Recent content by RICMIC

Thank God for safety glasses. I recently had cataract surgery and have become even more vigilant about wearing them whenever I am doing anything other than sitting in the recliner. That incident could have seriously changed your life, and not for the better. Recover, rinse, repeat...

That's insane Mallard. At least you have learned that if the collapse of modern civilization happens in your lifetime then you can subsist on coon and possum. They go well with grits and greens.

Nice fish Slugz, in beautiful country to boot. It's good to catch the bigger fish, but they are often too big to consume while camping. It's always nice to catch some "eaters" while in the outback. I'll be spending a week on a high mt. lake in Sept., but we'll be after cut-throat, so there...

Ref. point creep. I did not apply for a WY elk tag this year and figured that I would be one year out (when bundled with my partner). I expected some change in the creep with the "Special" tag $$ increase. For the NR GEN West draw, it is running about a half point a year for 100% draw...

No tag for me this year, but will be taking a scouting and fishing trip in the area that we hope to draw next year. I had an "any elk" tag and a cow tag and spent 6 weeks in WY in 2022. You may want to consider spending the extra $75 to get an archery tag. You can use a crossbow if you...

Excellent job on a grand adventure. Many pundits would poo-poo "shooting a muskox off a snowmobile" when they have no concept on just how much of a stalk you have to do in very tough conditions after spotting the critters. Judging by the worn down horns, that bull was a true old warrior...

Things came together on two fronts yesterday in regards to this issue. I received a call back from one of the foresters that worked on the fire mitigation plan in my area on Federal and State lands, and he told me that the bids would be put out for the project in 2026. Shortly later, I got a...

My property is bordered by the Superior National Forest. In the last 14 years there has been two hundred thousand acre plus fires that have threatened my home. One was primarily in a wilderness area, and it was only actively fought when it reached an inhabited area. By then it was a true...

I hope that you brought the meat home...lion is almost indistinguishable from pork. I made a batch of pulled "pork" and brought it to the trap shoot......all the men loved it, but none of the women would even get near it.

Nice lion Gary....give us the story.

For something more exotic, but still within your budget (for the hunt, but not including travel costs), consider a caribou and/or musk ox hunt in Greenland. I did it in 2022 and it was a great experience. Prices have gone up some and the outfitter is now booked a couple years in advance, but...

CC, I was referring to Wyoming.....but, most of my reference was to elk tags. I have used all of my points over 22 years in WY to draw in General areas that residents can buy OTC after they fail to draw a limited tag. In WY, they don't have a point system for residents except for the...

A lot of the pressure to reduce NR tags is coming from residents, and I don't really blame them. But, for every NR tags that is reduced, it would need a 10 fold increase in resident dollars to make it up. That is not going to happen. When I was on this years antelope hunt in WY, a...

There has been some discussion about the shortage in funds (ref. JimP in the wolves thread below), and here is my input as it pertains to my situation. I have hunted CO as a NR a couple times on guided elk hunts, and 6 times unguided. I am unlikely to accumulate enough points to ever get...

SWEEEET!!! That dresses it up......just be careful on those back road hunting trips.