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    1. ktm rider

      Madatory items if you live in Garrett County.

      So, the ice storm thread had me wondering what tid bits of knowledge my fellow mountain dwellers have or items they use to make their winters in this winter wonderland a bit easier? What have you guys found that work and doesn't work ? I have a very long road to my house that I have to...
    2. ktm rider

      Rifle Season in Garrett County

      So I have hunted our farm on Savage Mountain pretty close to every single rifle season, the first day especially, since 1982. Barring the two years I spent deployed in the early 1990's. Every single opening day in the 80's , 90's and early 2000's it sounded like an absolute battlefield. There...
    3. ktm rider

      Rattlesnakes back in Western Md.

      So, When I was a kid and always stayed at our farm on Savage Mountain, in the late70's early 80's, my grandfather would kill probably 10 rattlesnakes each summer. that number slowly dwindled down to zero through the years. In 2001 I built a house on the farm and have never seen any...
    4. ktm rider

      2017 Md. Bear Hunting question

      So, I was looking at the rules and regs for the 2017 bear hunt this yr. and I ran across the section concerning baiting bear. and this sentence is a bit vague. •It is not considered to be hunting with the aid of bait if a hunter AND any bear that a hunter shoots at are at least 150 yards...
    5. ktm rider

      Homicide very suspicious in Savage River State Forest

      http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/after-being-lost-in-md-state-forest-woman-found-alive-man-dead/ This took place about 3-4 miles form my home. I live in a very secluded part of Savage Mountain. And this incident is freaking me out a bit. The rumor mill has been running overtime on...
    6. ktm rider

      Homicide very suspicious in Savage River State Forest

      http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2017/01/04/after-being-lost-in-md-state-forest-woman-found-alive-man-dead/ This took place about 3-4 miles form my home. I live in a very secluded part of Savage Mountain. And this incident is freaking me out a bit. The rumor mill has been running overtime on...
    7. ktm rider

      Anyone in the Md. Forest Stewardship Program?

      I am looking for a way to reduce my taxes on 70+ acres in Garrett county and came across this program. Anyone here know anything about it? Apparently if you are in this program your tax assessed value drops to $187.50 per acre. Of course there are some requirements and you have to pay $250...
    8. ktm rider

      Barn Builders?

      Does anyone know of any barn builders in the Garrett County area ? I need a custom barn built in Eastern Garrett County. I would love to find an Amish contact if possible. Any ideas?
    9. ktm rider

      ATV Trail update

      http://mdohvalliance.org/
    10. ktm rider

      Porcupines are costing me a fortune !!

      I live above Frostburg out in the sticks. on a farm. My two outside farm dogs run free. Their job is to keep other animals and things away from the house. They do a great job of this. But lately these damn Porcupines are costing me a fortune in vet bills ! 3-4 weeks ago my younger dog got into...
    11. ktm rider

      ATV trails in Md.

      I have had a few conversations here about the new ATV trails. If you guys want to help get this done here is a link. http://mdohvalliance.org/
    12. ktm rider

      can you help me I.D. this grinder?

      I know a lot of you guys here hunt and are famililar with grinding meat, usually deer meat. found this grinder in my grandfathers old shed. I remember when I was a kid he used this to grind deer meat into burger and to make sausage. The grinder head says "Standard" on the other side ( not...
    13. ktm rider

      Raffle at work for AR after Oct 1st.

      I work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons and our union is raffling off a Colt AR (non HBAR) For a fellow union members son who has medical issues. The majority of our member do not live in Md. but a good many do live in Md. The raffle for this AR goes of in November. I asked the union...
    14. ktm rider

      Another AR15 legality question

      I have a friend in Missouri that has a new Windham AR15 SRC for sale. he is going to give me a great deal when I go out to visit him next week. I have searched this site about how to do this and I am now even more confused then when I started. Here are my questions. 1- Do I still...
    15. ktm rider

      ATV riders, I need your Input.

      I recently posted in the Western Md. Section that the state of Md. along with the DNR are opening up a vast ATV trail system here in western Md. More specifically Garrett County. It is pretty much a done deal and the first 13mile loop is already place and ready to go. here is the link to the...
    16. ktm rider

      DNR Opening up ATV trails.

      FYI- The State of Md. along wiht the DNR and Forestry dept are putting a plan together to open up a vast trail system here in Western Md. I don't think it would rival the Hatfield McCoy trail system but, if they get to do what they are trying to do it will be a large trail system. I have...
    17. ktm rider

      Lost a good friend today

      Well, today we had to put our loving dog down ( Shepherd/lab mix). We live on a farm and he was our security system, our bear and coyote repellent, our baby sitter for our daughters and the offical porch "holder downer". He only left our farm 3 times in 13 years. twice for porcupine quills...
    18. ktm rider

      M-1 Carbine part?

      I have my Grandfathers M-1 Carbine that I want to restore. ( I am not doing the work, just finding the parts) and I need this particular part but not sure what it is called. anyone have any idea ? The action still works fine and the rifle will fire in this condition. if I recall correctly...
    19. ktm rider

      Clay shooting ranges in Garret/Allegany County?

      I am looking for a place to shoot some clays. My BIL is coming up form Nashville and wants to do some shooting at a clay shooting range with multiple throwers. I live on a farm and our clay shooting consists of a hand thrower off the hill in the back field. I never actually even looked for a...
    20. ktm rider

      Mountain Lion Confirmed

      Well, We have all heard or maybe even seen a mountain lion here in Garrett County. But the DNR claims they don't exist in western Md. or the east coast for that matter. (go figure) I knew with all the trail cams in the woods today, it was only a matter of time before a quality undisputed...
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