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Later this month I'll be heading to a lake here in SW Colorado that is loaded with crawdads. I'll be taking a couple of traps and should catch a lot of them little buggers. I was wanting to hear from any of you that do a boil on them...what is you favorite spice to use. Our local markets don't...

Picture of the duck call is not too good. Also attached is a set of pistol grips on my .22 High Standard Bulls Eye gun that I made.

Received my refunds for Moose and Desert Sheep in the mail today. Those that didn't draw should be getting their too.

The maple stocked Springfield is one of the first stocks I did when I was about 18. Still shoot it today.

The weather sure is wet here in the SW part of the state. Our snowpack was great and runoff is getting well along. Our local lakes are getting full and everything looks like a great spring. It has been raining of & on for several weeks which just adds to our moisture. I have only irrigated a...

UH got me thinking about just the opposite of his post. What shot did you take that you wish you could take back? For me the one that really stands out was on a buck deer many years ago. My Dad and I were hunting in the coast range of southern California inland from Ventura. We had just started...

For those of us who enjoy taking and looking at photos of wildlife and outdoor scenery, this months issue of "Wyoming Wildlife" has a great story written by retired editor Chris Madson. It was really thought provoking and eye opening for me. The main theme was the ethics of the whole photography...

Some of you might remember that I was given an old Ford Tractor. It's a 1941 9N that is stock as far as I know. It sat all winter and I final got to work on it this week. Bought a new battery and tried to start it today. Started to crank over and then quit. Then the hot wire to the solenoid...

I just received a letter from "North Shore Agency" (a collection agency) notifying me that I owe money to them for a subscription to RIFESHOOTER for a subscription that I let expire. I tried the magazine for one year and found out it wasn't what I expected, so I let it expire. This is a scam...

I've been butchering and cooking my wild game for 50 years with great success. A friend suggested I try something different preparing some venison I shot last fall. I cut backstrap steaks extra thick (1 1/2 to 2") and soaked them in buttermilk in the refer overnight. Removed them and put them...

Leaving in the morning to scout a new unit or 2 not all that far from my homeplace. The units I am looking at take around 10 to 12 points to draw and I have 15, so if I like what I see, I'll be hunting near home and burning my points.I'll be staying a couple of days, so I should have plenty of time.

On another thread you can see how I converted a cargo trailer into a hunting rig. I carry everything including 2 atv's in it. Set up a 12x12 patio awning with a couple of 6' tables and a big propane stove. Sleep in the trailer on bunks that fold up on the walls. 6000 btu catalytic heater inside...

Stocks are traditionally made of walnut. It has great strength to weight. I personally do not like oak, to heavy and more difficult to work with. Do you plan on sending a piece of wood to a shop that has a profiler? Unless you are an experienced wood worker, making a stock from a blank hunk of...

I leave myself logged on when I leave the forum. Makes it a lot easier when returning later, don't have to enter user name and pass word. A couple of days ago my computer started logging me off when I leave. I did not change any setting or anything else that I know of. Anyone else have this...

I already posted my rifles & stats, but thought everyone might get a kick out of this. After my Dad passes in 2012, I have is rifle, the only rifle he ever had that I knew of. Sometime back pre WWII my Dad got a 03 Springfield. Over the years he sporterized it like everyone did back then. (new...

I have already applied for my Desert Sheep, Elk & Moose tags. Point only for Deer this year, after burning all mine last year. All that is left is Antelope. Looking at a new unit and will be scouting it next month, just before tags are due. Going to spend 3 or 4 days with my spotting scope...

Got my brochure in the mail yesterday.

Here you go guys. 21 geese & 21 ducks taken that were banded. This from about 50 years of duck/goose hunting in California, Mexico, Colorado and Arizona. There don't seem to be as many banded birds these days. There were a couple that had bands on their legs and around their neck...

Don't know how many of you keep up with military arms, but the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) has M1 Carbines available in a limited number. I just sent off my application this am. They are $685 for service grade & 625 for field grade. Pretty good price for something that is fun to shoot...

A group of my lifelong friends and I get together every few years for a chukkar hunt in northern Nevada. There is lots of old mining claims in the area. One day I was walking along and area that had lots of old mining activity. I came across a piece of a 4x4 with an aluminum sign nailed to it...