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Tod: Check out MSR fuel bottles---they're intended to hold white gas for camping stoves and lanterns. They're durable, compact, and don't leak. I've been using the same two for over 25 years. You can purchase special spouts to make pouring easier.

Tom: Like people, I’m sure each dog has a different tolerance for cold. I suggest doing a short hunt in the cold conditions and observe your dog closely during and afterward. I have a Wirehaired Griffon (Andy) and a Pudelpointer (Peter) who I use for both waterfowling and pheasant hunting...

It's hard to image the magnitude of this fire. Although this fire is about 1800 miles northwest from here it appeared to be foggy this morning due to smoke. The air quality in NW Iowa was very poor. The smell of smoke was strong enough that it woke me up early this morning and my first thought...

The roots of my obsession are unclear as I didn't have any friends or family who were waterfowlers. Nonetheless, I've always been fascinated by small boats and by age 12 I had a duck boat, trailer, 6 decoys, a pump shotgun, and a black Lab. The Lab passed away while I was in college and the boat...

Our "shot" was straight as well. Unfortunately, straight up.

For your continued reading pleasure. From time to time I will post additional misadventures...SRH Tales of the Old Crony---Boat in the Basement For several years, other things prevented me from working on it as much as I liked. Silly things like work, family, and home. Finally, however...

For your reading pleasure. I will, from time to time, post additional misadventures...SRH Tales of the Old Crony---The Other Hunting Crony The three of us were tucked back in a pocket of The Slough awaiting another Opening Day. That day, The Old Crony and I were accompanied by the...

Jeff: Good luck on your upcoming snowshoe hare hunt. I think your 20 gauge 1187 is your best option. If you can use lead shot, the #6 shot mentioned previously would work well. If steel is required, try #4's. I recommend using a modified choke. If you have an option on snowshoes, use the...

The gripping saga continues for your reading pleasure. From time to time I will post additional trials and tribulations…SRH Tales of The Old Crony---Mad About Geese Geese made me mad. Not angry mad. Rather, somewhat take-leave-of-my-senses mad. It started during a time when geese...

Dave: All too true.

The gripping saga continues for your reading pleasure. From time to time I will post additional trials and tribulations... SRH Tales of the Old Crony---The Big Chill At least this time we weren’t up a creek without a paddle. On the other hand, our waterfowling prospects probably would...

If you encounter particularly wary birds, you might try camo duck tape.

The gripping saga resumes. From time to time I will post additional trials and tribulations...SRH Tales of the Old Crony---Up The Creek Without A Paddle So there we were, up a creek without a paddle, again. Actually, our situation might have been better described as up a paddle without a...

The car had a ten gallon gas tank. I added two quarts of oil for every tank. The exhaust kept the mosquito population down and the rust holes in the car served as valuable nesting sites for numerous songbirds.

For your continued reading pleasure. From time to time I will post additional mishaps and misadventures...SRH Tales of the Old Crony---First Date I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. It was to be our first date. My mother had introduced us, probably to make sure I didn’t get in with the...

For your reading pleasure. From time to time I will post additional adventures...SRH Tales of the Old Crony---Back in the Saddle Again! I wasn’t sure until the last minute that he’d actually set foot in the canoe. I’d been surprised earlier in the day when he’d agreed to accompany me on...

This is an interesting discussion. I built a twin to the layout boat in the picture from plans I got from Paul Busick. The concerns about foot space are valid. I wear waders since I can't seem to keep the inside of the layout boat totally dry. It doesn't appear that anyone responded to Ozark...

For your continued reading pleasure. From time to time I will post additional accounts of our trials and tribulations...SRH Tales of the Old Crony---Ducks Fly Faster The Flight had come down the week before and the ducks had really been working. They were mallards and bluebills with a few...

For your continued reading pleasure. From time to time I will post additional tales...SRH Tales of the Old Crony---Brandy’s Birds It had been a slow day in the blind so the Old Crony and I had ample time to reflect on many hunts we had shared over the years. “Remember Brandy’s first hunt?”...

For your continued reading pleasure. From time to time I will post additional tales...SRH Tales of the Old Crony---Showing The Wear “She ain’t what she used to be,” he said all too matter-of-factly to suit me. “Her stomach protrudes, her rear-end has broadened, and she waddles like a...