For a screenplay: what are some wilderness traps one could improvise to incapacitate another person? [more inside]
posted by thejrae on Oct 8, 2009 - 20 answers

I am well into the process of interviews for a job in my same industry but about 2,000 miles away. I am in a good job but at a stagnant company and I don't have a lot of clients and must cold call a lot. I need to tell my boss and ask her to be a reference. Help me do it! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 1, 2009 - 9 answers

RentalBeast: Has anyone used this company? [more inside]
posted by LunaticFringe on Jun 11, 2009 - 2 answers

I am planning on moving in with two of my sisters. One of them lost her job and has been unemployed for the past few months. Should we include her on the apartment application / lease? [more inside]
posted by Julnyes on May 13, 2009 - 5 answers

What does GLBT friendly mean in the context of roomate ads? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 11, 2009 - 45 answers

I'm moving back to Boston. I hear there is a bedbug epidemic. What can I do to minimize my chances of getting bedbugs? [more inside]
posted by sully75 on Apr 1, 2009 - 10 answers

What should I know before starting a Meetup.com group for Hearts? [more inside]
posted by cranberrymonger on Mar 11, 2009 - 3 answers

How do you apply to positions at big name companies like Discovery and National Geographic? It seems that the main conduit to HR is online through their site, but their forms are so generic, I wonder how anyone could stand out. [more inside]
posted by Chromakey on Jan 31, 2009 - 11 answers

We inherited a tiger's head from our dead grandfather, which was hunted around 1940. We'd like to know how much it is likely to cost, and what people think we should do with it; donate it to a museum? to an art college? to an insane asylum? Any suggestions appreciated. Photos are here, here, and here. [more inside]
posted by omnigut on Jan 18, 2009 - 39 answers

Can you help me remember this barely remembered cartoon from my childhood? A community of alien looking people live on a floating island and go out in flying boats to catch flying whales. Every so often one of them would turn blue and die, and they would throw him down a well. The well was actually a hole passing through the island and as the body fell it would turn into a new sky whale. Any ideas?
posted by Artw on Oct 17, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm an avid primitive outdoorsman living in Temecula, California one hour north of San Diego, 45 minutes east of Oceanside, and one hour south of San Bernardino (including Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear, Devore). I'm seeking any sort of hunting, fishing, or collecting. On land I plan to using primarily a bow and, when hunting on private property with permission, an atlatl or sling. [more inside]
posted by bone.eater on Aug 24, 2008 - 10 answers

I once saw a rifle that I really wanted. I forgot the name, I only know a description. [more inside]
posted by PowerCat on May 4, 2008 - 6 answers

If I feed my cat more often will he stop bringing home his own snacks from the wild? [more inside]
posted by Kioki-Silver on Apr 18, 2008 - 31 answers

Deer hunting in New Mexico: your experiences or advice appreciated! [more inside]
posted by vorfeed on Apr 3, 2008 - 9 answers

A friend of mine is soon to start his dream job working for the metro system in Monterey, but is having trouble finding an apartment. He's tried craigslist and the various national apartment finder sites, to no avail. What other resources can you recommend for leads? He'll need a place that allows cats and that is close to the metro lines, but other than that, he's open to pretty much anything.
posted by kimota on Mar 12, 2008 - 2 answers

Is there a name for people who, for ethical or environmental reasons, will only eat meat if they have hunted it themselves? Do significant numbers of these people exist? Do they have web sites?
posted by Kevin A on Mar 5, 2008 - 13 answers

Short story research: what would your average, on the weekend hunter use to kill a deer (gun, bullets, etc)? What is the process after a deer is killed? What is taken, and how, and what is left? How long would it take for what is left to be gone? Thank you!
posted by Corduroy on Feb 21, 2008 - 17 answers

Growing up in West Virginia, which is a state where almost everyone hunts deer, I was constantly told that hunting was in the deers best interest. The rationale being that if the hunters didn't kill some of them off, there wouldn't be enough food to support the entire population, causing many of them to die off over the winter. Looking around the internet, I haven't found anything that supports this idea. So i'm wondering if there is any truth to this, or if perhaps it is just something people made up to justify their animal killing hobby.
posted by wigglin on Feb 2, 2008 - 37 answers

How to deal with trespassing hunters. [more inside]
posted by Baby_Balrog on Nov 18, 2007 - 32 answers

In the 1950s, what small game might a young boy in rural Louisiana be able to fatally or severely injure with a bb gun? [more inside]
posted by typewriter on Oct 29, 2007 - 25 answers

My brother gave me a Soviet-era pocketwatch for my 40th birthday. On the obverse of the watch are two wolves in a forest. Within the forest, there is a circle of rope with little pennants tied it. These pennants appear to be hemming the wolves into a circle so that hunters can capture them. Can anyone explain this?
posted by Cataline on Jul 10, 2007 - 5 answers

Job hunting while employed. How to approach. [more inside]
posted by willy_dilly on Mar 12, 2007 - 9 answers

How do I skin and clean a rabbit? [more inside]
posted by tim_in_oz on Dec 17, 2006 - 20 answers

Where can I go for successful fossil hunting for a day-trip around the Vancouver (BC, Canada) area? [more inside]
posted by Kickstart70 on Sep 26, 2006 - 2 answers

Where can I find a good hunting guide? [more inside]
posted by bd on Aug 29, 2006 - 5 answers

"How do you like them apples?" Can you explain to me the meaning of this line by Will Hunting (Matt Damon) in "Good Will Hunting"? [more inside]
posted by ndaguiar on Jun 23, 2006 - 18 answers

Pint-size paleontology: Where in WA state (Seattle area), is a good place for an 8-year-old to be able to look for and (probably) find fossils? (And take some home) [more inside]
posted by -harlequin- on Dec 15, 2005 - 7 answers

Trying to find the short film about hunting and taming wild Santa Clauses. [more inside]
posted by Rubber Soul on Nov 30, 2005 - 3 answers

Squirrel hunting, skinning and recipes? [more inside]
posted by sled on Nov 27, 2005 - 10 answers

Purely for the sake of argument: exactly why, in terms of legality, practicality, and health, should I not kill and eat animals I find in the city? [more inside]
posted by squidlarkin on Oct 25, 2005 - 25 answers

Evolutionary Biologists: A friend and I were walking through the woods, saw a deer and started pondering our ability to survive with primitive tools. We couldn't get within 40 meters of the deer before it took off. I couldn't see myself making a missile weapon to kill it at that range even with years of experience. My friend asserted that evolutionary pressures have produced deer that are quite a bit more skittish than the deer our distant ancestors had to hunt... [more inside]
posted by cadastral on Aug 19, 2005 - 20 answers

How do we stop our indoor/outdoor cat bringing in mice? [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Jul 30, 2005 - 16 answers

How do you kill a T-Rex? [more inside]
posted by longbaugh on Jun 25, 2005 - 59 answers