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  1. Hilltop

    2020 Fishing

    Yes. I have been using electric for about 15 years now. My next one will be cordless once this one wears out.
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    2020 Fishing

    Got a bunch of kids out this weekend for one last trip before school starts. We caught a pile of fish. Sore hands today from cleaning so many fish. We ended up keeping around 300 over the course of 3 days. They will be split between 7 households.
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    New Mexico requiring quarantine

    My conclusion that Wyoming and Montana have the lowest per capita? I was just starting the simple fact. They have the fewest mandates but also have the lowest # of cases. You can draw your own conclusions and try to draw politics in. I did not. I thought people hunting in these states may...
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    New Mexico requiring quarantine

    For any of you curious how some of the other western states are doing, here are some of their stats. Colorado has 861 cases per 100,000 people Wyoming has 511 cases per 100,000 people Montana has 445 cases per 100,000 people Idaho has 1,300 cases per 100,000 people Utah has 1342 cases per...
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    Learning Curves of Bowhunting

    I missed several shots as a kid because I didn't learn to control my emotions or have a pre-shot routine. Once I developed the pre-shot routine my hunting accuracy improved dramatically. Mine is a very simple pre shot mental checklist that I force myself to go through. Anchor Grip Breath...
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    New Mexico requiring quarantine

    Crazy times we are living in. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. However, since you're in favor of this rule, how does it make sense to allow outfitted hunts and not diy hunts? On an outfitted hunt, the non-resident is at minimum in direct contact with 1(or likely more) local individuals...
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    New Mexico requiring quarantine

    So you have to quarantine unless you are paying for a guided hunt? What a bunch of crap... Note: there is an exception to this according to the New Mexico Council Of Outfitters and Guides (NMCOG). Anyone who is "contracted by an essential business" and because "all outfitter clientele is, by...
  8. Hilltop

    Archery Targets

    I have the glendel buck full rut for the backyard. It is 7-8? years old and still working. Outside of that, I really like the standard bag targets. I enjoy taking targets to different locations to shoot. I shoot expandables so I practice with field points the majority of the year.
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    The July/August Fat Off

    I yo-yo'd a bit in July. Tough month to eat healthy. We had 3 different camping trips and just were overall really busy which made cooking and eating healthy very difficult. I still managed to drop 6 pounds but will have to hit it hard this month to reach my goal of 235. 10 pounds to go.
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    Bear attack

    Easy to state from the comfort of our keyboard. It's a good debate for another thread. Thoughts and prayers to the family.
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    jocularity

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    Arrows and broad heads

    Without knowing your archery setup, the best advice we can offer is to make sure you shoot arrows that are correctly spined for your draw weight and arrow length. All broadheads work if you can get them into the lungs imo.
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    Alaska - negative test required

    If you have the negative test, you don't have to quarantine if I am reading it correctly.
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    Alaska - negative test required

    https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2020/07/28/governor-announces-all-nonresidents-will-have-to-arrive-in-alaska-with-negative-covid-19-tests/ Not sure how this can work with a 72 hour requirement? I know many aren't getting results back that fast.
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    Favorite mule deer bullet?

    Yes I strongly suggest that simply to save some meat. Rapid expansion bullets cause more meat loss in my opinion and also increase your chances of fragments in your meat a long ways from the impact area. They do tend to bang flop deer though if that is #1 priority.
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    Favorite mule deer bullet?

    30-06 - 165 grain Hornady Interbond for everything. They haven't ever given me a reason to change over the last 25 years.
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    Social media affects

    I enjoy helping others but I strongly feel that needs to be done through private messages. Otherwise you are "helping" 50 other guys with the same information and actually making it bad for all.
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    The Memes Thread!

    Have really enjoyed this thread. I really expected the new material would run out but that hasn't happened lol. Keep it up guys.
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    2020 Fall Plans???

    Unless I shoot my bull in the first 2 days of season, I am going to miss the teal opener here. My lab and my 11 year old will be sad but we plan to get after them when I get back. Teal are by far my favorite duck so I concentrate on the pretty hard until most of them leave in late...
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    Moon phase and mule deer

    The moon can have an impact on deer movement but in the mountains, in October, weather and pressure play a much bigger role. I tend to agree with others, hunt when it works for you and your time off.