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    Ruger American trigger

    I'm using a Ruger American in 30-06 this year. Overall, I'm impressed with its accuracy, for the money. At 100 yards i could cover three shots with my thumb, using factory loads. I'm not in love with the trigger, however. I haven't weighed it, but it feels a good bit heavier than I'm used to...
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    Crowd sourcing: gumbo nightmare anecdotes

    Hey Montana hunters (residents or non). Would you do me a favor. Have you had any hair-raising or worse experiences trying to negotiate gumbo mud in central and eastern Montana? Tell me about it. (I'm not talking about New Orleans gumbo; I'm talking about the sloppy, sticky mud version). Thank you!
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    Land Grab Map-- Tell me a story

    This map displays the BLM and national forest land that could be up for sale under the legislation now being discussed by the Senate. It includes national forest land in Idaho's St. Joe River drainage where my dad and I hunted elk throughout the 1980s and where I got my first bull. That land has...
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    Uh... "negotiations" appear to be going the wrong way

    Andrew McKean's take on the latest public land grab action in DC. Now they're talking 2 million acres over 4 states. Not 500,000 in two. https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/senate-considering-selling-public-land/
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    Who will be at 2025 BHA Rendezvous in Missoula?

    I'll be there Friday and Saturday. I look forward to meeting some of you in person and seeing some of you again.
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    Trail cam wolf v coyote

    I thought this was a cool juxtaposition of a wolf and a coyote from my trail cam, here in western Montana. They were taken just a few nights apart and the wolf and the coyote are nearly in the identical position. (You can see by the scrap of deer spine at their feet and the fir trees behind...
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    Help my inner Jeremiah Johnson... just got a new muzzleloader

    So I just inherited a replica .54 caliber Hawken rifle. I've shot blackpowder a few times but have never owned my own or hunted with one. The rifle is in good shape. My friend hunted with it and killed deer with it, but it is lightly used. It's outfitted with a modern peep sight. Montana now has...
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    Why do we do all this anyway?

    I thought some of you might enjoy this essay I recently published on The MeatEater website. Feel free to comment and share the link if you wish. But while we are on the topic, what motivates you to get up after 'em, even when its cold, dark and wet...
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    What the hell went wrong?

    I hate wounding loss and am pretty conservative with my shooting to avoid it. I had a bad hit this November I am still trying to make sense of. Wondering if you've had similar experience: I was still hunting whitetails in a logged forest. I was sitting on a stump, rattling antlers. A mature buck...
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    Hunting elk with my 90-year-old dad

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    Electric fence for backcountry bear safety?

    I'm plotting a weeklong packrafting trip in grizzly country. Seriously considering a backcountry hot fence to keep bears out of camp. Weight is an issue. Anyone have any experience with electric fencing, as opposed to bear bags, hanging food, etc. Enlighten me before I open my wallet...
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    Fierce Competition on the MeatEater Trivia show

    I've been having fun promoting my new book, The Hunter & Angler Field Guide to Raising Hell. Rinella invited me to plug it on the MeatEater Trivia Show. It was a lot more fun to play in real life than at home. Kinda like aiming at a big buck instead of just shooting at the target range...
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    Raising Hell on BHA's Podcast & Blast

    I've enjoyed discussing my new book The Hunter & Angler Field Guide to Raising Hell on various podcasts, including Randy's. But here is a recent conversation I had with the legendary Hal Herring at BHA's Podcast and Blast. You may enjoy it...
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    Spending money on kids

    A thought on home economics. I am currently hosting my 11 year old nephew and a friend for the weekend. For his birthday, he wanted to go to a local 'fun park." I coughed up $100 and we did the maze, bumper boats, go-carts, mini-golf in the sweltering heat. Fun enough at the time but everyone...
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    MT bow season for moose or goats?

    I just got a survey from FWP asking my opinion about creating an archery season for moose and goats. What do you think? I said I was cool on the idea. I mean, what's the gain? The seasons are already long and the numbers are limtied by the draw, so why create a new carve out for archery hunts...
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    Hot off the Press: Field Guide To Raising Hell

    Hey all. I wanted to let you know about the new book I've just written. It's called Hunter & Angler Field Guide To Raising Hell. It is a primer to successful conservation politics, from a hunter/angler perspective. It's basically lessons I have learned in 25 years in the conservation trenches...
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    FWP Regs complicit in wounding loss?

    I was very much interested in Randy's recent podcast and the ensuing thread on wounding loss. I try to stay off my high horse, but I was struck when I stopped by FWP to pick up the 2023 regulations booklet. On the back cover was an ad for Vortex scopes (and Bob Wards) with the words "Everything...
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    MT Leg 2023 Attack on Access, Timber, Habitat

    https://montanafreepress.org/2023/02/22/legislature-conservation-easement-change/ Here's a good bill to contact your legislator about. One lawmaker is trying to gut FWP's ability to hold conservation easements. These agreements have locked in hundreds of thousands of acres of access for...
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    Have you noticed elk dialects?

    A recent piece I wrote for MeatEater. Turns out elk bugle in dialects. Have you noticed them in your hunts? https://www.themeateater.com/hunt/elk/study-elk-bugle-in-local-dialects
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    My latest for MeatEater: The sordid tale of Letterman Buck

    https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/the-letterman-buck A trophy with a goofy back story. Enjoy.

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