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  1. JimP

    What Makes A Big Mule Deer?????

    I like heavy square heavy antlers that are at least 28 inches wide the height takes care of itself. In 50 years of hunting them I have seen a dozen or so of them that meet that standard and have only been able to think about shooting a couple of them. One was over a mile away and another one...
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    The Sig BDX System Giveaway!

    Dang, got my hopes all up and then dashed them. I looked and had a email in the account that I signed up with. Looked at it and it was just a notice that a bill had been paid. Dang it. Congrats to the winner, hope he was a member here at least.
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    .380 Trail Protection / Bear Load?

    Smart lady if she can handle it.
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    How Do You Define A Successful Scouting Trip?

    Scouting trips isn't all about the animals but finding new country and learning about it. My brother in law has a hunt this year in Colorado where scouting for animal is a waste of time until they move into the area any time from the middle of September to the hunt in October. It is a...
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    The Sig BDX System Giveaway!

    You've been in for a long time, too bad they let you out every now and then 🤣
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    .380 Trail Protection / Bear Load?

    In my book the minimum for bear protection is a 357 magnum with heavy loads. While the 9mm might kill a bear you are more likely to piss them off, and a 380 is even lighter than a 9mm. You would be better off just scaring it with a 380 by shooting up onto the air than at a bear. I would...
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    Which state has the best opportunities and draw odds for Resident Hunters

    Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and perhaps New Mexico but I don't have any experience with New Mexico. At least for western states. But if you really want to know the best state would be Alaska.
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    Not many deer on scouting trip

    With the heat they could be back onto the cooler area shortly after sunrise. I had a muzzle loader tag in the Utah Book Cliffs a few years ago and it was hot. The deer were back in their beds as soon as the sun hit the hillside and they didn't come back out until it was behind the hill in the...
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    Non-typical doesn't even explain it...

    The Utah DOW did a study before they set the cactus buck hunt on the Paunchaguant unit and they found that most of the cactus bucks on that unit had no testicles
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    Non-typical doesn't even explain it...

    With a catsup and horseradish sauce for dipping..........yum
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    Major Forum Updates Coming!

    When you see a spammer showing up just click the Report in the lower left corner of the post. I reported one yesterday.
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    Reloder-16, Reloder-22, Reloder-26 Q&A

    The problem that I found with reloading is that it can get expensive fast when you by a pound of this powder and then a pound of this other powder and only use very little of it before you switch to another powder. I still have powder from 30 years ago that I need to get rid of because of this...
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    Reloder-16, Reloder-22, Reloder-26 Q&A

    I have most of my loads down pat. They might not be the fastest loads but they are very accurate and they work. I could put a few more grains into the case and get another 100+ fps out of the load but why? I did some calculation with faster loads and found that they were not really worth...
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    65 year old man goes in for a physical. Dr. says he is in good shape but wants some family history. Dr. asks, "how long did your father live?" Man replies, "who said my father is dead ?He is out turkey hunting right now. Right where I want to be." Dr. replies, "OK, OK, How long did your...
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