00:00:02 Speaker 1: Welcome to Backwoods University, a place where we focus on wildlife, wild places and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. Big shout out to onex Hunt for their support of this podcast. I’m your host of Lake Pickle. On this episode, we’re going back to a topic that we recently discussed on this show, the notable decline of wintering mallards in the lower portion of the Mississippi Flyway. We just did an episode on this back in December, and it got quite a bit of feedback, so much so that it’s earned itself another…

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The EZARC ARC-Edge Reciprocating Pruning Blade is designed to make a Sawzall or similar reciprocating-blade-saw into a pruning tool. The 15-inch, chrome-vanadium-steel blade has an aggressive tooth design optimized for pruning with five teeth per inch. A shorter 12-inch version is also available. I tested the 15-inch version. Based on my testing, I would suspect that the shorter 12-inch version would work better than the 15-inch version. The extra length of blade that extends beyond the object being cut tends to whip violently to the left and right as the blade moves backward and forward. This creates extra friction, vibration,…

On January 19,1937, Howard Hughes set a transcontinental flight record of 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. — January 19, 1810: On “Cold Friday”, the temperature at Portsmouth, New Hampshire dropped from 54°F to minus 12°F in one day, and many people were reported frozen to death. — This is also the birthday of the late Carla Emery (born 1939, died October 11, 2005). She is well known in self-sufficiency circles as the author of The Encyclopedia of Country Living. — There were two large solar flares yesterday (Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.)  One of them was a category X1.9 Earth-facing…

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Hiperfire’s Hipertrain is a cast aluminum housing into which the AR-style trigger system, safety selectors and pistol grip of the user’s choice (none of which are included) can be installed to create a trigger demonstrator/dry-fire trainer Read the full article here

When it comes to firearm transport, we generally have two options available. Whether you’re talking handguns, carbines or rifles, there are either inexpensive nylon cases/thin-plastic boxes, or super-expensive rigid cases built to withstand the rigors of air travel. There haven’t been a tremendous amount of options somewhere in-between—until now. Enter the Leupold Rendezvous line of reinforced soft cases. Available in pistol, carbine and rifle sizes, these cases offer a significant level of protection against the general bumps and dings of transport, since all offer hook-and-loop retention points inside the protected area. Each case is reinforced to safeguard your firearms, from…

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, in his speech to 800 assembled generals, admirals and senior enlisted at Quantico, Va., on Sept. 30, 2025, quoted Eugene Sledge from his timeless classic With The Old Breed published in 1981. In his World War II memoir, Sledge wrote, “War is brutish. Inglorious and a terrible waste. Combat leaves an indelible mark on those who are forced to endure it. The only redeeming factors are my comrades’ incredible bravery and their devotion to each other.” Those words are also inscribed on his headstone at Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile, Ala. Since its publication, no…

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