http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=MARVIN+PIRILA Advice MARVIN PIRILA Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=683784&ca=Advice Taking Whitetail Bucks on foot is possible but takes certain skills and knowledge of deer habits. A hunter should not follow a deer trail directly, but should move in the direction of the trail, crossing it at intervals in wide, long, winding swings. This allows them to intercept suspicious bucks th... Recreation MARVIN PIRILA Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=683008&ca=Recreation In most areas where Whitetails are found, a buck’s antlers are fully grown and hardened by September. The velvet that carried through the growth of the antlers begins to dry and peel away soon thereafter. The diminished daylight that comes with October stimulates hormone production and the neck of t... Recreation MARVIN PIRILA Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=671275&ca=Recreation Deer feed most actively at night but do browse off and on throughout the day near their bedding areas. The feeding behaviors of whitetails make the early hours of dawn and the later part of the afternoon the most productive hunting times. Deer graze in the spring and summer months living on grass an... Home Management MARVIN PIRILA Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=223240&ca=Home+Management BTU’s measure heat units The common measurement for heat is British Thermal Units (BTU’s), the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of one gallon of water 1 degree. Heat loss is the amount of BTU’s required to heat the structure after deducting the heat that escapes through doors, window... Recreation MARVIN PIRILA Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=219163&ca=Recreation Spring Smallmouths Smallmouth bass remain nearly dormant until water temperatures approach 50° F. At this time, bass will start to move to their spawning areas. In streams, bass may begin migrating to spawn at early temperatures. Fishing is difficult after spawning, because bass aren’t more concentr... Leadership MARVIN PIRILA Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=215771&ca=Leadership It takes a great deal of self-discipline and integrity to fire a relative or close friend of your own, or your boss. I fired the son of a station manager and the stepdaughter of my own boss. This didn’t make us better friends, but it was necessary. The other workers respected my commitment to hiring... Leadership MARVIN PIRILA Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=215773&ca=Leadership There are many creative people yet few innovators. Creativity is thinking up new things, innovation is doing new things. Ideas remain useless unless somebody takes responsibility for converting it from words to action. Innovators have the knowledge, energy, daring, and lasting power to implement ide... Recreation MARVIN PIRILA Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=214418&ca=Recreation Walleye Fishing The best walleye populations are found in Midwest lakes that are sandy, windswept, and moderately fertile. Generally, these lakes have a walleye’s favorite food, yellow perch, in healthy numbers. These types of lakes are also likely to carry a wide variety of other gamefish. Most h...