Saw today that it was $3.65 a gallon . Alot of things going on right now over in the Strait , and even here with the pipeline from Canada , our 51st state.
I’ll play, lol. By “the pipeline from Canada” you insinuate there’s just one. That’s real funny.
Fixatives "glue" the volatile substances in a lure together by lowering or equalizing their vapor prassure.
Good fixatives have very low vapor pressure of their own, meaning molecules pop off the surface of the mix very reluctantly. Substances with high vapor pressure are eager to evaporate (think acetone). Fixatives literally trap substances with higher vapor pressure, and they are released slower and more steadily. A good rule of thumb is, the bigger the molecule, the lower its vapor pressure. This is why musks are good fixatives - they are big, long and usually have big carbon rings in their structure, so they act as a "velcro" for smaller more volatile molecules (such as minty- or fruity-smelling esters).
One of the effects is that when you smell a mix blended with fixatives, your nose is not overpowered by the sharp volatile notes and you get a chance to smell the heavier notes. This is mostly how the perceived "amplification" effect works.
Our noses are not just less sensitive than animal noses, they are untrained because we don't really use olfaction much compared to animals. Very often we smell a mix too closely and it completely clogs our receptors before we get a chance to understand any nuances. It's very possible to practice and learn to sense subtle smells, but it takes time.
There are other factors at play such as detection threshold, it often has little to do with volatility and vapor pressure. Some substances that are important for a species, for one reason or another (such as pheromones, or substances signalling contamination, or toxins, or presence of water, or calorie-rich foods) can be sensed at very, very low concentrations. Mercaptans in skunk spray or some burnt smell substances are good examples of low detection threshold.
I foolishly missed a good opportunity a year ago but I finally bit the bullet and established a small position this past friday. It has jumped almost 80 points since then. I am not sure how much juice is left in that squeeze. Maybe we will get another drop in the market ......I would add to my position if it does.
Pretty expensive on a P/E basis but it sure seems like it has good future prospects. Bumpy ride as it is really volatile.
Want to talk about foolish i had some a year ago and was playing with a small amount buying and selling playing with the volatility. Looks like I should have held it. Hind sight.
I was watching it Friday but the P/E ^^^ thought it would go lower.
Hey what's unusual about only 4 to 5 hrs of sleep per day I thought that was normal. These folks getting 8 hrs a day are sleeping 1/3 of their life away
With the use of AI, can anyone honestly say that unless they see it in real time with their own eyes, can anything be considered real news? I know of recent I do not believe anything the supposed news people are reporting.
Getting rid of brush is more difficult than excess cool season grasses. Those can be grazed off heavily and allow the warm seasons to come in just through rotational grazing. I say GOOD JOB - you accomplished what you desired and likely provided more forage.
I have a small patch of natives I established and included eastern gamma in along with about 40+ forbs. Had some fescue encroachment in it so I moved my cows into it. They are pounding it down and I am watching the clumps of eastern gamma start to green up now. About another week of grazing, I will pull cows off it, burn off all excess hay fed, and watch it recover. Guessing my over grazing will take care of some of the fescue and allow the warm seasons better growth from reduced competition.. This patch - I did not mow at all last year for hay - had quite a few trees already growing at 6-7 ft tall in the field my son and I cut and tordonned. I stock piled tons of forage and have successfully grazed it all down and trampled the rest to the point I am now feeding hay on it. Having a warm season field and cool season fields definitely is advantageous.
I have had some luck with using red ant bed dirt at sets.
I gather the dirt when I come across a big ant bed. I dry it on a cement slab next to my barn. Once dry, I put it back in buckets.
I use it when I’m making sets where there’s moisture in the dirt. Not very often here.
1. It is dry, loose and a little waxy so my trap fires fast. 2. I assume it smells like ants, which is common and not a place you’d want to dig. 3. If it is really wet after a rain, blending a set is near impossible. So I just use more ant dirt and make an ant bed circle with extra ant dirt. It looks more natural than my blending after a rain. 4. The ants may or may not charge/discharge the dirt when they are working it. Above my pay scale.
It is not a silver bullet, but I think it helps. Thanks for the discussion everyone!
Here’s a vid, they’re pretty slick but I haven’t used em much yet. On a side note, this is an older vid. After a lot more testing in the field, this Lightsout system is more effective with a short snare. You don’t want them running 10’ after the snare drops down. Entanglement is not something you want with them……..if you’re using these kill systems.
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