There’s a common saying among sportsmen that goes something like this: “when I die I hope my wife doesn’t sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them.” The reference being that most sportsmen, if they have a spouse foolish enough to ask, will likely under state just how much money was [...]
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Every now and then I get one of those e-mail forwards from a friend that actually has some use. Such is the case with an e-mail I received today on the history and many uses of WD-40. I’m not sure who the original creator of that e-mail was…or if the information was originally plagiarized from [...]
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Admittedly, one of the few times in my life I have trespassed onto another’s property was back 25+ years ago when I was at the ripe old age of 15. I was a curious, troublemaking kid who along with my best friend, Mitch, decided we had to experience something this landowner had on his property. [...]
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Several years back I was a radio talk show junkie and I used to listen to this national call-in radio show with great interest. The name of the show now escapes me, but the host of the show would nightly have a wide range of guests dealing with a broad spectrum of topics. On one [...]
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Those of us who live in Middle America sometimes forget how “Blue Laws” have a very historic significance in our country. Essentially, Blue Laws were long ago established to ensure religion was placed above everything else in our life. You had six days each week to do your shopping, house cleaning, traveling, etc. The seventh [...]
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Sportsmen in many areas of the upper Midwest know quite well what a dismal waterfowl hunting season we’ve been experiencing as of late. The problem? Most people would agree the primary problem is a loss of habitat. In an effort to rally support for the cause, sportsmen from several surrounding states are planning to make [...]
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When modern day turkey hunting began in Minnesota 25 plus years ago folks were just excited to have an opportunity to once again hunt this majestic game bird…and to do so close to home. Eventually, however, the landowner/sportsmen concluded that if they house and feed these birds all year long they should have some special [...]
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Friday’s blog spoke of a 75 year old boat motor that was recently discovered on the bottom of a Minnesota lake. Well, over the weekend the Minneapolis StarTribune reported on the story behind this motor’s existence on the bottom of the lake. Click here to read more on this fascinating discovery. © 2005 Jim Braaten. [...]
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Sometimes when the fishing bite is a bit slow I will sit in the boat and wonder about the history of a lake. What is on the bottom of the lake? What property several seasons ago might have fallen out of a boat only to become part of the lake’s basin of junk? What fascinating [...]
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Imagine sitting in the comforts of your den, in your underwear, a fresh-brewed cup of coffee on your computer desk, a nice cozy office chair…and hunting via the Internet. Yes, I said hunting with a real gun participating in the blood sports as if you were out in the briars and brambles, sort of, without [...]
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