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It was the last day for deer hunting, so I had to make sure I got my deer. I was a little late getting to my usual spot so I had to wait around and hike around a bit. But, I know that they like to go get a drink during the day, instead of bedding down in fields or whatnot, and they tend to go to the same area.

I eventually settled in where I could see the trail they use and I was downwind of the trail. That did the trick. I wasn't sure how many were going to go get a drink so I waited until they were on the return trip. I picked a good size buck. They were all males in this group, so all fairly young - a few years old and not yet mating. So, I picked the 2nd largest out of the group.

It was a bitch (at first) and a half dragging it to the 4 wheeler. At the game station, the recorded weight was 220 lbs. So, a good size buck - and not even the largest of them. That means I've done well with my hunting and managing of the herd.

As for getting the deer out, I field dressed the buck and rolled it onto a tarp. I wrapped it up and was pulling it out. Another hunter heard the shot and came along about 30 minutes into the ordeal and they helped me drag the deer out.

In exchange for their help, I showed them where they could wait until just before dusk and likely see a deer. As it's my land, I told him to please not shoot the largest buck unless they had no choice. That made getting the deer out quite a bit easier as I was quite some way from the 4 wheeler.

Oh, they did send me a text to thank me. They got a smaller buck. I think they said it was 160 lbs, which is still a good size deer. That'll feed 'em for the winter.

I moose hunt starting tomorrow. I'll have my son (and his buddy) on standby, ready to come in assist me in getting the moose out of the woods. I'll just use my phone's GPS to set a pin and then send the pin to them so they don't have to come looking for me and I don't need to go out to the road to guide them in.

I'll be moose hunting mostly on the mountain. They'll be up near where the trees start to thin out - unless it's 'bad' weather. If it's snowing or windy, they'll move down further into heavier growth.

In the afternoon, I might drive around. You can't hunt from a vehicle. You can however drive your vehicle. You need to get 50' off the road before you're allowed to shoot anything. Game wardens will set up fake animals and trap idiots who hunt from their car (called 'heater hunting' by the locals) and don't follow the rules.

You MUST not be on the roadway. You MUST be 50' from the roadway. That includes the right-of-way, meaning it even includes the shoulder of the road. For safety sake (that is safe in not violating the laws) you should get at least 100' off the road before taking a shot.

So, what you do is you drive around. If you spot something, keep driving slowly. Stop up the road a few hundred feet, exit your vehicle quietly, and then leave the road and quietly work back to where you saw the animal.

Otherwise, you get a REALLY big fine (maybe) and lose your license to hunt for a few years. They even take away your fishing license.

So, don't do that.

Also, poaching is a shitty thing to do - with one exception. If you're REALLY fucking poor, you should be allowed to go take a deer or moose. You'd better have less than $100 to your name and an empty fridge. You'd better be destitute to the point of starvation.

But, if you're in that situation then I firmly believe you should be able to use the resources to feed you and your family.

That's the only situation where I'd excuse poaching.

I follow the game laws exactly, or better. It's a shared resource. I only take my share and nothing more. I don't even always take my share. I leave some for the next person. I make the environment better than it was when I got there.

So, I don't poach and I don't like poaching. If you poach, you're stealing from my children. If you poach, you're stealing from their children. Don't do it.

If you're on my land, I can ask (and you must show me) your hunting/fishing license. If I see you, I will ask to see your license. You will show me your license or I will take your picture and call the game warden and police. You will go to jail. They'll even take your firearms/fishing equipment. They are on my land. It's the law. They must show me their license when asked.

So far, I've never had an issue. I did have a lost guy from out of state who wandered onto my posted property. I gave them directions back to their vehicle and scolded them. They absolutely should have seen a sign when they crossed onto posted property. There's a sign every 100' or so. Sometimes, they're every 50' or so, just to make sure you saw them.

I think the rules in the NFL are the same for OT as they are in NCAA football regulations.

After they each start on the 25 and get to try scoring, assuming it's still a tie, it goes to 2 point attempts.

I think the NFL might have a limit to how many 2 point attempts there are, but I'm not sure. I suppose Google knows the answer.