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    Ideal shot placement for Copper Hunting bullets

    Since my state has made me switch to copper, I've found I'm choosing a little different shot placement than I would with my typical bonded lead bullets. I'm not as concerned about avoiding bone because I shoot a larger caliber already and it made me wonder if folks who shoot lighter weight...
  2. 2rocky

    New book out!

    I wanted to bring this to folks attention. A colleague of mine in the animal nutrition world just published a collection of his stories of growing up and big game hunting. When I met Marty at one of our professional society events I found out he grew up on a ranch that a completely separate...
  3. 2rocky

    Hacks from internet I will actually use.

    #1 for 2026. Melt a strip across flagging tape to keep from unraveling.
  4. 2rocky

    12V cooler

    One of the upgrades I'm making to my "Sleeping Quarters" in my horse trailer is going to be adding a portable 12v cooler to my camping gear, running off of the power station I built from a LiPO4 100Ah battery. It will reside under the foldable step that will serve as a step into the gooseneck...
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    Vetting a Charter boat

    I live 18 miles from a bay that has fishing charter boats that go out into the Pacific ocean for Tuna, Salmon, Crab, Ling Cod, Rock cod , Bigeye tuna, Halibut, etc. How do I determine if a charter service is as good as they look on their social media page? What is a good success rate for a...
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    your wild game isn't organic

    In the Spirit of stirring the pot..... Organic is a label that requires certification. Farms and ranches pay to have that label and provide backup paperwork for it. Even if your critter comes from Public land, there is still commercial fertilizer and pesticides used ( noxious weeds)...
  7. 2rocky

    Quintessential Western Whitetail?

    What would be a quintessential whitetail hunt in the West? For elk it would be Wall tents and pack horses with bugling bulls For mule deer glassing sage covered basins and long stalks. Sheep is a backpack hunt above timberline What is the Western Whitetail version?
  8. 2rocky

    Broken Fibula

    On Sunday I stepped off my horse wrong after roping a run back calf in the morning and sprained my ankle good. Worked the rest of the day on horseback and ran the ancient squeeze chute for 48 head. Drove home 2 hours and made a doctor appointment at urgent care on Monday. Well after a quick...
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    Big Fin, need a protege?

    I think this kid would be a great guest on your show....
  10. 2rocky

    SOLD- Cabelas' outfitter camo pants size 34 Reg. Just pay shipping

    Cleaning up and clearing out stuff that doesn't fit anymore. Two pairs of Cabelas Outfitter camo hunting pants size 34 regular. (waist i think) Free to good home if you will just pay postage see pictures for holes...
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    Who needs beetles? Use crabs.

  12. 2rocky

    Wyoming catches fake resident

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    Shoulder Mount pose for rutting mule deer suggestions

    i like hearing suggestions from folks on what shoulder mounts show off varios attributes of deer the best.. The buck I killed the first week of November was a big bodied Canadian Mountain bruiser with lots of mass. Give me some ideas of poses you think would do this ol'boy justice....
  14. 2rocky

    Father and Son Alberta Horseback hunt - 2025

    In 2024 I accompanied my father and uncle on their first Alberta mule deer hunt where they both got respectable farmland mule deer bucks the week of Thanksgiving. My father was happy with his deer but really craved more of the backcountry horseback style hunting we had been doing since about...
  15. 2rocky

    any experience with turret stickers?

    https://backfireshop.com/products/turret-tags?utm_medium=paid&utm_id=120235111011750171&utm_content=120235112279760171&utm_term=120235111011760171&utm_campaign=120235111011750171&fbclid=IwY2xjawOARltleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqykylVY7O3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR77jFD6DJdhnYBBaPHiMfN2FSno9...
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    What Would It Take for Hunters to Rebel Against the North American Wildlife Conservation Model?

    The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation has been the backbone of game management in the U.S. for more than a century. For the most part, hunters have supported it because it’s built on the principles of regulated harvest, public ownership of wildlife, and funding through...
  17. 2rocky

    Overnight time killing challenge SLC edition

    In a stroke of luck, my meeting for September 11 got rescheduled which means I can fly from a work meeting in Fort Lauderdale to Salt Lake City, where I will meet my 83 year old Father to accompany him on his Wyoming Antelope hunt East of Farson that starts Sept 12. That means I need to kill...
  18. 2rocky

    new inReach Fee structure...

    just got the message that Garmin is making the InReach more affordable....
  19. 2rocky

    Any Ruminant nutritionists?

    In the spirit of Hunt Talk networking, I thought I would reach out to see if there were any fellow folks who work in the Beef and Dairy cattle nutrition field . I've moved to a broader territory that now is basically everything West of the 100th parallel. While I know a number of the...
  20. 2rocky

    Tell me about spearfishing

    Since I am going to have to spend 5 days in Florida for work Sept 8-13 near Plantation. I'm considering arriving the weekend before and booking a spearfishing outing. I've never done it before, but I'm a strong swimmer. is September a good time to go? What is the learning curve? Is one...

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