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    Sighting in your rifle

    3-4x for 100yd, 6-7x for 200yd. I have a 4-14x scope and never zoom it past 8. As I'm sure scores of others have experienced, I shoot much better at lower zoom powers.
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    Dolores County Colorado Hunting Accident

    I'm a muzzleloader hunter and cannot imagine how these regs were constructed. I am required to wear orange. The archers I might accidentally mistake for game are not. My bullet can go 100-300 yards easily. An arrow can go 30-60 yards easily. I really want to know what these folks were smoking...
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    9/11

    My father was in the air, US Air route to Dulles of all places. He was one of the last flights to land before they grounded everything and they wouldn't let anybody taxi. They had to deplane on the taxiway.
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    Eastmans' Mule Deer Hunter Course

    Candidly, my biggest drawback is finding them. I hunt rifle in CO but because of work schedule am often having to hunt earlier seasons. My deer experience was with whitetail until recently, and muleys are obviously different. I run into tons of doe and small bucks while scouting for other game...
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    Removable blades or fixed blade?

    I've used them all. Lately I favor practicality over style. I have a Morakniv Companion that is incredibly light but still strong, razor sharp, and has a no-contact plastic sheath that makes it super easy to clean. I use this for anything rough or dirty. I carry it in my bino harness, actually...
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    Post Rut hunt

    With all due respect you're being pretty cagey if you want any actual help. You're coming for advice - nobody is planning to follow you from your truck and spy on your hunt because you disclosed too much of your plan. If you can't at least share your season and GMU, most of the advice you're...
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    Post Rut hunt

    Post rut can mean a lot of things. Rifle 1 is post rut, and so is Rifle 3. Hunting tactics differ for each. 1. I use two 120qt coolers. I fill them with ice before the trip and drain them regularly. To preserve elk, I fill the bottom third with ice, lay down a sheet of plastic, put two quarters...
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    Where is everyone?

    For me it's just been a heavily politicized year or so, and I will be the FIRST to admit I've been guilty of it too, but I also got tired of it. I still skim daily for elk- and gear-related posts, my two weaknesses. I'm head-in-the-sand avoiding everything else as much as possible. Quick...
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    Oregon’s Latest Stupidity

    Did you guys actually research this or did you just go with the headline and shake your heads because it feeds into what you already believe? They're not ending proficiency standards. They're ending the use of existing standardized tests that the educators themselves don't believe accurately...
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    Social Media

    I'm a software engineer and I would never use Facebook. I have my reasons. If you don't count forums and whatnot, the only "social network" I use is Twitter. I find things there that are relevant to my profession. I either don't trust, or don't value, all of the others.
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    Well it finally happened......I destroyed a gun.

    Wow very glad you're alright.
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    The Best Spa and Wellness Place for Dorado Puerto Rico

    If somebody (@ScottR?) has the ability it's better to actually remove these messages not just disable the posters. They're not trying to get "us" to go to the link. They're trying to get PageRank "link juice" from popular Web sites linking to them. Leaving the post here still accomplishes the...
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    Searching For A Very Small Block & Tackle

    Wranglerstar did a review on the Nifty-Lift here: I wasn't impressed enough to buy it but it may be worth a look.
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    Anyone Else Sitting In line For A Tag?

    Yeah that went fast. I was a little surprised, the zone I hunt usually has a lot of leftover. This year they only had a handful and they went in minutes. Looks like I'll be elk-only this year.
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    GoPro or Similar Recording Device...?

    Mine will freeze if it overheats. I have the GoPro tripod/handheld mount/holder and it seems to do that more in there. Knocking it from 4K down to 2.7K or 1080 makes that go away, obviously you lose quality if you do. This only seems to happen if I really stress it, like if it's a hot day and...
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    GoPro or Similar Recording Device...?

    A HERO5 black.
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    GoPro or Similar Recording Device...?

    I have a GoPro, it's nice but my one complaint is it eats batteries like candy. If you get one just be sure to get some extras.
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    Renting a spotter vs high end binos September Elk

    Ask six hunters about glass and get seven opinions. :D It's all subjective. Personally I'd rather have better binos. I'm not Randy Newberg putting week-long stalks on the biggest bull in the state. I feel like the decision comes down to your modes: "scanning" vs. "identification". Scopes give...
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    Protect Yourself Against Component Shortages

    Folks might sneer but I now have a 50-year supply of muzzleloader materials. Not saying this is better than reloading equipment for those of you that do that, the simplicity and ease just suits me.
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    Monsoons in SW Colorado

    Around Glenwood I imagine last year's fire isn't helping with respect to mudslides?