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I was drinking my morning coffee and watching the news on CNN when they did a segment on the new Lithium deposits in the geothermal area at the southeast part of the Salto Sea i California. In the 50's my Dad and some of his hunting buddies bought 160 acres for a duck hunting club right in...

For the last 2 to 3 weeks it has rained every afternoon. Feels like August and Monsoon season. This afternoon it clouded up (after a beautiful sunny morning), lightning, thunder, hail and rain. We got over 1/2" and it's still raining. My place looks like a jungle with the weeds taking over. I...

Getting ready to leave for a funeral this morning. It is for a friend and Masonic Brother who I have hunted with for years. I have to give the eulogy as requested by his wife....something that will be hard to do. Saying good bye is hard enough, hope I can get thru this without any mistakes in...

My left knee was totally gone (replaced the right one 20 years ago). Had it replaced last month. Everything was going great in my rehab, way ahead of schedule. On my way to PT a week and a half ago, I slipped and fell on some ice that was covered with snow so I didn't see it. I completely...

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...