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    Ammunition shortage

    I was at a few places over the weekend and there was a fair amount of ammo. (As usual, I didn't buy anything because I am cheap and stubborn..) This was one of the (and I quote) "Hot selling items" What a steal....lol I asked the guy at the counter if that price was correct and he said...
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    POW 2021

    Know the tides. Your hunt will depend on them.
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    Leupold Spotting Scope / Eyeware Giveaway!

    Crows. And no, I am not joking.
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    Bear Gun?

    I should add that I do have a Tarus tracker 5 shot .44 that I carried on my side while working in Alaska years ago with Cor-bon bear rounds. It is almost uncontrollable to shoot because the recoil is so ridiculous. The shotguns that my employer had (That we had to qualify with) were 870's and...
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    Bear Gun?

    I dont carry a gun or bear spray when I am in the woods elk hunting. I have not hunted in grizzly country but if I was hunting in grizzly country I would carry my bow on a sling and my SX2 shotgun with my extended magazine in my hand. I personally would not bother with bear spray. If a...
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    Colorado 21 quota changes

    Maybe only the top point holders applied. The rest of the people like me decided to sit back and see what happens. lol
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    The Memes Thread!

    Reminds me of the Ozark Episode....Cherry Pits....lol
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    Colorado 21 quota changes

    Interesting! Deer applications didn't skyrocket like I anticipated with the later rifle seasons. Thanks for posting.
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    Thoughts on Suppressors for Hunting?

    I always wondered if they dramatically affected accuracy. Meaning sight the gun in to a satisfactory group with it on. Then take it off and does that dramatically change you POI and group size? I highly doubt it would tone down my 300 WSM enough to mess with one. I envision the thing...
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    multiple coyotes

    I mostly hunted coyotes with Walker Dogs in my younger years. Although I have killed a lot by calling them either while deer hunting or turkey hunting. Back in my early 20's I killed these two dirty birds while turkey hunting one year. Seen them trailing a herd of does that had come by and I...
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    Thoughts on Suppressors for Hunting?

    I'm with CC. I dont want to deal with the nonsense and they look pretty dumb on the end of the gun. I dont have any issue with anyone that wants to use one though.
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    The Memes Thread!

    ^^ Been there. Several times.
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    Local Shooting Range Situation

    Sorry to hear about your situation. $55 per member is pretty cheap. Raise your rates to cover the cost. Seems like the only thing you can do. For comparison there are 1200 members in my club. I pay $120/year. We have 5 stand, 2 trap ranges, 2 skeet ranges, 2 sporting clay's courses, 12...
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    Best broadheads for elk?

    No offense to anyone who uses an expandable. But, with the 1,000 things that can go wrong during my bow hunt, putting something that could mechanically fail on the end of my arrow sure as hell isn't going to be the 1,001'th thing. Thats just me. Been bow-hunting for 25 years killed a lot of...
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    Best Way to Sharpen a Knife

    I can relate to the broken blades.....I broke a blade in my Havalon when I was cutting my elk up last year. And I quote: "Nobody move.........did you see where that blade went?" lol I really like those knives though.
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    When did you kill your first deer?

    Pennsylvania in 1996. It was a mature doe. I shot it with my bow at about 10 yards. I didn't know it at the time but my neighbor was about 300 yards away video taping the whole thing. He didn't even know I was in the tree and wondered why the deer took off running. I often wondered where the...
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    The Memes Thread!

    Reminds me of my Joe Biden loving, 400 pound, dirt-bag, Democrat, Aunt who plays the "I am legally blind card" to get extra disability on top of her "I was raped in the military card" disability. She still drives her minivan all over the place. We dont exchange Christmas cards and havnt talked...
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    Best Way to Sharpen a Knife

    Work sharp. I run my leatherman through it about once a week. In the field I use a little cheap yellow one with carbide on one side and ceramic on the other to keep things cutting good while butchering. When I get home everything goes through the work sharp. I do have a smiths diamond kit...
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    Turkey Science with Mike Chamberlain

    VERY great discussion. I am glad to see they are moving the season back a week or 2 next year in GA. The amount of turkey hunters in GA has been very hard on the poult recruitment. Man oh man, are the people crying a river here over those proposed changes. I wish they would just shut the season...
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    Youth Double

    So thats what a turkey looks like! I cant buy a bird this spring. Well, I guess I could. lol Congrats to your son!