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Are you guys just refusing to read?                       THE COYOTE WAS DEAD BEFORE THE BLOCK WAS PUT IN IT'S MOUTH

Picked up a .22 cricket yesterday for my one year old daughter Brooklyn. Shoots shorts, longs, and long rifle. I have heard that you can get a pretty good laminate stock for them also.

Just in case everyone in the Tri-cities is not aware, the folks running the Meadowview show continue to prohibit our good friend David from selling reloading supplies there.   I have not been to that show in over 2 years in protest of this action and I will continue to to boycott them until they do the right thing and allow David to setup and sell.   Who's with me?

That's what I was thinking. I got it home and opened the box to find these: I bought it from a pawn and gun shop in Virginia the salesman must have slipped them in the box when he packed the gun up. I had asked if they had any 22lr and he said no but there were several guys standing close by when I asked.

Regardless of what your opinion of the MSM is the thought of the FCC putting "researchers" (monitors) into every newsroom in the country is far more dangerous than what's happening to the 2nd Amendment.

you'd have to be a stupid S.O.B. to try and put a wood block in a live trapped coyote's mouth   I bet the first man who ever tries will earn a new nickname...Stumpy

[quote name="79troublehead" post="1113868" timestamp="1392912847"]Are you serious about "competition hunting"? Man, I must be living in a time warp. What sick mind thought up this?[/quote] I've been doing competition coon hunting since I was little, and so has my dad who is 60 this year. Its not a new trend by any means. And I don't really consider it sick, coyotes are a nuisance and have cost me and my family a lot of money and headache harrassing cattle. Whats the difference in killing 3 or 4 on the weekend and killing 3 or 4 in a competition hunt. Either way the coyote gets killed quickly with a gunshot. Tapatalk ate my spelling

Who robs a house in a dang sweater vest?   I hope they catch him soon.

This dog was killed during a contest. The wood block is set in the mouth right after the kill. A random word or code is given to the hunters just before the hunt starts. That word is written on the block and placed in the mouth of a freshly killed coyote. This keeps people from cheating during the contest. The tape is used to keep the block from falling out of the mouth while the coyote is being dragged out of the woods. If the jaw locks you can't get it back open. I've never hunted a contest and never really wanted to, but I don't have a problem with it either. I've trapped a bunch in the last 6-7 years. I'm not heartless, mean, or psycho. I've helped friends and farmers keep their pets and livestock and I don't regret it for a second.

It's no surprise. David is exactly loved by the reloading retail community. Why? Because you cannot beat his prices and you damn sure can't beat his attitude and personality. Whining titty babies , the lot of them. Boohoo, someone sells for a REASONABLE price and we can't buttrape everyone who comes by. Somebody call a waaahhmbulance. Competition is the best thing in the world for business and Magnum Materials will compete with anyone for price, selection and customer service. I don't say this because David is my friend. David is my friend because that's what kind of person he is. Keep doing what you're doing David. Hell with them other people.

You should report this to the TWRA.

If anyone is really interested, there is a symposium on the "New Frontiers in the Second Amendment" being held at the UT College of Law on Saturday, March 1st at 9am.  Wish I could go, but some of you around Knoxville might find it interesting.    Added:  It is FREE and open to the public, by the way.

So for the last few years, I've kind of wanted to get into making some blades, but haven't. Time and lack of tooling really put a damper on my plans. I told myself that I would start when I could find a decent deal on a grinder, but never got around to it. Well fast forward to the holidays last year, and I had a little time on my hands. I decided to give it a go without the expensive tooling and do it by hand. Here are the results of my efforts with nothing but hand tools - hacksaw, a couple of good files, and various sandpapers. This started as a piece of 3/16" O1 tool steel. Cutting it with the hacksaw didn't take nearly the time I thought it was going to. I have a bandsaw, but in the spirit of "handmade", wanted to try it with the hacksaw. I'd say it took about an hour to cut the profile. I then proceeded to clean it up with the files, and let me just say that a good file, kept clean can really remove some metal. I put together a jig to hold the blade, and each side took about an hour and a half to get where I wanted it. Mind you, I likely could have cut this down some, but my kids wanted to help and I went slow to keep from screwing it up. I finished the blade by getting it non-magnetic with a torch and a quench in warm oil. I then heat treated in a small oven a couple of different times. I wish I had taken some pictures of the blade at this point. The scales are some cedar heartwood I recovered. I sharpened it on a standard Lansky set and finished on a strop. I really put it through some torture and it held its edge better than a lot of factory knives I've owned. I'd say my overall time spent was about 8 hours. Here is the finished product: I guess the moral of this story is don't let a lack of power tooling stop you from doing something fun.

Hello, You’re among the first to hear: we’re beginning conversations with Nashville-Davidson to explore what it would take to bring fiber to a community near you. Over the next few months, we’re going to work with city leaders on a joint planning process. We’ll assess what unique local construction challenges we might face, and then map out what we would need to do to bring Google Fiber to Nashville-Davidson. This process will take some time, but we hope to have updates on which cities will get Fiber by the end of the year. We’re excited by the possibilities here in the Nashville area. Help us spread the word so that your friends and family also hear the news.       We have a lot of work to do over the coming months, and we’ll make sure to keep you updated. In the meantime, you can find more information about our plans at google.com/fiber/newcities. Thanks, The Google Fiber Team

Went to a local fishing spot today and cleaned up other peoples trash. I really should have been doing this earlier in the off season. But I just hadn't done it yet. I also want to mention for those of you that may not know. YOU CAN AND WILL GET A BUI (Boating Under the Influence) if you drink on the water. And by all the beer bottles I picked up it looks like it a pretty common problem. If I'm finding them at the BOAT RAMP. I can't imagine all the ones that were sunk. Come on people help keep our waterways clean.

Let's get this party started!

Was she allergy tested to find out about the dust mite allergy?  I ask because most of the confirmed allergy dogs that I have seen have multiple allergies to tree and weed pollens, grasses, and a variety of stuff.  There may still be a product that you spray on bedding to break down the dust mite proteins (I haven't seen it in a while, and I can't remember the name).  Usually we test dogs if we are planning on using desensitization therapy; I personally have not tested many animals because the cost can be high for my clients. Often we have a suspicion of seasonal allergies (atopy) versus food allergies based on the pattern of itching and time of year when it occurs.  Also, all secondary infections have to be treated because thast will perpetuate the itching.   For years, the cornerstone of allergy treatment has been steroids, which are usually very effective, but come with lots of side effects.  As for antihistamines, I usually recommend Zyrtec (citirizine) first because in a clinical study, it was the only antihistamine with measurable effect, and even then it only helped 20% of dogs.  However, the dermatologists will recommend trying an antihistamine (Zyrtec, Claritin, Allegra, Bendaryl, Tavist, chorpheniramine) for 2 weeks; if you don't see any effect, then you probably won't ever.  Sometimes we get lucky and that particular dog responds to just one specific antihistamine.  (Caveat:  generics are ok, but make sure to get products that only contain antihistamines; no decongestants).   It sounds like your dog probably gets steroid shots.  When I use steroids, I usually use prednisone because if there are side effects, the drug can be withdrawn.  In your case, maybe the vet could dispense or prescribe prednisone (assuming the office is still in contact with him while he is at home).     Omega fatty acids are useful to decrease the number of chemicals that lead to inflammation, but that is more of a long-term, ancillary treatment.   Just recently (as in, introduced in the last month), Zoetis (formerly Pfizer Animal Health) introduced a drug called Apoquel.  According to all the vets (regular vets and dermatologists) who have got to use it in the pre-release period, it is a miracle drug.  At least that is what the clients are telling the vets because it stops the itching just as good as steroids, but does not have all the side effects.  I have only been using it for 2 weeks, so my personal experience is low, but all the vets I hear from are enthusiastic about it.  They are comparing the introduction of this drug to the time when heartworm prevention changed from daily to monthly administration; it is supposed to that type of dramatic paradigm shift.  The insert lists various side effects required by the FDA, but in practical experience, they are seeing no side effects.  In the dogs that I have used it on, I have not seen any side effects.   Apoquel, being a new drug, is going to more expensive than prednisone, but a lot cheaper than Atopica, which until recently was one of the only other treatments for atopy.  I believe, however, that Apoquel is going to be cheaper than an office visit combined with steroid injections for many people, regardless of their vet's prices.  That's a good thing because steroid injections should be used a lot less frequently than they are; my dermatology professors literally said, "DON'T use the drugs in dogs!"   If your vet is completely out of contact, and there are other vets in town, you might consider a visit to one of them and see if Apoquel is available.  I especially worry about steroids of any kind in senior dogs due to potential side effects.   Edit:  I forgot to add that garlic is toxic to dogs.  It causes a certain type of anemia.  Every "dose" of garlic a dog eat results in the destruction of some red blood cells. Obviously your dog is still alive, but it may only be because the bone marrow is producing enough red blood cells to replace the ones lost each day.  My recommendation would be to not feed any garlic (or onions) at all.  It's hard to not sound like I am criticizing another vet, but I think the majority of the modern-educated vets would agree that garlic is not good for dogs.  To quote a noted veterinary toxicologist from the Veterinary Information Network:  " ALL ingested garlic/onion will cause some degree of hemolysis in dogs and cats."  In other words, there is no safe, therapeutic dose for garlic.  The only veterinary use that I have heard of is for flea control, and it doesn't work for that.

I wrote Mr Stegall this week to clarify a question I had related to firearms law. He wrote me back and gave me an answer the next day. I hope to never need his services, but I wouldn't hesitate to hire him if I needed an attorney. He is a good guy.

How about a TGO Cape?

No, just asking the city if they can handle 100's of permit requests per week...  and be given right away access...  obviously they pay for each permit just like any other business...  so they wouldn't be getting any special breaks that Comcast and AT&T aren't getting.   And trust me, you'll see the price of your cable and tv service go down from both AT&T and Comcast the day Google decided to build out fiber here in Nashville.   Google fiber will cost 30% less than what I'm paying now, and be 35 times faster...  That should upset you a lot more about how we're being ripped off by Comcast and AT&T for Internet service.    

Still want to know who took the HCP badge out of the benefactor box.

Or for some of us that work in the IT field and have the pleasure of working from home either because we are lucky and employers allow it or because in the middle of the damn night we have to answer calls.. 1GB throughput would be nice..  

I've seen that before. Some idiot traps the coyote or any other animal in a live trap. he'll bite down on the block of wood, won't release and they tape the mouth closed around the wood block and release the animal. They can't eat or drink and in some instances breathe well enough to survive. So dehydration, starvation or suffocation, a slow painful death any way you look at it. People are the cruelest animals.

We're still waiting for that modern marvel "DSL" in my neighborhood.

Does the block have "ACME" written on it?  It was probably part of a very intricate plan that the coyote had to catch the rabbit, but it backfired.

Talk about beating a dead dog...

[quote name="TankerHC" post="1114223" timestamp="1392946527"]I would say "this is a scary thing and we will no longer be able to trust the press or freedom thereof". Except we are already there. So it no longer matters. This Communist is doing whatever he wishes to do and no one and nothing is going to stop him. [/quote]I haven't trusted them for years. Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

So next they'll be monitoring social media and forums...oh wait...doh!

I've always done something similar when hiking. I keep a couple walmart bags in my pack specifically for picking up trash. Now that the boys like fishing, guess I should add a couple I the tackle box too. People who think the world is their personal garbage can disgust me.

  Well, if you advocate anarchism, best be well prepared for the resultant anarchy.   - OS

No caps what so ever on any of the google plans.

They make the best junk on the planet..LOL

Got a few myself , a few to many.  :cool:  

I guess we can do away with Bassmasters then , right? 

its common practice... google it.. .. although I think trapping is cruel as it is..( legs a crushed.. the animal suffers great pain).. to each  its own.. :(   Its called a "kill block"

That is incredibly disturbing and uncecessary. Just kill the damn thing if you must, don't make it starve.

thats absolutely messed up…. not ok. hopefully someone finds who is doing this and stops them. i mean hell, shoot the yote, but dont let it die like that..

What games? There are few that use a P2P service to distribute updates and the like. Do you have iPads that are always connected to WiFi? When I got mine it ate up a lot of my bandwidth with it's checking for new stuff (email, notifiations, ect).   If it's a brand new PC it might have had a lot of software updates for both the OS and games. 

  The blade is 3-3/4" Total length is just under 8". 

I am willing to bet the tobacco companies have something to do with it too. JTM We the People of the United States, in order to form a more Perfect Union......

Rusty but trusty. Good for the mom, now here's hoping she gets some oil on that carbine!

The casket was empty. They were conducting rehearsals. Doesn't matter. The disrespect is the same. I don't care that they're young and have never been in a combat zone. They should f'ng know better, and if they don't they should have never put a uniform on in the first place. There aren't too many things that made me lose my mind and go full NCO nut-crusher while I was in, but if I saw this it would be off the scales if these were my troops or if these clowns were within choking distance. If idiots like these end up carrying my body some day I swear I will haunt their sorry asses until the day they die. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Opinion? Here's mine: if we keep DST year round, do you want sunrise in late Dec. at 8am? That means your children and grandchildren go to school in the dark. I say do away with DST altogether. If you want to do something in that extra hour you need, get up an hour earlier and go for it. DST has never "saved" anything, much less time. This is my idea, most likely no one else's. Have at it.

    If I could just take off work and travel willy nilly, I'd be in Nashville every day fighting for this bill.  This is something that I feel very strongly about.  So I do as much as I can in emailing and calling my representatives and informing my peers. 

  Don't these retards realize that there are a gazillion legal knives that deploy as fast as a switchblade? I have a bunch.

  This would be awesome.  It would probably be as awesome as Cesaer and Pompei marching Roman legions at one another and them killing the sh** outa each other over stuff that could have been resolved in the Senate.   The existence of a well armed society is all we need.  When things start simmering the libs back down for a bit.  They'll never go full retard.  They'll just keep changing the perception of what "freedom" is until not enough people care any more.  That sucks.  I do my part by making sure I'm armed and making sure to raise my kids to know what liberty is.  And I drink.

  Well, that would sure look appropriate, anyway. ;)   - OS

If it's not plainly posted on the door, then I'm not going to waste my time looking for it. Besides, posting like this is not really posting in the legal sense. But on the other hand, I hate going to Opry Mills.

The reason I'm not using an AR for defense is because: a) I don't have one yet 2) When I get it, it will be a while before I have accessories that would make it a good defense weapon (light in particular) R) It would be a weapon I'd have to take out of the safe when I get home, and put away every morning before work. I can keep my handgun out at all times, and when I'm not home, it's not home either, so there's no loaded gun laying around around for a burglar to steal. Back to .223 overpenetration, here is some interesting reading on the topic along with some ballistics: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=146306