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    What are you guys paying for gas?

    Still too cheap. $10 per gallon is fair for a few winters as sacrifices are what generations of Americans do in times of not-war. Can’t believe how many people mismanage their spending priorities. Is not that hard to kick in a bit more at the pump for all the greatness bathing us like a glorious...
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    Bots and Colorado tag reissue list

    And, any landowner tag burns points and raffle and auction. You hunt a tag, you lose points. Point creep ends for you when get a tag in your hand. Have cow elk tag as its own point bucket if want. But, points to zero if get a tag.
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    Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?

    if 25bp then market falls by end of day. Reason? Not likely more hikes are not needed and slowing inflation is going to take a larger increment and more of them. If raises a full 100bp then I expect the market to jump by end of day. If 50 bp then about flat by end of day. I have no bets in...
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    Ruger #1 crack

    Have you shot this rifle since was given to you? Do you plan to shoot the rifle? The crack seems to be emerging at an angle appearing at the surface along a wavy seam in the grain rather than a shock crack which would arise by, for example, being dropped on the butt plate. Might be able to...
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    Withdrawal calculator

    Am on Medicare. I am on traditional (PPO-like) rather than Advantage (HMO-like). My spouse and I are both on Medicare. I budget a combined $25,000 a year for health coverage (doctors. hospitalization, ER, urgent care, Rx premium/deductible/co-pay/uncovered), dental and vision). Life has been...
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    What are you guys paying for gas?

    Is nice to see some nice rifles and shotguns at the pawn shops and local gun shop this year even before is the end of hunting season. Why would someone sell an elk rifle or duck gun this close to season? How odd. Probably just losers because I am loving this new normal. Real estate, stocks and...
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    Retiring in the Pacific Northwest

    The Pacific Ocean has Russia bordering its NW region. So, Pacific NW is Russia. American NW would be more descriptive of the Washington and Oregon region. North American NW would be Alaska. Of course, anyone can be wrong about something and be fully understood. Canadian goose. Alaskan Airlines...
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    What are you currently reading?

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    The Dog That Caught the Car - AKA Lazy Arizona Elk Hunt

    Arizona is a magical place. By magical, I suggest you visit a junk yard and liberate AZ license plates to swap out temporarily while parked at a trailhead. Water is your friend in the dry air even if not 115F (temperature today in PHX) during your hunt. I liked hunting AZ so much I moved there...
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    Valid concern or paranoia?

    I ran a security team. One day we had a car that was left in one of our parking garages. Was there the next day, too, unmoved. Called the DMV and turns out that I could request permanent access to the state's database of plates, VINs, title holders. Unlimited use. Sure, hook me up. That would be...
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    Dolly Parton dead at 80

    She was plucky! Definitely willing to take a stand on social issues which is very, very rare today with marketing and PR teams developing talking points for celebrities. RIP.
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    The big 18 and adult things?

    These are the good old days for hunting. Full stop. Public access will shrink. Tag prices out West for non-residents will rise faster than inflation. Draw odds for non-residents will get tougher out West. Outfitted hunt costs will go up. Private land access cost will go up. If you can live in...
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    How old is too old to apply for physical hunts?

    I had a mountain goat hunt in 2020. Was hitting 60 and the gyms near me stayed closed for Covid. My company also got our biggest contract ever in February so everyone pitched in for the next 18 months to keep product filling up a semi-trailer by Friday each week. Was a trainwreck physically by...
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    Fly Tying/Fishing Thread

    I put Apple AirTags in every bag/case I hand to an airline. Is worth every penny spent on those tags to be sitting on the tarmac for take-off and get pings from each showing they are 30 feet away rather than 200 yards away.
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    Elk bullet in Grizzly country

    I hunted solo north of Yellowstone. I felt good about my chances each day with my rifle and a can of bear spray at the ready on my chest. In my lightweight tent at night I would have preferred a handgun. A rifle is a bit unwieldy in close quarters and bear spray inside a tent would be...
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