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    Am I the only one who does not enjoy cleaning firearms?

    depends on when it is cleaned. cleaned right before the season, foul it. cleaned after season, I don't foul it.
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    Am I the only one who does not enjoy cleaning firearms?

    task, I always put tape on the end of my barrel. But I use an eberlestock pack and it always has pine needles in the bottom of the scabbard, I don't want them in my barrel, so I tape no matter what the weather or season.
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    Am I the only one who does not enjoy cleaning firearms?

    the 338 wm probably only has 5 pulls of the trigger from it last cleaning. 2 to verify and 3 to kill 2 elk. But 2 weeks of Idaho elk hunting, where it was rained on, snowed on, dropped in the snow and had so many pine needles everywhere, except in the barrel. the 6.5 probably has 3 boxes of...
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    Am I the only one who does not enjoy cleaning firearms?

    Hunting season has been over for 6 weeks and just getting around to cleaning the rifles. I don't know why, but I just don't enjoy it. I understand why I have to and all. Any one else feeling the same way?
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    Who else is...

    snow finally arrived, been living out of my truck plowing. Had a phenonimal sled ride on sunday. waist deep pow is what dreams are made of.
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    Decided on Caliber - Now need to decide on Rifle

    i have a ruger hawkeye in 6.5. works for me.
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    Browning HC Long Range

    I almost bought a hells canyon rifle, the made in japan thing turned me away. But dam they are good looking rifles and I have never heard anyone complain about them.
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    Who else is...

    shoot straight. I had a bud who missed 4 different animals this year. twice with muzzleloader, once with bow and another time at my house with a rifle.
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    Archery Elk Opportunity Hunt Suggestion...?

    any elk is a good elk.
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    Who else is...

    good luck mqrcus I have added some light jumping back into my t25 workouts. progress some crazy shit happened here in north idaho. an avalancne at a ski resort. 2 people died.
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    2020 goals/desires

    only plans right now are to go to the local fish and game and buy 2 elk and 2 deer tags and go hunting. lots of things in the air. My wife and I are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year, we will probably do an Alaska float trip.
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    Who else is...

    marcus push thru it and you will be better off. been a crazy holiday season, but always is, thankful it is over. However lost a good friend on new years day. been rough. 48 and died in an ohv accident. on another note, bought my wife and elliptical for xmas, i have never really used one...
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    What did you get for Christmas guys?!

    more frustations, stress and lots of driving to see all of the people who expect you to come see them. not a fan of this particular holiday. ie my brother in law, xmas is the day you stay in your pj's and don't do anything. Me, I drive 250 miles in that day.
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    Who else is...

    send it our way, a whopping 3 feet on the very top of the mountains.
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    Who else is...

    please pray for snow, one of the worst winters ever. no snow, no fun.
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    Mountain Lion

    The one I shot with out dogs, took my elk carcass. I snuck in a week later and he was bedded down next to it. try and find a kill and watch.
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    What do you do with your horns/antlers?

    I gave about a dozen sets of whitetail antlers to my sister in law for crafting. bunch in the shop and house.
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    Who else is...

    night op last night, pedaling in to set a game cam for the winter. I will go back in april and retrieve. Had a bald eagle in a tree off of the deck this morning. Someone poached a buck(5x5 I let walk a couple of times) and left it. I left it for the scavengers. A couple of weeks ago, I saw a...
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    Idaho OTC

    the funny or weird thing about all this is, I used to be able to go kill an elk and then go to fish and game and buy another tag. Now I have to buy both in august(earliest I can buy a tag in Idaho being a resident).
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    Unit 43 float hunt

    ryan a lot of your logistics questions can be answered by a shuttle service. If you have ran many multi day rivers, there is usally a shuttle service. Those folks typically know what flows you will be dealing with at the time of your planned float. Also, make sure you do not need a permit to...