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    Decorah eagle camera up and running.

    Two eggs so far. Also reports on one that hatched last year and is carrying a gps tracker. eagle nest
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    Drain the Great Lakes on right now

    in Iowa, anyway. Nat Geo on Mediacom.
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    Trick for clearing baitcaster backlash

    I found this in in related videos while checking out jigngrub's Japanese secret weapon and didn't want to hijack. Also thought it deserved its own thread. I've never heard of this technique before and I can't wait to try it. Of course, I'm so good I never get backlashes so I'll have to do one...
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    #2 OSU goes down!!!

    Iowa State 37 - Oklahoma State 31!!
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    Game 7 thread

    Any takers? Looks like this one could be as crazy as last night.
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    YeeeHaawwww! Heat index drops below 100!!!

    Well, at least at a couple of local stations. 99 at one, 07 at another. Range was 107 to 112 about midafternoon. Tomorrow should be worse.
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    Too hot to grill

    95 deg, 82% humidity. Iowa is now Florida. Summer was a long time getting here, but it has arrived.
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    4,000 stripers wasted

    Apparently a trawler off the NC coast "accidentally" netted 3-4 thousand stripers, kept the 50 that he was allowed and dumped the rest. http://cfrgnc.blogspot.com/2011/01/nc-striper-slaughter-untold-numbers-and.html?gclid=CMmtyvbD26gCFQnrKgodhUT9Cw
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    Signs the Apocalypse is nigh

    or at least a sign that I'm getting old fast. Went in to get a fishing license today and after punching in the code from the old license the kid says, "Would you like to buy a lifetime license?" In Iowa you can get a lifetime license for 52 bucks if you're over 65. I was 65 on March 19. I...
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    F1 starts!!

    Got alerted on Trackforum that Speedtv was streaming practice from Melbourne. Yeehaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Man touches roller dam with jet ski nose

    Bad result. http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/52029937.html
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    Drinkin' Kiwi beer...

    Stopped by the local provisioner this afternoon looking for my Friday night treat and spotted Steinlager, Pure New Zealand Beer. Not the absolute best I've ever had, but pretty tasty. What do the home folks think?
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    hard work selling the boat

    Back in June 2001, I gathered my accumulated nickels and dimes and bought a new Lund Explorer 1650 w/ 60 horse 4 stroke Merc, still my pride and joy. Put an ad in the Saturday paper to sell my 14 ft jon w/ 6 hp Johnson, both of mid 70s vintage. Saturday morning, my brother and I made a dring...
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    Baja on the Rocks - more drunk boating

    Mayber this belongs in SHT since no one was hurt, but I'll drop it here for now. http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=205634
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