My New Year's resolution years ago was to not make any more New Year's resolutions, and I've stuck by it ever since. Not much of a wine drinker here but it can be "concentrated" to make some nice liqueurs. 16 years retired here. I've developed quite the allergy to work and I'm definitely not looking for a remedy for it.

The new year brings me to a step into retirement. I went from working 40 hours a week down to 32. (work 4 days /week) Still a few years away from 65 so this still considers me full time so I still get benefits from work, but now I have every Friday off which saves on vacation time. (Now I can book more ATV / Camping trips )

Some people's resolutions tend to encompass Bad habits,,,You know correcting same. "Don't throw Bad habits out the window; but rather walk them downstairs one step at a time" (paraphrased)...Mark Twain

Resolution #5. Make more wine (and drink) this year!

You are right too much tongue weight probably too much mascara also...

Agreed, nice picture. (both look good) As you can see, all the weight of the machine is forward of the axle which is not good. That will put it very tongue heavy. You can even see how the vehicle is squatting due to the weight.

Thank you Dave, That is one hell of a library!

The SXS looks good on it.

Its a refrigerator that looks like a cooler but it runs on 12/24 volts. Usually includes a power brick to run it off 120 volts. The one shown here is a small one. It uses a compressor and can even be set as a freezer if needed. This small one is the one I usually keep in the shed on a shelf in the summer to have cold drinks handy when I am working on something. (the shed is like my workshop and where I maintain the quads) Right now I have it powered up because I am going on a trip for a few days and want a few cold ones in the hotel room. These are very power efficient. I have a larger one I take camping and run it off the battery. Uses 3amps when running (at 12 volts) and they are very quiet. I also have a dual-zone one so I can use the small compartment as a freezer for ice packs when we quad ride in the summer to keep the drinks cold during the day.

First round of plowing with the 450 this year. I had an older quad that was used for plowing but was sold this year. Took off the front cargo box to see the plow better and the extra lights are helpful since when the plow is lifted, the headlights are partially blocked.

MGoing to apologize in advance to those that have a soft spot for wolves. They are definitely not my favorite species of animal. They continue to grow bolder and bolder even with the population exploding all around us in this wide open valley floor. This valley is approximately 40 miles long by 35 miles wide. Was once mostly agricultural but over the last 25+ years, the kids of long time property owners have sold to the highest bidder. Developers buying up small farms and ranches for millions of dollars and eating away at the local agricultural way of life, destroying the rural Montana I, and many natives, once knew, covering up perfect farm land with urban sprawl, never again to produce a grain of wheat or barley, potato, canola seed, or any crop of any kind ever again. Lining developers pockets, raping and pillaging another rural area and leaving the infrastructure in a colossal mess and the local cities trying to figure out how to pay for the improvements to move the traffic, overloading an already overloaded tax base. FINALLY, after years of farmers and ranchers lobbying and legislation, they finally opened up a season to hunt the destructive and devastating consequences of the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park. These animals have become a huge problem outside of the park boundary. Did the powers that be actually think these killing machines would stay inside the park boundaries? Really? Hmmmmm, not the sharpest tools in the shed. Their population has exploded over their reintroduction into the park in 1995. They released 41 wolves into different areas in Yellowstone Park, then made it illegal to kill any of them that came out of the park boundaries. Pretty much leaving farmers and ranchers defenseless in protecting their livelihood without becoming a criminal. If they did ever shoot one the investigation process has been so stringent and stressful a lot of them have done the 3 S's. Shoot, Shovel, and Shutup! There are now over 1500 wolves in western Montana, over 1100 in Idaho, over 400 in Wyoming, and almost 150 in Eastern Washington. Who knows how many have migrated back into Canada. They finally delisted the wolves and opened up a hunting season on them, something that should have been done years ago before they decimated our elk population. A friend of ours was able procure a tag and was able to fill it yesterday morning. The wolf was down in the middle of the valley floor stalking his cattle on his family ranch, definitely deserved to be taken out. Personally would like to see more taken down, they have gone well beyond repopulation with this program and have spent millions on tracking and thousands of man hours, colossal waste. Glad to see another one gone.

@Ajmboy just got some time to check the cams. A bear showed up and some turkey too! He’s a medium bear but he showed up three different times maybe every two days. Also have a fox and a fisher on cam. This place is loaded with wild life!

I did catch one coyote on cam I posted it just now. I was hoping to see a bear but not this year so far.

So here are a few cool shots from the camera that I figured I would post. Never seen a deer come so close to the camera like that.

Very nice! Looks like some nice options for hunting. I was doing the same thing this weekend at my cabin. Collected the cards from 6 cameras that have been out for 2 weeks. Here's a little bit of what I captured. Near as I can tell I've got 4-5 different bucks to choose from. Also had does (can't shoot them this year), a coyote, raccoons, rabbits, and a grouse on various pics.