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  1. JimP

    prhunter 2024 NM bear hunt

    Waiting for the report. Check on the acorns in the oaks and the pinion nuts and cones. They'll be eating everything that they can find.
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    19 Year Old Shoots Wolf

    This happened up in Wisconsin https://www.wjfw.com/news/19-year-old-hunter-shoots-wolf-to-defend-himself-and-fellow-hunters-amid-pack-encounter/article_83671a54-7acc-11ef-8f4b-d35a97259d14.html
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    Hunters First Animal

    One problem that we are experiencing is that most western states bend over backwards for the youth hunter. Special seasons, numerous tags, and a few other things. They have it great for a number of years until they are considered a adult. Then they are thrown into the tag game with the rest of...
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    Rifle Scope

    On another forum there is a huge discussion going on right now about scopes. The consensus is that price for price the Leopold VX6 is every bit as good as the Swarovski and for less money. But for 99% of the time the Leopold VX3 line will work just as well as the Swarovski and this is coming...
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    Rifle Scope

    Leopold, Leopold, Leopold. While Vortex has a great warranty it is no better than the Leopold's. For the money you can get two Leopold's for the price of a single Swaro and you won't gain much with the extra cost of the Swaro.
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    2024 Deer Success

    Never got a picture of my muzzle loader buck since he is still standing on his 4 feet. I did see him a few times during the hunt but was never able to get close enough for the shot.
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    Arizona elk hunts

    Heber AZ is almost right in the middle between Show Low and Payson. Fantastic elk country.
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    Broken Stuff

    It is too bad that they can't build a appliance anymore that will last a lifetime. When I needed to get a new fridge and stove I read that the manufactures expect you to replace the newer ones every 5 to 10 years because of the electronics in them. I just read where Dodge is going to have a...
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    Broken Stuff

    Went to get myself a bowl of ice cream out of the freezer last night and found it was starting to melt. So I grabbed the thermonitor and the freezer was sitting at 23 degrees F. A couple more checks and I knew that I was in trouble. Checked it this morning and it was up to 26, so off to Lowe's...
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    Wolves

    Now CP&W is going to move the pack that was killing the most livestock. Sounds like they are going to give someone else the problem wolves. https://apnews.com/article/colorado-wolves-relocation-livestock-kills-e9317982a3f64a27872b68eb8edaba81 .
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    SW Colorado Monsoons

    We've been getting it good also along the I-70 corridor. Glenwood Canyon has had flash flood alerts about once a week. HWY 82 from Glenwood to Aspen has been shut down a couple of times due to mud slides, I'm not sure just how it was yesterday afternoon but there was a flash flood alert for...
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    Jimmy John Kills a Monster Ram in NM

    I was down in Denver when one of the associates in the business said that he would go grab lunch. So he took all of our orders and off he went. We do however have a JJ's in Glenwood. All I have done is drive by it.
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    Jimmy John Kills a Monster Ram in NM

    I agree, that if I had that kind of money I would be doing those kind of hunts and more. And while I haven't ate a JJ's I have had a couple of their sandwiches when others have brought them into a meeting and they are quite good.
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    Area 4 4th season?

    As long as the price isn't too steep it should be a good hunt. Like in Nevada, there are big bucks in every unit but you need to hit it just right and with a late season landowner tag in hand I would say that the time is right.
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    Monster CO Buck

    That is a sweet looking buck. It is possible that he lives on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal preserve. I have seen a couple of real nice bucks out on it.
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    What Is Your Go To Hunting Knife?

    That's a wide open question. I have a Buck Woodsman that is a smaller fixed blade that I liked and used quite a bit. But I have looked at a Gerber Gator fixed blade, I like the handle material, it is just easy to grip even with blood covered hands, and the Gerber steel holds a pretty good...
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    Moving

    I've lived in a lot of western and mid western states and the only place that the wind blows worse than Wyoming is Cedar City, Utah. I walked out of a building down there one time and almost fell flat on my face. I was so used to walking at a 45 degree angle and the wind wasn't blowing that day.
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    Which Choice

    If you become a annual member of the NRA they will offer you a life membership at a great discount after a while, that's the way that I got mine. RMEF on the other hand is a very good organization. However like any large organization comes some corruption and RMEF is no different than most...
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    Anti's trying to ban Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunting

    I've always said that if you don't vote then don't complain.
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    Anti's trying to ban Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunting

    Those same hunters don't care if certain rifles and handguns get banned or outlawed. As long as it doesn't pertain to the shotgun and rifle that they use twice a year.