>European Starlings
What do you guys do to get rid of them?
I just put on imagerelated & shoot them, they don't really notice it when shaded (or care if theres dead starlings all over the ground either).
The suit is a bit annoying though, so are there any other good camos that they can't see easily? Do standard turkey/duck hunting sets work just as good?
I know certain birds see different colors and other weird stuff, so I won't wanna get something that stands out like a beacon to them.

Where are all the mushrooms edition?

I'm looking for some hiking near college station what are some good options for me?

any other suggestion for hoboing around in good weather with minimal setting up hassle and weight? other than pic related
must have mosquito net and be light (pic related is about 450 g/1000 lbs)

As a person who has no family interested in anything remotely outdoorsy who could teach them anything, how the fuck do you get into the hobby?
I don't know shit about fishing. I don't know shit about hunting. I want to get into camping but also don't want to do something fucking retarded because I have zero clue what I'm doing.
Should I start just by reading? Any books for retards on the subject?
Or should I just say fuck it and go /out/ and learn through trial and error?

Why do people stare at you like you're crazy when you say you camp during winter?

I didn't think propane tanks implied freezing to death.

If I am camping during winter I must be a demented insane killer with a vendetta against society (wanted to have fun making a warm tent)

How do I deal with these giant fucking rapists?

I’m snorkeling and swimming off of the west side of the ‘Big Island’ in Hawaii soon. I am worried I will encounter one of these fuckers and it will try to bite me. Im bringing a tourniquet just in case. Please share advice if you are familiar with this area or species.

Thank you.

why does it seem like all you people want to go out and be “in le nature” but don’t give a single fuck about preserving ecosystems or native biodiversity? You feel entitled to go out and be in nature and treat it like your personal fucking playground, damaging the ecosystem and demanding roads and trails be paved through the wilderness so you can “heckin enjoy it”? And then go home and continue to fuel the 6th mass extinction with your destructive consumerist habits?
Anyway, I planted some Texas native wildflowers today to help the declining pollinator population in my area. What did you do?

General thread for freediving and/or spearfishing, since I don't see one mentioning either.

My personal questions:
I've been thinking about taking a certification course so I can learn to do these things correctly and safely. I'm probably happy just doing the diving, but spearfishing seems like an easy and practical extension. I only casually skindive and rod-and-reel fish at the moment. Does anyone have experience taking such a course?
I know I'll need my own gear early on, but each instructor I can find seems to have their own equipment shops, so I imagine they wouldn't be impartial about the quality of other gear on the market. I live on the Pacific coast of the US, so I see that a 7 mm open cell wetsuit is strongly recommended. What good/bad features should I look out for on wetsuits and other equipment? For non-competitive diving, carbon fiber fins are almost certainly not worth the price, right?

Would you? Have you lived in one, built one, or simply stayed overnight? Explain yourself.