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    WI crossbows during archery season

    Not sure if there are many wisconsin folks on here, but I keep up on a midwest forum and noticed that there is a bill (assembly bill 194) that aims to allow crossbow use during the archery season. This bill will lift a current regulation that only allows crossbow use by disabled hunters and...
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    Cabela's Microtex lite clothing

    Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with the microtex clothing cabelas sells. They have microtex lite pants on sale for $30 right now and I am considering picking up a pair at that price. I'm looking for a lightweight pant for september archery hunts. I have heard some people...
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    Her first MT turkey

    Well, it wasn't the big old tom we were hoping to get, but we finally got my girlfriend her first Montana turkey last weekend. We put in a ton of hard work, had some bad luck, and made a bunch of mistakes this year, but it all came together on Sunday. We were hunting the same piece of public...
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    Another MT bird

    Shot this guy around 1 PM on saturday. We were nearly done with our climb back up to the pickup when we turned back to glass one last time. I spotted a herd of elk and we watched them for a bit when my girlfriend says "You're gonna hate me but guess what I see back down there..." Yup... she...
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    Had a wolf encounter

    Wish I would have had time to get some video rolling, but it happened too quick. I was out turkey hunting this morning and had just got the decoys up and had settled in. Not ten minutes later I glance to my right and I can see something white coming along the treeline. I am just getting short...
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    When would you hunt?

    This coming season, I will have the opportunity to hunt elk in Montana with my dad. I convinced him to put in this year, and we both drew the 900-15 archery permit. We will be hunting the Highwoods but what I have yet to decide is WHEN we should hunt it. He has banked a lot of vacation over the...
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    First Lite Customer Service

    Just wanted to give a quick shout out to First Lite for customer service second to none. I ended up having some issues with a pair of their Kanab pants that I bought from another member on here. Even though I hadn't bought from an authorized dealer and got a great deal on their pants, he was...
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    Core4element Merino

    I'm wanting to switch my base layers over to merino wool from the under armor I have been using, and I'm wondering what everyone thinks of the core4element line. I've seen their 190 weight base layers up on camofire a few times now and am thinking about pulling the trigger. Anyone have any first...
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    Block management for spring turkey?

    Does anyone know where I can find info on which block management areas are open for the 2013 spring turkey season? I remember seeing several BMAs in last years publication that were listed as being open for the 2013 spring turkey season. On FWP's web site I can no longer open the interactive...
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    Approach to Google Earth scouting

    This topic may have been discussed before, but I am hoping to hear how everyone approaches google earth when scouting for an elk hunt. I convinced my dad to put in for a nonresident elk license this year and if he draws the permit he will be coming out to join myself and some friends for an elk...
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    S&W 1000m restrictor pin?

    My dad is looking at buying a mint condition smith & wesson 1000m waterfowler shotgun for only $200, but apparently it is missing the restrictor pin that limits the magazine to 3 rounds. Any gun gurus here know where he might be able to get a hold of this part? Anybody know much about these in...
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    MT archery buck

    After shooting my elk opening weekend of rifle hunting my focus has been getting my girlfriend her first archery kill. We have been hitting it hard on the weekends chasing whitetails. I set up a stand for her prior to this last weekend in an area that looked promising and she had some deer come...
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    MT legal access question

    I have a question for you guys from MT regarding legal access on the Lee Metcalf refuge. My girlfriend and I have been hunting the refuge trying to get her her first bow kill and the other morning had an unpleasant experience. We are hunting the northen part of the refuge and I was walking a...
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    Missoula area meat processor

    Where do all the folks who live around Missoula bring their elk meat? I have heard Superior Meats Inc over in Superior puts out good products and am planning on bringing mine there tomorrow unless someone else has some advice on where else to take it. Thanks
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    MT opener bull

    Finally got a bull this year on opening day. Third year hunting Montana and my first elk. Came real close on several bigger bulls during the archery season but never got a good clean shot and never sent an arrow flying. Opening day of rifle I was hunting an area we have been seeing some...
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    Bubble float fly fishing

    Looking for some advice on how to pull this method off most effectively. I will be taking a backpacking trip up into the rattlesnake wilderness this coming weekend and plan to do a lot of fishing on the mountain lakes up there. I do not have fly fishing gear, but have been reading up on using...
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    MT Deer B Drawing

    Check your bonus point status.... looks like they have updated the deer B bonus points. Nothing yet on elk B or antelope though.
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    Spinning rod for backpacking

    I am in the market for a spinning rod that I can pack in for a back country camping trip this summer. If you have one that you like I'd love to hear about it. Looking at 3 or 4 piece spinning rods in light or medium light action. Was hoping to find one around $50 or less if possible. Thanks for...
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    "Backcountry Bowhunting"... anyone have a copy?

    Just wondering if anyone has a copy of backcountry bowhunting by Cameron Haynes that they wouldn't mind parting with or borrowing out? I went through the library here at University of Montana and they said they had it shipped in from a library in Colorado for me. Picked it up and it was a DVD...
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    A couple more MT gobblers

    Well my buddy and I were finally able to punch our turkey tags this weekend, connecting once on Saturday and again on Sunday. The hunting wasn't exactly easy as we were hunting a piece of public land that was bordered by private. There were a lot of birds willing to talk but calling them off of...

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