Totally sick of the snow and I just can't wait...

Kodiak99317

Kodiak99317

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After about a solid month or more of -25C temps and winds pushing the temps down to -40 to -50C, I have had enough of the cold and snow.

On the weekend, a buddy and I hit Nokomis. Could only drive in to about the 600 yd mark due to snow drifts so we hicked in from 600 to the berm and setup a target, hicked back, drove back to 1000 and fired away. It was nice and sunny at the start and the wind was about NW15 (Nokomis range faces North) so only needed about 6 moa for the wind. Then a front moved in, the wind swung and picked up to W25. Added another 11 moa for the wind and hit my mark again. It was fun, cold and windy and the company was great, but ..... I hate the snow and the cold. (I also hate the sun and the heat with my MS so I guess I'm hupped eh)

That said, I'm driving end of this month 2700 km (one way) down to the Can-Am match down in SloughHouse CA, which is part of a set of matches the Yanks call March Madness. It may rain on me there but WTF eh, better than this cold. Already got my BATF Form 6 approved and my Alaskan "hunt'n lic." in hand so I'm good to go. I hear it is 64F down there and they have been getting rain and clouds as of late. This is a good thing, it helps keep the temp down some but allows the Joaquin Valley Fever fungus spores to become airborne. Look that one up Valley Fever.. a good bud died from it, at this same match a few yrs back. He was one of the unlucky ones that the fever does not show like a fever, docs missed it, and he died. Maybe I should dawn one of those doc masks like the people in Toronto wear in the summer for the smog.. LOL, but it may help keep the spores out of my lungs.

I looking so forward to getting out of the cold, I feel like a kid waiting for Xmas LOL

Anyone interested in going or seeing the March Madness events click this http://www.sacvalley.org/SacVal/Upcoming_Events.html
 
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I know 2 of the Kamloops F-Class boys are going down for sure, maybe more.
Keep an eye out for Mark Anderson and Barry Prost while you're there. :D
 
Just as a safety feature get the range to send you a personal invite to the match. They can Fax or even E-Mail it to you, even get their approvable to make one yourselve. It is obvious your Customs are different then ours. If I were to approach our border going to Ohio with a Utah hunting licence, nope. For the price of a piece of paper!!!
 
Thanks Bill, I have emails from the match director and even a copy of my entry form. According to the BATF site, it does not matter were the hunt'n lic. is for, as long as it is valid and signed. Should be good to go...
 
Kodiak99317 said:
Thanks Bill, I have emails from the match director and even a copy of my entry form. According to the BATF site, it does not matter were the hunt'n lic. is for, as long as it is valid and signed. Should be good to go...
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Try and tell that stuff to a redneck Customs Officier! you are talking to (2) different departments of the government. A lot of people don't understand something, a Customs Officier has more power then, just about GOD, he can detain you at his will, strip search you including all body cavtiy's, and there is nothing you can do about it. He can ripe your vehicle apart and leave you there to clean it up. He does not have to answer to the ATF, FBI or anyone else. Are they like that? POSITIVELY NOT, but they can be if you shoot your mouth off or don't have the proper paper work or don't use a little bit of common sense. But it seems you have all of this covered, so have fun and a good trip.
 
bill gammon said:
Try and tell that stuff to a redneck Customs Officier! you are talking to (2) different departments of the government. A lot of people don't understand something, a Customs Officier has more power then, just about GOD, he can detain you at his will, strip search you including all body cavtiy's, and there is nothing you can do about it. He can ripe your vehicle apart and leave you there to clean it up. He does not have to answer to the ATF, FBI or anyone else. Are they like that? POSITIVELY NOT, but they can be if you shoot your mouth off or don't have the proper paper work or don't use a little bit of common sense. But it seems you have all of this covered, so have fun and a good trip.
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Nothing like scaring him into believing that the sausage fingered Border Guard is going to assrape him on his way through :D
 
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