Recent content by ImBillT
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2025 Colorado Bighorn Sheep Hunt
I’m as surprised as you are that the first shot didn’t put him down. I’ve had two deer, one mine, and one my wife’s, where the hit was above the lungs, and below the spine, but the deer died instantly anyway. I assume it’s a disruption of the spinal column. I guess the “temporary wound cavity”...- ImBillT
- Post #304
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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2025 Colorado Bighorn Sheep Hunt
Patience seems to pay off more than I expect, over and over, but man I’d be in a hurry. He doesn’t sound dead, and if he manages any sort of recovery, I’d think he would want to be a very long way from where he just got shot. But again, patience seems to pay when I think it won’t, and rushing...- ImBillT
- Post #172
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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2025 Colorado Bighorn Sheep Hunt
No way I’d be able to sleep tonight! I’m not sure I could have held back and not made a move, but after archery hunting for a few years now, I’d say that I’ve learned that patience pays off more than I thought it would. I’ve always been one to make the most of the opportunity at hand rather than...- ImBillT
- Post #142
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Idaho moose refund problems
As much as fronting money helps odds, you can’t expect me to front the money if you can’t issue the frickin refund. Seems like standard government incompetence. They rarely pay price for failures because they’re the only ones allowed to do what they do. It’s no like you can just use one of the...- ImBillT
- Post #11
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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How bad is an old wildfire to traverse?
I’ve been in some that were no big deal at all. More work than the same mileage without blow down, but I still did 23 miles that day. I’ve also seen some that I didn’t even want to try. Your screenshot doesn’t look too bad. Sometimes satellite photos tell the story, and sometimes they don’t, at...- ImBillT
- Post #11
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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Which of the big 3 in Colorado to keep going after?
I’m a little late for CO big 3, but I’m glad he stayed in on moose. If moose is what he wants, that’s what he’ll most likely continue to buy when he’s on his own paying for his apps. Of the three, I too would prefer moose, however, CO has so many goats that it would be hard to walk away from...- ImBillT
- Post #41
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Picatinny rail or reg bases for mark v and vx6 scope?
I don’t think it would go any higher with bases and rings. It would weigh 2-4oz more though. Depending on what bases and rings you used. -
Selling Public Land for Budget Reconciliatory Bill
Yep. His post reminded me of a conversation I had with a guy that was smoking a cigarette and wearing an “I’m with her” hat in early 2008. I was in college, and had just finished mowing his lawn for $30. Standing in front of his $250k house(2008 dollars), he began to tell me why we needed to...- ImBillT
- Post #48
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Selling Public Land for Budget Reconciliatory Bill
If you read the amendment, it doesn’t prevent the sale of federal lands. It only states that the proceeds from such a sale cannot be used to reduce the deficit. It literally calls for the creation of a “deficit neutral fund” to place those proceeds in, so that they can only be used to prevent...- ImBillT
- Post #47
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Cutsom Turret Scope questions
There are even some companies making tape that you can wrap around existing turrets if your scope has tall enough turrets. I asked to buy an extra set of caps for an S-TAC. Sightron sent them free of charge. Now I intend to drill and tap them for a pair of set screws to use as a zero stop... -
Tag services vs GoHunt ?
goHunt has a page showing all draw deadlines on the free side of the site, so there is no subscription needed for that. I believe they also email me deadline reminders, although I’ve been getting those from multiple sources, so I don’t remember for sure if goHunt does that. Again, no...- ImBillT
- Post #24
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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Tag services vs GoHunt ?
I’m honestly not sure. They announced that they were offering it in a few states this year, but I don’t remember which states they were.- ImBillT
- Post #23
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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Tag services vs GoHunt ?
I wouldn’t say this is completely accurate. Yes goHunt generally only uses last year’s numbers, and for states that change tag allocations and seasons regularly you need to know what you’re looking at. IIRC they used to not list some Utah and AZ hunts because they weren’t there in the previous...- ImBillT
- Post #19
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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Tag services vs GoHunt ?
I like OnX’s maps better. If you already have OnX, their draw odds are better than they used to be, so upgrading to the elite package and sticking with them is an option. I would choose goHunt and/or OnX Elite over a tag service.- ImBillT
- Post #15
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
