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    Solo Traditional Muzzleloader Deer hunt in the Mountain West this December.

    I will be close to 79 years old when this hunt happens and am the last one still hunting from my group of old hunting friends. I did get Covid, had two meniscus knee surgeries, then one full knee replacement two years ago and a second one coming up next August. My life long hunting commitment...
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    Will white tail bucks come to a rattle in early December

    I just drew a muzzleloader white tail buck tag. Season is 12-1 through 12-15. I never rattled before and i know their rut is strong thru November but peters out by late November. I have read that there is second rut when WT bucks can be rattled in early December. Does anyone have personal...
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    Desert Bighorn Ram hunt,,

    I would trade any and all hunts for the rest of my life to have another chance to hunt a desert ram. Just wondering if any of you have taken one, or if any one you are applying for a tag, and what would make a desert ram hunt so special for you
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    7mm-08?

    Seems like the 6.5's and the 280 AI have overshadowed this fine round. I have not heard much about the 7mm-08 of late. Any good words for America's best non-magnun 7mm, IMO.
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    500 tortoises restore forest in the Sahara Desert

    500 tortoises restore forest in the Sahara Desert https://omanghana.com/news/sahara-ecosystem-restored-from-space-thanks-to-500-tortoises/
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    Once upon a time, on a deer hunt far, far away and long, long ago

    Since his eyes did not work well anymore, he stopped hunting. Over the stone fireplace in a home his grandfather built out of hand made adobe bricks, there was a Savage 99 in.300 Savage. His grandfathers rifle. The factory iron sights were a blur to him. On one of my visits, I brought my rifle...
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    Great recovery story about the Sonoran Pronghorn, in 2002 only 21 were left

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonoran_pronghorn
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    "Compensatory Reproduction" in Coyotes, why killing them equals more coyotes and less deer

    “Compensatory Reproduction” in Coyotes, why killing them equals more coyotes and less deer. Pardon me for a moment while I diverge from the topic and follow the wisdom of an old proverb; “Sometimes the only way there, is the long way around”. I did a month-long trip south recently and along...
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    Once Again, I Live on the Prairie, Where Buffalo Roamed !

    Once again, I live on the Prairie, where the Buffalo roamed! My first time doing so was north of Cheyenne, Wyoming 40 years ago. To the east in Nebraska the land got flat quick and surrendered to an army of plows. The prairie around Cheyenne, still had enough “Rocks and Rolls” left to beat the...
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    Second time,,,3 shots in one hole. Any similar shooting experiences ?

    Three Shots in One Hole I recently watched a video of Shane Lowry, The Irish golfer, achieve his second hole in one, in his professional career. A couple days later, I went to the shooting range and shot my second 3 shots in one tight small hole group in my life. And I was not using a...
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    Ziggy, the WW2 "Tanker" & His Savage 99, The only Big Game Rifle his family ever had.

    Hanging on my wall is a framed collection of WW2 military shoulder patches. Most are gifts from generous GI ‘s. With them are my father’s triple Sgt. Chevrons and five harsh stripes for five years of service in the US Army. During my formative years, I never thought there would be an end...
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    US Forest Service to be dismantled

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-administration-orders-dismantling-of-the-us-forest-service/ar-AA20uNOc?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=69d7d9f5fcc34ef5aa57319084aa982b&ei=25
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    Hunting Families That owned only one rifle, Story 1 of 4

    It was a very cold late March in 1981. I was driving my small camper through Wyoming on my way to the Jackson Hole area. As soon as weather got reasonable, I had a job waiting for me there on a carpenter crew building upscale condominiums. It was single digits above zero. I was way too early...
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    Hunting Mountain Quail and "Sky Island" Mule Deer in the Mojave Desert

    If you look at a map showing the location of mountain quail in the west and compare it to a map showing the location of Pinyon Pine trees, there will be a modest overlap. Next, looking closer, you will see that there are some isolated “Sky Island Mountain Ranges” that just erupt out of the...
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    35 Whelen and The Wild Boar Wars

    The day after I brought my custom Mauser 35 Whelen home from the gunsmith, I drove out to a 3,000 acre grain ranch to sight it in. It was a late summer morning, already getting hot. I could see heat waves through my fixed 2.5X Weaver scope. There were at least a couple hundred Wild boar hitting...
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    Savage 22/20 ga. for Ruffed Grouse, Fenwick Fly-rod for Brook Trout

    0n December 1, 1969, the first military draft lottery was held in America since 1942. Based on my poor draw results, I decided to start spending my savings. During college, I pinched every penny I earned working summers for an industrial construction company that repaired and replaced...
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    The Elderly Couple, Having a Picnic, Then Shooting a S & W K-22 Target Masterpiece Revolver

    Before the beast of huge drought consumed the Desert Mountains where I lived for 28 years, there was a little creek in a tight valley on USFS land. This valley was just filled with mountain quail, really big, mature ones too, some the size of chukars, close to grouse. Their crops was large...
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    So which caliber, in what rifle ? The 6.5 Creed, the 6.5x55 Swede, or the .257 Roberts

    Few recently developed cartridges can compete with the field utility of the 6.5 Creed. It is the long-range poster child. Never to be found in a vintage rifle. But so, what? Is available in so many super accurate and inexpensive modern rifles. It is omnipresent. Now, what cartridge could equal...
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    Workshops and Seminars for Hunters, some offer really old knowledge

    Workshops and seminars for hunters. Been reading about lots of such education opportunities for hunters. Most seem pretty familiar, even repetitive. I thought I would offer some different ideas. Below are several online education opportunities for hunters in the Midwest, that teach them...
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    Bear gun Versus Bear Spray

    Bear Guns versus Bear Spray My father was drafted into the U.S. Army late in 1942 when he was in his early 30’s and almost ten years older than the vast majority of GI’s. When asked to name his occupation, he wrote down “gambler”. After he took his basic military aptitude test, he scored...
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