Set some crawfish traps in a local pond. Only like 1/4 acre and 2' deep max but spring fed and FULL of mud bugs. Baited with 3 frozen trout heads each and come back next morning to find pic related. Big 6" holes in the netting AND holes in the bait pouches. The fish heads were nowhere to be found. Zero crawfish in the traps. What could it have been? I'm thinking muskrat or snapping turtle, have seen both in this pond. It couldn't be the crawfish doing this...could it?
>>821608
Raccoon?
larger crayfish are able to do damage like that.
>>821608
Turtle. Use metal traps instead.
Hi /out/. I normally don't come over here often, but I need to ask a question. I'm going to Banff in a few weeks with some friends to go hiking. Has anyone been hiking up there? Know any good trails? I'll post pics once I get back. Also, I'm worried about bears. Does bear mace work?
Thanks!
Bump
>>821589
Grotto Creek Canyon and Heart Mountain trail are just across the highway from each other, east of Canmore so outside the park, but they're both easy, beautiful hikes. Around 4k and they both lead to really scenic water falls.
>>821740
Sounds fun. Thanks!
Post a pic you took while out
Other anons have to guess where it is
Bonus points for accuracy
>>821442
Germany
>>821443
Try again
>>821447
nederlands
WHY NO leaded fishing line??
I love it!
OC pic.
i just put one on the end anon :^)
>>821232
Dude thats some shit you would see on a cast net. Also you make all the liberals and safety nuts triggered by mentioning lead.
>>821255
Lead poisons waterfowl. It would trigger rednecks too if they had half a brain between them and were capable of rational thought.
#70-"Hot As Balls Errywhere" Edition
Previous Thread:
>>818006
Anybody know of the good ol' Murrican Zebcos anon should buy? Figured I would post it here sice he came in right at the end of the old thread >>821117
Pastebin and Imgur. Any suggestions?
http://www.pastebin.com/u/fishingandtackle
https://imgur.com/a/1Xw3N
Talk about fishin
Hello
>>821197
I fish all the time but I'm thinking I need to get a big titty chick to go with me next time, to pose with my fish.
Hey /out/, I'm gonna be studying abroad in the Central American rainforest this fall, and I'm looking for a rain jacket that'll keep me dry! Trying to shoot for something around $100. Any recommendations?
>>820921
Marmot Precip
>>820921
frogg toggs toadzā¢ jackets are top of the line and under $100
I'm the guy from the /fa/ thread that recommended you go with the L.L. Bean. I guess i was wrong about people here giving more suggestions. I did some more research on rain gear and found these,
>Backcountry
This website has the best selection from all major brands. Lots of great choices for <$100. (pic related)
http://www.backcountry.com/mens-rain-jackets?sort=%2Bprice
>Grundens
This is the gear that Alaskan king crab fishermen wear, but they don't have much in your price range.
http://shop.grundens.com/
>Frogg Toggs
I'm just mentioning this website in case you also came across it. They have the cheapest rain gear, but it's apparently similar to disposable ponchos because it rips easily.
http://www.froggtoggs.com/mens/mens-jackets-all-weather.html
What's the best /out/ survival and outdoors skills/living guide that you know of. Preferably one you can get in hardcopy for relatively cheap new. Thanks.
Bit of a vague question really since you could be talking about SHTF survival, self-sufficiency or everyday skills like knots n navigation and shit. So I'll post a few that cover them all.
How can I stop thinking about what random strangers would think of me when I go outside. That's why I'm lonely and sit mostly on my ass all day.
Mostly on your ass? What other parts of your body do you sit on?
>>819592
Just be yourself :^)
>>819592
By growing up.
Do deer eat poison sumac? Saw this nice doe and it seemed to be eating the leaves
i don't think those are poison sumax anon
>>819313
Well they looked itchy to me
>>819316
yeah but those look like typical staghorn or other non-poison sumac trees, common to abandoned properties and urban alleyways from the northeast though the rustbelt.
and she's gonna be just fine anon
Old thread: >>816003
Companion Planting - Raised Beds - Vertical Gardening - Square Foot Gardening - Polyculture - Composting - Mulching - Vermiculture - Espalier - Fungiculture - Aquaponics - Greenhouses - Cold Frames - Hot Boxes - Polytunnels - Forest Gardening - Aquaculture
Resources:
Murray Hallamās Aquaponics: (sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYR9s6chrI0 )
-Aquaponics Secrets DVD
-Aquaponics Made Easy DVD
-DIY Aquaponics DVD (Aquaponics The First 12 Months And Aquaponics DIY DVD)
Backyard Aquaponics
(Link Redacted)
400+ PDF BOOKS ON GARDENING
(Link Redacted)
Youtube channel Growingyourgreens, tons of videos on almost every single gardening subject,
https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens
Ollas clay pot watering system,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkNxACJ9vPI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvKq5geEM-A
USA Time of Year Planting Guide,
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/what-to-plant-now-zl0z0903zalt.aspx
Food preservation,
http://nchfp.uga.edu/
(Link Redacted)
(Link Redacted)
http://www.allamerican-chefsdesign.com/admin/FileUploads/Product_49.pdf
Mushrooms, (culinary and psychoactive):
(Link Redacted)
Mother Earth News' Vegetable Garden Planner program, (full version requires yearly subscription $fee)
http://www.motherearthnews.com/garden-planner/vegetable-garden-planner.aspx
Tons of Gardening/Farming PDFs
http://www.fastonline.org/?page_id=35
Aquaponics
http://www.fastonline.org/?page_id=32
>>819254
US Farm Income and Taxes,
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-marketing-and-management/farm-income-taxes-14991.aspx
US Grants and Loans for Small Farms,
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=GRANTS_LOANS
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/farms-and-community/grants-and-loans-farmers
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/funding.shtml
Managing Risks on Your Small Farm,
http://agr.wa.gov/Marketing/SmallFarm/managerisk.aspx
Chicken info and forum,
http://www.backyardchickens.com
Rabbit guide
http://www.agriculture.gov.tt/publications/manuals/rabbit-production-a-producer-s-manual.html
A public access seedbank for many types of rare or endangered plants; both edible and ornamental,
http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/index.htm
Organic and heirloom selections:
http://sustainableseedco.com/
http://www.seedsofchange.com/
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/
Potato, Sweet Potato, and Tubers seed bank (free, but requies filling out forms and waiting in line):
http://www.cipotato.org/
Awesome interactive plant/gardening maps for USA, Canada, France, UK, BC, (frost dates, temp zones, etc):
http://www.plantmaps.com/index.php
Sprout seeds and info:
sproutpeople.org
Insect Habitats for attracting polinating bees, predatory/parasitic wasps, hibernating ladybugs, butterflies, etc.
http://www.inspirationgreen.com/insect-habitats.html
Toad and Hedgehog Habitats,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JetkWtw7Jc
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/frogcrafts/a/How_To_Make_A_Toad_Village.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/hedgehog_home/
http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/leaflets/L5-Hedgehog-Homes.pdf
Chili Peppers
http://www.fatalii.net/
http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/
More on Aquaponics & Aquaculture,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=26xpMCXP9bw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=_WgfaJjvfxA
http://www.appropedia.org/Aquaponics
Sourcing plants from the grocery,
http://www.diyncrafts.com/4732/repurpose/25-foods-can-re-grow-kitchen-scraps
Pumpkins
Hey guys, reporting in with my rocket.
I have sown waaayy too many seeds, this being my first time ever dealing with anything other than bonsais.
How big do these need to be until I can transplant them into my garden?
And how would I go about it? Are there any special tricks or things I need to be aware of?
How would /out/ feel about a thread on outdoor nudity? Not trying to be lewd or overly sexual, just about being free and exposed to nature. A /nude/ general, if you will?
This is something I've gotten into recently, but it's impossible to discuss with normal folks in your life without coming off like a loon or a pervert.
Would /out/ be interested in this topic?
>pic unrelated, didn't have anything appropriate.
>>819126
My dad taught me at a young age that the best thing about being innawoods is you can piss wherever you want.
Then my friend got shipped off to some wilderness camp in Oregon one summer, and when he came back he would take shits in any bush he could find. I'm talking the nearest bush in an urban area. I think he took it too far.
>>819126
>cheez-it small.jpg
Your dick look like a cheez it OP?
>>819138
>piss whenever you want
Id like to pee my pants wherever and be daddys beloved boy
Red pill me on goats /out/
My family kept one or two when I was young, and I remember them being a huge pain in the ass as far as keeping them out of flowers and other plants.
We are looking to keep a few for milk and meet.
Any advice is appreciated.
Husbandry, different breeds, how to make goat cheese, tricks for keeping them penned in, anything.
I know they are Satan incarnate
>>818479
The males stink of musk and can be belligerent.
Keep the females in line and the males will follow.
They will try to eat everything, but everything isn't good for them.
They need more than grass to eat, they prefer everything else, grass is their last resort food.
They are amazing escape artists, fence well.
They can climb just about anything including a fence or your car/truck/house/barn/trees.
They are super curious about anything and everything.
They love attention.
They will playfully or seriously headbutt you at any moment you let down your guard.
You need a centrifuge separator to separate the naturally homogeneous milk into cream and such (google "goat milk cream separator" but also check out this link for not using one to separate the cream http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-make-goat-milk-butter-zmaz78jazbur.aspx ).
Don't use "goat fencing" with the large holes, they just get their heads stuck all the time.
Use a stick or rod on goat horns to stop them from walking into places that get their horns stuck (like through goat fencing).
>>818479
Baby goats are cute as fuck.
>>818487
Thanks for the input. Any advice on goat proofing the fencing? Maybe a curve back to the inside of the fence at the top?
>go /out/ camping with a new friend (32yo)
>he says he fucking loves camping
>12-mile hike to the campsite
>he complains the entire time about insects even though nothing ever lands on me
>he eats all the M&Ms out of the trail mix he bought and never touches it again
>he constantly plays some kid's game on his phone running around the woods getting "lost" two times and panicking
>turns out he only brought trail mix to eat on an 8-day camping trip
>he actually said, "Oh I'll just get water at the fountain" when I asked him how much water he was packing even though I gave him a map of the area and told him we'd be up to 15 miles from the nearest anything human related.
>he literally can not setup a tent to save his life
>he didn't want to boil water to drink
>his phone died early on and with nothing to do he just sat around complaining and looking like his fried died
>to top it off, in some unimaginable way he gets poison ivy rash from head to foot
That wasn't even remotely half of it, but I'm not typing up a wall of text. It's been 2 days and he's still not returned to work, he's probably shitting himself to death or something. Worst camping trip of my life, even worse than when someone threw a "water snake" at me and it was actually a copperhead which bit me.
Why is finding a camping buddy that isn't a fucking retard so difficult?
Was he 32 or 12?
>>818031
>(32yo)
>12-mile hike
>>818028
My worst companion was Opie, he just spent all his time making up unbelievable bullshit stories about imaginary incompetent companions and posting it on some Thai pegging forum like anyone cared.
Best places to camp near Mammoth. Go
>>816994
demanding much? who the fuck made you king of the internet, faggot? how about you contribute something relevent and helpful first, before expect everyone else to fucking spoonfeed you like the spoiled brat you so clearly are? your patents failed you, themselves, and all of humanity by raising such an entitled piece of shit, and i can only hope you die before continuing your lineage of presumptious assholes.
>>816996
Are you okay
>>817004
me? i'm fantastic. it's the kumbaya faggots that are going to come to jackoff op's defense because they were raised to believe that every thread deserves a participation trophy, no matter how asinine it is, who aren't okay.
/ug/ ultralight general
I want to shell out for a Big Agnes tent.
But then I remember I don't camp.
>>816680
How do you make cooking gear and sleeping bags light? Any suggestions? I feel like these are my downfall
>>816680
/out/ is too full of poorfags for a proper UL discussion. In fact I am surprised they haven't hit this thread full force, claiming a walmart tarp does everything your cuben fiber pyramid does at 1% the price and you are just a shill/richfag/buyfag just throwing away your money on stupid marketing gimmicks.