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  1. RICMIC

    Does it makes sense anymore?

    I totally agree with Muley Bound....you can get out west and hunt every year if you don't focus all your energy and $ on "Trophy Tags". On my 22 or so hunts out west, I have been mostly successful, but never put a tag on a B&C critter. I shot some nice ones for sure, but the most memorable was...
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    Badlands intake rain pants size m

    I sold some primers to six different forum members last year, and an expensive tent & stove several years back. In those cases and also for some binos I bought we just agreed to a check in the mail. The money was good in all cases. You just need to avoid dealing with the 600 pound fat guy...
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    WGFD license proposals 2022, big cuts to Antelope.

    I have hunted in WY 15 times for various critters, all in GEN elk or regional deer areas that are OTC for residents. Other than 6 pts. for antelope, I always applied for a tag that I could draw with minimum pts., and I would guess that a large majority of NRs never do build up enough points to...
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    Who else is...

    I haven't seen sand or even dirt since last November. We just got another 4" of snow and it is still coming down. I checked with a neighbor who just went ice fishing, and the 30" of ice has not dissipated at all. I was hoping to take a sled ride into the hunting shack, but after clearing 6...
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    Yoga

    I hate yoga with a purple passion. But, it definitely has merit as a fitness routine, and anyone who poo-poos it should take a class with a bunch of women and prepare to have your ass kicked. My yoga experience was primarily as a part of the P90X routines. As far as the "eastern religion"...
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    How much wildgame do you actually eat?

    With just the two of us at home, there is a limit on how much wild game we can eat. Luckily, my wife loves it all (especially fish), so if we have it we will have game 3-5 times a week. Unfortunately, our local deer numbers have dropped off a cliff, and another killer winter is doing its best...
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    2022 Fishing thread

    Geeesh...it never seems to stop. 28 degrees and 3" of fresh snow. At least the last couple days it was rain instead of snow, or we would be dealing with 20" or more. There's still several feet f packed snow on my lake and 2-3' of ice. Last year, the ice went out on April 8th, and my dock and...
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    The Wild Game Eats Thread...

    Fabulous!!! Looks like rare mallard breast. I'm also am waiting for an antelope redo in WY.
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    Who else is...

    Great Marcus...the scale isn't the only way to measure. The best reminder for me that I am putting on pounds where I don't want it is when my pants get too tight. I haven't changed my waist size in pants in over 45 years, and wearing an uncomfortable pair is constant reminder to lose a few...
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    Price of outfitted hunts

    I went on my first guided elk hunt after I retired, and figured that it was a once in a lifetime experience. That hunt was $2,800 in 2006. Since then I have been on 6 other guided hunts for deer or elk and have seen the prices increase to $4,500 for a 2 0n 1 and $6,800 for 1 on 1. The going...
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    2022 Fishing thread

    I have the remnants of 105" of snow this season...likely 3' to 4'. Last year ice out on the lake I live on was April 8th. I would guess that we are easily a month plus away from ice out this year. BUT, I have two Canada fishing trips planned; the first a drive to resort in May, and the...
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    Who else is...

    I am one short on getting my morning exercise routine back to my annual goal (20+ pullups, 40+ pushups). I will for-go it this morning as I have over 6" of heavy wet snow to deal with for myself and older neighbor. The snow total for this season has pushed past 100". I am within a few pounds...
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    Corner crossing...off to federal court we go.

    So, if private landowners own the airspace above their properties, just how far does that go? I wouldn't want a drone hovering over my house either, but there must be a reasonable limit. It would be cool to take a power parachute into some of these landlocked public areas.
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    Colorado Applications.

    I burned my CO points a few years ago, but have continued to get elk and deer pts. I used the 1 that I had for elk again last year, and will likely use 2 pts. to draw a cow tag in 2024. As I hit 70 this year, there is no "point" to sitting on points. I actually did my first CO hunt in 1979...
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    Mountain Bike Trail Building

    We used an old trail that went up to an old fire tower site where my grandfather was the first fire warden in 1936. Locals used the trail for snowmobiles to access other trails, but the Forest Service decided that wasn't to be allowed. So, they brought in a big bulldozer, pushed over rocks and...
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    Fuel prices affect

    I have 2 and possibly 5 trips west planned for this year. The first is a family visit to eastern Washington, and instead of the truck/travel trailer, may end up taking the Ford Escape. BUT, the hunting trips will be in the PU, as it's hard to travel on horrible backroads, sleep in the back...
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    2022 Fishing thread

    Another accepted name for them is lawyer. Which leads to the joke, "What's the difference between a Burbot and a lawyer? " A. - One is a scum sucking bottom feeder and the other one is a fish.
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    Fuel prices affect

    I was able to order 3 cases of 12 ga. trap loads, direct from Federal. Twice the price of a couple years ago. Federal has been good about making sure our high school trap team has a years supply......not sure of the price we paid for that, but we have some good donations that cover most of the...
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    WGFD license proposals 2022, big cuts to Antelope.

    Good advice. If I don't draw with 4 pts. this year, my only out of state hunting option may be in Ukraine. At least the license fee is reasonable, and there is no bag limit.
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    Fuel prices affect

    I am able to moderate my driving options, but living 22 miles from the nearest small town means that we still have to get out sometime. BUT, my bigger concern is that I still have to heat my house. Can a Tesla do that?