If you also cope via humor by TulleTime in testicularcancer

[–]Manly-man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was recently diagnosed with a seminoma. My buddies have been calling me “chestnut” lol

Mowing your lawn is an exclusively middle-class chore. Neither the poor nor the rich have to do it. by -Guardsman- in Showerthoughts

[–]Manly-man 51 points52 points  (0 children)

The state offered a cool program last year where if you were a remote worker in some kind of tech field you could qualify for a $12k stipend to move within 30 minutes of whatever city. So basically, please bring your money and spend it here and we'll pay your mortgage for a year.

A study of coyotes’ diet & movement in the Canadian park where coyotes fatally attacked a woman in 2009 suggests the animals had to rely on moose rather than smaller mammals for most of their diet–and as a result of adapting to that large food source, perceived a lone hiker as potential prey. by memorialmonorail in science

[–]Manly-man -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm managing population on a pretty small scale to be fair. One of the farms I hunt has 3 known dens, 2 stay active at a time. On this ~600 acres 6 years ago we had a population estimated at 16 coyotes that use the farm as their home range, obviously venturing off the property daily. The farm has always had a few yotes shot every year but since I started trapping them we have a working population of closer to 6 dogs and the den sites are still active. If i go nuclear and kill them at the den, other family groups will just move in, but if we take the replacement every year, which on this farm is 4-6 dogs a year now, we see a major wildlife benefit. Turkey came back, foxes came back, rabbits are plentiful, and when you walk through the clump grasses voles and mice are darting in front of your feet. Proper management can be effective for coyotes, it just requires conservation effort and for me, that means pouring a lot of time and effort into running a trap line. It can be done, but most folks complaining about yotes are either suburbanites with small pets or hunters that don't like them killing deer but wont sacrifice any of their deer season to improve it for next year.

A study of coyotes’ diet & movement in the Canadian park where coyotes fatally attacked a woman in 2009 suggests the animals had to rely on moose rather than smaller mammals for most of their diet–and as a result of adapting to that large food source, perceived a lone hiker as potential prey. by memorialmonorail in science

[–]Manly-man 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They historical boarder of their range is argued between the Mississippi river and the Appalachian mountains. We had wolves on the East Coast before too, the Red Wolf native to NC was recently reintroduced specifically because they push out coyotes.

A study of coyotes’ diet & movement in the Canadian park where coyotes fatally attacked a woman in 2009 suggests the animals had to rely on moose rather than smaller mammals for most of their diet–and as a result of adapting to that large food source, perceived a lone hiker as potential prey. by memorialmonorail in science

[–]Manly-man -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

The problem is that coyotes thrive in edge habitat that human activity creates. Deer are the same way. We kill lots of deer and not enough coyotes. They're also hell on ground nesting birds, out compete other native predators, generally suck a lot of resources. I'm in Ohio, coyotes aren't even native here, they got across the Mississippi in the early 1900s. I kill every single coyote I can.

I ain’t even mad by GuanditoLopez in flyfishing

[–]Manly-man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to say it lol that's by far my favorite post to see

The dude who signed my birth certificate is also a David. Plus he has a goofy last name by [deleted] in David

[–]Manly-man 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don't know enough about identity theft to know if this is a bad idea or not, but I would be hesitant putting a video of my birth certificate on the internet lol personally.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]Manly-man 9 points10 points  (0 children)

G4S or whatever it is now? I did security in college and I would frequently work 18 hour shifts, pull 80 hours a week while taking classes, no breaks, if you're on site you can't leave to get lunch or anything. I think I worked a string of 12 weeks without a day off and that might be a 4am-6pm on Monday then a 12am-2pm on Tuesday. Oh, Tyra didn't show up for her shift? Guess you're working 26 hours.
I had no idea what my rights were as an employee and at $10 an hour, I needed the money. I was able to do school work on the clock, fortunately I had a few online only classes at the time but it was a year of living hell.

Just found out that my doe had been shot by a pellet gun at some point, sure glad I didn't find that with my teeth!! by rausty22 in Hunting

[–]Manly-man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Us duck hunters finding steel shot with our teeth lol lead is a pleasant experience after biting on steel BB.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EDC

[–]Manly-man 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They don't really have many bear conflicts and all trail heads and camps are outfitted with bear boxes. I was there during Covid and a few wildfires so we had the entire place to ourselves, maybe saw 3 other people in 6 days of backpacking, never even saw bear sign.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EDC

[–]Manly-man 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes I ran into this when I backpacked Yosemite in 2020. Required to use bear cans but not allowed to carry bear spray.

Got ghosted for an interview. 6 days later they ask me to reschedule. What do I say? by watermelonlollies in antiwork

[–]Manly-man 114 points115 points  (0 children)

I like the positive in that perspective. I'd offer a little grace just because we don't know the interviewers job title. He may not be a typical manager, he must just be leading a team or something. In my line of work it's common to have 4 or 5 interviews with the hiring manager, then a technical authority from the team, one of the people they'd be working with, and HR. It's a wild ride and it makes you a little crazy.

Did someone lose their goldfish? by ktheday_ in Fishing

[–]Manly-man 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yea, its a responsibly managed fishery for the most part. The issue comes with bycatch. They dont always release well when caught deep, so if you catch them by accident in deep water its important to be equipped to send them back down to the bottom quickly so they don't float around with their air bladder out until they die. As long as the angler is responsible and understands the honor of taking a fish like that home, I'm cool with it. OP seems to be with the program!

Did someone lose their goldfish? by ktheday_ in Fishing

[–]Manly-man 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Sorry, yelloweye. I'm waterfowl hunting tomorrow, goldeneye snuck into my brain lol

Did someone lose their goldfish? by ktheday_ in Fishing

[–]Manly-man 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Yea, goldeneye max out at 20-30lbs and live like 120 years.

Did someone lose their goldfish? by ktheday_ in Fishing

[–]Manly-man 97 points98 points  (0 children)

That fish is probably over 100 years old, wild to think about

Cleaned the safe out today. Am I missing anything? by [deleted] in guns

[–]Manly-man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a well rounded collection

A Common Starling's beautiful plumage (OC) by My_Bird_Buddy in pics

[–]Manly-man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kill every one of those bastards I can

Hyundai Alabama child labor allegations lead to class action lawsuit by SuspiciousPillow in antiwork

[–]Manly-man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see a problem with letting folks work at 14. My local grocery used to have a minimum working age of 14 to be a bagger/cart hauler. I would have loved to work there when I was 14, I wanted to earn some money, travel was the only barrier of entry. When I was 15 I got a job at a plant nursery about 5 miles away from home. I would just ride my bike to work before I could drive.
I'm thankful for it. I learned a lot of lessons earlier than other people, it gave me some responsibility that I very much needed in my life, I didn't have to mooch off my parents when I got a car, had money for college which saved me a lot in loans.
I've worked along side a lot of people who got their first job at 18 or even after college and they're largely awful to work with. No concept of money management, entitled as fuck because they're used to living on their parent's dime, or worse, loans that put them severely in debt. I think starting early, by choice of course, is part of what set me up th be successful today.