacking, I quaffed a few brews while sharpening my weed trimmer. However, I did follow the recommendation not to operate the machinery while under the influence.

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Finally getting some much needed rain in my area,heavy boomer just went thru with more on the way next couple days....then on Saterday low humidity and a HIGH of 80.

hot tuna
Hot , hot and to hot.
Haven't seen rain since Thursday in Rhode island.
We need rain , any rain

I was just looking at the radar,big boomers heading my way in the next couple hours,I looked at NY and it looks like you're going to stay dry tonight....sorry Rich! I hope I don't lose power,I hate when that happens.

We lost our fencer to lightning the other day, it blew the glass fuse in the barn and blew the breaker in the basement. The fencer was very sooty and burned on the inside. Lucky we did not lose the barn. The only new one I could find was solid state and plastic, not like the old metal one with transformers ect. Let's see how long it lasts. I got the extended warranty for $8

anybody catch any atlantics this summer yet in the salmon river,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Killer- when I had my place up there targeted Atlantics numerous times in Summer- No luck- but did see some regularly in upper fly wire pool.
Had a real good hit once on a dark spey fly using my switch rod.
My poor results are likely because I really really am a lousy fly guy.
Bumped into Fran the Man once and he told me how its done, and -as luck would have it- have never been back in Summer.
If ya go -good luck and do your homework first---its a nice time on the river no matter what ( bug spray is  NOT optional).
Caddis may well be the trick.

I got a really good deal on a Savage. It's a cheaper gun, but will spend its life on the back of my wheeler so it will live a hard life. There is a Bushnell 3*9 on it,  my first shot out of the box was chuck at 70yds so its sighted good enough.
Funny thing we have had a critter issue for a few months eating grain.  Set live  traps , leg traps even snares, nothing. Today I go down and find not 1, not 2, but 3 coons in the bottom of the grain barrel. I ran up and got  the .22 and dispatched them. Luckily the barrel was almost empty so not much will be lost except the coons

Clint I have a Savage 22 mag bolt action outfitted with a Barska 4 x 12 with lighted recticles and a .17 HMR. Great guns for short range shooting and they've sent many a woodchuck to happy land. Only reason I didn't stay with Savage is they don't offer a rifle chambered for the NATO round. (that I'm aware of)

I went with Thomson Center because of the price and had I waited a few more days before ordering I would have gotten the gun another twenty bucks cheaper.

My 22 mag and .17 do great out to 150 yds but anything past that, I think, is just asking for wounded critters.

Been seeing fox and hearing yotes frequently and I have the capability for 250 yd shots from my deck so, I started looking at the .223 when I found the 5.56 would be available in a bolt action. Same as the .223 with a bit more range letting me take advantage of 400 yd shots when the corn is down and the hay is in.

Plans are in the works to outfit a carryall with a modified bench rest for my tractor which will let me visit my neighboring farm lands. Helping to rid those fields of pesky varmints.

troutbum21
I have a Remington XR-100 223 single shot with a Leupold 4.5 x 14 VX-1 with drop compensator.  I've plinked chucks well over 300 yards with this set up using factory Hornady 55 gr V-MAX ammunition.  I enjoy glassing a field shooting from behind round bales or prone with a Harris Bi-pod.    

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Happy to hear you mention the Hornady V-Max..  I been wondering about using that same ammo for long range shots.  For now, I'm using the Remington UMC in .223 and the Hornady Frontier in the 5.56. and limiting my shots out to 200 yds.   If the current weather holds, I should be seeing more hay fields being mowed followed by, the corn and bean fields this fall.
 
Anybody for deep fried Woodchuck?

Is it strange or just crazy me.
As a kid there were so many stars I couldn't count.
Tonight on a clear night, so far I counted 11.

I had bought my wife a reflector telescope for Christmas and we finally got it out last night because it was so clear.

It was a pita getting the finder tube with crosshairs to line up with the main tube (why they don’t line them up at the factory is beyond me), but we got it relatively close.

There were plenty of stars out, but as many as I recall as a kid. I think it is due to the less bright stars getting washed out by surrounding ambient light that we just can’t seem to get away from. My theory is based on looking at a star with the scope and seeing hundreds more through the optics that were not visible with the naked eye.

This whole inverse thing with the reflector will take some getting used to.

We need rain here folks and the future is not looking good.
We just got about 3 minutes of sprinkles.
Last rain here was 10 days ago and it wasn't much at all especially with no rain and heat all week prior.
It's getting tough on the outside environment in my neck of the woods

A number of good downpours last evening and through the night.  While it is welcomed we need much more as things are very dry in my neck of paradise.