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‘Transgender’ killer who hunted female hiker down as she scrambled over barbed wire fence to try and escape him admits murder in plea deal that’ll spare him death penalty…
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The Fence-Sitting Saudis

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Straightening a Leaning Fence Post Without Tearing Out the Fence

Most leaning posts don't need replacing. Find out which kind you have with a screwdriver, then fix it in an afternoon for under fifty bucks.

Start With Sheep, Not Goats, and Nobody Wants to Hear It

Build a birdhouse and a bird feeder with your kids

One cedar fence picket, a drill, and an afternoon. The dimensions that matter, the jobs a four-year-old can actually do, and the part everybody gets wrong.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

A Sagging Gate Is Three Problems, Fixed In Order

The post, the hinges, the frame. Diagnose it in ten minutes, fix it in an afternoon, and stop lifting the thing every time you walk through.

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Coyotes, deer and bears don't care that you bought the place

Most wildlife trouble on an acreage is a food problem wearing a fur coat. Fix the attractants first, then fence, then reach for the rifle.

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Old School6 min read

Most old sayings are instructions, not decorations

Measure twice, red sky at night, good fences. The proverbs your grandparents wore out were field manuals, and they still work.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Set up backyard archery without losing an arrow over the fence

The backstop matters more than the bow, and the range rules matter more than both. Here's how to build a lane you'd let your kids shoot on.

BRO TakeNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

The Border Laws Are Already on the Books. Enforce Them.

In 2006 the Senate voted 80-19 for 700 miles of fence. The position that's now called extreme used to be the consensus.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Long Sleeves and a Wide Brim Beat a Tank Top in July

The guy with the farmer's tan is working harder than he needs to. What to wear when it's 97 and you've still got four hours of fence to fix.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

The backyard games neighbors actually walk over for

Put the boards in the driveway, not behind the fence, and other things that turn a Friday evening into a standing invitation.

GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Why Fences Lean, and How to Set Posts That Don't

A fence never fails at the pickets. It fails in the first eight inches of dirt below grade, and that part is decided on day one.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideCountry BroWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

The corner posts decide whether your fence lasts twenty years

Most paddock fences fail at the ends, not in the middle. Build the assemblies right and the rest is just wire and patience.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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