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    Update to Social Media Survey: Final results!

    Motor vehicle trails discourage foot hunters. Motor vehicle hunters are among the top 10 percent laziest hunters in existence. This absolutely can be used to your advantage, and I have seen areas ruined for hunting by closing them to Motor vehicles.
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    Dandelion Neighbors

    My mom used to make dandelion wine, and about every other kind of wine you could imagine.
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    Red Dots for Muzzleloaders

    You can use a red dot or scope with no magnification. I have tried traditional iron sights, red dot, 1 power scope, and a peep sight on my muzzleloader. The only thing that I have seen an advantage to is a 4 power scope that I tried in order to see how good I was shooting iron sights. I ended...
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    Article: Butte hunter and outfitter Jack Atcheson Jr. Donation - What to do with them ole' mount(s).

    I sold a couple of thousand dollars' worth of elk antlers last spring and put the money into an old pickup project that I am working on. No regrets. In my experience damn few people care about your antlers or guns beyond their monetary value.
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    My First Elk Story to my Next Elk Story (Fly In?)

    You did a fine job of telling your story, I am glad you did.
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    308 165gr bullets speed

    I got me some Big Game powder and tried it in my 22 inch .308 and got 2820 fps with 52.5 grains and a 165 SGK. There were no signs of pressure, but it is a compressed load to the point I couldn't get more powder in the case. I haven't shot it for accuracy but obviously 2900 fps is not possible...
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    No more brick and mortar license sales?

    I went the e-tag route this year for the first time and will see how it goes. I haven't fallen in love with dissolving paper tags. If they sell my location the joke is on them.
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    Otc Sheep

    In 2012 you had 12 points and today you have 26 points. Just like it says you have 26 to 1 odds advantage over a new hunter but no advantage over another max point hunter. With squared points you have 676 to 2 advantage over the new hunter but no advantage over another max point hunter. Next...
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    Otc Sheep

    Montana adopted the squared bonus point system in 2012, so the rules were changed after the game started.
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    Otc Sheep

    You sound like you are drinking wine?
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    Otc Sheep

    You will still have max points, and you have bought every point that you have for about $2 a piece other than the 600 or so that you were gifted by a rule change.
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    Otc Sheep

    Yes, simple bonus system you keep the points that you have bought.
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    Otc Sheep

    And unsquare the bonus point system.
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    45-70 .457 Conversion

    30 yards with a smooth bore 3 inch 410 is a stretch in my experience. With a rifled barrel you would loose a lot more grouse than you ever recover past 15 yards would be my guess.
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    Powder scale rcbs balance beam bad?

    I have been using a balance beam scale for 50 years and I actually don't know if it weighs exactly the same as someone else's. I do have an electronic scale that I use for some things like sorting cast bullets, and I believe it is less consistent than the beam scale.

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