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A meat hunter, and still early in the learning process. Neither of my parents hunted so I'm completely self taught, and I also started late in life. The experience and instincts that a lot of others have has been hard-won for me, old-dog-new-tricks style, but I've been successful and I'm darn...

My first was a shotgun, but I wasn't a kid when I got it. For my kids I'm a HUGE believer in the Ruger 10/22. It's simple, extremely reliable, very easy to shoot safely (with proper oversight) and because it's a 10-shot it has just enough "fun" factor to set the hook. I have a scope on mine and...

LOL I've got news for you. You'll probably get some tips from a few if you're patient, but most hunters prize self-research. One of the top 5 complaints among hunters is over-crowding, and you're about to add to it. You're asking for help in competing with the very people you're requesting that...

Yeah IDK. I'm on the fence here. On the one hand when I was new to hunting I definitely found game cameras helpful to learn an area, as one of my scouting tools. But I never used any during the season I hunted, it was always pre-season scouting to see what was in the area. When cameras were...

Take a look at the Walk In Program. https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Public-Access/Walk-In-Hunting

OK, but always the devil's advocate, there's some heavy click bait here. OREGON isn't trying to ban hunting. There's a ballot initiative which is a pretty low bar. In 2012 there was one in Arizona to make it so the Grand Canyon was owned by AZ residents, not all Americans. There was another in...

Condolences, Jim. I have the Harbor Freight case, the Apache 9800. It's been OK... The picture is very misleading. They show a rifle, shotgun, and two pistols in it but I BARELY fit a rifle and a shotgun in mine with nothing else. It's definitely a tank, I wouldn't be surprised if you couldn't...

I use an InReach Mini. Smallest and lightest option for me. Battery life is "ok" - about a day if you actively use it for its GPS tracking, and two weeks if you only turn it on twice a day to "check in". I have a pre-programmed "I'm ok" message set to go to my wife for my check-ins, and an "elk...

I have a Sirui T-025x and I'm VERY happy with it. I'm not sure what's the diff between the T-024 and the -025 but the quality is outstanding. Everything is butter smooth, the fine-adjust has no "play" so it's easy to make micro adjustments in the head, and it's totally silent unless you bang it...

Way to resurrect an age-old topic. Perfect timing. :) I'm playing with a new setup this year, going ultralight. I still have my day-pack, meat hauler, and multi-day setups. But this year I'm playing with a Mountainsmith Tour, which I believe is 9L. It's a "lumbar pack" but basically a glorified...

Just getting into muzzeloader this year. #1 goal is to build some confidence in it, then have a successful "test trip" with it for an elk hunt. Success doesn't mean meat-in-freezer although that would be great. It just means everything goes together well, I don't leave the dang primers in the...

The wall tent rental is a nice idea and way cheaper than buying one. But just IMO $15 is a lot to pay for a 5 gallon jug of water. Walmart sells 5 gallon jugs for $10 and the Mr Heater (no tank) is $74 to just buy outright. Just my get-what-you-pay-for-it (worthless) opinion but you might do...

That area is popular with some sheep hunters I know. The majority of it is >10k feet and it's near Mt Evans which often gets early snow. I'd say snow isn't so much an "issue" as "definitely plan on it." I've scouted that area myself and can tell you that the Eastern end has an additional...

Sorry I can't find your GrubHub link, can you share it please. I'm going to need like 3 dozen.

I hunt pretty high so it depends on snow. My hunt buddy and I often try to do a late June trip but often delay to July if the snow hasn't receded enough yet.

The facts, as nearly as I was able to distill them: 1. Trapping is not yet banned. But a law passed that WOULD ban it next year. It still has to be signed/vetoed by the governor (but my money is on it going through) 2. Uproar came from a dog that died in an illegally set snare trap near Santa...

Isn't that what they call "simple" down there?

I wonder if these people thought to buy gas stabilizer. I'd love to be a fly on the wall in 6 months when they gum up an engine with it.

CPW posted a set of videos on all the different units here: https://coloradooutdoorsmag.com/2021/04/30/colorado-gmu-videos/. There's one on 771 that might be helpful.

I own like five pairs and love them. They're so cheap I bought a few just to keep in certain places so I always have them (one in my main backpacking pack, one in the truck, etc.) They've actually had a few slightly different versions over the years so I can't speak for what they're currently...