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The refs allowing their ol to hold our edges without calling flags will determine the outcome of the game.


Thought it was standard for SEC refs to refuse to flag holding calls on bama Oline.

re: People hunt from roads?

Posted by magicman534 on 10/21/26 at 12:18 pm to
DIY Hunted Montana a few times and it’s hard for someone from south Louisiana to wrap your head around how big the state is. Some public lands were over 240k acres. Only way to cover that much ground is to drive, spot, then stalk.
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If you sight in your rifle at a distance that makes sense for you and your scope, you can make life a lot easier on yourself.


Completely agree. Sighted in at 100yds and Her 243 will be for 3 particular fields that are all 100 yds or smaller.
Kinda in the same situation. My 13y old is 5’ and tiny. I was afraid to get her a 7-08 and didn’t want to carry my heavy 25-06 so I bought her a Bergara stoke 243. Put a dead air nomad Ti on it and it’s a sweet set up. Hoping to find an ammo it likes and I’m gonna take her to start shooting soon. I think with good placement and a good bullet it’ll kill deer for sure.
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All I know is that the Mexicans that come here and provide services and work, come to work when they are supposed to, and finish the job and provide good quality and do it in less time than the locally born.


Agree except the quality work part. Built a house 5 years ago and the framers and sheet rock crew did a terrible job. Quality suffers when speed is a priority.

re: Rifle scope recommendations

Posted by magicman534 on 10/9/26 at 7:06 pm to
Midway has vortex vipers on sale. I bought my daughter a 2.5-10x44 for her .243 for 250$. Has a 30mm tube. I’m usually a leupold guy but for 250$ for her first rifle that I’m not expecting her to shoot more than 100yds I couldn’t pass the deal.

Midwayusa

re: Food Plot Seeding

Posted by magicman534 on 10/8/26 at 5:45 pm to
I bought extra to account for birds and other waste. My issue is I’m anxious as hell about the timing of it. Like it’s a task that needs to be completed and I hate having stuff like that lingering but also don’t wanna waste seed and have it washed away by 2+ inches of rain or no rain and it’s wasted that way.

re: Weather Apps

Posted by magicman534 on 10/6/26 at 7:18 pm to
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I use Weatherunderground for day in and day out forecasting. I use MyRadar for real time lightning strikes. I use WindFinder for accurate wind on the coast. Also has purdy good wave height and wave interval predictions.


This is exactly what I do.Works well I’ve found.
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Are yall not worrying about toting around a copy of the stamp with the can anymore?


I’ve always saved the pdf of the stamp and email from the ATF to my books app on the phone. Easy to pull up if law enforcement ever asks.

re: Seed cost

Posted by magicman534 on 10/3/26 at 8:26 am to
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I’m curious, why the downvotes for BuckBusters?


No idea. I’ve used it the last 2 years with OK results. However, this spring, I tested the pH and it was so low I needed 2 tons of lime per acre. I did that over the summer and I’m gonna put out more fertilizer this fall to see if that makes a difference while also using a different seed. I think the pH and not enough fertilizer was more of an issue than the buck busters itself.

re: Seed cost

Posted by magicman534 on 10/2/26 at 7:28 pm to
My buddy became a distributor for real world wildlife products. Using the Dixie dozen blend. Not sure of the exact cost yet.

re: 2026 Chevy Silverado 6.6 duramax

Posted by magicman534 on 9/28/26 at 8:59 am to
Bought a 2026 2500 gmc sierra SLT with the 6.6 Duramax in June. Had a 2018 sierra SLT 1500 with the 5.3 and 94k miles and loved it but couldn’t tow the tractor safely. So far I’m very happy with it. The ram def rides nicer but I’m hoping after I level it with new control arms and fox shocks that’ll improve a bit. Either way I bought it to tow. Not for a Cadillac type ride. However, it Tows the tractor and all the implements with ease. I saw GM has a 8.3 mongoose engine for 2027. Power Numbers are impressive but I’m always nervous to buy an engine first year out.
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Minimum 11 years post high school. 4 years college 4 year med school 3 year residency in like family med, internal med, pediatrics or emergency medicine. More if they want to be a surgeon or pursue fellowships.


The timeline I mentioned was to represent specialties that paid closer to what baldonna posted.
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I don’t believe this at all, come on. There’s a huge difference in making $225k a year as a nurse and making $600+ as a doctor. There’s a fair share of docs that aren’t great at making money, but there’s plenty of docs that are.


That gap is smaller than you think. Especially with big companies like Ochsner, lcmc, Kaiser swallowing up private practice specialties. And in 20 years sure the doc will be doing better financially. But the nursing/PA route is the quickest to a lifestyle. Kids now don’t want to grind for 12-15 years post high school.

re: Fall food plot planting dates.

Posted by magicman534 on 9/27/26 at 2:25 pm to
I think I’m gonna try for Oct 9/10. I’ve bush hogged twice and disced once but it was dry. Finally getting some rain. Have 7 small plots I wanna disc again, drag, lime/fert/seed, then cover.
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Not as many young Americans willing to spend 10+ years training to become a doctor. Family Practice and Pediatrics don’t pay enough to be worth it anymore. Easier to become a NP and make good money.


My son is 19 and very mature, highly intelligent. Every doctor I work with told him don’t go to med school. Being a white straight male he’s at the bottom of the list to get in and tuition is too high. Quicker route to less debt and a better lifestyle in nursing then grad school. They even discouraged their own kids from med school.
I used Stacey Meyaski to handle my dad’s estate when he died in 2018. It was a mess and she was awesome.

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re: Rat Shot in 22LR Pistol

Posted by magicman534 on 9/24/26 at 7:47 am to
No experience with the 22LR rat shot. However, the 9mm rat shot will not cycle on my HK VP9. Haven’t tried it in one of my other 9mm though. My snake/rat gun is a cheap small 38 revolver that fits in my pocket.
In Montana we had our best luck meeting farmers in diners or coffee shops. They hated the deer and invited us to go kill deer in their fields.

re: Wise Eye Cameras

Posted by magicman534 on 9/22/26 at 11:07 am to
I’m running 4 DC no glows and am very happy. Even in bottoms with no cell signal they work fine. Pics are good quality and customer service is excellent. Big improvement from my spypoint