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  1. Colorado Cowboy

    September 1....Gun Hunting Season Here!

    As you suggested....I did.
  2. Colorado Cowboy

    It’s been a minute...model 71 348

    It is really a collectors piece. Value (depending on condition) is from $1,500 to $2,000 for a basic model. My suggestion would be to keep it as a family heirloom and don't shoot it much. Just sayin.................
  3. Colorado Cowboy

    Forum Banner Update Contest!

    Both pictures were taken in 1954 on a backcountry horseback packin deer hunting trip. I was 13. My Dad took me out of school and we went on my first real hunting adventure. He gave me a great foundation to build on.
  4. Colorado Cowboy

    Blaze Orange Vest?

    Well.....the Orange Army invades!
  5. Colorado Cowboy

    Major Poaching Bust In Montana

    What's next....nonresidents voting in your state just because they own property and pay some taxes on it.
  6. Colorado Cowboy

    Fishing 2019

    When this thread I started came back up, I realized I hadn't posted picts from our trip. My wife Joyce pointing to her #50 Halibut and our Razor Clams. Great time....lots of great eating too. We brought home #50 pounds of halibut and razor clams.The King Salmon was about #40.
  7. Colorado Cowboy

    September 1....Gun Hunting Season Here!

    One of my Dad's friends was a professional photographer and took it. I have a few that he took. Here is another. My Dad took me out of school for a weeks hunting trip. First horseback, pack into backcountry I took. My avatar is another one. Notice no camo...LOL!
  8. Colorado Cowboy

    September 1....Gun Hunting Season Here!

    September 1 always kicked off my families hunting season. Dad & I started with Doves, next was Deer hunting in the High Sierras, Antelope in Wyoming, Elk in Colorado and Ducks & Geese until the end of January. Last hunted with Dad in 2008 when he was 90 and he got his elk here in Colorado. miss...
  9. Colorado Cowboy

    Blaze Orange Vest?

    I wear a Cabelas blaze orange upland game hunting vest. Lots of pockets and very durable....been wearing the same one for maybe 20 years.
  10. Colorado Cowboy

    New Hunting Trailer / Camper / Toy Hauler build - Follow along!

    I put my window in the door instead walls. Thinking about adding another on the wall opposite the door.
  11. Colorado Cowboy

    Fishing Kayaks

    Sold my pontoon boat yesterday and am going to start looking at kayaks. Probably won't buy until next spring. Thanks to everyone for their input.
  12. Colorado Cowboy

    2019 NW Colorado Archery Muzzleloader Report

    Just info for whoever wants to see it..... Big story in yesterdays local paper, el nino is gone and the high pressure over 4 corners has returned full strength. Down here it has been a pretty dry summer, not much monsoon activity....back to drier than normal. It is really dry down here in the...
  13. Colorado Cowboy

    Antelope movement after dark

    My first time hunting antelope many, many years ago, I put a small bunch of them to bed one evening, deciding to go back at first light the next morning. I got to the area while it was still dark and started walking to where I last saw them bedded down. Still dark and I walked right into them...
  14. Colorado Cowboy

    RCBS Metallic Reloading Intro Kit?

    It means metallic cartridge cases. They also make shotgun reloading stuff too, hence the "metallic".
  15. Colorado Cowboy

    Camp set ups?

    I use my cargo trailer. Has bunks, heater and lots of storage. Set up the popup, tables, chairs, cook stove and lanterns. Off season, I store everything in it. Great camps.
  16. Colorado Cowboy

    To Scout.....Or Not To Scout

    Scout...scout....scout!
  17. Colorado Cowboy

    My Dream Hunts List

    I have been very lucky as I have done somewhere around 30 backcountry/wilderness horseback packin deer hunts and kill my share of great bucks. I also did a Thorofare Teton Wilderness elk hunt for my 70th birthday. I want to do one more of them before I get too damn old to ride a horse (I'll be...
  18. Colorado Cowboy

    2019 NW Colorado Archery Muzzleloader Report

    Good luck to all of you. Leaving in a month for deer & antelope in Wyoming. Getting everything ready. Range time next week.
  19. Colorado Cowboy

    Truck Tires - on/off RD

    After using only Goodyear for years (last set were terrible) I am using BFG AT on my F350 4x4. Great so far!