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    Yellowstone wolf incident

    I'm not sure what the guy did wrong. It looks like he's being followed by a pack of wolves that are getting too close. He walks back hoping to scare them off, and they don't run, so he sprays the closest one. It would be hard to keep walking away knowing that they were getting so close behind...
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    What are you guys paying for gas?

    $3.19 here at Costco in Kalispell Mt. I didn't check the Jan 1st price, but when I filled up here in late December it was $2.63. I hear that eggs are down 400% - sounds reasonable.
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    How bad is an old wildfire to traverse?

    I've been places that were really good for elk hunting before a fire, really good after a fire, but then after all the burnt trees fell over it became so bad that I could walk for a mile without ever touching the ground. The elk didn't use the area anymore anyway, because it got to the point...
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    Montana 2025 draws

    Nothing for me, but I will get to go look for moose as my son got a moose license. I feel its almost as good as me drawing the license. I've got maximum points and lots of years of drawing nothing before that too.
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    Your most ignored rule

    I do the same as you. I need the exercise, and I don't need someone to hit my car when they open their door. The circling looking for a close parking spot gets me, especially at the gym.
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    Does anyone feel like outdoor recreation declining back to post-COVID level?

    I went to Glacier National Park last week. To me it was crazy how many people were there. I parked in an overflow parking spot as the parking lots were full. This was on a Friday morning in April, when the main roads there are still closed. Used to be hardly anyone visited Glacier NP in...
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    Verify that you hunt

    Been a while since I killed anything.
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    Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?

    I didn't say that they are there to help you time the market, in fact I said that they can give you good advice based on history. They can give you good long term advice based on what has happened in the past, and based on current taxation laws, and make assumptions about the future. If they...
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    Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?

    No one knows when the next 20% drop will be, and no one knows how low the market can go. Back before the crash of 2007/8 my 401k was fully invested in a S&P 500 index fund. I pulled it all out the exact day before the market started dropping - mostly pure luck. I then reinvested when it...
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    Tariffs

    I've tried to avoid watching MSNBC, CNN, and FOX NEWS for years now. Out of curiosity I wondered how FOX would be reporting on what happened in the Stock Market over the last two days - figuring that had to be the big news. I looked at the FOX "news" web page a few minutes ago. They had 10...
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    Should trail cams be legal?

    Last year I was hunting on public land that surrounded a section of private land. I mistakenly ended up on the private land - no fences or any signs. On my way out to the public land I see a salt block, so I look up and see a treestand, and across I see a game camera. The deer that I was...
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    Don't let an accident become a tragedy

    I'm usually really careful. However, I do remember something that happened years ago, that is probably pretty common. I had been following elk, finally caught up with them, got ready to shoot, safety off etc, then the elk moved over a little hill, and I followed them. An hour later I realize...
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    HTer Goals '25 Edition

    Surviving winter without gaining much weight is a challenge. Seems like I've accomplished that this year. Now that the snow is leaving its time to hike more. I need to have targets to reach, immediate goals like steps per day, then steps per month. Beating last years Jan, Feb, and March...
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    Non-resident fees… according to Google AI

    I've lived in Montana for 44 years. I've thought about moving to other states. I could have moved to states and got a better paying job, or a state where I pay no state income tax, or one that doesn't tax social security, or one with lower priced houses, or one with better weather, or one with...
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    Practicing bear defense shooting

    I would think that the most important factor in defending yourself against a surprise bear attack is how you cope with the situation mentally. Some people will get too excited, some will just freeze, and the lucky ones will click into a state where they are focused and make the right decisions...
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