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I have hunted 115 four times for antelope, once with a buck tag, and the rest with doe tags. General comments: have the WY chip or ONYX map to stay off private as it is checkerboarded. If you haven't experienced western gumbo mud, then you aren't prepared for it when it rains or snows...

I've always disliked it when tips are just added to your bill, such as is common for larger groups in a restaurant. A gratuity is supposed to be voluntary, and a reward for good service. I have done a number of guided horseback hunting trips, and use 10-15% as the baseline for total...

I don't understand why the federal government can't just give everyone a check for a million $. Then none of us would ever have to work again. I hope that you can recognize the sarcasm in this comment.

The slow-mo opening in MN is taking place. I actually got a call from my dentist yesterday (a Sunday no less) for an appointment today. Now if I can just get them to give me a haircut as long as I am already in the chair.

It looks like the US/Canada border crossing may be shut down for another month. If so, my second fishing trip will be cancelled or rescheduled. Haven't seen anything definative yet.

Spring projects galore. I've fixed a lot of things that were just sitting there waiting for me. The hardest project is also the most rewarding one, and that is clearing new pushouts on my mile long driveway. After a very tough winter, I finally talked myself into buying a small tractor with a...

I have taken Diamox (or the generic) with the only stated side effect of "frequent urination". Since I do that anyway, I guess that wasn't much to deal with. That said, I found out in numerous trips after that I didn't really need it. It is hard to predict who will have problems and who...

I got out of the Colorado lottery when they joined the ranks of states that required a "qualifying license" purchase even to apply for points. So, for this year I again applied for a late season cow tag in WY that for some reason I seem to beat the odds drawing. My expected draw will be for a...

Keep in mind that in some of the GEN areas, the mule deer season starts Sept. 15th. I have hunted in H 4 times, and will have a tag there again this year. Near the road there are scads of hunters by the 14th, but none where we had bush-wacked to. I always got my deer, and did see some elk...

I like it Jim. Has that routine ever worked for you?

One thing at a time. Keep in mind that you are shooting a bullet with a very low BC, at a moderate velocity. It doesn't take much wind to have an effect on that bullet 100 yards downrange. So, I suggest that you do some range time after the elevation adjustment, and only consider making...

Only 22 here in NE Minnesota this AM.

33 here this morning...it may even get to 40 in the afternoon. I guess that we had our summer last week.

Summer, what's that? The ice just went out on the lake that I live on only a couple days ago. That's about average from year to year going back to the 1930s.

I was going to apply for that hunt last year, but was talked out of it by a friend who has guided me on a couple other hunts. He used to hunt with his family in the Thorofare, but the elk numbers were drastically less than in the past so they moved on and hunt elsewhere. 5 years in the...

All I have to do is mount the rear hatch. After that I will wash the truck with the topper installed and put the photo on the project thread.

Yeah, but if you can catch those guys I'm sure that you could kick their ass in short order.

Is that your "depletion run" in prep for a marathon?

338 WM Winchester Super Grade with 185 gr. Barnes handloads at 3,034 fps. for bull elk. 30-06 Tikka with Nosler Partition 180 gr. for cow elk, deer, antelope. TC Omega 50 cal. with 300 gr. Thor bullet for MZL.

I am fortunate with my body type and the ability to maintain my weight within preferred parameters, BUT, this getting old thing can turn us all into sissies. I am still able and willing to do more than anyone that I hunt with, but there is a price to pay when you do. So, my goal is to just...