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    Rural New Home Build—School Me Up

    I have 40 years experience as a general contractor, retired a couple years ago. If you don't presently have a relationship with a good builder, you need to locate a good builder via references from a friend, etc. If you don't have any references and are starting from scratch, my advice would...
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    Still catching crappie & cats

    Nice ! Crappie bite has slowed down in my neck of the woods but catfish are hitting good. Myself and a couple buddies caught 29 nice channel cats Sunday morning. Crappie should start hitting good again in October when water cools a bit.
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    Truck camping stove

    I like the little one burner Coleman stoves that are fueled by a small "spray paint sized" can of Butane. They come with a little plastic carrying box and sell for under $30
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    Wow refinance is great right now

    All of the re-fi work has been good for banks too. They get some nice fees with every one of these transactions and typically just sell of the mortgage. Most banks don't want to hold these cheap loans in house.
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    I stopped contributing to my 401K, tell me I am wrong...

    Even with no match a 401k is typically a pretty decent place to put your money as it goes in pre-tax and you get all of the extra growth on all of your money vs post tax investments. However, good research on your part. Sounds like it is being poorly managed with crummy results and a bunch of...
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    Staying in Hays KS

    Have hear some horror stories but (knock on wood) we've never had any in dozens of travel hunting and fishing trips. We never leave guns or our cash overnight in the rig, but there would still be plenty of gear to snatch. Always try to park right under floodlights a close to motel front entry...
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    What is your best outfitter experence?

    I've been on lots of guided hunts and really only had one that I would consider a poorly run operation, it was a kansas deer hunt. The bad experiences are usually tied to shopping for a bargain hunt. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. I'd suggest that anyone starting from...
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    Finally fixed up the little Lund

    Looks great ! Perfect boat for two fishermen, and small enough you can wrestle it around a little and use some questionable ramps the guys with big boats can't. I'm a Lund guy, have owned several, currently running a 1775 Impact with 115 hp Yamaha and all the other goodies.
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    Missouri 🤔

    The biggest deer and probably best hunting is in northern part of state just under Iowa. I've got a couple buddies not too far out of Jefferson City and they have killed some great whitetails. Very generous with tags and tags are inexpensive. You can shoot a bunch of deer.
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    Quick U.P. Vacay

    I've got a lake house place not too far from Traverse City and spend a lot of time in northern Michigan. From what I hear from the locals there are a whole lot of people with the same plan as you this summer as many have cancelled big trips, travel plans, etc. due to health concerns. Traffic...
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    Crappie day

    Nice mess ! Crappie are my favorite fish to catch.
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    Alaska Vacation

    I've been to AK quite a few times. My suggestion would be to set up somewhere and get out and enjoy things, rather than spending too much windshield time. I'd probably go to a lodge of some type that could set you up with many different activities; whale watching, bear viewing, fishing, float...
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    Your Favorite Hand-Me-Down

    I was fortunate enough to be able to buy the family farm when my grandmothers sister passed away 30+ years ago, which to me is far more special than any object. My great grandfather owned a tavern in town and got shut down by prohibition, so he bought the farm and moved out here. Great grand...
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    Public gun range issues

    I'm a member of a private gun club and we have members that trash the place out as well. I've cleaned up a lot of that crap they used for targets. Myself and few buddies built really deluxe shooting benches made of concrete block with poured concrete tops and seats. Some dumb SOB somehow...
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    Valuing a company

    Your business is worth the profit potential of any business on the books, the value of any cash in the business, and the value of any tools, equipment, or real estate owned by the business. Stuff, like; potential, blue sky and good name don't hold much value unless you're a heck of a salesman.
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    Kansas whitetail

    Yep, drew a firearms tag. Been going every year d=for close to a decade now.
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    Kansas Deer

    I drew a rifle tag. Look forward to this hunt every year.
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    Home for all HOOSIERS!!!

    North central part of the state, Cass county native born and raised. Dad's family is from Madison area, Mom's was in Indianapolis. Some of the Madison folks migrated up here with railroad jobs and eventually settled. Great grandpa had a tavern in town that was shut down by prohibition, so...
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    Homemade walk in cooler

    You can get some great deals on used coolers from stores and restaurants closing down and / or remodeling. Might be a bunch available following this silly lockdown? First one I had was an 8' wide x 4' deep x 7' tall glass door soft drink cooler from a convenience store being remodeled. Got...
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    Crossbows and trapping, again

    They've pretty well opened up use of crossbows for deer in the entire midwest during archery season. I'm not a fan. Like many of you, I'd try to keep them out of archery season except for legit handicapped or elderly hunters.
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