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    Wyoming preseason scouting

    I?m from Pensacola FL and will be in Wyoming this spring on a turkey hunt. I was thinking about scouting an area for antelope mainly to identify access areas and learn the lay of the land. Never given any thought to the antelope range in the springtime. Are they similar to deer in that you...
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    Black Hills Merriams Turkeys

    For those of you who have hunted turkeys in the black hills, do the birds tend to move up in elevation after they fly down in the morning or down? I have never been there or hunted merriams in my life so any other tips or advice are welcome as well.
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    Carbon arrow close call

    Just a reminder to check your carbon arrows for cracks. This arrow is a ?quiver arrow?. I don?t use it to practice only to hunt so it has very rarely been shot if at all. Hit the release and heard a loud pop. Arrow broke off right at the fletching. Lucky I didn?t have to make a trip to the ER!
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    Spring Turkey Hunts

    Anybody else have any turkey hunts planned this Spring? I?m taking my brother to SD as a wedding gift. May not kill a bird but I?m sure it will be a good time. Plan on hunting the Black Hills for a few days then taking him out to a steak house in Rapid City before flying home. I?m sure we...
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    Black Hills Camp Fires

    I understand that open camp fires on the SD side of the Black Hills National Forest are prohibited. Does this apply to wood stoves in tents?
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    Garmin Inreach

    Wanting some advice on the garmin Inreach. I read it does not have an SD card port. Sounds like you can't use the Onx public land cards anymore but garmin offers their version of the same. Anyone have any experience with this unit? Also a little concerned that the battery is rechargeable and...
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    Antelope seasons

    Anyone know when the seasons will be officially set for each unit? Right now they just show tentative open dates.
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    Antelope shed question

    Due to constraints with work I will have to hunt an Antelope Unit with a later season opportunity this year (November timeframe). The warden told me the bucks shed their antlers around Nov 10th. Anyone have any late season advice?
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    GPS Suggestions

    Looking at purchasing a new GPS. Anyone have any suggestions? I want something that will stand up to the elements.
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    Camping on BLM during antelope season. Faux pa?

    I realize it is legal to camp on BLM land during antelope season. What I want to know is, what are your thoughts as a hunter? Does the presence of camp sites effect your hunting experience?