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Posted: 10/6/2014 2:24:42 PM EDT
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I farm, so I typically go out and shoot in my fields. How far do you live from a rural area? If it is not a terrible commute, I would drive around and ask local farmers if you could shoot on their property. The best way to get permission would be to start predator hunting. Farmers love coyote hunters.
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Posted: 10/6/2014 2:28:05 PM EDT
[#2]
Private range for all our testing and developing and dairy farm for my particular joys of varmint extinction!
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Posted: 10/6/2014 2:41:28 PM EDT
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My backyard is 2,400 acres starting at the backdoor, hogs and coyotes come to me and I use NV/Thermal to fend them off....
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Posted: 10/6/2014 3:13:40 PM EDT
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My backyard is 2,400 acres starting at the backdoor, hogs and coyotes come to me and I use NV/Thermal to fend them off.... Adopt me? |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 5:22:03 PM EDT
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im lucky enough to have this for a back yard
back in the hill for when I dont want anyone to hear the racket 
right behind the garage where I do all the testing/workups 
your best best like others have stated is to find a farmer in the area and ask if you can hunt coyotes. There are some boondock area's in ohio too, also look on google maps for places around you that are rural far enough away so people wont hear you shooting |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 7:08:59 PM EDT
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xLucidx, that is an awesome back yard!
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Posted: 10/6/2014 8:11:19 PM EDT
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I have a 25 yard range just across the driveway, and 300 yard hollow with a narrow cleared lane about 100 yards from the house, on the other side of a hill. Rural land is cheap
ETA: I still have 'neighbors' though (500+ yards away, couple hollows over), so suppressed subs is a good idea, lest we get a visit from the sheriff. |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 8:14:30 PM EDT
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On a farm here also. I try to keep a low profile on the shooting. 300 Blackout in the woods up to 150 yards is OK. Anything louder is reserved for the occasional sight conformation or to dust a coyote. I won't take the shot unless I'm sure it's safe and think one will do it. Now it's about 30 minutes to state forest land. There I can set up steel or paper and shoot just under 600 yards. Occasionally I will take the back way in and drive with the pvs14.
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Posted: 10/6/2014 8:16:12 PM EDT
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Let your buddies with property or hunting leases know that you have NVD and are willing to share.
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Posted: 10/6/2014 9:25:58 PM EDT
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Make friends with a farmer.
I'm lucky to have lots of family land and lots more customers that I do pig eradication for.
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Posted: 10/6/2014 10:06:45 PM EDT
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Doesn't everyone have an underground shooting range beneath their homestead? It gets plenty dark in such places when the artificial lights are switched off.
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Posted: 10/6/2014 11:39:23 PM EDT
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Doesn't everyone have an underground shooting range beneath their homestead? It gets plenty dark in such places when the artificial lights are switched off. That reminds me, I need to get a lasermax uni for my 22LR 
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Posted: 10/6/2014 11:40:30 PM EDT
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im lucky enough to have this for a back yard <a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/user/xXLucidXx/media/image3-1_zps352c6a64.jpeg.html" target="_blank">http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/xXLucidXx/image3-1_zps352c6a64.jpeg</a> back in the hill for when I dont want anyone to hear the racket <a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/user/xXLucidXx/media/photo-2_zpsab44e419.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/xXLucidXx/photo-2_zpsab44e419.jpg</a> right behind the garage where I do all the testing/workups <a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/user/xXLucidXx/media/6_zps3ffda7d6.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/xXLucidXx/6_zps3ffda7d6.jpg</a> your best best like others have stated is to find a farmer in the area and ask if you can hunt coyotes. There are some boondock area's in ohio too, also look on google maps for places around you that are rural far enough away so people wont hear you shooting So...need any coyote control in this, the early deer/bow season? I figure if we make a team effort, it could be productive! |
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Posted: 10/7/2014 2:22:28 AM EDT
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Move out into the country and get some land, at least 20 acres. More if you can swing it. I can walk out the back door and shoot at a target 100 yards away off of the porch.
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Posted: 10/7/2014 2:46:59 AM EDT
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Move out into the country and get some land, at least 20 acres. More if you can swing it. I can walk out the back door and shoot at a target 100 yards away off of the porch. Ditto. Cup of coffee in the morning on my porch... with an AR or AK. Shoot in between sips as I watch Farm TV. 
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Posted: 10/7/2014 10:58:28 AM EDT
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About 200 yards to the bottom of the field on the left of the pond.
I so want to let a few "IR" 7.62 rounds go out into this 
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Posted: 10/7/2014 11:16:46 AM EDT
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So...need any coyote control in this, the early deer/bow season? I figure if we make a team effort, it could be productive! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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im lucky enough to have this for a back yard <a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/user/xXLucidXx/media/image3-1_zps352c6a64.jpeg.html" target="_blank">http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/xXLucidXx/image3-1_zps352c6a64.jpeg</a> back in the hill for when I dont want anyone to hear the racket <a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/user/xXLucidXx/media/photo-2_zpsab44e419.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/xXLucidXx/photo-2_zpsab44e419.jpg</a> right behind the garage where I do all the testing/workups <a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/user/xXLucidXx/media/6_zps3ffda7d6.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/xXLucidXx/6_zps3ffda7d6.jpg</a> your best best like others have stated is to find a farmer in the area and ask if you can hunt coyotes. There are some boondock area's in ohio too, also look on google maps for places around you that are rural far enough away so people wont hear you shooting So...need any coyote control in this, the early deer/bow season? I figure if we make a team effort, it could be productive! Exactly how you do it. Look for farmers that have livestock as well. They always want the predators killed |
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Posted: 10/21/2014 10:19:35 AM EDT
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Move out into the country and get some land, at least 20 acres. More if you can swing it. I can walk out the back door and shoot at a target 100 yards away off of the porch. Ehh, easier said than done. Will be hard to convince the wife to move to the country so i can shoot more haha My parents have a beautiful 5 acre lot in the country, even have a 25 yard shooting range with a back stop, problem is they live 3 hours away and i only get to visit a few times a year, plus its usually the holidays with little kids running all over the place, not ideal to go out in the dark and start shooting stuff 
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Posted: 10/21/2014 10:30:18 AM EDT
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So...need any coyote control in this, the early deer/bow season? I figure if we make a team effort, it could be productive! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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im lucky enough to have this for a back yard <a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/user/xXLucidXx/media/image3-1_zps352c6a64.jpeg.html" target="_blank">http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/xXLucidXx/image3-1_zps352c6a64.jpeg</a> back in the hill for when I dont want anyone to hear the racket <a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/user/xXLucidXx/media/photo-2_zpsab44e419.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/xXLucidXx/photo-2_zpsab44e419.jpg</a> right behind the garage where I do all the testing/workups <a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/user/xXLucidXx/media/6_zps3ffda7d6.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/xXLucidXx/6_zps3ffda7d6.jpg</a> your best best like others have stated is to find a farmer in the area and ask if you can hunt coyotes. There are some boondock area's in ohio too, also look on google maps for places around you that are rural far enough away so people wont hear you shooting So...need any coyote control in this, the early deer/bow season? I figure if we make a team effort, it could be productive! absolutely, Its tough going at them by myself.
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Posted: 10/21/2014 10:40:20 AM EDT
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I think most people dropping $3K or more on good night optics, typically own a good chunk of land. I don't have either, but I know rural property is higher on my buying list than NVG's.
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Posted: 10/21/2014 2:15:54 PM EDT
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I think most people dropping $3K or more on good night optics, typically own a good chunk of land. I don't have either, but I know rural property is higher on my buying list than NVG's. I would love to toss a PVS-14 on my helmet but i just dont think i can justify the cost for the once or twice a year i would use it at my parents place. Guess i need to work on getting some land first |
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Posted: 10/21/2014 2:28:50 PM EDT
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Once I get the suppressed 22 done, whereever I want... nobody will see me or hear me.
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Posted: 10/21/2014 2:33:23 PM EDT
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Once I get the suppressed 22 done, whereever I want... nobody will see me or hear me. Exactly, I got my first rimfire can and gen3 NV in 2006 so I've been able to shoot any night I want out at our place in the country. No neighbors are disturbed
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Posted: 10/21/2014 4:08:57 PM EDT
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My family owns a ranch in South Texas (RVG) that I hunt deer on. I always love going down there throughout the year and using my NVG.
I live in the Houston area and occasionally try and get a hook up close by so I don't have to drive as far just to use my toys. |
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Posted: 10/21/2014 5:45:44 PM EDT
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Anything in green or brown, and about half of the land in white is good to go
And like many people, night vision is what is getting me into silencers. Because telling everybody within 10 miles that I'm blasting shit at night seems like a not-so-great idea. Edit: Quoted:
I would love to toss a PVS-14 on my helmet but i just dont think i can justify the cost for the once or twice a year i would use it at my parents place. Guess i need to work on getting some land first I know it seems like a sacrilege around here to suggest such a thing, but just because you have night vision and it's dark, doesn't mean you have to shoot things 
It's pretty nice for just going outside and looking. I think I've gone night shooting less than five times in the year that I've had nvgs, but I use them for looking at least twice a week. Probably going to go shooting more when I get my silencers though
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Posted: 10/21/2014 9:10:15 PM EDT
[#26]
Ah man! You gave away my secret spot.
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Posted: 10/21/2014 9:56:34 PM EDT
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150 yards out my backdoor last night:
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Posted: 10/21/2014 9:58:29 PM EDT
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150 yards out my backdoor last night: http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/FLIR%20T70/350%20lb%20Boar%202/Hog%20Earshot.jpg http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/FLIR%20T70/350%20lb%20Boar%202/Hog%20In%20Grapple2.jpg http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/FLIR%20T70/350%20lb%20Boar%202/FlirOne%20Head.jpg I think that hog has a hearing problem. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 1:24:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryI think that hog has a hearing problem. What?
Unfortunately I haven't found anywhere that I can do this (large city in NC = lots of driving before I can find a place to plink at night). However I do go on the occasional hiking trip & break out my PVS 14 at night. So you can still have fun with NODs even without the use of gunpowder. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 2:23:30 AM EDT
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Ah man! You gave away my secret spot. X2 
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Posted: 10/22/2014 5:47:54 PM EDT
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I think that hog has a hearing problem. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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150 yards out my backdoor last night: http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/FLIR%20T70/350%20lb%20Boar%202/Hog%20Earshot.jpg http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/FLIR%20T70/350%20lb%20Boar%202/Hog%20In%20Grapple2.jpg http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/FLIR%20T70/350%20lb%20Boar%202/FlirOne%20Head.jpg I think that hog has a hearing problem. Apparently so, he did not hear me coming either!
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Posted: 10/23/2014 3:58:35 PM EDT
[#32]
Besides looking for a farm, look for a different range.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 4:09:57 PM EDT
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I'll lay out many nights just watching the stars and meteors. I don't know what it is, but I still "Ewww and Ahhh..." when I see various things shoot across the sky that generally aren't visible with the nekkid aye.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 6:36:19 PM EDT
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I'll lay out many nights just watching the stars and meteors. I don't know what it is, but I still "Ewww and Ahhh..." when I see various things shoot across the sky that generally aren't visible with the nekkid aye. People have no idea how many shooting stars there really are until you spend some time watching the sky under NV. I do a ton of it while sitting in a treestand when predaor hunting. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 6:52:36 PM EDT
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People have no idea how many shooting stras there really are until you spend some time watching the sky under NV. I do a ton of it while sitting in a treestand when predaor hunting. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'll lay out many nights just watching the stars and meteors. I don't know what it is, but I still "Ewww and Ahhh..." when I see various things shoot across the sky that generally aren't visible with the nekkid aye. People have no idea how many shooting stras there really are until you spend some time watching the sky under NV. I do a ton of it while sitting in a treestand when predaor hunting. Every night is meteor night when your eyes are green
Except for the next six months, because it's going to be cloudy as hell. |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 7:44:06 PM EDT
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According to the Google, which cannot lie:
"On any given day, the estimates are than the Earth intercepts about 19,000 meteorites weighing over 3.5 ounces, every year of which fewer than 10 are ever recovered. About 2800 meteorites are in museums from previous 'falls' and are chemically found to represent about 20 or so distinct parent-bodies. The Earth acquires about 100 tons per day of dust-sized micro- meteoroids." |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 8:01:02 PM EDT
[#37]
 mental note need new enter button
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Posted: 11/3/2014 4:29:51 PM EDT
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Rural land is not cheap in NorthEast GA.
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Posted: 11/4/2014 10:02:20 AM EDT
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Problem is a lot of states don't allow night hunting or limit it to certain times of the year or certain species, and even when they do, many allow night hunting but not silencers. Finding the perfect blend of shoot whatever you want whenever you want with NV AND suppressors is rare.
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Posted: 11/4/2014 10:13:47 AM EDT
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Amen to that cmantera. If there's any advantage about the restrictions it's that it forces me to limit my NV spending on things I can use in my neck of the woods. So I'm not using the money for NV rifle mounted systems for example in PA
Two simple questions for hunting in PA when using night vision or other technology. 1. Does it look like it would be fun to use the technology to hunt? Yes/No 2. Has the technology been invented within the past 80 years? Yes/No If yes to one or both, you can't use it to hunt in PA
Sorry for the rant, they even have the wording so we can't use Particle beams to hunt in the far future here. |
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Posted: 11/4/2014 11:28:46 AM EDT
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Dang that sucks. I guess we're some of the lucky ones here. We can use NV and suppressors to hunt hogs/varmints anytime. We can use suppressors for deer as well, but obviously not NV as that would be after legal deer hunting hours. It sure is fun sitting out in complete darkness calling in predators though! It's also fun stalking up to a sounder of pigs and opening fire!
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Posted: 11/4/2014 11:56:41 AM EDT
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It sure looks like fun when I see the videos and hear the tales you guys tell of the night hunts. You don't know how lucky you are to be able to use the new tech to hunt like that. We're certainly envious when we see the kill shots and the gear you guys use on the forums to manage pest animals.
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Posted: 11/4/2014 12:19:15 PM EDT
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Cola Warrior
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Posted: 12/3/2014 2:29:40 PM EDT
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Any where back here I want
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Posted: 12/3/2014 2:45:54 PM EDT
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I'll lay out many nights just watching the stars and meteors. I don't know what it is, but I still "Ewww and Ahhh..." when I see various things shoot across the sky that generally aren't visible with the nekkid aye. Ever see a UFO? I hear with night vision you can spot them. Well, that's what they say.
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Posted: 12/3/2014 3:22:51 PM EDT
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Ever see a UFO? I hear with night vision you can spot them. Well, that's what they say. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'll lay out many nights just watching the stars and meteors. I don't know what it is, but I still "Ewww and Ahhh..." when I see various things shoot across the sky that generally aren't visible with the nekkid aye. Ever see a UFO? I hear with night vision you can spot them. Well, that's what they say. I've seen some pretty strange things, honestly, but I usually don't remember much and my ass always hurts. |
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Posted: 12/4/2014 2:51:15 AM EDT
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I've seen some pretty strange things, honestly, but I usually don't remember much and my ass always hurts. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'll lay out many nights just watching the stars and meteors. I don't know what it is, but I still "Ewww and Ahhh..." when I see various things shoot across the sky that generally aren't visible with the nekkid aye. Ever see a UFO? I hear with night vision you can spot them. Well, that's what they say. I've seen some pretty strange things, honestly, but I usually don't remember much and my ass always hurts. Wanna go camping? |
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Posted: 12/4/2014 10:52:38 AM EDT
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I've seen some pretty strange things, honestly, but I usually don't remember much and my ass always hurts.
Wanna go camping? *snort* LOL
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