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  1. Jim/Wa

    Covid-19 Data, Models, References - NO DISCUSSION

    The first 2 deaths in our county were a husband and wife living in different care facilities with no direct contact between them. You don't have to be an epidemiologist to figure the most likely link was an infected family member.
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    Favorite style/type of fishing and favorite place to do it ?

    One of my very earliest memories is of me standing on the banks of my grandfathers farm pond holding a cane pole while my father tried to get me to hold still long enough for him to get the size 12 hook out of his ear :)
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    WA COVID Ridiculousness

    In Washington it's all about Seattle. In Oregon, Portland. A state wide ban stopping some guy from fly fishing the Yakima doesn't seem to serve any purpose (although I do understand not exposing LEO's to undue exposure enforcing game/fish regs). Meanwhile, Dutch Bros is still open and handing...
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    COVID-19 Links, facts and discussion. Politics and hyperbole welcome.

    If you apply Germany's 0.4% mortality rate to the CDC estimated 60 million swine flu infections in the US for 2009 you get ~250k dead. Hopefully that's still an order of magnitude off.
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    COVID-19 Links, facts and discussion. Politics and hyperbole welcome.

    Granted. AHA itself has never published it's own projections that I'm aware of. Still, those projections came from the members of Ebola task force and as much as they've been re-quoted I've yet to see an epidemiologist argue against them. Anyhoo, it's all speculation at this point. The morbidity...
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    COVID-19 Links, facts and discussion. Politics and hyperbole welcome.

    Right now every country is using there own methodology so the numbers are hard to compare. The American Hospital Association estimated roughly 96 million infections with 480k deaths here in the US before this is over. That's a 0.5% mortality rate and to put it in perspective that's 10x a bad...
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    Social Distancing Friday Tunage

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    They hunt in France?

    There used to be this joke about Euro Disney having to stop the closing hour fireworks. It seems every time the display started they’d all throw their arms up and surrender. Or...there’s the French tank with 4 speed reverse... Jokes aside though, I believe France has the largest hunting...
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    Flinters - lets see ‘em.

    Somewhere I’ve got better pics. This is my newest flintlock. It’s a 54cal “late Lancaster”, circa 1800-1820, that I built specifically for elk. My go to for the last 20 years is an Isaac Haines 45cal longrifle, circa 1760, that I’ve taken many whitetails in Pa and Va when I lived back East. Now...
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    What Chainsaw Do You Run?

    I’ve got 2 Stihl’s pro saws (024 and 026) and a husky (3120). The 024 was a hand me down made in “West Germany”. It’s old but still runs great. The 026 is >25 years old and runs like new. The husky 3120 is used to run an Alaskan chainsaw mill. It’s scary powerful. You can feel the ground shaking...
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    Critters ATTACKING your game cameras?

    Had enough problems with bear and elk that I usually place them pretty high. Sometimes not though...
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    Essential Poll

    That’s hilarious! My ex-wife’s uncle was found dead slumped forward face down on the keyboard. I always wondered about that...
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    Essential Poll

    From the list, I chose IPA. I really like German Weiss Biers though. And Stouts. And Porters. And... Funny though, growing up in Pa, Yeungling was the cheap beer highschool kids would con an older brother into buying for us. Now it’s all I drink when I go back East. There’s even a Yeungling fan...
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    Anyone use Bear Spray past 4 Years?

    A buddy of mine told me about a local bike shop that was giving a demonstration using an old, expired canister in the parking lot. Within 5 minutes, people started pouring out of every little store in the strip mall. Seems it was still potent enough when it got sucked into the ventilation system...
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    Winter Deep Snow Camping

    Search Youtube for "Hot tent" camping. There's a ton of stuff. They're mostly Canadians it seems. I like that Survivor Russia guy also. His videos on Siberian Log fires, in particular, are pretty fascinating. If you're looking to cold camp, good luck. I've spent just enough nights backpacking in...
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    Retirement and 401k strategies

    I'm in the same boat...4 years until 59.5. I've pretty much given up on financial advice that doesn't come from a CPA. Investing is easy, figuring out tax strategies is the hardest part. My financial advisor just gives blank stares when I bring most of this up. My plan is to do some per diem...
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    Latest thoughts on traveling with meat

    No way I'd leave dry ice in a cooler -- even if you're under the 5# max or whatever it is. The problem isn't poison gas (it's just CO2, the same stuff coming out of your lungs right now), it's the pressure buildup in sealed containers. It's not needed and you're just asking to have your luggage...
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    Vacuum Sealer

    Same here. I finally opted for a chambervac. One of my best investments so far. I do use it a lot though.
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    Idaho draw

    Sawtooth ML elk for me. I really wanted the ML deer tag but this'll do. I haven't spent much time in the unit after general deer season. Seems like I'm gonna need several contingency plans depending on weather.
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    Wilderness Area montage

    Mount Hood Wilderness, Oregon Buckhorn Wilderness, Olympic Peninsula, Washington
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