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    And there go the prairie potholes....

    please look at post #63
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    And there go the prairie potholes....

    While I tend to agree that Big Ag seriously hurts wildlife, this is another twist to consider. https://www.birdful.org/why-did-the-snow-goose-population-explode/
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    And there go the prairie potholes....

    I live in the west and do not understand what "running tile" to dry out the land is all about. Please explain. Thx
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    Elk bullet in Grizzly country

    Bear spray first
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    New Bolt Action Rifle Recommendations

    On post #63 I offered an online reference for a fine used Sako rifle in 30-06 for $899. I am getting too close to being 80 years old. Hopefully getting my second knee replacement surgery next Wednesday will make big game hunting more possible for me again. Time will tell. Starting when I was...
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    Old Rifles and Barnes Original Bullets. .277/180 gr RN. 7mm195 gr. RN, 30 cal 250 gr. RN,,,anybody else use them?

    You are right. The first X bullets came out in 1989. I am talking about the Original ones Fred Barnes began making in 1939. I began using them in the late 1960's. They were very heavy for caliber, for example the Round nosed.277 bullet for my 270 Win. was 180 grains. They really mushroomed...
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    New Bolt Action Rifle Recommendations

    Put a new recoil pad on it https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/sako-rifles/sako-l61r-finnbear-30-06-springfield.cfm?gun_id=103739405#gallery-103739405-lg-1
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    4” N Frame Holster Recommendations

    That is a nice holster, I however am a horseman and want a thumb snap strap to keep my revolver in no matter what.
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    Old Rifles and Barnes Original Bullets. .277/180 gr RN. 7mm195 gr. RN, 30 cal 250 gr. RN,,,anybody else use them?

    My hunting partner of 40 years and I have been hunting with these extra heavy Barnes Original bullets for caliber round nosed bullets forever. I have a 1950's FN Belgium Mauser in .270 Winchester. He has a 7x57 Mauser ( That I sold him) and an original 1895 Winchester in 30-40, and uses the 195...
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    4” N Frame Holster Recommendations

    A.E. Nelson Holsters Scio, Oregon. I have them on my 6" N frame S&W 41 mag and my 4" 629 S and W 44 mag and my S&W model 13 K frame Prices are fair, workmanship excellent.
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    1970s Scopes

    A weaver K4 and Leupold M8 are big game scopes and have the Parallax set for way over 100 yards. 22 scopes have the parallax set for 25 yards.
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    Desert Bighorn Ram hunt,,

    https://www.nps.gov/articles/desertbighornsheepresearch.htm
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    Desert Bighorn Ram hunt,,

    Deer, antelope and elk are magic, desert bighorn sheep are pure magic!
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    Desert Bighorn Ram hunt,,

    A desert bighorn ram hunt can be such an adventure. It was for me. Glassing all afternoon, learning how to see sheep, finding a Ram, watching it bed as the sun goes down. Planning every detail of a stalk for the next morning. Getting up at 3am, hiking under the stars in a clear winter sky for...
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    Desert Bighorn Ram hunt,,

    I drew the Sheep Hole Mountains Unit much further to the south. Your unit had much more spectacular terrain.
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    Desert Bighorn Ram hunt,,

    what desert bighorn zone did you draw and when ?
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    Has Anyone else hunted "Burro Deer" ? Any Stories about them?

    I first heard this discussion about lumpers and splitters 56 years ago when I entered college as a freshman biology major. By the time I was in graduate school taking a class in mammalogy with new genetic research, the opinion was going more in the direction of the splitters. Fruit flies share...
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    Has Anyone else hunted "Burro Deer" ? Any Stories about them?

    Epigenetics' at work. same genes, but different combinations get created and get passed down to next generation. This is step on the road to actually producing different species. Burro Deer and Mule deer are officially classified by mammalogists as distinct sub species.
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    Desert Bighorn Ram hunt,,

    I am 78 years old. For an honest 30 years of my life, I actually lived in mountains with desert bighorn sheep. For another five years I lived in the city, but at least every few months i spent time out in the desert seeing them. That such a huge and majestic animal can actually live in such a...
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    Has Anyone else hunted "Burro Deer" ? Any Stories about them?

    The Loops of Henle's in the Nephrons of the Burros deer's kidneys are twice as long as the Mules Deer's to conserve water. Their fur is more golden. lighter to reflect back heat from sunlight. Their ears are larger to act as heat releasing radiators. The blood vessels in their ears are close to...

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