Recent content by Colorado Cowboy

  1. Colorado Cowboy

    Fixed blade or replaceable blades after multiple animals?

    I have several replaceable blade knives and I use them in the field. When I am butchering , I prefer my custom knife that I had made 40 years ago. It fits my hand and holds an edge better.
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    Gut Hook Knives

    I use them when ever I work on a gig game animal. I used them more as an aid to skinning. They really work well for splitting and opening the skin. I have a custom knife I had built about 40 years ago that I had the knife maker add to the blade when I ordered it.
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    California Mule Deer 2026

    My family has hunted what is now D7 since the late 1940's. The deer hunting was at it's peak in the 50's & 60's. The country has changed a lot since then. The meadows are now full of pines, there ie less forage for the deer and more predators. My Dad satd the change was related to the ban on...
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    Kinda old skool…

    I have one on my Ruger #1 (it's a .300 Wby). I bought it on line.
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    California Mule Deer 2026

    I hunted D-7 for 50 years before I retired and moved to Colorado. Used to be great hunting, I took more than 40 bucks.
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    Life Change

    Amen Brother!
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    Colorado drought and fires

    The old days......! The same for me in Colorado, Wyoming Utah & California. I will never hunt California and Utah again and once I use my points for deer and antelope in Wyming, I am done there too. I'll be 85 in 2 weeks and there are less years left for my hunting for sure....but I have...
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    Non resident point use

    What season do you want to hunt?
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    The 40 acre deer refuge 2026

    You have certainly filled your freezer this year so far!
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    What a difference 2 weeks makes!!!

    Our new extended forecast today shows rain starting Saturday and lasting until Friday. That means rain on opening of 1st season deer & elk on Wednesday.
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    What a difference 2 weeks makes!!!

    Rain forecast here starting Saturday and all next week.
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    What a difference 2 weeks makes!!!

    Just got back from Durango and I was surprised how green everything was. It looks like spring expcept for all the rabbit brush in bloom and the aspens and oak brush turning color to remind me it is fall. Everything is green, meadows have new grass coming up and the hay farmers are getting...
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    No Hunting This Year!!

    How did your hunt go?
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    No Hunting This Year!!

    Glad to hear from you Scot. I was worried for you with that big fire in your area.