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I was just trying it with the bolt out, through a window, to see if I really could get onto things as quickly as I thought - since I overlook trees, no complaints. I've never used a rifle scope for looking at anything, only sighting on targets or animals for shooting. I shot the 7 International...

While I've heard of people killed by being gored by deer over the years, that was always where deer were being kept on (venison) farms etc.. and so under unnatural circumstances. But lots of dogs have been injured by does when approaching too close to their fawn. I've never heard of people being...

Thanks! I was wondering about my post before last. Typically I used the scope for both spotting at shorter ranges or taking a good look at stuff at closer range like coats on bears for rubbing. Obviously the experience people I was with, who did standing rifle shooting with high powered rifle...

Thanks! I found that 1971 version and it was great.

I just noticed your post, Robson. How successful are your friends at lining up the scope on the critters by themselves?

With spotting scopes one has to be careful about whether they have a fixed power eyepiece or a zoom. It's only recently apparently that zooms have made great headway. For 200 meter pistol matches I happily used my fixed 20X for spotting in preference to lots of other scopes (which I tried) with...

From our perspective here, the interest in the show should not be to choose favourites, but to assume that all of the participants had the necessary skills and tools to last for a long time. Many have dropped out due to something failing them, often in short order. Putting someone with a fear...

Chum or dog salmon are the ones which develop purple and green bars before they even get to freshwater: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/species-especes/chum-keta-eng.html

I think we've seen enough virtual pets, and while computer modelling is a useful thing to have skill with, ultimately I think its far more important for kids especially to get out and appreciate their environment.

I love my Bushnell Fusions and they've worked well for a couple of years - as they should for that cost. I used to make range charts of hunting areas with an optical range finder prior to actual hunting by friends and what I found was that I got vastly better at figuring ranges just by having so...

That's why I dismissed the show at first, until I was encouraged to watch it. Sometimes it seems that ever show now is designed to show people people failing... And there is also the bit about making a competition out of something I love. That's hard to take. Nevertheless, I have found the...

I hate to be contentious but an invasive species which does have the potential to spread fast and get established is never a good thing. I wrote the first page of many planned ones on poisonous plants with cicuta douglasii many years ago and provided many people with high resolution...

Over here the main "look alike for the wild onion is death camas, but those have no onion smell. I'm still here after eating wild onions so I guess the distinction is true. As has been said, more detail is required for an ID.

In a word - yes. Back when I was growing up, lots of knowledge was imparted as to stuff which was poisonous because then you got sent out to play around it. Now in most cases parents do not even have the knowledge to impart if they wanted to bother. I taught forest fire cycles and tree...

I was almost in that situation after a heavy rainstorm in Alberta. I'd bought my FJ with almost new Dunlop stock tires, and with a special discount deal on a set of Goodrich ATs, which hadn't arrived by the time I left for Alberta. On the bright side, I didn't get stuck and got to see how...

When something seems as silly as that, it's well worth examining the logic... So the city of Melbourne had a big problem with its trees with 40% dying: they had a bigger problem in that if a tree or branch fell on someone, they would be liable due to the fact that they are supposed to...

Mine worked well even in the wet conditions here, but that was the #1 problem with binoculars here back in the day. So many failed that people moved to more expensive ones in the hope that they wouldn't fog up during hunting - as I did. Back then Bushnell had impressive warranties on...

And actually that's something I've been thinking about. So far the only heavy rain was on the night of day 6. Otherwise they have had some clear days. But the real rain which doesn't stop should be around shortly. The bit that is puzzling me is that we have someone who has lasted for many days...

Another one gone by day 7, and then things get interesting as days go by. I kept looking but could see no evidence of a fire, so the guy was really pushing his luck, and must have had it tougher than most would believe. Once clothes become damp, then the chill really sets in, in that cold damp...

Excellent post Nomad! I especially liked this bit: I saw a lot of good stuff in all of the other posts too. The trouble with binoculars is that they come in so many sizes because they are specialized instruments, and also coatings and lens technology have come a long way. Matching a type to...