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    What is your cooler set up for elk?

    I know the question was about coolers- but I ended up going with the small chest freezer and a Honda 2000 generator. On long early season hunts keeping meat cool until the end of the trip was a pain. Trips to town for ice etc. Now we can chill the meat down immediately and keep it that way...
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    Powder burn rate vs recoil

    I've no numbers to back it up...but I have noticed the same thing as OP. When working up loads for a 30-06 I found RL22 softer shooting than many factory loads. I was told by someone that factories often used faster powders to reliably cycle autoloaders. And my RL22 loads chrono'd...
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    Pre 64 Facelift

    I have refinished and glass or pillar bedded a few pre-64's over the years. The "reduced value" issue is kinda relative. A standard or featherweight gun in 30-06 or 270 or a featherweight 308 are not particularly valuable. The caliber, variation and condition are everything. If you have...
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    Wyo Moose unit 1

    I think BuzzH might have a point regarding looking at other units. If my math is correct - I believe there are only about 6 NR bull tags for the Bighorn and the Snowy units. There are roughly 98 NR's ABOVE the OP's point pool. AND 319 competitors in his own pool. It seems as though the...
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    Game damage

    I voted 'other' and pretty much agree with Buzz. I believe there are circumstances where compensation is appropriate. I believe hunting reasonable hunting access should be required. If the rancher leases to an outfitter who only allows a couple trophy animals taken- then let him compensate...

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