Your Questions About Boar Hunting Rifle

Mary asks…

Best boar hunting rifle?

Hi,
I am looking for a boar hunting rifle (when I say boar I mean 200+ pounds the biggest I have taken was 400 but I see 1000 pound monsters walk across the pasture). Preferably scoped I am just looking for something to takem down.

jonthepain answers:

The “best” rifle is a very relative question. There are a lot of great calibers, and great rifles from a lot of great firearms manufacturers out there. The best thing to do, is perform some research and plan accordingly to what fits your budget and your stature.

First, caliber: There are a lot of factors that can play into this, your tolerance to recoil being one of them. But to establish a minimum, I would recommend looking at nothing less than a .243 Winchester. It is a round that is capable of piercing light to medium skinned animals and providing sufficient penetration to dispatch them. Yet shot placement would be very critical.

For the ideal caliber, I would recommend anything from .270 to .30-06. There are quite a few different rounds in that caliber spectrum, about any of which would be capable of killing hogs … But never the less, to determine the caliber that is best for you, I would check out Chuck Hawks Rifle Recoil table. It provides the preliminary caliber information that you would be looking for. It’s some great research information for anyone with a shooting interest.

I will provide a link in the sources below, for that table…

Second, rifle Brand: There are a lot of great rifle manufacturers that have established themselves in the market, and more often than not you’ll get a lot of guys going into strut mode when it comes to brands.

The best I can do here, is tell you to go to gun shops and start asking the sales person to let you shoulder some rifles. Have a caliber in mind, and start holding the guns to your shoulder in a shooting position. High powered rifles, and just about any gun for that matter, have different balances and feels. The spacing of the grip to the trigger, the shape of the butt pad, and shape of the stock all play a factor.

It may sound over-whelming, but believe me. Once you find “The One” you will know. The rifle will feel right in your hands, it will be like having an extension to your own arms.

As far as brands, heck I’ll throw this out there. I like Remington 700′s, I’ve shot a lot of their rifles and they’ve proven themselves to be dependable to me. I own three and wouldn’t hesitate to buy three more if I could afford it right now. But there are some other great rifle manufacturers out there. Look at Winchester, Ruger, and Savage to name some off the top of my head. All those manufacturers will have something to fit the bill.

Whew, sorry so long. Hope this information has been a help. Happy Hunting, and SAFETY FIRST!

Charles asks…

What is a cheap hunting rifle for boar?

I have a very limited budget, under 500, preferably as low as possible, should be able to take a boar with no problem, I really want a 223 rifle, because of cheap ammo. I dont care about the action either
Lol, I was thinking about ordering a nagant this week

jonthepain answers:

Http://www.jgsales.com/product_info.php/rifles/russian/p/mosin-nagant-91-30-hex-receiver-laminated-stock,-7-62x54r/cPath/209_261/products_id/3919

mosin-nagant carbine.

Shoot surplus ammo for fun, but spring for decent hunting ammo for the boar.

Ken asks…

What is the best hunting rifle for deer hunting and boar?

7 mm

9mm

30-06

.243

270

etc…..

jonthepain answers:

I have lots of rifles for deer and hog hunting, and I can tell you with confidence that the best rifle is the one I started to take, changed my mind, and put down just before I picked up the one I’m hunting with.
There are plenty of adequate calibers. None is perfect, and when you are familiar with them, you can make a good choice with little difficulty. A more difficult choice is the rifle to put it in. One of the best for hogs, and for deer in close cover, is one that an old classmate of mine has: a double rifle (side-by-side) in 8×57 JRS. It isn’t the best choice for deer in open areas where shots might be long, but if you have an extra five or six thousand dollars to spend, that’s a great rig to consider. Likewise, if you’re really mad at the hogs or badly need to thin them out, a lever gun will give you the firepower to drop several at once. I’ve dropped five in a matter of a few seconds with a Winchester model 71 (348 Winchester caliber). Again, it’s not a long-range shooter.
Bolt actions are most popular, and whether you want a full-size rifle or a shorter “mountain rifle” or carbine is going to be determined by where you hunt.
A few comments on your list: you should be careful about abbreviations. 7mm is a good bore, but what you’re thinking of and what I’m thinking of may be a lot different. There are lots of cartridges of that size. I wouldn’t normally consider 7mm Waters, for instance, but Ken Waters isn’t a fool, and I’m sure he’d disagree. I like 7mm08 and 7×57 Mauser very much for deer and hogs and don’t have much use for 280 Remington or any of the various 7mm Magnums, but I have buddies who swear by them, and I can see why the favorite “beanfield rifle” chambering in South Carolina is the 280 Ackley Improved. I don’t think you’re likely to find a rifle in any of the old 9mm chamberings, though a 9×57 would be a good short-to-medium-range chambering. Pistol calibers like 9mm Parabellum are grossly inadequate. 9.3×62 is a bit much, but is a popular European choice for boar (and 9.3×64 may loosen a few fillings but you won’t be accused of being undergunned!). 30-06 is also more than you need but there’s nothing wrong with that at all. 243 Winchester is a bit on the light side, and you’ll have to be picky with your shots, but if you’re up to the challenge it’ll certainly do, though it’s really better in its role as a varminter. 270 Winchester is a good choice, especially if you primarily hunt deer in open areas, and 270 WSM will do anything the older cartridge will, but its future is uncertain and might not be a good choice if you’re relying on factory cartridges, which may not always be available.

Paul asks…

What is the best rifle round for hunting wild boar?

I wish to use a rifle with scope.

jonthepain answers:

Anything from the .222 Rem and up works depending on range. Ask the ranchers out in TX about the Ruger Mini-14 chambered in this rd and the .223 about hunting hog with it.
Unless your a paranoid freak feeling under gunned by anything under a .458 Win mag or a fear of getting mauled by on average a 200- 250 lb animal use what you choose. They are completely blown out of proportion on the fear ratio. Most are hunted using baiting techniques from a stand and some with dogs that bay them on end in a corner giving you gaurd support if you need it, which I highly doubt in most hunting circumstances.

Susan asks…

I am going to buy a rifle for Wild Boar Hunting, What would be the best caliber for the job?

jonthepain answers:

.22 LMFAO

In the UK .270 is the recommended minimum rifle with a suitable heavy bullet.
Some wild boar hunters lean towards our continental cousins with the 9.3mm.

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Your Questions About Coyote Call Sounds

William asks…

coyote hunting blind or sitting on the ground?

im going coyote hunting on sunday i was wondering if i should go at night, or in the day time and what time to go. also if i should sit in a pop up blind, or on the ground next to a pine tree, either way im going to be buy the same tree. it is in the open on a small hill im using a 20 gage fully rifled shot gun with sabot slugs. i live in Minnesota and i have a open read call (primos call hot dog) and a closed read call (primos Ki-Yi) that i can change to a open read call and change the pitch/sound with some rubber o-ring that slides into position. both have a variety of different calls. it will be my first time hunting and i haven’t really called much because my dog is afraid of it. what calls should i use and how long should i call? would it be a good idea to get a mouse distress call?

jonthepain answers:

OKOKOK Slow down youve got a bunch of questions here.

#1. Night and day are both good for coyote hunting. If you go during the day early morning and later in the evening are the best but you can still call them in any time of the day.

#2. Just sit on the ground no need for a blind it will probably hurt you more than help (coyote comes in ” why is there a dying rabbit in that funny looking box of death?! Lets get outta here!!”)

#3. UHHH as far as those calls only use the hot dog (IMHO a waist of money) to use coyote vocals like howling. And if you cant tell the difference between a challenge howl and a warning howl dont howl at all. With the kiyi (an ok little call it will freeze up if its very cold out) use the reed all the way down on the board to make the jack in distress if that doesnt work use it to make a kiyi.

#4. How long too call varies there is no right or wrong answer its all in what you like but a lot of guys will only call for 30 seconds or so and then sit for 1-2 minutes and scan call for 30 more seconds and scan for another minute or so do this for about 20-45 minutes just depends on the conditions.

#5 LMAO and there is no such thing as a mouse in distress what you are thinking about is a mouse squeaker and all it does is sound like a squeaking mouse. They are close range squeakers made to bring that coyote in a few extra yards to make your shot easier. Where your hunting with a shotgun they might be a life saver for you. Tape it to the forend of your gun so you can operate it but still have both hands on the gun and have the gun raised and ready to shoot but you are still able to squeaze it.

Good luck you may not get anything this sunday because coyote hunting is tough but keep at it and you will get the hang of it.

Richard asks…

What the hell is wrong with Joell Ortiz?

I think he’s dope as hell, but this “Yawa” shoutin’ sh*t sounds like a dying coyote mating with a Native American. He also dropped a mixtape today that’s pretty nice.

BQ: Favorite “catchphrase” (ie. Sean P’s “P!”, Jada’s weird shot/dying bird call, etc.)

jonthepain answers:

I dig his phrase. I want it as a ring tone….

Laura asks…

Is this sound like a stray dog, wolf, or coyote?

Ok so basically last week my friend and I found this adorable little puppy on our street. We thought it looked like a wolf, so we decided to call it Seth (from Twilight).

So I told my mom about the dog, and she told me that the next time I saw it, to come and get her. So we did. But she said that she didn’t think it was a dog…. she thinks that it is a coyote or soemthing.

It’s really bugging me! Here’s what it looks like: blue eyes, white and gray, around 35 pounds (a puppy I’m pretty sure).

I think it might be a gray wolf, coyote, or maybe a siberian husky mix

What should I do?

jonthepain answers:

Only call the spca if you run out of options.only 1 out of evry 5 animals that go there find homes again.if you can get the pup,take him back to your house. Go on google, and look up wild animal rehabilitators. Have one of them look at the pupy, and they will be able to tell you if it is a dog,coyote,or a wolf. If it is not a dog, have the person take the animal into theyr care.if it is a dog, find an animal rescue to take him/her.

Jenny asks…

what nocturnal animal/owl makes a wailing kind of call in florida?

at around 5:30 yesterday morning i heard a loud, long wail.
i thought it was my dog yawning, but it was coming from outside and kept going for about 6 seconds and fell. it freaked me out! xD
everyone in the house heard it. my mom thinks it was an owl, but i’ve never heard the owls that live behind our house make that noise and my friend told me that it might have been a coyote, but there aren’t any here in the suburbs, and the call was different anyway.

i live in Tampa, FL
what kind of animal here wails like that?? i’ve been searching everywhere, it’s driving me crazy, and it hasn’t sounded again since.

thanks!

jonthepain answers:

It’s totally a limpkin. They are extremely common in Florida, and they’re also known as the “wailing bird.”

Michael asks…

should i call animal control for this or what??

ok so i live in town but theres a hill behind my house and lately theres been coyotes in my back yard, my neighbors have seen them and ive been woken up at 4 in the morning by them and they are so close that it sounds like theyre in my fricken house! and all that isnt even the worst part i have cats and a couple of my neighbors cats have gotten killed already, i dont want my cats to get hurt, so who should i call? can someone like set traps and relocate them, theyre getting to ballsy, they shouldnt be so close to the neighborhoods, and there are little kids around here to, what do i do???

jonthepain answers:

But just that you know …the animal control people are going to kill the coyotes. They won’t set up traps and relocate them.

Wow, thumbs down for telling the truth ?

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Your Questions About Wild Hog Hunting

Mark asks…

Can a .270 be used effectivly for wild hog hunting?

I own a Remington Model 700 in .270, and I need to know if it can be used for wild hog hunting.

jonthepain answers:

Of course it can.

Laura asks…

What are the laws in TX for wild hog hunting?

Do you need a hunting license?
Does the state pay for hogs trapped or killed?
Awesome, we trapped one after it was rooting up a dirt road we where trying to make. A 300lbs sow, I had no Idea we had these things so close to Dallas. I will be sure get myself a hunting license so I can go out and shoot some.

jonthepain answers:

In the State of Texas you require a valid hunting license in order to hunt any animal, whether it be game animals or not. That said, hogs are not game animals and have no season and are open all year round. There is one way in which would not need a license, that would be if the hogs are directly causing damage to your property and/or directly endangering yourself, family or live stock. This is known as pest removal, not hunting. No, the state will not pay for any hogs killed or trapped. Some hunting ranches will buy live wild hogs by the head, but but you will have to catch a few hundred in order to even consider selling them, you then will have to be able to feed them till they are sold and then transport them to said hunting ranch.

P.S. If you want to look any of this up just pick up a TPWD Game & Fishing Regulations book for free at almost any Wal-Mart, Academy, or sporting goods store.

Robert asks…

What rifle set up do you recommend for wild hog hunting on foot?

I would like a experienced opinion on model, scope, and chambering. Within a budget of 500-1000 dollars. I’ve used bulldogs and shotguns in the past, but have recently lost my best dog. I want to go without the dogs, and get a little more range.

jonthepain answers:

R700 chambered in 30-06, the light hunting model, put a $200 leopold scope on it and you should be set to shoot hogs as far away as you can make a clean kill. Total cost of this package is a little over $800

That is my favorite setup, and if you find a hog that you can’t kill with a 30-06 you probably shouldn’t be chasing it around the forest.

That is just my opinion, realistically you can hunt hogs with anything 243 and up if you are competent with the weapon

never hunted with a shotgun so I will stay out of that one

Sharon asks…

Is wild hog hunting legal at night on my own land in arkansas.?

I have a hog problem on my private land. They are coming in at night and tearing up my land.

jonthepain answers:

I also live in Arkansas, Here is the Game and Fish “the game warden`s” regulations on hogs. If you`re in doubt after reading the regulations I always ask a game warden in person you can usually find one around the sherriff`s office. Hopes this helps.
Happy hunting/shooting!!

William asks…

Public wild hog hunting near knoxville Tn?

My boyfriends going to be going down with me to visit family near Knoxville, Tn. I’m looking for places that we can maybe do a little wild hog hunting while we’re down there. I don’t have the cash to pay for a stay at a hunting lodge or anything, im looking for public grounds. Anyone have any ideas? It doesnt have to be right in knoxville im willing to travel an hour or two.

jonthepain answers:

Three main areas to hunt hogs near Knoxville – keep in mind that public season is in fall
1. TWRA Wildlife Management Area – Catoosa specifically – near Crossville off of I40
2. Cherokee National Forest – managed by TWRA as a wildlife management area similar to Catoosa
3. Private reserve – have seen some advertised in back of the magazines – located near Crossville – pay hunt – varies from fairly fair hunt to something like shooting a tied up pig – statewide seasons don’t apply (or at least I don’t think they do)

http://state.tn.us/twra/

I don’t recommend the following lodges but have included for information – have never been to any and won’t go

http://www.wildernesshuntinglodge.com/boarhunts.html

http://www.tennesseeboar.com/

http://www.huntingtop10.com/lodges/tn/tnlg2/index.html

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Your Questions About Predator Calling Tapes

Mark asks…

What is your reaction to the MSNBC show To Catch A Predator?

MSNBC has the show called “To catch a predator“, and it’s about molesters and rapists, etc trying to solicit sex online from a person they believe to be 13-15 years of age. Chris Hansen interviews the “pervs”, and he finds out a lot about them, especially if they’ve done it before. Many of these guys are repeat offenders.

Do you believe it’s an unethical practice to have a sting operation and catch it all on tape, or do you think it’s ok?

Also, do you think it’s weird that the show never talks about the guy who committed suicide after being on the show?

jonthepain answers:

YAYYYY FOR MSNBC for being pro-active in the protection of children!! It will take national exposure, continuous coverage and diligent communities to protect children from these predators lurking around the neighborhoods. I believe they should absolutely ETHICAL and smartest to plan sting operations.. That way you can take out more than one, tape it to nail them in court and make sure it nails their coffin in court. How can anyone debate if it is ethical? They get off thinking about or acting out having sex with children.. Who cares if what means we do to “catch them” is ethical or not. I dont.

Donald asks…

Who can i contact concerning my daughters sexual assault? the County it happened in wont do anything.?

I am writing to You today for help and direction. My Daughter who was 11 yrs old at the time was sexual assualted in Oct 2004 while on a court ordered visit to her father. Her father was not the perpertrator. However during this time I have plead with all officails and have been at the disposal for all questions . Which did not come until we contacted the Comptrollers office and they was kind enough to help us. The Investigator at the office investigated the crime and felt there was enough to arrest the defendent . I went to Austin and met with Him as well as met Him proir to His investigation . He went and delivered all evidence and Material to Liberty County for as before each time they was sent the packet it was *lost*…I recieve no contact from the Liberty Officails . I call daily to the DA’s office . He finally spoke with me Yesterday but sounded very upset over us having contacted as He stated it *everyone and their grandmother*…I drove over 300 miles January 30th so they could reinterview my child as well as my son who at the time lived at the home the crime was comitted in. My daughter was taped interview and still 14 months after the crime she is still naming the same predator as her attacker. My son testified to the fact the predator was sharing a room with Him and on that night was up and down and the times consiencides with the time the assault took place. The detective who interviewed me seemed very interest in my husaband now and went as far as letting me know He felt as though my husband is the perpertrator. And He also stated that my daughter was assualted but didnt think that it happened in Liberty County. I feel that because we forced this case on a county who does not prosecute their juveniles they are angry and want to put the blame elsewhere. My daughter attends group counseling on Mondays and she is to egin one on one counseling in March. There is much to this case I can provide You if You are able to help . I am a Mother to the child and daily I watch and see the scars and pain this has brought to her life. She will never be the same and in seeing her suffer my heart stays heavy . I understand that this crime is not one that would get the death sentence . However I feel it should at least be recognized as a crime . I never thought this could happen to my child and did all the extra things to prevent it but I sit today striving to understand How could a person devastae a little girl as He did mine. I may never have the answer to this but I do not want this to happen to another child ever . This predator has left my child broken and scared with memorys of her attack that will forever haunt her. I am still able to reach out and hold and sooth her as she weeps . If this person is not stopped the next victim He sets His sights upon may not be as lucky . I have read where predators began as a teen and as times progresses so does their extend of the crime . Where he has left my child scared the next one may very well be in a road ditch dead. I feel that my childs rights has been violated in many ways during this . I could go on and on but I will stop at this. If there is anyway You are if You know of anyone who can help us find justice for my precious daughter please help us.
Thanks so much

jonthepain answers:

You might try the Center for Missing/Exploited children. You can try to get the State Police involved. Since it happened in Texas, or so it seems, maybe try the Texas Rangers.

Richard asks…

My 100 Favorite Hip-Hop Albums……?

These are my favorite hip-hop albums, decided to make a list, I did it kind of hastily so their might be a few I missed.

1. Masters of the Universe – Binary Star
2. Reasonable Doubt – Jay-Z
3. Blue Scholars – Blue Scholars
4. One Day It’ll All Make Sense – Common
5. Doe or Die – AZ
6. People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm – A Tribe Called Quest
7. Let’s Get Free – Dead Prez
8. Do You Want More?!!!??! – The Roots
9. Doggystyle – Snoop Dogg
10. Liquid Swords – GZA/Genius
11. Ready to Die – The Notorious B.I.G.
12. A Piece of Strange – Cunninlynguists
13. Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest
14. ATLiens – Outkast
15. Mecca and the Soul Brother – Pete Rock & CL Smooth
16. The Lost Tapes – Nas
17. A Long Hot Summer – Masta Ace
18. Desire – Pharoahe Monch
19. Murs Rules The World – Murs
20. Soul Food – Goodie Mob
21. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik – Outkast
22. Train of Thought – Reflection Eternal
23. Game Theory – The Roots
24. Straight Out Of The Jungle – Jungle Brothers
25. Where’s Your Album – Apathy
26. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous – Big L
27. The Predator – Ice Cube
28. Be – Common
29. Daily Operation – Gang Starr
30. Criminal Minded – Boogie Down Productions
31. De La Soul Is Dead – De La Soul
32. Me Against The World – 2Pac
33. Personal Journals – Sage Francis
34. Illmatic – Nas
35. Capital Punishment – Big Pun
36. The Chronic – Dr. Dre
37. Paid In Full – Eric B & Rakim
38. Aquemini – Outkast
39. Madvillainy – Madvillain
40. Road To The Riches – Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
41. Evolution Fight – Cyne
42. Moment of Truth – Gang Starr
43. S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. – One Be Lo
44. Whut? Thee Album – Redman
45. The Infamous – Mobb Deep
46. Mos Def & Talib are Black Star – Black Star
47. The True Meaning – Cormega
48. Resurrection – Common
49. Midnight Marauders – A Tribe Called Quest
50. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx – Raekwon
51. Internal Affairs – Pharoahe Monch
52. Straight Outta Compton – NWA
53. Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde – The Pharcyde
54. Black On Both Sides – Mos Def
55. Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition – Murs
56. Disposable Arts – Masta Ace
57. Bayani Redux – Blue Scholars
58. Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) – Digable Planets
59. The Score – Fugees
60. Illadelph Halflife – The Roots
61. The College Dropout – Kanye West
62. Deltron 3030 – Deltron 3030
63. Aziatic – AZ
64. Dirty Acres – CunninLynguists
65. Like Water For Chocolate – Common
66. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – Slick Rick
67. Death Certificate – Ice Cube
68. Grandmasters – GZA/Genius
69. Blowout Comb – Digable Planets
70. Things Fall Apart – The Roots
71. Beats, Rhymes & Life – A Tribe Called Quest
72. Metaphorical Music – Nujabes
73. ’93 Till Infinity – Souls of Mischief
74. Ink Is My Drink – Panacea
75. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Wu-Tang Clan
76. The Realness – Cormega
77. 3 Feet High and Rising – De La Soul
78. Fantastic Vol. 2 – Slum Village
79. Nia – Blackalicious
80. Makaveli – The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
81. Stillmatic – Nas
82. Boy Meets World – Fashawn
83. The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem
84. It Was Written – Nas
85. The Sun Rises In The East – JEru The Damaja
86. The Old Prince – Shad K
87. SouthernUnderground – Cunninlynguists
88. Hunt For The Gingerbread Man – MF Grimm
89. Organized Konfusion – Organized Konfusion
90. SlaughtaHouse – Masta Ace
91. Long Live The Kane – Big Daddy Kane
92. The Dusty Foot Philosopher – K’Naan
93. Strictly Business – EPMD
94. Take a Look Around – Masta Ace
95. D.I.T.C. – D.I.T.C
96. Will Rap For Food – CunninLynguists
97. The Big Picture – Big L
98. Live and Let Die – Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
99. Sittin On Chrome – Masta Ace
100. A Prince Among Thieves – Prince Paul
These are my favorites and I’m not a big Wu-Tang fan so I don’t have it in the Top 15 like most people.

And about One Day It’ll All Make Sense, I might of placed it a little high it’s just it’s my favorite Common album and he’s one of my favorites so i thought it belonged in the Top 10.
Aww man I did forget Common Market, their self titled would probably be between 100-75
@ Metal, Yeah it’s weird i really am not a big fan of Jay-Z , I wasn’t to impressed by The Blueprint or any of his other work but for some reason I just love Reasonable Doubt.

jonthepain answers:

Our lists our similar:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApMeE67Eq80kpebWLE__a0Psy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100816205451AAHVsxY

I’m very impressed. I love it. 9.5/10. The only problem I have is Jay-Z in the top 3.

Lisa asks…

Start of Chapter Five, I Could Use Your Help :) ?

Well, this is for my ‘book’ on Worthy of Publishing called Bleeding Orchid.
You can read the Chapter One here;

http://www.worthyofpublishing.com/chapter.asp?chapter_ID=12112

Chapter Two;

http://www.worthyofpublishing.com/chapter.asp?chapter_ID=13717

Chapter Three;

http://www.worthyofpublishing.com/chapter.asp?chapter_ID=13754

Chapter Four;

http://www.worthyofpublishing.com/chapter.asp?chapter_ID=13961

I would recommend reading them all, but if you don’t have time then maybe just read Chapter Four. If you can’t be bothered, no biggy. Kebi had just kicked Joshua out and he refuses to leave her doorstep, so he sleeps there. (Kebi is a vampire and has planks of wood over her window) Sunlight streams in and burns her thigh and Joshua bursts in, covers the whole with a pillow and sticky tape and then they start kissing bla bla bla.

Last Time
I held hands with my knight in shining armor as I drifted back into a peaceful sleep, saddened that we couldn’t have some more fun.
I never thought I would fall for someone like Joshua, but there I was, lying next to the human that saved me more from myself then the sunlight before.
In ways, it still made me feel ill. I was his predator and he was my prey, like a lioness and a buffalo. But something else made me see the good in Joshua, the part of him that had always longed to be with me, and then I begun to feel guilty.
If I stayed with him, he would be losing what innocence was left in him. But if I left him, his heart would be broken. And then what I was feeling, was a completely different story.
I was so confused I didn’t know what to think. My heart and most definitely my body longed to be with Joshua, but my head was telling me that we were disgusting. I guess my feelings could be explained like I’m a marble cake. Just like it has mixed colors, I have mixed feelings.
I turned on my side so that Joshua was visible.

I was thinking of calling it ‘Head or Heart?’ And then I know at the end I want her to say something like ‘Stuff my head’ bla bla bla. But what do I put in the middle? Let me know what you think :D

Also, don’t go on about vamp and human romance, because I’m only doing this for the plot since Joshua gets murdered, but I won’t go into that.

Thanks in advance.
Lori, I never really thought of it like that, but you make a good point. I just wanted to use an example of preditor and prey, but that’s all I could think of.

jonthepain answers:

Joshua gets murdered> and what? She seeks revenge?… Sounds cool

the story was good… I loved it.

You should read mine too
type in the search bar, the seven stars series… Its signed sophie, which is my name duh.. Lol.

Charles asks…

How do u feel when watching those National Geographic film crew when bad things happen and they don’t help?

You know those National Geographic Specials of about lions, hyenas, and animals and stuff. Well I was watching this one cheetah one yesterday and this cub got separated from its mother. The mother was just calling out for her baby for like hours upon hours according to the man filming it. The guy filming it was then taping the cub all off on it’s own saying, “It will surely die without the protection of its mother … most likely from a predator as lions or hyenas.” The cub was just out scared as the guy had reported that this mother cheetah had been calling out for days. I was like why don’t you get your ass up and go get the thing back to its mother somehow? There was also these lions eating into this live zebra who just shrieking out in pain as the guy filming it was like merrily saying “It’s a great day in Africa. Hunger is nourished. Bodies are fed’ all the while this live zebra is getting half his gut devoured.
must not interfere. Haven’t you nits ever heard of the zoo? How is that not interfering with nature or having a pet?

jonthepain answers:

Yes, nature can be cruel…but they are just letting it take it’s course like it should. You cannot go out and mess with the ecosystem..by saving that zebra, the lions that were going to feed on it could have died of starvation. You have to understand that every animal is connected in the ecosystem and especially the food chain. What happens to one.. Affects the other. You could inadvertently be killing lots of other animals by just saving one. In the case where humans have caused the endangerment of a certain species..then I feel it is okay to interfere in order to repopulate the species via endangered species breeding programs that are present in zoos. Also, you mention having pets as interfering with nature?! How so? Pets are domesticated animals that have no place in the ecosystem. Our having them as pets only interferes with the ecosystem if they are left outdoors to kill wildlife..otherwise they have NOTHING to do with it.

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Your Questions About North Carolina Hunting Land

Betty asks…

Does anyone know where to hog hunt on state/federal land on east coast TN,NC,SC, ?

I live in michigan and would very much like to take a trip hog hunting with my dad. I would like to go to North Carolina or near by (AppalationMnts). I would also like to hunt on state or federal land at a place that needs help reducing the population. We would like to camp and basiclly ruff it the hole way. If you have hunted this area and don’t mind passing on some good info or are a land owner and would like some hogs removed i would be glad to drive down and help. Any info on state or federal parks that allow hog hunting and camping would be great. Please only resond if you have helpful info i really want to go on this hunt with my dad Thanks

jonthepain answers:

I live here in North Carolina. Go to ncwildlife.com, click on maps, and go to gamelands. Look at the Nantahala gameland. You will need a license to hunt, but its pretty cheap, and I believe that Wild Hogs (you might here them called Feral Pigs, but it’s the EXACT same thing) is not considered a game animal in that part of the state. But plenty of hogs roam around there. Also might wanna check out the Needmore gameland, I killed a 7 Point buck there one day, and I had to shoot a hog before it got to my meat. Double wammy, ate good for a LONG time. But plenty of hogs in there, you can bait em’ with jello.
The only disadvantage of gameland hunting is dealing with other people, and you can’t nail tree stands or anything like that, you have to take climbers or buddy stands. I DO NOT reccomend sitting on the ground. But go right ahead and take your pick.
Good luck.

Sharon asks…

What confederate state?

What confederate state would you live in if you had a choice and why?…or if you live in one of them and love it tell me why…I wanna see yalls answers.
What one of these states are better to hunt and own land?

States

Virgina
North Carolina
South Carolina
Missiouri
Arkansas
Louisana
Georgia
Florida
Texas
Mississipi
Alabama
Kentucky
Tennesee

if I missed any tell me
Thanks

jonthepain answers:

1st there are no confederate states any more

now 2nd i have lived in most of the UNITED STATES you listed. I think you’d be best in the swamps of florida or louisianna… Seeing as how you aren’t from there or youd already KNOW these facts–gators need to eat too.

Michael asks…

Why do some vegan and vegertians think there superior to others?

Some(not all) seem to think your morally better and superior than someone who’s not like you. Why do also think someone who does serve same food diet as you does not love animal or save them. I don’t mean offense but your not really saving animals by your practice. Your just not choosing to eat a renewable animal source like cow which wont exist if we did not use them. I never seen any vegan group (like peta i researched them a lot) donating millions of dollars, work hard to protect acres of land for wild life habitats and preserving wilderness areas from development. While hunting and other conservation groups like “Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation” protected and enhanced over 4.8 million acres of habitat and ensured public access to more than 480,000 acres . RMEF is especially keen to restore long-absent animal populations, with herds being reestablished in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.(http://www.rmef.org/) By some of your logic these groups hate animals.
by the way i am a conservations and a park ranger and devoted my life protecting wild-life and upholding environmental laws. I also have a lot for my job to kill invasions species and animal that are destroyed because someone chooses to feed them. (Nicole usually species don’t eat there own kind unless there starvation or some social purpose which is true for humans also. I’m sure must of heard about people eating each other during plane crash or of tribes that use to practice cannibalism. Some answer don’t even have do with question so why do even answer and preach why you picked diet and prove my question right,
vegan&proud Please look up the link i posted and other conservations groups. Also national parks and environmental movement was started by hunters like teddy Roosevelt and John Muir. I did my research on my part
You would see never mentioned anything about taxes i was only referring for what they do privately with money donate and raise. Do not be ignorant research before you respond.

jonthepain answers:

You only hear the absolute crazies and there are a bunch of them on YA V&V. They are like religious fundamentalists all rant no substance. Way too busy foraging for food to become involved in a real life as yourself and many of us.

Carol asks…

Are there many deer, or big deer, in Caldwell County Missouri?

Im a deer hunter from North Carolina and i just got permission to hunt some farm land in Caldwell County Missouri. I dont know anything about the land except that its farmland and near the town Kidder. maby yall can help me out with some info on the amount of deer out there, or the richness of bucks, thanks

jonthepain answers:

Missouri is great for hunting white tails. You shouldn’t have a problem finding some when your out here around that area.

Mandy asks…

I have a cousin that married a guy that has land Caldwell County Missouri. is that prime land for trophy bucks

he has 300 acers of an old farm, im not sure if it is even being farmed anymore, and he says that nobody has hunted it in about 10 years which means there is a good chance that there is a couple of good bucks on it because of the low pressure. but in general it this a known area for B&C bucks? im from North Carolina and know nothing of the area. i know that Missouri has some good whitetails, but i wasn’t sure about this area in the state. thanks for the help

jonthepain answers:

Yes, Caldwell County is a nice area for larger bucks. (pssst, can I go too???) But, if the area is untouched for that long, you may have to work a bit to get the larger bucks in there and KEEP them there, that’s the trick. Food plots, mineral supplies, good water source and cover, that’s what the deers look for.
BTW, I’m not a horn hunter, I much prefer to put a doe or two in the freezer and I’ve passed on two really nice 8 points doing that. It’s always amazing to me to see the racks on some from that area, but I’m like the other poster, take the larger ones from the gene pool and guess what’s left? I have nothing at all against someone looking for a nice trophy, please don’t take it that way.
I’m also in Central Missouri, there was a friend of mine who brought back a 19 point buck from just north of that area 2 years ago.

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Your Questions About Hunting Coyotes With Shotgun

William asks…

What is something you can hunt all year round in Illinois?

I live in Illinois and there is not much you can hunt in the summer time. I know you can coyote hunt all year round but I was wondering if there was anything else. It will have to be something you can hunt with a shotgun. I have a 12 gauge double barrel side by side Stoeger with removable chokes so it is pretty versatile. Thanks

jonthepain answers:

Check the Illinois website for fish and game.

Laura asks…

what do i need if i want to hunt coyote in indiana with a shotgun? and can i get a licence when im only 15?

jonthepain answers:

Camouflage including a face net-they are very sharp. You need some large-pellet loads for your shotgun (not steel). Hevi-shot makes a good load called dead coyote, or try #4 buckshot. You need a call. Cheapest way is to go online and download (free) coyote calling recordings-there are dozens of different ones online. Then just burn a CD and play it on a boombox, or buy (or make) an electronic caller.

Donald asks…

I have another Coyote Question?

Okay, In my earlier question* I said I’ll be Coyote hunting with A shotgun, and you guy’s gave me some great answers. Thanks! Now I have a new one: My Grandpa let me borrow his Dying Rabbit recording, and I was thinking, would it be better to sit right next to it, or set it 5 yards away (Out of my line of shot) and cover it in a rabbit pelt for extra effect. What do you think?
*= http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au.zVZyZ5L1UxKGMxrEFyhnty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100607125216AAej2O0
26 Inch Break, with Blackcloud 3inch BB Mag

jonthepain answers:

No! Sit about 20 yards to one side or the other of the call, preferably away from the wind. Coyote have excellent eye sight, so stick the call out in the open (in some tallish grass, etc.) and find some good cover for you. The coyote is not going to get close to the call, but rather come out in the open to investigate it. You are going to shoot it as soon as its in range and you are comfortable with the distance.

Steven asks…

Best Choke for my 12 GA Shotgun?

I have a 12 gauge shotgun in which i am using for hunting Ducks, Rabbits, Grouse & Coyote.

My Shotgun came with 3 chokes:
Modified, Improved Modified & Full.

Which choke would be the best to shoot ducks in flight & in the water?
Which choke would be best for Rabbits and Grouse?
Which choke would be best for Coyotes?

Note: The full choke indicates that it is to be used with Lead shot only. In my Province i am only permitted to use Steel shot when hunting Migratory Birds!

jonthepain answers:

Ducks = Full Choke (Or where you live, Modified)
Rabbits = Modified
Grouse = Either Improved Cylinder or Modified
Coyotes = Full Choke (Again, with your shotgun, Modified)

Jenny asks…

Coyote hunting questions?

How far must i walk from the road to effectivly call Coyotes?

When unsuccessfully calling a Coyote in a clearing, How far should i travel to set up again?

When unsuccessfully calling a Coyote in a clearing, should i travel futher up the road or deeper in the forest?

When using a 12 GA shotgun and 3″ BB shot, How far should the decoy be positioned from the person calling?

What is the best way to set up a ambush when calling Coyotes with a partner?

jonthepain answers:

You should only need to walk far enough from the road so that your vehicle is hidden from sight so that coyotes coming in won’t see it, this may mean walking 100 feet or a few hundred yards.

The general rule of thumb is to call in one spot for 15 to 20 minutes then move about 1/4 mile away and star over again. The reason being is that 1/4 mile is about the average distance a coyote can hear a predator call and if they haven’t come in within 15 to 20 minutes they aren’t going to come in or there aren’t any to come in.

When you do move avoid thick trees, your best ambush will be by setting up on the edge of a clearing and camoflaging yourself. When hunting with a partner one of you should run the call and act as a lookout while the other one runs the gun. Make sure you check in 360 degrees once in a while, coyotes and sometimes cougars might come sneaking in behind you.

A shotgun isn’t really the best choice for calling in coyotes, but there have been some 12 guage shells developed specifically for taking coyotes out to 70 yards but it is expensive to buy. If you have to use a shotgun set your decoy up at around 40 yards and pray the coyotes don’t get wind of you before they get to the decoy.

You would be better off using a rifle such as a 22-250 or a .223

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Your Questions About Game Calls Lil B Worst Rapper

Richard asks…

Why do people say Lil B is a bad rapper? I honestly think his real stuff is pretty good? Check out my examples?

Lil B is actually a very smart rapper. He makes all those dumb songs such as Charlie Sheen, Wonton Soup, Justin Bieber, Think Im BasedGod knowing that they will get him a lot of views and bring recognition to his name. He knows that they are not to lyrical and they are jokes. He uses them to satire popular rap and its working perfectly because thats how everyone knows him. He calls himself the Based God because he brings positivity and be’s himself to the fullest and he can make these joke songs because he is fine with them himself. But he also makes some of the most real music in the rap game today. Listen to I Am the Hood, I Am, The Bible, BOR, DOR, Fake Family, Remember the Name, Dead Presidents, Cold War, The Trap, Real Life, Why They Wanna Kill Me, Times Blue, Situations, Realist Alive, I Still Cant Sleep, Walk the World, I Win, I Dont Want Shit, The Growth, The Old Days, Can You Stand the Rain, Real Plexxx, Sending Shots, Situations, Cocain Blunts, Exhibit 6, Exhibit Based,Im God, Real Shit from a Real Nigga, Motivation, The Age of Information, and Thank You Based God. Alot of those songs portray positive messages and talk about real life and the lyrics are actually pretty decent considering the lyrics of his joke songs. So do the people who hate on him just listen to his more gimmicky songs and decide he sucks? Because I think if you listen to some of the songs I listened you will see him a little bit differently.

jonthepain answers:

…links would have been nice….

Lisa asks…

Why do people say Lil B is a bad rapper? I honestly think he is a genius?

Lil B is actually a very smart rapper. He makes all those dumb songs such as Charlie Sheen, Wonton Soup, Justin Bieber, Think Im BasedGod knowing that they will get him a lot of views and bring recognition to his name. He knows that they are not to lyrical and they are jokes and lyrics. He calls himself the Based God because he brings positivity and be’s himself to the fullest and he can make these joke songs because he is fine with them himself. But he also makes some of the most real music in the rap game today. Listen to I Am the Hood, I Am, The Bible, BOR, DOR, Dead Presidents, Cold War, The Trap, Real Life, Why They Wanna Kill Me, Times Blue, Situations, Realist Alive, I Still Cant Sleep, Walk the World, We are the World, The Age of Information, Thank You Based God. Alot of those songs portray positive messages and talk about real life and the lyrics are actually pretty decent considering the lyrics of his joke songs. So do the people who hate on him just listen to his more gimmicky songs and decide he sucks? Because I think if you listen to some of the songs I listened you will see him a little bit differently.
Well I am not trying to say that he is an amazing lyrical rapper. He doesnt have a great flow but he has a message in a lot of his songs and his lyrics are decent and a lot better than most people assume.
And Sending Shots and Cocaine Blunts are really good.

jonthepain answers:

Anyone with Lil in the name sucks and is only listened to by delusional white girls or punk ass puzzies

Bow wow, romeo, wayne…the list goes on

Thomas asks…

Worst rapper/singers ever?? ?

I’d just like to know what other people think my list Is…
Lil Wayne (I can’t stand his voice is soo annoying)
Dj Khaled (all he does is shout)
V-nasty (she can’t even rap)
Devlin (he’s English and I just can’t stand him)
Eminen (should of given up the rap game bak in the 90s)
Lil b (idk why I just can’t stand him)
Lil twist (he’s just as bad as lol Wayne)
Lil chukkie (I think Everyone knows why I would hate him)
Prodigy (he’s from this group called mindless behaviour.. They put auto-tune on every song it’s just … Terrible)
Justin bebier (I just dont like him his music can’t stand him)
Jason derulo (I have to admit a few sngs were pretty good.. What can I say I hate auto tune)
Yh id just like to see who peole hate

jonthepain answers:

Hey I agree with most of your list but Eminem, he has some good tunes and humor so i dont think he is so bad but here are the ones i hate:

Lil Wayne (the worst ever)
Lil John
soulja boy
akorn
chingy because i find his voice annoying
Ying Yang twins, they are just rubbish
Birdman
Ja rule
cheeky girls
britney
victoria beckham
miley cyrus and her dad
rebecca black

and those are just the ones that come to mind

Donald asks…

wayne fans lyrical defense part two! bks and everyone else want take a look and see how much lil wayne sucks?

I was criticized for putting like 1 example of his wayne’s horrible lyrics. Fine. here are more.

“muthaf*cka im ill not sick
and im ok but my watch sick
yea my drop sick
yea my glock sick
How can you rhyme four times with the same word??!! That is some sorry@ss sh*t right there

“weezy f*ckin baby wit his fruit ass”
i know i should leave his sexual orientation out of this but this is proof he’s gay and its unacceptable to bring it into the rap game. never have i heard any rapper talk about gay subjects like that. not once have i ever heard a gay line like this. what sucks is that people think rapping about gay sex is ill. it is disgusting!!

“she’s wet like a carpool”
i can barely get what hes trying to say but that is just wack and dumb

the beginning of “got money”
what the f*ck is he tryin to say? it sounds like hes dying.

‘all black maybach im sittin in the @sshole”
a previous user brought this one to my attention. what the hell is that?!?!

“i run the supermarket, you’re just a bag boy”
i remember hearing it from him, like the rest, it is wack and makes no sense

“im the shit get the f*ck out my toilet”
another one brought up by a previous user on Y!A, that sh*t is retarded. and to think theres more of this garbage out there

LIL WAYNE IS ALSO A F*CKIN BITER!! here are some examples
look at his “tha carter 3″ cover. he actually has the nerve to bite the covers of two legendary rap albums. i hate how wayne thinks he can just take the idea from the cover like he’s in their league or sumthin. he’ll never be in their league!

his verse in “girls all around the world”
he takes Rakim’s verse and only makes it worse. Not that Rakim’s verse was bad. It was tight in “Paid in Full”. The way wayne takes it and spits makes it sound like hes an arrogant lil b*tch with no respect for rap’s best.

the “weezyaveli” mixtape cover”
are you serious?! weezyaveli?? that sounds so stupid and dumb. i cant believe how he takes the moniker of one of rap’s greatest and turns it into complete senseless garbage.

And now an example of real lyrics…

“To my elite peeps with the murderous mystiques
I hit the street with beats and they critique for weeks
they be like “How that kid Ra reach the peak”?
pull out the heat and use my technique to speak”

Only a part of a masterpiece called “When I B on tha Mic” created by REAL figures in the rap game, Rakim and DJ Premier. Just that little part is better than lil wayne and all pop rappers’ garbage

leave a comment if you wayne riders challenge me to put even more dumb lyrics by this overrated piece of garbage. since i dont care to listen to all of waynes garbage, all real rap fans feel free to add more weak lyrics to this page that way you too can show how you can prove wayne sucks @ss

p.s.: why am i suggested to put this under sports? i don’t get it.

jonthepain answers:

Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iex5BEXR2w

I hate to say it, because I think people who call others a hater are idiots, but if you seriously think Wayne is the worst rapper ever then you’re a hater, or haven’t listened to much hip hop. I can name at least 50 rappers who are far worse, and Wayne doesn’t even make my top 100 rappers. And the fact that you just typed all this trying to bash an artist who is lightyears ahead of guys like Soulja Boy, Gucci, OJ Da Juiceman and Wakka and yet is somehow the worst rapper ever kinda proves my point. It’s easy to find sh*tty Lil Wayne lyrics. The guy has at least 500 songs and he obviously sacrifices quality for quantity. But you’re out of your mind if you think Rakim hasn’t spit some whack sh*t (cough 7th Seal cough).

Edit: To address lines you’ve brought up, ignoring ones where you can’t understand because that’s a retarded reason to criticize someone:
1) You do know Wayne calls himself Weezy F Baby right? So when he says Weezy f*ckin Baby he’s not talking about having sex with Birdman.
2) Do you know how many rappers don’t use end rhymes? Are you that retarded that you can’t see that “not”, “watch”, “drop” and “glock” rhyme?

Overall you seem to have a problem understanding simple similes and metaphors. If you really think: “i run the supermarket, you’re just a bag boy” doesn’t make sense you are, like I’ve been saying, retarded. I don’t have a problem with you thinking Wayne sucks, because about 75% of his material is trash. But 1) Your arguments are horrible and 2) It’s obvious you’ve got a bug up your a*s. If you’re gonna write a damned college thesis about something as insignificant as musical taste it should be at least about why a certain rapper is skilled, not trying to convince people that a rapper who is blatantly (semi) skilled is trash, using retarded arguments to try and back it up

Linda asks…

Why Is Lil’ Wayne The Best Rapper And What Makes Him The Best?

Ok, I’m 16,a guy, and everyone my age listens to Lil‘ Wang—*Wayne* (My bad.Sorry about that,wiggers).I’m going to give my answer to the most common reasons/excuses that people my age give for calling him the best.If you have a good reason besides “fuck you hater” and “just because he’s the best”,then put it down,’cause I guarantee you,I know more about hip hop than ANYONE who thinks “Weezy” has talent…

“He sold so many records”:Record sales don’t mean a thing.Weezy is just marketable.Remember when You radio hip-hop fans were saying Soulja Boy is dope? Where is he now? Weezy is just marketable.

“He’s so original.He doesn’t even write lyrics”.He got that technique from Jay-Z.That’s not original.Also,name 1 song where he raps about something that no other rapper has.He isn’t original,all he raps about is money,sex,and being the best.

“He’s always in the booth.Constantly working and putting out mixtapes”.:Ok, Three 6 Mafia (when they were “Triple Six Mafia”),when they were underground put out over 30 mixtapes in 2 years,ALL PRODUCED BY DJ PAUL AND JUICY J.They were hard workers.

Now I’m gonna put down a list of rappers 20,000 times better,then hip-pop radio fans can tell me why he’s the best…

Nas
Rakim
Tech N9ne
Immortal Technique
T-Rock
Elzhi
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (All 5 Of Them)
Wu-Tang Clan (All 9 Of Them + Cappadonna)
D12 (All 6 + Bugz,Eye-Kyu,and Fuzz Scotta [Ex-Members])
Lord Infamous (Ex-Three 6 Mafia Member)
Big L
Big Pun
Brotha Lynch Hung
Field Mob (Seriously,These Guys Can Spit)
Eminem
Devin The Dude
Z-Ro
The Game
Gang Starr
Scarface
Ice Cube
Jadakiss
Jay-Z (1996 & 1997)
Kanye West (2004)
Lupe Fiasco
Mobb Deep
The Notorious B.I.G. (Duh)
2Pac (Duh)
Obie Trice
OutKast (Waaaaay Underrated)
Chuck D
Jedi Mind Tricks
SPM (South Park Mexican)
Chino XL
Twista
UGK

I mean the list just goes on…

jonthepain answers:

Lil wayne is not the Best Rapper

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Your Questions About Game Calls

Mark asks…

what game calls for the highest system requirements?

what game calls for the highest system requirements? i would think sure, crysis, but that was from 2008 if im correct?

anywho, the latest game ever released with the highest system requirements – what is it?

jonthepain answers:

For sure Crysis was a harsh game for any system, but these days almost all games made are going to fall into the category of mid-range to extremely playable.
Since most people do not run nitrogen cooled super systems and chips that run faster than 2.1GHZ the most you would expect to see as far as super games can be found on the report found at http://g4tv.com/games/index/
I would have to say the latest game that came out may be at the top of the list and that would be Gods Of War III, Then, Crysis, Fall Out3, Fallout New Vegas, Metro 2033, WOW Wrath Of Lich King, RED Steel 2, Supreme Commander 2, CAC4 and Just Cause 2, These would be the top few games that would probably be a max out on your CPU and RAM.

Richard asks…

Can a video game that calls for an Intel duel core processor work on a single core?

Can a video game that calls for an Intel duel core processor work on a single core?
Can a video game that calls for a duel core processor work on a single core?
I just wanted to see if anybody out there knew about this stuff before I spent the money on the game
I have a Celeron 3.6GHz processor.

jonthepain answers:

It should work. As long as you have nothing else running and about 2gb or RAM.

Steven asks…

When will professional sports start investigating refs who make bad calls that affect the outcome of a game?

Do you think teams should be allowed to challenge penalties in the NFL?

Do you think MLB needs create the ability to review bad calls?

It just makes me feel like everything is rigged when a bad call determines the outcome of a game and decides who wins or loses.

They should call it the “Tim Donaghy Rule.” (NBA ref caught for calling games so he could win on bets he placed, for those of you who didn’t know)

jonthepain answers:

They will never address the refs making bad calls, because it takes the focus off the game and puts it on the refs.

There should be a uniform rule, that close calls in close games or playoff games not be called, it must be obvious.

For both teams…

Thomas asks…

What do they mean as in a catcher calls a “good game”?

I’ve seen on MLB 2k6 a stat call: “Call Game” and I’ve an article, “Calling a good game: It can be catching” and mentions that catchers need to be able to call a good game.

What does that mean? :S

jonthepain answers:

It means he called a good pitch selection. Like he knew the hitters weaknesses and strengths, and called for pitches and types of pitches to take advantage. Also, the pitcher doesn’t shake off many of the catchers suggested locations and pitch types.

Laura asks…

Do Electronic game calls work for deer and elk?

I was thinking about buying one and wanted to know if they are better to use than mouth calls.

jonthepain answers:

Yes we use them all the time and they work great. We can use electronic calls for all but game birds in Oregon. The new one like fox pro work great and best of all you can down load the sounds you want to use on it. Give it a try I think you will like them.

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Your Questions About Predator Call Sounds

Robert asks…

EASY POINTS — What do you think of my short stories?

“INTRUDER”

I heard the creak of the door four minutes before I realized it couldn’t possibly be Austin, my husband deployed in Iraq. Someone was clearly here… or was it just my mind playing tricks on me? I rose slowly, reducing the sound of my presence and reached for the pistol that lay neatly beneath the linens in the drawer of my side table. I felt the intake of my breath come more rapid and held my breath for the shadow that crept towards my door. Seconds felt like hours as I focused on breathing quietly, not giving the enemy my position. I glanced at my alarm clock: 3:52 A.M. Panic radiated throughout my body and I was ready. I never understood exactly the fear, the rush, that takes over when you’re stalking your predator and fighting for your own survival. I kept quiet, reducing myself to blend in with the shadows of the furniture. I was in my own battlefield; I didn’t need protection because I was a fighter. And then his bags dropped. The leather boots, scuffed and worn, came closer to me. I restrained myself from firing. I could smell the scent of his duffel and realized who it was.

“You’re back.” I choked. Not believing he was already home.

“Hi.” I could make out the slight curve in his smile. “Were you planning on shooting me?” He questioned as I lowered the pistol he gave me before he was deployed. I couldn’t say anything and felt ashamed. I looked down at my knees.

“I, uh, I didn’t realize. I thought… You’re home? You’re staying? What about…”

“Shhh…” He came over and put me onto the bed. “I’ll be here for you, everywhere I go. I’m here.” He slowly removed his gear and slid under the covers with me.

“And to answer your question, yes I was going to shoot you.” I mumbled, with a smirk on my face. “I missed you.”

“I missed you too, Macy.” He closed his eyes, kissed her shoulder, and drifted to sleep, not taking for granted the three days he had left until he went back to Iraq.

—– NEXT SHORT STORY ——

“Infatuation”

The ring of the phone was more than she could bear. Her breaths were coming shorter, faster. She reached for the phone, praying she would hear a voice, any voice. She lifted the receiver to her ear. Silence. Three minutes and fifty-eight seconds passed as hyperventilation seeped into her body. For the seventeenth time in one day, she has received the same silent phone calls.

From the backyard, he could see her reach for the phone. He memorized the slight curve of her waist, the way her eyes gleamed from the moon in the sky, and how absolutely beautiful she was when she answered his phone call. He angled his camera and focused his lens. He fed off of her fear and thrived on his power to terrify his victim. She put the receiver to her temple and waited for the voice that would never come. His breaths were steady but loud enough for her to recognize. She would recognize his breathing, wouldn’t she? At that moment, he saw her drop the phone. Seconds writhed by. 3:52. 3:53. Won’t she come back to hear him? 3:56. 3:57. He crept towards the door, the one he unhinged the night before to smell her perfume… to hear her voice. He would do anything to convince himself that she was madly in love with him, even though she did not know his name.

She dropped the phone and ran to into her bedroom to find her keys. Time was being wasted and she could feel the presence of her personal antagonist that captivated every nightmare. Her keys were on her nightstand, weren’t they? She ran into the kitchen, realizing she was not the only one home. She silently made her way through the endless hall and found herself staring into the eyes of her predator. As she screamed, she could pinpoint just how unique his intake of breath was.

3:58. He closed his phone and slipped into the house. He just wanted to put her keys back where they belonged, was that so wrong? He cared deeply for her and wanted her to know this. He could feel the panic radiating from the bedroom. He heard her footsteps coming closer. Was this it? Would she realize how much they love each other? As he locked eyes with her from several feet away, his breath was becoming more rapid. As she screamed, he covered his ears. Why was she screaming? He dropped her keys, picked up the phone that was still off the hook and placed it on the charger. “I love you Macy. Everything is the way it’s supposed to be. You can come with me now.”

I’m actually thinking of writing a novel, would this be something you’d read? Which story do you like better?

jonthepain answers:

Couldn’t get past how you have the dialogue tags all wrong. I don’t even know what the story is about, but you need to fix quite a lot of things for it to be even readable.

Examples (note the commas and where I don’t capitalise):

“Where are you going?” he asked.
“I like you,” he said.
“And you want that because . . .?”
“I like you,” she said, “but I don’t trust you.”
“Don’t talk to me like that!” he roared.

“I wanted my mum to go home.”
“I wanted his mum to go home.”
“I wanted Mum to go home.”

Donald asks…

Boy problem. helpppp!!!?

Okay, so i am 13 and i know this guy. He is 17. I text him everyday, and i know him in real life, [so don't freak out and think he is just a sexual Predator ] he goes to my school and we just talk a lot. We text for at least 5 hours everyday. I kinda like him, but he has a girlfriend. But he told me that he was going to break up with her. He also called me sexy, but i don’t really know if it was in a kidding or serious way. It sounded like he was being serious but im not really sure. Anyways i was just joking around and i said ” hey when im 18 you should call me and we can hook up.” again i said this in a joking way and he said ” oh i cant wait! bring ont he future. i’m ready to call you up!” but he wasn’t kidding. He also told me i was a pretty cool 13 year old and i was a lot more cooler than a lot of girls his age. so here is my question:
Do you think it is weird that i sorta like him?
Do you think it is weird on his part? like what he is saying?
10 points best answer!!!
thanks.

jonthepain answers:

Its normal to like older boys, but you have to be careful with them. To me it sounds like he is just messing with you, so don’t take it to seriously.

Ken asks…

My most precious died, but why did she act that weird? and ami guilty?

Tyrande, my first and most precious cat i ever owned, was a rare Siamese with the end of her tail “broken” (you will know what i mean with broken if u saw this type of Siamese before),
anyway, i found her when she was 1.5 months old, some unknown guy threw her into a pet shop, now i never bought my feline friends from shops,
only from shelters and was as usual passing by shops just to check how those guys treat their “products” as they call em, and found this lil girl, she was the youngest ever i found, they only fed her
yogurt (a feline carnivore being fed only yogurt once every 2 days) and so i decided that i will get my first petshopkitty but that was only to save her (i kinda feel guilty for dealin with shops but meh)
then raised her, fed her up to become a rea cat (she was some kind of a skeleton) and kept her on the hunt so she wont get fat
cuz i was feeding her too much, we studied together, traveled together, i took her with me everywhere includin goin out with my friends, didn’t ever keep her as a “boarding animal” or with someone else (i dun keep animals with someone else when i travel)
, she was the most active kitty i ever knew, she would hunt anything, too playful, and a real small predator, and a very loving cat,
but my curse was that iam a member of two families who direly hate cats. I kept her with me till she became 7 or 8 months ( i can’t remember, that was long ago)
my relatives stopped visiting me (i was keeping this one at my main home in Cairo, the city where many of my cursed family members live, and my mom lives with me in the same appartment)
my mom couldnt take it and even my sister stopped visiting me. Later i kept Tyrande in a closed room so i can restore relations with mom and sister, didn’t care about rest of family and
told them that who would visit me then would visit my cat as i decided to stay with her in that room most of the time
and took most of my daily used belongings there, but things became a bit unhealthy, i wanted her to be a toilet kitty but the room had no toilet, the room was small, i wasn’t always there cuz i had to sometimes study outside, go college, some old partial job etc
so she sometimes felt lonely…ANYWAYYYYY story is too long and too much info to mention but too much pressure from mom and sister who even started fighting with each other cuz of the cat at home
and blamed Tyrande for any flu or some cold or high temperature my sis or my niece would be exposed to, so i decided to give her to another caring home.
Took me about 2 months to find a person who will REALLY take good care of her, found that lady who got a family of Persian cats, sounded more experienced and loving to her cats
and decided to give her Tyrande to care for her till MAYBE someday sometime i’ll be able to live in my own flat and take her back.
7 months passed, i went into even deeper sh1t into my life and was too busy to call them usually to know how is she doing (among that stuff is the Egyptian revolt u know…)
Called em 10 mins ago and found out she died. Now i didn’t quit believe them but when i thought about her uniqure character i kinda…gave up and believed them in wut they said:
she fall of the open window that she always look at the street from cuz she was running from a male Persian who was trying to mate with her long months ago but she always run from him, this time she chose the window to stay at but maybe her velocity cuz of running in fear was too high this time….
Tyrande always looked from the window anywhere we go or travel, and she was ALWAYS afraid of all other cats and would attack them or run
from them, and was afraid from all other humans, and many times from ME! i kind of hate my life now, i hate my whole family even more,
i hate myself and i feel all guilty somehow, maybe i should have thought of her character before giving her to a home with other cats, maybe i should have kept her but she felt better there during the last 6 months she lived there
(she died 3-4 weeks ago) i feel i indirectly killed her, i fucking miss her and i wanna imigrate away from Cairo, away from Egypt so when i adopt a cat or even a child no1 will blame me or tell me to
“get rid of em”. I wanted her to get old and only die cuz of gettin beaten by old age not FUCKING DIEING FROM FALLING OF A FUCKING WINDOW!
So she only lived for about 12 months…and didn’t die with me..aint life cute?
Ami guilty?
And WHY did she always act that weird towards all other cats, always afraid of them, afraid of people and sometimes of me when we travel (she wasnt afraid of the lady took her tho, since she was
at her own home)
Maybe i shouldn’t buy her at the first place and some other guy/girl would have bought her into a loving him with closed windows or with no other cats or something…

jonthepain answers:

Dear Ahmed, I am so sorry about Tyrande’s death. She sounds like a special cat.
It sounds like you were in a very difficult situation, it was not a good situation for her at your home with the hostility from your family. So you tried to do the best you could to find her a home with someone you thought would take care of her. Since she was afraid of other cats it would have been ideal to find someone who had taken very good care of their old cat but it had finally just died and they had no other cats and they wanted a young cat. But maybe you would not have been able to find someone like that at the time you need to find her a home. So you did what you thought was best.
You cannot know what would have happened if you had not bought her. Maybe she would have died of starvation or malnutirion at that horrible shop.. Your motive was good and you did give this little cat some happy times that she might not otherwise have ever had.
Let yourself grieve for your feline friend who died way too young, but try not to beat yourself up too much. Just resolve that in the future you will wait until you have your own place to live and then you can give a home to another cat and keep her/him for life.

I don’t know what you believe, but I think that Tyrande’s soul is still alive and you will see her in Heaven.

Her fear of other cats was probably partly because she was taken too young from her mother and littermates and did not have good experiences as a kitten with other cats , when they are separated so young they dont learn to communicate well with other cats. Maybe she had also had some scary experiences.

BTW, is that Tyrande in your avatar photo? That is a really beautiful cat.

Ruth asks…

Random writing passage. I’d love some feedback.?

So, I’ve never posted anything on here for feedback, but I do daily 1-page writing exercises and thought I’d throw a random one up and see what you think. You lose some formatting on here, but the essence is there.
What do you like, dislike, think could be stronger? Thanks in advance for any constructive criticism that you’ve got for me.
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When in the course of human events it comes to pass that we finally destroy ourselves, what manner of humanity will survive? Will the strong dominate the weak? Will the intelligent rebuild? Will we live in peace or continue to conquer? When the chain of events comes full circle will we break free or begin the pattern all over again?

The answer, of course, is that none of these things will come to pass. We will not repeat the same pattern simply because we cannot. Our cities, our machinations, our advances are gone. But we will not be freed by this, either. We will simply begin a new pattern—slaves to old, failed mindsets incompatible with our new reality.

You see, once started, a society shattered will continue to crumble, much in the same way that a glass, once shattered, will not ever become a glass again. The pieces will remain pieces, though they may be swept into the same dustpan.

That’s where I live now, in the dust pan, surrounded by others: broken, cracked, divided. We have come together for survival—for all the good surviving does us in the hell that remains. In another lifetime, my name was Manny; though now most simply call me Scryer. I specialize in finding things. Safe food, uncontaminated water, trinkets of the past that still retain some use. I find shelter when it rains and warmth when it is cold. I find memories and stories of things that were. I find knowledge among ruins (though I am cautious what I share lest we become too confident in our godhood again). But most importantly, I find Others. Other survivors, other stragglers, other shards.

We’ve come to call ourselves “the Tribe,” and we’ve grown slowly, but steadily, since the fall of man. My role in this—not to sound proud—has not been small, either. I am not the oldest, or the wisest, or the strongest, but I was the first, and that matters a great deal to those who still need to be led.

I was still alone the day I found the large underground maze, a massive stone and tile labyrinth that seemed relatively untouched by the destruction. It was an old subway station, two stories, with still-standing tunnels stretching out for hundreds of yards in four directions. It had a number of smaller rooms, too: old offices, bathrooms, closets, empty train cars, even a small and useless kitchen. Behind one wall I found access to a sewer, long run dry, which expanded the useable size of the place threefold. This was my new home…and my future tomb.

It was only my third visit to the surface when I discovered my first survivor. She had the same idea I did: find what you could that was still good (fuel, food, clothing, weapons) and stockpile it before it spoiled or was taken by another—if there were any others. She was a girl of maybe 15 and utterly cornered by the most foul-looking dog I’d ever seen.

The dog was matted by blood and a bone poked through its chest. It was missing an eye, an ear, and most of the flesh from the left side of its face. Its tongue lolled almost useless between its teeth as it bared its fangs and skull. This creature, too, was broken, hungry, and scared…and even more primal than we were. The visage was fearsome enough as it was, but the hatred that burned in the remaining eye was beyond anything I’d ever seen.

I tried to throw a rock to scare it off, but the beast seemed not even to feel the blow. A second rock briefly turned its attention my way, but it too soon turned back to the girl. She was prey, he was predator, and I…I was merely a bothersome pest.
Yeah, it goes on for about two more pages, but not all of it fits in the limited Y!A question space.
Here’s the next paragraph though, if it pushes through to a better ending.

I had little choice. I couldn’t, I wouldn’t let another piece of humanity die. I grabbed a pipe from the rubble beside me and charged—even a pest can be a predator in the right circumstances. The dog heard me coming and made for its prize. My blow fell just in time, catching the monster mid-lunge and cracking its spine. The poor creature fell to the floor with a thud and lay, whimpering and snarling in alternating fashion. I edged the girl away and together, without a word we continued to gather supplies. Had I been a kinder man I’d have put the animal out of its misery, but I’m not and I didn’t. It didn’t matter. The snarling soon stopped as the whimpering took over and soon the rattle of death echoed through the room.

jonthepain answers:

Love the first three paragraphs, great extended metaphor with the glass, and you have a talent with rhetorical questions. I know you said it was just a random bit, but i feel like it ended with a blah. But then again, you may not be done.
Keep up the good work.

David asks…

I want to get a Custom built PC.?

I’m looking to get a new computer, but not just any computer, a custom computer. I want it to be able to play any any new game and upcoming game on the highest graphics settings without lag. I also want it to be able to play older games like StarCraft, Diablo, Diablo II, Warcraft II: BNE, SWAT 3, and other games from the 1990s and early 2000s. However, I don’t know how to do this sort of thing, like order a custom PC and tell them what I want and what-not. But here’s pretty much what I want for it:

[b]Specifications[/b]
-Windows 7 (I’ll multi-boot it with XP)
-Several hundred GB of hard-drive space
-God-like amount of RAM (like anywhere from 15-30 thousand RAM)
-2 DVD-RW drives
-USB ports
-A fantastic HD monitor
-A fantastic video card
-A fantastic sound card
-3½-inch floppy drive
-Everything else being extremely great and high quality

Here are some examples of new and upcoming games that I’d like it to be able to run on their highest graphical and audio settings without the game lagging:
[b]Examples of Games[/b]
-Company of Heroes Online
-StarCraft II
-Call of Duty: Black Ops
-Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online
-Final Fantasy XIV
-Aion: Tower of Eternity
-Call of Duty: Black Ops
-Medal of Honor 2010
-MechWarrior 2010
-Descent IV
-Diablo III
-Torchlight MMO
-Torchlight II
-Guild Wars 2
-Genesis A.D
-KARMA: Operation Barbarossa
-Civilization V
-Twilight MMO
-Shattered Horizon
-Duke Nukem Forever
-Jumpgate Evolution
-Star Wars: The Old Republic
-Stargate Worlds
-Black Prophecy
-Earthrise
-World of Warcraft w/Cataclysm
-Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X 2
-Firefly MMO
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer MMO
-Dungeon Siege III
-Lego Universe
-The Agency
-DC Universe Online
-Halo 2: Vista
-Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
-Aliens vs. Predator 3
-Aliens: Colonial Marines
-Aliens RPG
-Tactical Intervention
-The Crossing
-PlanetSide NEXT
-EverQuest NEXT
-APB: All Points Bulletin
-Doom 4
-Lineage III
-Battlestar Galactica Online
-Diaspora
-Battlestar Galactica: Beyond the Red Line
-Blue Mars
-Mirror’s Edge
-Dark Sun Online: The Age of Heroes
-Fallout Online

jonthepain answers:

For gaming, you don’t need more than 4gb of RAM or a processor more expensive than a Core i5 750 or Phenom II X4 965. About 75% of your gaming performance depends upon your GPU, the CPU only accounts for about 25% of your in-game fps. And the vast majority of cases where you hit a framerate ceiling are because the system is GPU-bound, not CPU-bound.

You could easily spend another $600 by getting a Core i7 960 and tripling the amount of RAM, but those changes would have almost no impact on gaming performance.

For future-proofing, maybe grab a Core i7 930 for another $100- but anything beyond that becomes very expensive very quickly and won’t budge your frame rates more than 2-4 fps. The highest-end CPUs are only worth their price premium if you’re running professional 3D design applications like AutoCad, Maya, or doing extensive movie editing. Same story for having vast amounts of RAM… Even the most demanding titles like Metro 2033 and Crysis don’t run any differently if your system has 4gb of RAM, 12gb of RAM or 24gb of RAM. Having an extra 8gb can be very useful to AutoCad, Sony Vegas and Photoshop, but those aren’t games.

If you’ve got extra cash to spend, put it into your graphics card solution. That’s where money has the highest bang/buck. While the difference in gaming performance between a $290 Core i7 930 and $580 Core i7 960 is tiny, that price difference is huge on the graphics card side. It’s the difference between having an entry-level GeForce GT220 for $60 and the high-end GTX 470 for $350. Or the difference between a $130 Radeon 5750 and a $400 Radeon 5870. Or between having a single GTX 460 and a pair of them in SLI.

I recommend going with Nvidia’s high-end 4xx cards over ATI’s Radeon 5000 series, since you’ve listed Mirror’s Edge, along with a number of MMO’s. PhysX support is only available when using Nvidia cards, and MMOs seem to be adding PhysX support at a rapid clip.

Http://www.techspot.com/review/283-geforce-gtx-400-vs-radeon-hd-5800/page4.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/balanced-gaming-pc-overclock,2699.html

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_physxgames_all.html

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Your Questions About Predator Hunting Clothing

Laura asks…

How does a Creature know if its natural enemies are colour blind to make itself Camouflaged?

Quote…..
[…..a camouflage mechanism. This is accomplished in several ways. First, the vertical striping helps the zebra hide in grass. While seeming absurd at first glance, considering that grass is neither white nor black, it is supposed to be effective against the zebra's main predator, the lion, which is color blind. Theoretically, a zebra standing still in tall grass may not be noticed at all by a lion. Additionally, since zebras are herd animals, the stripes may help to confuse predators…..] …..Unquote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra#Stripes

Conversely…..

Quote….
[Hunters often use camouflage clothing that is visually tailored to the game they are hunting. The most striking example of this is the blaze orange camouflage, which makes the hunter obvious to humans but relies on the fact that most large game animals, such as deer, are dichromats, and perceive the orange as a dull color.]…..Unquote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflage#Non-military_applications

I have included the second quote to establish
how animals can be determined as colour blind.

jonthepain answers:

Very false premise.
You are using Medieval reasoning.
I don’t even know where to start tearing this argument apart because it is so riddled with bad reasoning that it would take an hour of typing to dissect it.

Steven asks…

Wolf lovers?

Why do people continue to come into the Hunting section and harass us with the way we live? Is there someone who goes into their forums to harass them? I just want to know what gives them the reason to come harass us.

Why can’t they see that humans are on top of the food chain, we are predators and as preadators…we hunt and have always hunted. Why don’t they understand that a deer in the field has a chance when a cow in a factory is chained to a pole and shot in the head with an air hammer. What chance does the cow have? I don’t believe in the unethical taking of game but if the animal is being used for say clothing then what is the problem?

jonthepain answers:

We just want you to understand wolves a little better you talk about a wolves bad side we talk about the good side. When it comes to clothing you need to think what do you do with the meat. Have you ever seen a picture of a wolf skinned alive? Well i have. Weve done so much to wolves they deserve to live free in the wild without fearing us. And did you know wolves have emotions? Well most of you think wolves are emotionless bags of dung. Here is a picture of a wolf skinned alive the fur was not used so there was no reason to kill it. Http://www.soappuppy.com/wolf/big/1skinned.jpg

Ruth asks…

Hi, what do you guys think of this for a opening to my book?

Yes it involves Vampires and all the usual supernatural folks, but it has nothing in common with Twilight.
Dancing with Demons

(Prologue)

“Bless me Father for I have sinned.”
My eyes were red and swollen from dirt and tears. I don’t know why every time my job was finished I felt the need to come to confession, I’m not even sure I was a true believer of God especially after all that I’ve witnessed. Somehow I seemed to be more comforted in knowing I’ve repented for the sins that seem to stack up against me.
“Kate you’re back once again” Father Graham voice was hoarse and drained after a long day of mass. It was nearly 11:30 at night when I came into the Chapel. My pants were filthy and ripped, my hands stained by the blood of the innocent lives I’ve taken tonight, along with the monsters.
“I’ve killed again Father, this one wasn’t intentional but he wouldn’t stop his bloody screaming.” I let my head hang in shame.
I tried dearly not to kill innocents, but if it made my job harder, sometimes I would have no other choice. When vampires had their pets, they quickly became a nuisance to us, jumping at their every command, in hopes that they’ll someday be changed.
“Killing those without souls will not take its toll, but the ones that do will weigh heavily on yours.”
I rolled my eyes at Father Graham he was seriously cute and great to talk to but he had too much faith in humanity, if he only saw the evil I have he’d surely change his mind.
“I know Father; sometimes I wonder what the point in all this is? I’ve ran out of reasons to fight anymore. Anyone that’s ever mattered to me is dead; maybe I’m better off dead as well.”
Father Graham opened the curtains exposing his brilliantly sculpted face, and in that black clerical clothing it made him look almost angelic. He was only a few years older than me, I recently turned 19 and he was definitely in his late 20’s. He reached out and touched my hand not even slightly bothered by it being covered in blood.
“You’re not better off dead; we need you if we want to win this war.”
I smiled graciously, “You think we could actually win this war?”
“I think the possibilities are endless.”
I wasn’t sure if that meant he actually had faith in us or if he thought miracles could happen.
I bent down to pick up my leather backpack, slugging it over my left shoulder and walked out of confession.
Heading towards a meeting that would soon determine our fate,
Vampires and werewolves, unfortunately they exist. Humans just co-exist in the same world. Some of us know about them, some of us have witnessed or been hurt by them and many of those stand by me and The Watchers.
Others seem to turn a blind eye and go on completely oblivious to what’s happening to our world. For many years we have hunted our predators, the greatest of them being vampires. They feed off of us, use us for pets and out of casual boredom kill us.
Werewolves used to be harmless and feed only on the necessary animals to survive – well until now anyway. Recently they’ve been seeking out humans with “special abilities” to turn them for reasons currently unknown.
Now all I know is we may be forced to join our deadliest enemy to eliminate a bigger threat to mankind.
My name is Kate Turner and I’m a hunter
The Priest is not a Love interest. I still need to edit.

jonthepain answers:

You definitely need to check your punctuation…need more commas in a lot of places (otherwise it feels really rushed), and every once in a while you forgot a period. Also, I don’t know how I feel about you making the priest the possible love interest (at least, that’s how it seems), seeing as lots of them take vows of celibacy anyway. But it caught my attention, which is what you want in the opening of a book.

Chris asks…

i have 2 earth science questions.. multiple choice (: ?

17.Four students were asked to complete the statement: “We must maintain biodiversity because…”. Which student makes the best case?
A.Student A: We must maintain biodiversity because we need food crops, and we need medicines that come from rain forest animals and plants.
B.Student B: It benefits us since natural processes protect our planet. Diversity also provides food, clothing, and medicines for the humans. It also provides food, shelter, and habitat for all other living things. It keeps the earth beautiful and makes life more worthwhile.
C.Student C: Reducing diversity means loss of medicines. Without biodiversity, the build up of carbon dioxide will cause global warming, and acid rain will increase. Diversity allows humans to hunt and keep the population of predators and prey in balance. It allows us to utilize all parts of the earth without harming them.
D.Student D: Diversity helps all the animals and plants get along with each other. There will always be enough raw materials because diversity helps to recycle natural materials. We cannot afford to reduce diversity because it would mean that all life on Earth would be extinct. Even if one species gets wiped out, then it would mean that sooner or later extinction would get us all.

16.It is believed that an asteroid or comet impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. What are the two major lines of evidence supporting this theory?
A.There is a layer of clay at the time of the dinosaurs with high concentration of iridium from asteroids in it, and scientists have found a large impact crater that hit Earth 65 million years ago.
B.The dinosaur bones are all radioactive and fractured by the blast of the impact.
C.There is a layer of clay with iridium at the time of the extinction, and there is evidence that new bacteria were brought to Earth in the asteroid which infected the dinosaurs.
D.The impact of the asteroid caused the atmosphere to be stripped away from Earth which killed many plants and dinosaurs.

jonthepain answers:

17) All the answers have flaws and valid points. What did your teacher teach you? Seems like a question for a flaky class if you ask me.
16) Should read “It is believed by some…The correct answer would be A. Some folks believe the K-T extinction occurred because of the Deccan Traps volcanism. It is still being debated which event caused the extinction.

Nancy asks…

What do you think of my story….?

Savannah ran for her life. The air flourished furiously around her flushed face, carrying the scent of her to the predator chasing her – making her chances of survival very slim.

The beating of her heart could be heard by the reptile chasing her. She knew this, she wasn’t that dumb but she couldn’t help feeling so petrified – heck, she was going to die. The pounding of her boots against the forest path was also deafening to her ears as she scurried along the crunchy ground, dodging here and there like a mouse from the cat’s clutches. Why had she even thought about trespassing? Why had she crossed that line? They were after her and the penalty was death.

She needed it, though. More than ever as the drive for her to do it in the first place was the haunting image of her sick grandma. Her grandma needed food and the hundreds of apple trees in their premises was no use to them. They ate nothing but meat! Savannah couldn’t have hunted – she didn’t know how to. To pick up a bow and arrow and shoot an innocent animal would be heart breaking for her. But the image of her dying grandma and her emaciated mother (the only family she had) broke her heart even more, and the sweet scent of the apples across the high walls flooded up her nose and drove her to do the riskiest thing ever. Not that she would have been able to shoot an animal – she couldn’t even aim and the chances of her being able to shoot the arrow anywhere in the animal were so low. Instead she did what she did best in her little world – and that’s being sneaky and invisible. Without a second thought, not much of one, she climbed the wall that towered so high in the sky. No human older than thirty would be able to climb such a wall – not in the poor conditions humans live in. Crumbling gravel tumbled down as her sweaty palms clutched on to every centimetre of stone with one thought in her mind: Food. There were hunters in her village, skills that have been passed down the family line, but none was willing enough to help anyone. Their priority was to feed themselves and their family. That’s it. It was understandable to Savannah…she was sure she would have done the same.

The cold nipped at her skin that had turned red with being so hot on the inside but so cold on the outside. The old clothing she wore had been past down the family line: a simple rugged pair of pants and a baggy short sleeved shirt. Savannah had other clothes but not many. She might as well have been a boy but mirrors were a privilege in her village.

All she did was climb a wall; half jumped half fell down the other side and picked some apples – sneakily. She even made it back to the top of the wall but not quick enough obviously. The telescopic eyes of the reptile saw her and made her drop the apples so she could be able to run properly. Taking the apples would make no difference – she still was going to die. So why am I running? Savannah thought but knew that instinct had taken the lead: fight or flight.

The thing flew above her, above the trees as its wings and body was far too big to be able to dodge the dense trees that Savannah had to. But she knew she couldn’t stop in the forest because the thing above would transform back to human and come get her the harder way.

jonthepain answers:

That is pretty good! It’s descriptive and the storyline isn’t bad at all
Although… There are some minor adjustments to be made:
“Air flourished furiously” doesn’t make sense.
You’ve used predator “chasing her” and reptile “chasing her” in the first three lines so change one of them.
It’s people like you who inspire me to continue my writing!
Continue the story, I’ll be waiting to see what happens

P.S. It’s like 1 in the morning and I’m all blahh so i can’t really give you much constructive criticism

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