My two finest rams that I ever produced wouldn’t sell at my price. So being a practical man, rather than give all my years of breeding away for $79/cwt, I slaughtered them, hung them for 10 days and processed the saddle of each for the table and froze the rest for the dogs.

387#’s of mutton. I think they look glorious.

We have a thread for cigars, another for whiskey. Figured I’d invite a crowd and start a thread for what is for dinner tonight.

The long-running Politics thread is for serious (or at least mostly serious) discussion of political affairs. The thread "On A Lighter Note" is more for non-political memes and funny stuff.

I'm proposing a new thread that combines the two. It can be for any politically oriented meme or headline regardless of party or political orientation.

Here is something to start it off with.

A person who I know really well and who has been on numerous safaris with the same PH in Zimbabwe, told me years ago of an incident which happened in the early 2000's, where him and his PH exchanged gunfire with armed men in the bush. The trackers-staff had gone off to get the vehicle, which was 5 or 6 miles away, and at some point during the wait, they were approached by 3 men who were armed with rifles. They surprised each other, at which point one of the men fired off a round and then all...

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I just completed a very successful safari and will be back home on Tuesday. But I saw something very disconcerting this time.

My white hunter's dangerous game backup rifle is a Portuguese Winchester Model 70 Safari Express chambered in .458 Winchester Magnum. He bought it brand new in 2024 and it looks extremely well cared for.

But here's the thing. He needs to lower the rifle down to his hip in order to cycle the bolt. When he raises the rifle to his shoulder and tries to cycle the bolt...

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