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  1. Dougfirtree

    Sunday Pic of the Day

    Laying right in the poison ivy!
  2. Dougfirtree

    Sunday Pic of the Day

    A pretty swamp I had to traverse on my way to a new brook trout stream, today.
  3. Dougfirtree

    Big tree thread

    I keep meaning to add this photo. It’s a Ceiba tree I saw in Puerto Rico this spring. Age was estimated around 370 years and for scale, that big buttressed root on the right is 12-14 feet tall!
  4. Dougfirtree

    Need excellent quality hunting clothes?

    Johnson Woolen Mills is classic stuff around here. Quality outfit!
  5. Dougfirtree

    Wildflowers 2024

    Someone is definitely appreciating the wildflowers...
  6. Dougfirtree

    A very happy HuntTalk birthday to Ben Lamb

    Happy birthday, Ben. Hunt Talk would be 37% less entertaining without you!
  7. Dougfirtree

    Wildflowers 2024

    Those are great pictures!
  8. Dougfirtree

    Wildflowers 2024

    It's been a great Spring for wildflowers here! I've learned some new species and seen some beautiful examples of the classics. I'm posting some pics below. Anyone else enjoying the wildflowers recently? Post your pics.
  9. Dougfirtree

    7600 Makeover

    I made it 14.5" I'm 6'4" and my upland shotgun is 15.5" which is perfect for that kind of shooting. I keep my waterfowl shotgun a little shorter than that because I tend to be wearing bulkier clothing when duck hunting. For this rifle, I wanted it to be long enough that my sight picture was...
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    7600 Makeover

    I left it on for 4 or 5 hours at a time, but still found it took a lot of work to get the finish off. It did work, though, so I guess no real complaints. I never had the guts to try a metal brush, but I did do a lot of rubbing with a stiff plastic brush, which was helpful. I think the most...
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    7600 Makeover

    I looked into that. Was thinking that maybe turning it into a .338-06 was the solution, but my smith told me that the pitting in the barrel that is likely affecting accuracy, is in the chamber as well. So, it seems like a new barrel is the only solution.
  12. Dougfirtree

    7600 Makeover

    No, not that I could tell.
  13. Dougfirtree

    7600 Makeover

    I thought I'd post up a picture, or two of a winter project, which I've just finished. The stock on my Rem 7600 (early 80's vintage) was looking a little rough and I wasn't satisfied with the recoil pad I had on it, or with the LOP. I use this rifle for tracking and still hunting when I know...
  14. Dougfirtree

    Sunday Pic of the Day

    I've heard stories, but never experienced loon thievery until yesterday. An old friend and I carried into some little ponds to fish for Brook Trout and we did well. Twice, I hooked a trout, then saw a huge flash under water and a loon had my trout in its beak. I'd wrestle the trout away, get...
  15. Dougfirtree

    Extra Stupid Window Stickers

    this VWvan cracked me up. Phish sticker on the back, sunflower dangling off the mirror and then the martial arts stickers on the side. I couldn’t tell who it was when I entered the hardware store…
  16. Dougfirtree

    Highway songs. Friday music thread.

    Hopefully @noharleyyet will forgive me...
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