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I just read in our local paper that the Dolores River basin has 146% of normal snow pack. The forecast is that all the local reservoirs will be full this year and have runoff. Fishing should be great and if we have some summer monsoons the high country should be fantastic. Got a new boat and...

My Dad owned a sporting goods store/gun shop for over 40 years. It was not in a strip mall and before big box stores. H e sold guns, ammunition, boats & outboard engines, athletic goods, fishing tackle & camping gear. He also rented guns (yep...it was legal then), camping gear and small...

I was reading several of the stories in the latest issue, lots of great stories and some gigantic bucks. One thing that bugs me is that some of the stories don't even have the state the buck was taken in. I think the writer of the story owes the reader at least the state where the deer was...

A friend of mine is considering this new Leupold reticle. He is wanting a VX-3HD 4.5x14x50. Anyone have any experience with the Firedot reticle?

I have a friend that is going to buy a new rifle for antelope, deer & elk. He likes the Nosler 21 and I don't know much about them. I looked online at Nosler's page and the rifle looks pretty nice. I also suggested 6.5 Creedmore for his caliber. He has plenty of $$$, so price is really not a...

Looks like we are in for a banner year for moisture. I got a report a couple of days ago the Dolores River drainage has 130% of normal snow and moisture. At the lower elevations where I live (6750"), we had about 6" on the ground after about 2 or 3" had melted. Last night it started snowing and...

Just talked to my cousin in southern California about waterfowl hunting in the Salton Sea area (a prime wintering area). My cousins own my Dad's old duck club in Imperial Valley. It has great duck and goose hunting, especial snow geese. There is a big outbreak of avian flu in the snow geese...

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New year. From my family to yours. Hope the new year brings everyone their coveted tag and getting it filled.

Was out this morning with my Lab checking my pond and I heard them. Pretty hard not to recognize their call. Yep Sandhills, about 15 of them flying east. Really unusual as we don't see too many over here. I probably havn't seen fifteen in the last 20 years. I'm going to start looking now and see...

Here in SW Colorado the rut is finished. This morning I saw maybe 50 does all laying down digesting last nights feed......and not one buck around. 2 days ago there were 15 or 20 bucks chasing all the does, but today none. Looks like next years progeny has been planted.

Just picked up my new (used) boat from a great buddy who decided to sell it. He bought it new in 1975 and cared for it like I have never seen. Always stored inside, has new canvas, new fishfinder and everything is like new. It is a 1975 (yes a 75) Fantasy Trihull with a Mercruiser outdrive. Has...

I just read that Alaska had closed this winters crab fishing season due to a 90% reduction in the crab population. Everyone who love crab legs is going to SOL !

I receive the agenda for each CP&W Commission meeting and after reading the November agenda, I saw an item that concerns me. There is an item that "changes the Limited License Application & Drawing allocation process for Deer, Elk, Pronghorn and Bear to include a Rolling 3 year average for...

I have a friend and neighbor just talked to me and he just filled his bull tag in the muzzle loading season in Unit 10......yep I said Unit 10. It took 25 points to draw. The picture isn't very good, so I am not posting it, I'll do it when I get a better one. Looks to me to be 350 or 360. He...

I have been having some back issues for a long time and tomorrow I am having surgery to fix it. I have Stenosis in L1 thru L5 in my lower back. Tried steroid injections (worked for awhile, not now), PT and lost a bunch of weight (55+ pounds). They all helped, but now it's time to let the surgeon...

My wife surprised me yesterday and said "We need to start planning for next year, I want to go back to Alaska". So we have been talking about a return trip. In 2019 we spent a month there and were enthralled with everything. This time we want to go to Kodiak , Denali and Ketchikan. Probably...

I drew an elk tag and have not received my paper tag. Anybody got their's yet?

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there. My Dad was my mentor, my best friend and my shining example of what a father should be. He raised 4 kids and was married to my Mother for 62 years. He took his last big game animal at 90 hunting with me here in Colorado. RIP Dad....see you again one day.

Well lots of thunder, lightning and rain today. Monsoons have arrived .......a month early! Hope it is the tip of the iceberg. We need the water. Over 1" is forecast today and then again tomorrow.

How many of you older guys have thought about how you look at hunting opportunities? I am 80 (will be 81 in a few months) and a few years ago I realized that some of the really great areas I have hunted, I'll never be able to hunt them again. Some of my best areas in Wyoming and Colorado now...