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    Dodged a bullet today. First local fire of the season.

    Some idiot about a mile away from us decided to burn a brush pile during the hottest part of the day and when the wind was blowing hardest. He got the attention of the local Forest Service fire crews and all local fire departments. They all hit it with everything they had and got it out before...
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    Came home to a cabin filled with propane fumes ...

    Just a heads-up for the future. We took the camper van up in the mountains for a few of days (seeking cooler temps). When we got home the propane smell was bad. Apparently the cats turned on one of the burners while we were gone. We don't use the pilot light on the top so it was putting...
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    Dog Attack

    This was a first for me. We had been swimming at a local reservoir. I was not swimming myself but Scott was in the water (15 to 25 feet deep) and I was basically stripped down to a swim suit in case I had to go in after him (he can't swim as well as he thinks he can). We had left the swimming...
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    Surprises?

    This has actually been a pretty good test run for our preps and we've taken careful notes. Overall we've been doing great with no shortages of any concern. What did surprise me is that the only thing we even came close to "needing" but not having was old newspapers for starting the fire in the...
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    Police Reports (funny, sad, or otherwise)

    Just a summary from the police blotter in Flathead county (Montana). Best of the Police Blotter 2017 - Flathead Beacon Sorry, it's too long to copy and paste.
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    Trapping Tips?

    One of the easiest coon sets I ever used is to cover the trap pan with aluminum foil and set the trap in shallow water where a coon is likely to cross the creek. They'll stick a front foot in it And you have them! I believe they think it's a fish or maybe they're just curious.
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    Tips And Tactics For Whitetails?

    One of the best ways to stop a running whitetail is to blow on a grunt tube. It almost always works once but you have to be ready to shoot because the deer will only stand for a second or two. It seldom works a second time except during the rut. Works on both does and bucks. My biggest problem...
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    Mosquitomountainman

    Greetings from Montana. Looking forward to making some new friends and seeing some old ones here.
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