Recent content by Bret4207

A pellet rifle is a not a "firearm" under the definitions in the NYS Penal law. I'm retired NYSP BUT, I'd bet your town ordinance covers air rifles. Cage traps can work on woodchucks but then you have to dispose of them. Some people report good results running a hose from their car exhaust down...

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Okay, I must not be making it clear. I'm not after a particular style. What I'm asking is what do I look for in the hats material description? I want a pliable, soft, easy to conform to my head straw/palm material. All I can find that are labeled or ID'd as "straw" are these hard, stiff almost...

Title pretty much says it. I want a soft straw/palm/whatever hat, more or less western or Aussie style, for sun protection. I have a long oval noggin and the very stiff, almost plastic feeling hats I can get locally (TSC, etc) simply suck swamp water. I want something that will easily conform to...

We have one grey goose left. I think SWMBO ID'd it as an African. Very aggressive, I won't be sorry when it dies. Our white geese are far less nasty but you still want to watch it around them. I like ducks a lot better than geese. Tastes a lot better too IMO. Free range always sounds nice. Our...

The guy apparently doesn't wade around in knee deep manure or mud, eh?

We heat exclusively with wood off our farm here. We do the logging, cut and split and stack it oursleves. Most of the wood is cut in winter and skidded out with a 1950's JD 40 crawler, but I'm hoping to get nack into using my draft horses. Horse are lots handier int he woods.

A much better homesteading book- http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=country+living+carla+emery&tag=googhydr-20&index=stripbooks&hvadid=48492834288&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7765166446324434599&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_9q5mfl42u1_b Look for anything by John...

We're up in St Law Co. Suggestion- build the garage/workshop first. You need someplace to put your stuff. Observation- chickens and guineas won't do squat for your bug problem if they're in a coop. Guineas are VERY LOUD too. None mentions that on all the back to the land sites. A quote I heard...

We farm/homestead here in Northern NY. I can't really say I'm a "real" farmer around here because I'm not milking 100 Holsteins as my sole source of income, so I sort of self identify as a homesteader. We have a little under 350 acres, raise sheep for money, have a decent line of dairy goats...

Never mind, found the answer

I can't help it. Due to some weird birth defect or all that time I spent sticking my noggin between fence rails, I'm a long oval. A 7 1/4" is a little too tight, a 7 3/8" a little loose. Will a hat stretcher shaped to a long oval help me? I'm no fashion plate, I wear hats because of the dreaded...

In the old days the Stetsons, Strattons now, looked much like the Span/Am War photos posted here. "Professionalism" kind of did away with anything resembling "flair" in wearing the uniform. These days uniformity is valued above any unique look. Besides, that crown adds 5-6" to your height and...

Gee, and most people poked fun at our Stetsons due to the purple ribbon! Thanks for the kind words from the NYSP.

Deanglen- Whats the story behind your avatar? I've been wearing the same uniform as the guy in your pic for over 20 years.