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There is no wrong weapon, only useless legislation in this matter. However, we do not have castle law in this country, but in circumstances where your life is truly threatened, the classification of the firearm should have no bearing. I agree that there is more to this story than whats on its face. I would however have to take action if my family was ever threatened.

I have one million 3rd party liability on my quad and nothing else. It's an older machine, and I see no need to pay for theft/fire etc. I pay $100 a year, for four season coverage. If you have an older machine don't let them suck you into full coverage, it will double your costs! Make sure to lump it in with your house, car etc, as was mentioned and you'll get the better deal. I deal with the personal, but we get a discount through our employer. I've found them very competitive!

Fellas, your absolutely right. Expensive items won't make you a better outdoorsman, but historically, quality items are less prone to failure when you need them most. That's not to say they won't crap out, but there is less chances. You won't see a police constable packing a norinco, or a decent mechanic using jobmate tools. All that being said, j saw a Stihl chAinsaw go teats up on a trail clearing weekend at our hunt camp last fall, so anything is possible! As long as your happy with what you have, that's all that counts! I'm happy with my st. Croix

When looking at a new truck, my initial go to was to purcharse a chevy, and just replace the 1997 chev 1500 4x4 that I had, which is an excellent truck. The new chev has many blindspots however, and my wife had difficulty driving it. This put me on fords doorstep, and I have to say, I am very pleased with the 2010 Screw that I am driving. I paid 30 grand out the door, all taxes and fees included. Good truck!

At the end of the day, if someone can afford something nice, and wants to pay for it, then they have the option of laying out the cash and enjoying something a little more polished. Further to that, some folks like quality, plain and simple. I can cut wood with a homelite, but I own a pro grade husky. Your absolutely right, you don't need expensive items to succeed. And there have been many times in my life when I made do with less expensive items, and did just fine. Not just in fishing, but in life in general. Further, there was a time when I hunted with an 870, used plastic decoys, and goose silhouettes that I made myself. I also made my own tip ups, bought used gear whenI could, and generally had to keep things really tight. I am happy that I am in a position where, while I can't afford the best of everything, I can have a few nice items to make me feel good. It won't make you a better sportsman, but to say that quality items don't last and will break on the first trip is a bit of a mistatement. I have had more failures due to cheap equipment than I have due to quality gear. Its all a matter of perspective. For me, St. Croix has been excellent. I have a 15 year old st. croix steelhead rod that has taken more beating than a rod deserves to, and is still cracking along just fine! The ice rods that I have, so far have shown similar quality. Just a different point of view!

I bought a few of the legends perch weight rods a few years ago on clearance at a now closed fishing shop. They have a lot of miles on them, and have been fantastic!!! Couldn't be happier! I also have several of the premiers that I use for pickeral, lakers and whities, and they have also been excellent! Sorry to hear about your luck, but my experience has been great!

Some things your ok buying cheap knock offs, as long as you realize they may fail. Transportation is not something you want to have to worry about. Further to that, where do you get parts/service when the cheap china bike falls apart. And its probably not worth investing much money into either. You can pick up an early to mid ninetys honda 300 fourtrax on kijiji for about $1800- 2400 give or take, in not bad condition if you are patient. They are nearly bulletproof, we have 4 at my huntcamp. 1 from the late 80's that we drag out most deer with. Parts are readily available, and if your not into fixing it yourself, there are a ton of reputable dealers. For pure utility, thats the way to go, and not super expensive, but definately reliable!

So I had a 2 year old pair of Maui Jim sunglasses. Probably set me back about $200 or more, can't remember exactly right now, but expensive. On the weekend, there was a mishap that left my favorite pair of polarized Maui's snapped in half at the bridge. I called up customer service on Monday, wondering if I could pay to have it replaced, as the lenses where excellent, and they said no problem come on in. I show up, hand over sunglasses, lady behind counter walks away, takes them in back, then comes out and tells me they are fixing them no charge. I think wow, thats pretty damn cool, as I told her they where 2 years old. She comes back in a couple minutes, and hands me a new Maui glass case, with a set of shades in it. I look at them, and the lenses are brand new, the frame is new ( my old ones were faded on some lettering) so basically Maui Jim handed me a brand new set of sunglasses after I broke my existing set of 2 year old glasses, free of charge. Yes I paid a lot for them initially, but I was still super impressed. Not a lot of companies out there would do that!!!! So, if your looking for good polarized sunglasses..... you know what to do!!!! Truly great customer service!

They are junk, don't waste your money. You will surely regret it!

I never found them to be even half the reel that the old Abu's where. I had several of them and never liked them much!

Suzuki vitara. 8 years and 260k completely trouble free. Replaced it only because I needed a full size!

I suspect this had very little to do with hunting, and more just a dude that is pissed off at nuisance bears, and had his screen door ripped of more than once. He is probably an angry man who feels that the government is doing nothing to stem the problem, and said screw it, I'll just start gunning them down in the street when I see them. I suspect, although don't know, that he is a bit of a local hero for doing it! The trespass charge likely stems from the dump shooting. I could almost guess it was an eartag bear that had been relocated, and was known for being a problem animal. This is what I get from reading between the lines. There is nothing about hunting in this story if you ask me, other than the charges that where issued.

4 years ago when I wanted a new auger, I bought a fin bore III and a Nils master, both 6 inches. I actually bought the finbore first, and then unexpectedly found the nils in a bait shop that I occasionally frequented. I picked it up figuring I could sell one if I liked the other better, and I had heard so much about the nils that I had to try it. Long story short, I sold the finbore 2 weeks later, and I've never looked back. It is without a doubt the best manual auger I have ever owned. I have owned several different manuals, and 2 gas augers, both eskimo. It is unlikely that I will ever need a gas auger again, but if I do get the urge, I will be buying the nils/tanaka gas combo. I have 4 seasons now on the original cutting head, and it still cuts like the day I bought it. I have pulled lakers and whities through the 6 inch hole with no issues! I can't understand why the nils hasnt caught on like it did in the states. It must be an availability thing, but then you couldnt find a marcum flasher up here when I bought mine. I had to go to New York State. Now Marcum is easy to source in Ontario, but nils is seldom to be found! Anyhow, having owned both, my vote is Nils if you can find one!

That is an eskimo auger, made by ardisam, relabled for CT. I had one of the originals, and it was a junk to keep running, and I returned it. They have had several years to get the design right, and most eskimo products are quality, so I imagine they've probably sorted out the bugs. I'd try it again fwiw.

imho, aging only matters for older animals. any younger animals that we harvest only get hung if we are late getting to the butcher, otherwise they get processed quick, and we have hung the younger ones before, truthfully I can't tell a difference. I can tell a difference between a southern deer, and a bush deer though.