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    Wyoming Draw Results 2026

    Drew a Deer tag for 125-1. Never hunted the area before but decided to burn my points while my daughter was still stationed out that way. Hoping we can get some leave approved so we can get a week or so to hunt together, also pulled a cow/calf tag for 066 which is in the same general area. Looks...
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    Rifle Caliber Recommendation - 270/308/30-06

    I am biased in saying a 270 but its only because I have killed an absolute pile of different sized critters with that particular caliber. Like you said... with the ranges you are hunting all three will do the same thing. This is where I would usually chastise other calibers but the ones you...
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    WY Draw

    Im hoping it pans out. Plan on spending 2 weeks in it hunting so I can cover some ground and take my time. The big plus on it is my oldest daughter is stationed near there so I we will get to hunt some together.
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    WY Draw

    Well… I burned 7 points on it so I hope it’s at least worth the view. Not read much promising stuff but I’ll set aside 2 weeks to walk around and see. A man never knows till he goes.
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    When SHTF

    In another life. A long time ago when I was still naive enough to think I could do something that made a difference in the world I spent a lot of time in a lot of very poor countries. Places where if you had a handful of rice every few days you were doing better than your neighbor. Protein was...
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    Water Purification

    Used the sweetwater for many years and also the Katidyn. Both have been great. Really want to give the UV pen a go but dunno about the whole battery thing.
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    2025 gear game changer- wows!

    https://glidewelldental.com/solutions/sleep-dentistry/mandibular-advancement-devices/silent-nite-sleep-appliance#:~:text=The%20Silent%20Nite%20Sleep%20Appliance,years%20of%20age%20or%20older.
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    2025 gear game changer- wows!

    I was in the same boat... good labs... in good shape to be almost 43 not overweight. Im around 215 or so at 5'11. Always felt tired in the morning and sluggish. 3 years ago was on a backpack hunt and woke up with my heart acting weird... long story short... it was like that the next 3 days. I...
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    What are you currently reading?

    great book read it several years ago and really liked it.. Ended up reading a couple other Andy Weir books. The Martian was also really good.
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    Old truck appreciation (and high mileage)

    The raider has pretty much been claimed by my daughter at this point but its got more room than the Sammi and is a little easier to get places than the 84 in the background.
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    Old truck appreciation (and high mileage)

    87 Samurai... you cant fit anything more in it than a bagged lunch but its a great little rig for the mountains.
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    Kitchenaid Stand Mixer maintenance

    I cant recall the guy but there is a fella on youtube that does some great maintenance vids on the Kitchenaid. I tore mine down a few years ago and did everything I needed to on it using those. The adjustments are fairly straightforward and using the dime trick he talks about in the bowl for the...
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    Help, I need a new pronghorn rifle! (Update)

    I am a dyed in the wool 270 guy. They are hard to beat for about everything you can think of in the lower 48 with the proper ammo. But I don't really like them in anything under a 24 inch barrel. Critters don't know the difference in the few inches but its a mental thing for me. I love a 308...
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    What would the pattern be like using a 50 cal rifle as a shotgun

    No choke and with the rifling you will basically have the best one shot grouse gun ever made for shots out to about 5 or ten yards... even with a shot cup the rifling is going to eat it up before it leaves the muzzle. Best bet is to get online and order a smoothbore barrel for it. If its the...
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    Taking my life back

    As far as the sleep apnea stuff. I had no clue I even had it... chalked being tired all the time even though Im in pretty good shape to just being 42 and working a high stress job. My wife suggested I get a sleep study... long story short after getting used to wearing it I could wake up in the...
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