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  1. JimP

    Who else is...

    That is why I take my spotter with me. But a few years ago I put in some miles when I was shooting at 250 yards. That hike to the target and back got old real quick.
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    4 wheel drive projects

    When you are in the salt belt even washing the wheel wells out doesn't help. I have friends up in the north east who have 5 year old trucks that look like they are 30 years old.
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    What is trophy hunting article... Thoughts?

    People have gotten the idea of "trophy hunting" from those of us that head to far away lands and only bring back the "trophy" parts of the animals. They could care less that the meat from the animals that were shot was consumed locally and if possible we would love to bring at least some of...
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    Beginner Elk Hunt- Wyoming

    What unit did you draw? There are some units that you just have to wait for the snows, no snow=no elk and other units where the elk are there all year long.
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    Which One Would You Shoot?

    There would be no question, that mule deer would be down even if I had to wait for the whitetail to clear out from behind him. The whitetail looks good but you can really see the antlers too well in the photo besides the side view.
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    The Memes Thread!

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    Wyo Task Force - Nonres Comments!

    I've been saying this for years. By the time you invest 20 or so years into the point game and as you get older your health may start to decline so if you want to hunt them head north. The real expensive moose hunts are going to be up in the Yukon or some of the areas in Alaska where they...
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    Monsoons in SW Colorado

    We are back under a flash flood alert, I'm crossing my fingers since I need to go to Glenwood Springs in the morning. They just cleared a debris dam on the Colorado River Saturday afternoon that was diverting water onto or near I-70. Now we have a wildfire next to I-70 2 miles away...
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    Reloading Supplies

    I have heard of supplies slowly creeping into stores but I have yet to see any. I was trying to get some BH209 for my Utah muzzle loader hunt but with the passing of my brother in law who was going to use the rifle that likes it I have enough to get me through the season. On the cost, I...
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    Help me decide. Model 7 caliber change.

    That is why my safe if full of them and only a couple are based on the same case.
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    Governor's tags for antelope

    All you have to do is to raise and wave your hand a bit. And then sit there on the verge of a nervous breakdown until someone else bids. It's a lot like playing chicken...
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    Governor's tags for antelope

    It is always interesting just to do it knowing that odds are that someone would top it, but there is always that few moments just waiting for someone to up the bid. I have even written out a check for a few million on a closed account. But that check got torn up a few seconds later.
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    Help me decide. Model 7 caliber change.

    When I was thinking of a brown bear hunt up in Alaska I was talking to a few guides. Most of them said that they would be perfectly happy with me bringing a 06 with some 200 or 220 grain Nosler Partitions loaded up. They also said that they would rather a person show up with a rifle that they...
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    Governor's tags for antelope

    I don't consider them fools, they go into the bidding process with the idea of spending a basket full of cash and the odds are that all of them bidding have that type of cash that is just basically laying around. Plus the cost of the tag in the end goes to a good purpose. I was at a banquet...
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    Kids Getting ready!

    Looks like they are having some fun one way or another. Be prepared for some heavy downpours from the monsoons that are hitting here. Not much of the state is being spared every afternoon.
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    Wyo Task Force - Nonres Comments!

    The thing that I would like to know is just how much of a tenth of one percent that it will increase resident odds.
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    Monsoons in SW Colorado

    There is a good fire burning up around Steamboat right now so you might want to check out the area of it. I'm sure that they are also getting some good moisture but I haven't really watched that area this year. Check out this site for fire information. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
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    Protect Yourself Against Component Shortages

    You don't have to base everything off of a single case. I load for a dozen different calibers and cartridges but what I do is find a powder that works in a couple different ones and buy that powder in 5, 8, or 10 lb jugs. For most of my pistol rounds Unique works quite well, except for my...
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    Monsoons in SW Colorado

    Here are a few more pictures of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon from Tuesday night. East bound is on the right side I think that this is the Grizzly Creek rest area exit the road is west bound Another one of east bound, there is a bike path between the road and river. Here is a overhead...
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    Wyo Task Force - Nonres Comments!

    For non residents the odds of drawing a couple of good tags in one year are even slimmer. I have however just put in for a point when my odds were close enough to draw a out of state tag that I really wanted over another tag that I could wait on.