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Hi...!! Unfortunately, one of our DEC guys was seriously injured by a careless shooter...who 'mistook' him for a deer...!! His condition was considered 'stable', and he is expected to recover...!! At least the media called this 'mishap an INCIDENT instead of an ACCIDENT...!! Fools like that...

Hi...!! Last week my Son-in-Law harvested a nice buck with a BEAUTIFUL re-curved bow that he made himself...!! When I saw the bow for the first time...it was impossible to tell it from the best factory bow made...!! All right here in the lower Catskill mountains of NY...!!

Hi...!! What kind of Winter have you been having this year...?? Here in the Lower Catskill Mountains (NY), it has been the Winter of 'No Winter'...!! Hardly any cold weather...Almost NO snow, with our largest 'snowfall' amounting to around two inches of snow...!! Snow off the ground almost all...

Hi...!! Has anyone here done business with Bud-K...?? Last month I ordered a four-pack of LED lights from them, that clip onto a baseball cap brim...They were ALL defective...!! I had to order one of their 'shipping return' authorizations and fill out some paperwork...They did return my...

Hi...!! I think that most of us carry one or more Bic-type lighters when we're afield...just for 'emergency'-type use...!! You flick the flint wheel and simultaneously push down on the fuel button...which sounds real easy if your hands aren't half-frozen, or if you're not wearing gloves. I...

Hi...!! I recently received some NEW MRE entrees from the Sportsman's Guide...they consisted of three each of Vegetable Lasagna, Mexican Style Chicken Stew, Southwest Style Beef, and Brisket Entree...!! They vary between 200 to 240 calories each. This morning for brunch I had the Vegetable...

Hi...!! Each year on my Birthday (I'm a little late...it was July 24)...I post the sum of the two numbers that make up my age...this year the two numbers total 14. Based on that hint...what are your guesses as to my age...??

Hi... Last night was the last of "The Three Fat Guys"...it was a super interesting program showing how it got started..."Creek's" background...the different people who were the "Fat Guys" in the programs...the camera and sound crews, etc., and the many obstacles they overcame during the shooting...

Hi...!! Has anyone been watching "Three Fat Men" (in the woods) on the Weather Chanel at night? "Creek", the 'teacher' takes three fat men outdoors in various areas of the Country. They stay at a made-on-site base camp for four days, and on the fifth day the three strike out on their own. None...

Hi...!! I literally can't get around much anymore...Monday evening I totaled my Ford Expedition UTE...!! Even had holes in the roof...!! Took down about 300' of guard rail (mostly of the 'wire rope' kind)...!! Never had much faith in that kind of guard rail...but believe me...they work...

Hi...!! I see that we have several new members...welcome aboard...feel free to chat with us any time...!! We'd like to hear from you...!!

Hi...!! The Outdoor Strife gear review of April 16 (I got their blog after that date) reviewed a flameless portable cooking system for backcountry cooking. Relying on chemistry instead of combustion, the new flameless cooking pouch made by Meal.Spec got water temps to 215-degrees on average, and...

Hi... I was 'playing' in the snow last week...or whenever it snowed last...I wanted to see how 'easy' (or hard) it was to light a Bic lighter with cold, wet hands. Well, it...more so than not...CAN'T be done...!! You may have a slightly better chance of getting a flame if the chrome 'guard' is...

Hi, bbop52...!! Welcome aboard...You're looking fine today...!! Feel free to chat with us any time...!!

Hi... Well, it's getting a little like Winter here in the Lower Catskill Mountains in NY...!! Present temp is +5...with winds gusting around 25 MPH or so...!! At least the snow stopped early this ayem...!! We're under a wind chill advisory until Monday night...!! Snow-wise, we only have a...

Hi...jeffofnc...!! Welcome aboard...you're looking fine today...Do tell us about yourself...we'd enjoy hearing about any of your outdoor experiences...and hope you enjoy ours...!!

Hi... Well, the Nor'easter of a few days ago failed to appear here in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains of NY...Like it did...unfortunately...in the Northeast states (Maine, etc.). Well, we have another 'storm' coming (predicted, anyway)...for this general area. Anyone else been hard hit...

Hi... By now, many...if not most of you...have come to realize that there are at least half a dozen or more of 'survival', etc. types of TV shows which take place in Alaska...with some others taking place in Canada, and NW Washington. They just keep coming...!! Do any of you have favorite...

Hi... For those who like to drink water when afield...do you bring it with you, or find it along the way (springs, streams, etc) ...??

Hi... I've been so engrossed in other 'stuff' that I don't get on OBC as often as I like. However, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR...!!