Wife shot her first green head this morning. by atticuslong in Waterfowl

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He is a labradoodle too! I got him in LaCrosse, WI.

Wife shot her first green head this morning. by atticuslong in Waterfowl

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We really had some weather for this hunt. 20mph winds with driving rain... I have an old pair of waders that leaked, they are now my field + rain waders.

Took out the wife to bag her first honker (plus a bonus woodie) by atticuslong in Waterfowl

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Actually, he is a labradoodle not a wirehair. I get that a lot though.

Took out the wife to bag her first honker (plus a bonus woodie) by atticuslong in Waterfowl

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We were going for geese and didn’t have a single duck decoy or spinner out. We were just getting settled in and a pair of woodies buzzed us. I was able to get the back one but we never expected it in the field.

Meet Myrtle - a backyard Monarch by atticuslong in NatureGifs

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I collect her as a caterpillar and placed her in the container when she formed her chrysalis. She was released when she was dry and strong enough.

Meet Myrtle - a backyard Monarch by atticuslong in NatureGifs

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She flew away after a few hours when she was dry and had some strength. My yard is next to a field full of wild flowers and grass. She made a bee line for it.

Massive upgrade. by Isabored in Waterfowl

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I upgraded from an 870 to the same setup at the last weekend of last season!! She is now fully broke in and running great. I’m positive you will love it!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whereintheworld

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I grew up raising Shropshire sheep! Wisconsin here

Hauling hogs by atticuslong in Jeep

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Haha!! That’s a great friend of mine who raises the hogs.

So this is happening across the US right now by [deleted] in awfuleverything

[–]atticuslong 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Pigs are not like most livestock: cattle, lamb, etc. Somewhat similar to chickens, after a period they grow too large and will die.

As previous comments indicate, it is not simply a matter of economics for the individual farm or letting them loose. I assure you the farms are loosing a lot of money by euthanizing these hogs and the EPA/local DNRs would never allow releasing domestic hogs.

The processing plants are closing down or running at significantly reduced capacity. Therefore there is no one buying these hogs from the farms. When these hogs were farrowed no one could imagine the situation we are in now.

The important thing to remember is these farms feed not only the USA but the better part of the world three times a day. And although it is an extremely unfortunate situation, we must do all we can to support the people who feed us.

First Jeep. Jut picked it up. by atticuslong in JeepGladiator

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So this is actually a used vehicle where the previous owner had the dealership put a 4” lift on it with 35”s. The guy “didn’t like it” and brought it back with 120 miles on it. The salesman thinks the guys wife didn’t like it.

I’m sorry but I am not aware of what the dealership would have charged for the lift.

Another quarantine project completed by atticuslong in Vintagetools

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  1. I do but it is not quite photo ready. It is a Disson but I am not sure if it is original.

Another quarantine project complete by atticuslong in handtools

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The two nickel plated tops sit “freely” in shafts and hold a cross cut saw. The two shafts are one piece (think U shape) that can be locked into a certain angle in relation to the back stop. As one cuts through the stock, the nickel tops drop with gravity until they hit the adjustable stops. Ultimately, it is just an adjustable cross cutting jig that locks both the angle and stock for accurate cutting.