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    How to catch an untrapable mouse.

    I had a very tough mouse in my cabin. Eventually I caught him, but felt he deserved better than being tossed in the woods. So ... viking funeral.
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    Metal Sheeting Roof Anchor Options

    My chimney installer used a cheap yoga mat on the area he was working for a non-slip surface.
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    Short quotes that speak volumes.

    Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's just too dark to read.
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    Short quotes that speak volumes.

    You can tune a piano but you can't tunafish.
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    Travel Bag for Hunting Gear

    I wrote an article last year on why the Ikea Frakta Blue Bag ($0.99) is the greatest wading bag ever made. It also works for hunting clothes. https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/one-wader-bag-rule-them-all/7715502
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    Africa Recommendations

    I'm currently in Cape Town at the end of a 12-day birthday party and non-hunting safari with 20 friends. I rented a car and drove throughout the cape and had zero problems, other than turning on the wipers when I wanted to signal. Right side driving in a stick shift took some getting used to...
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    Under armour ridge reaper puffy pants $95

    Thanks. Ordered.
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    Under armour ridge reaper puffy pants $95

    What's the consensus on fit? I'm a large and 36 x 32 in pants.
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    How's everybody make a living

    After decades in film and TV, I'm now an outdoor writer with a focus on fly fishing. Have a piece in the current Flyfish Journal on salmon fishing in Nova Scotia and I'm heading back there this week to fish with the guys I wrote about. Based in NYC but most of my time is spent in a Catskills cabin.
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    Fly Fishing Waders

    At the highest level, Orvis, Simms, Patagonia, are pretty much equal and all are excellent, so it comes down to fit. Patagonia just doesn't fit me, Orvis waders are okay, Simms are great. If price is a consideration, take a look at Redington - just slightly under the big three but a great...
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    Tires

    I just put a set of Falken Wildpeaks AT Trail on my Outback and am liking them. Quiet and solid. A third of my driving is on gravel and snow. It was a toss up between them and the new Nokian Outpost APT which has rapidly become the darling of the offroad Subaru community. Neither would be...
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    New fly fishing setup suggestions needed

    Certainly skills matter, but so does quality of gear. Lower-end gear is limiting once your skill set grows. The better your ability the more you can get out of high-end gear. This is a very personal argument. It's silly to say that anyone who has an $800 rod does so for bragging rights. I have...
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    New fly fishing setup suggestions needed

    I wasn't aware of that. To be fair, they may be running out of old blanks, so if they have to do special runs it could be costly. The lifetime or 25-year warranty on rods was always a little odd to me. I guess it's calculated in the initial price, but I'd rather pay less up front and have the...
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    New fly fishing setup suggestions needed

    I use Redington waders and the company has always been great to me when it came to repairs or replacements. Orvis makes outstanding fishing gear and has stellar customer service. I snapped a guide's Recon on the North Platte in WY and he said, "No problem, Orvis has my back." Two days later, he...
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    New fly fishing setup suggestions needed

    It's an impossible question to answer here. Your best bet is to go into an independent shop or Orvis if you have one nearby, and try a number of rods and lines. And buy there. Prior to that you may want to check out the Yellowstone Angler's rod shootouts for some general info and head-to-head...
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