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Don't waste your time and $ looking for deer in NE MN. There are still lots of deer in the transition zone....farms, woods, no wolves. I doubt if I'll even buy a tag this year, after 53 years. BUT, I should draw a WY elk tag, and if I'm really lucky maybe even two.

I have the Tikka stainless "Super Lite". This was a Cabela's special, 5# 8 oz. I got mine in 30-06 and have no complaints on the recoil, tho the pad is quite hard. My bro-in-law got his in 300 WSM and complained of the recoil, so he had the barrel ported and upgraded the recoil pad. I did...

I've been working on my stripper kayak between bouts of snow plowing and shoveling. We're at 85" so far with an average of 79" for a regular winter. March is often our big snow month, and if this continues I may well have to just abandon plowing my mile long driveway and fire up the...

They can do DNA on jerky? HMMMMMMM......

My F1 is the most comfortable pack that I own. I have the batwings, and have only added the "duffle" that I can zip on it. My hunting partner used the F1 for our last pack in elk hunt, and he had the 7500 VAPOR. That bag is huge, and he stuffed it full of things that he didn't need. So, I am...

141 has a lot of wilderness area that would require that you use a guide/outfitter. If that is your intention, then you can do a deep dive into the outfitted hunts that cover that zone.

As a police officer, I attended a class from our local conservation officer concerning cooperation between agencies, and the scope of their duties. The biggest thing that I remembered from that meeting was his statement, "The best way to get a bad law changed is to enforce it." A good...

Great run Marcus. You are smart to focus on your safety over speed, although it looks like your pace was plenty quick. In a couple months after things warm up and the ice and snow are gone, if you want to up your game even further, look into "farlaps" or "windsplints" during your runs. Beware...

Wolves were always around in NE Minnesota, and we averaged 8-14 bucks at our hunting camp for over 50 years. We have had some tough winters before and rebounded quickly, but that no longer happens with 3,500+ wolves in our backyard. In the last 8 years we only shot 4 small bucks during one...

I'd be there in a heartbeat, but 1,500 miles is a bit far to make it on one beat. I would love to be there though.

I returned from the Idaho snowmobile trip on Thursday. The snow conditions weren't ideal for hitting the powder, and I never did get stuck, although I did one fairly spectacular "dismount". I did help several others out of the steep and deep, and was somewhat surprised to find that I didn't...

Tim it looks like you nailed it. Tent on the back and brandy keg on the front. I'm flying out your way later today for a week of snowmobiling around Island Park, and if I see this rig on the trail I will be sure to stop and say HEY!

Running in the winter in the northern latitudes is more about maintaining fitness than improving. You have to be especially aware of the hazardous road conditions and the dangers from vehicles. A cop co-worker's wife was hit by a passing truck mirror (vehicle and driver were never found), and...

Ditto. Get-R-done.

You can get a muzzle-loader elk or deer tag in many areas that don't require a lot of points, especially if you just apply for a cow tag. It will get you out hunting at least. You can look at all the stats on the Parks & Wildlife website and see what the odds are to draw (with your pts.) and...

They might be really handy trying to find your way into the bathroom for your middle of the night pee expedition. I know that I could have used it a few times myself. You young guys will understand someday.

I knew that you would eventually find a good one if you kept on trying Gr8.

Advances in optics have left me behind, and I was just about to make a major purchase on a major brand name stabilized bino before finding out that it was made in China. There are quality choices out there without spending big bucks to cut our own throats. My Leupold 1000TBR still works for...

Ouch!!! Those spur of the moment stress relievers are a big help sometimes. I've often said that sweat is the greatest tranquilizer for the mind. I guess that adrenalin works too. Ride on.

Fly-in fishing trip in Ontario in early June. Western states road trip in August. Wyoming "any elk" GEN tag; bow hunt/rifle hunt. 1 day to 6 week duration. I have the pts. to draw. Wyoming late season cow; 25% odds. Working on an Alaska caribou hunt for 2023.....2024 if necessary.