u/Enderfang

Georgian here. We have lots of rain on the forecast this weekend due to the hurricane. Last weekend i sat it out because of a different hurricane causing a lot of rain and even flooding in the WMA i was going to hunt. I am tired of having to cancel or move trips due to weather. At the same time, I don’t know if I’m being stupid/foolhardy by planning on going down to the WMA tomorrow evening. No flooding on the forecast this time but solid rain all thru saturday and sunday.

I’m probably gonna go anyway even if I get rained out hard… but i wanted to know if any of yall have similar plans or even stories of success 😂 I know if it’s too rainy you can’t track anything. Cheers guys

I have 3 geckos at home, two of which are leos. I got my african fat tail as a pet only during repticon a couple years ago. Poor thing has had health issues from the start due to being stunted - i got her as an adult but she’s still baby sized… she refused to eat for a whopping 6 months and had to be hand fed to prevent weight loss. She decided one day she was ready to eat on her own. thankfully.

Present day she eats regularly, she is a healthy weight. She enjoys dubia and crickets, won’t tolerate any other feeders. She has a shadedweller in her enclosure w halogen and a calcium dish and i work very hard to keep her humidity high as they have higher humidity needs than leos.

She sucks at shedding though. I switched everyone to repashy calcium plus about a year ago due to her having so many shedding issues (for vitamin A). It’s helped, but it hasn’t really fixed the problem and i have to help with her toes semi frequently.

Well this past week her eye was closed (she has dark eyelids and black eyes so unless i’m holding her up to my face it is quite hard to tell if they’re open or shut) and i had to use a warm wet qtip on her head to coax some shed out of it. She had her eye open after but there’s still some trace gunk in there that i’m honestly too afraid to remove due to how teeny she is.

We’ll likely head to the vet this coming week, they are just closed right now so I’m not able to book anything for her just yet. But i was curious if anyone else hd experience with eye problems and if there’s something besides Repashy that has good vitamin A that i could use for her?

Nobody else in my care has these issues but they are also different species so I have to assume she just needs more due to being an AFT with a history of health problems.

Hello,

I have recently started cutting my own arrows. Moving from a 340 spine to 400 (draw weight change), using Easton 6.5mm bowhunter carbon shafts.

I have also purchased Easton 6.5 brass inserts.

Problem. The inserts slip just fine into the 340s. They will not fit without heat and/or force into the 400s, which concerns me as i don’t want to compromise the arrow’s integrity while adding the insert.

Am i doing something wrong? It’s the same arrow aside from the spine. Is Easton’s QC just mid and allowing for different arrow diameters? Is there a step I’m missing between cutting, cleaning out the inside, adding glue and inserting?

Hi guys. I’m sure you get questions about shoes all the time, so I’ll try to be brief but thorough.

I’m a new runner (only been at for like ~2.5-3 months) but have hiked a good bit.

First shoes i ran in were Saucony Peregine 15s. I got them used at an REI and had no formal fitting (I have very wide feet and so sized up bc they had no wides). These combined with newbie growing pains had me suffering pretty badly in the first month w shin splints and arch pain, so I went to a store and got my feet scanned. I told the guy there I’d be trail running and he said none of the trails nearby were technical enough to not wear road shoes (i personally disagree now that i’ve run on them and fell flat on my face/have almost tripped a couple other times due to the amt of rocks and roots). He brought out a couple of stability shoes and I ended up leaving with some Hoka Arahi 8s in extra wide.

The Arahis fit me better than the Peregrines but i feel like the stability aspect is working against me and pushing my feet out/putting more pressure than is normal on the outside of my feet. I haven’t had arch pain thankfully but it’s like my pain has moved up and into my inner ankle instead. And i am actually scared to run when it’s wet out after taking a pretty nasty tumble in the Arahis and getting scraped all up the right side of my body.

I’ve tried the Peregrines again to see what difference the sole thickness would make and i kinda like them better for feel but i’m afraid to wear them much due to the incorrect sizing. The grip difference in the sole is noticeable and I like it.

I’m also trying to do PT exercises to strengthen all my tendons and ankle muscles in the meantime but I can’t shake the idea that I still haven’t found the right shoe. The exercises have helped a lot at least.

For my folks with wide feet who (per my foot scan) overpronate, what are you wearing? I’d love some suggestions on what to try in the coming year of running. I know everyone’s feet are different but there’s a lot out there, so somewhere to start would be nice!

TWM near crystal lake.

I shot a bear with a rifle from afar, it charged me, i shoot it w the flare gun. It runs off. I make a fire and wait an hour.

As i return to mountaineer’s house i see what i THINK is the corpse. Upon approach i hear snoring. So it hasn’t died.

I have been shooting arrows at it from behind a tree - the bear wakes up, looks around, then goes back to sleep. I’ve literally shot 3 arrows, retrieved them out of its back, shot it again, retrieve - 3 times now. It’s still not dead. Wtf? Presumably it’s bugged? Is there some way to actually kill it…..?

I’ve shot bears before, actually already killed two on this save. I’m around 50 days in. I’ve never seen this behavior before. What to do?

I’m in the market for new sticks. I am not super well off so I am looking for a sweet spot of weight to cost (aka, no Hyperlite or One for me).

I currently run Muddy Pros. They have good bite and are easy to use but they are stupidly heavy compared to other options. I haven’t found a single stick that weighs more. Probably why they were only $125 for 4.

My current options I’m looking at are Latitude’s Carbon SS and Tetherd Skeletors (Potentially their workhorse line as well but i’ve seen mixed reviews).

In my research I came across Trophyline’s Journey model. They are reportedly only 1.55 lbs per stick which is lighter than the Skeletors by about half a pound although they are noticeably heavier than the CSS. But I can’t find any reviews. Maybe they are a brand new product? Has anyone used these? Are they simply a renamed older model? They are cheaper than the CSS at $240 for 4. But I don’t really want to drop $240-50 on something I don’t know much about.

For reference I am 220lbs so any of these sticks will bear my weight even fully loaded w gear.

Hello. I have a pair of Merrell Moab 3s (mid cut) with the base waterproof/no goretex. I wear these to hunt. This means 80% of their use is off trail, with a good amount of crossing streams/creeks.

For their first season with me, they performed wonderfully. I did get in a little deeper than I wanted to while crossing a stream and absolutely flooded them, then had to hike several more miles with wet feet. That instance was my fault as of course if water goes above the opening of the shoe you’re asking to be wearing bowls of water on your feet. Besides that instance I’ve been careful to not let the water level get too high.

This season, I have not at any point waterlogged them, but I have noticed a slight wet sensation on my toes when crossing shallow streams. This past weekend for instance I was in water maybe 2-3 inches deep, so just barely going over the toe caps. Felt water come in.

Can I re-waterproof these? Would something like Nikwax work? I haven’t had these long enough to feel like they really need to be replaced but if that’s the case I may need some suggestions for other shoes/boots that have better long term water resistance. Comfort is important but durability means more to me given the type of abuse I plan on putting them through. Thanks :)