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    Pure hell

    I devised a plan to hunt an area I was fairly confident hadn't seen a human in years. The pilot said he had never been able to find a spot to land there so we'd have to climb 2700' from the nearest gravel bar to get to the spot I wanted to be. Somehow I talked my buddy into it. We were supposed...
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    Solo Alaska Caribou

    Sometimes hunting is a fast pursuit and sometimes it’s a waiting game. In this case, the toughest part was being patient. Fly-In Day was gorgeous, but you can’t hunt on Fly-In Day. I spotted one bull about 2.5 miles away, and that was it. Day 2 started with sightings of four grizzlies...
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    Kimber Mountain vs Hunter

    Is there any difference between the Kimber Mountain and the Kimber Hunter rifles? Looking at Kimber's specs, the stock seems to be the only difference. I'm having a hard time justifying an extra $1100 to save 6 ounces on the stock. Am I missing something? Is there any other reason to choose one...
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    Montana Muley

    I headed out for a quick hunt after work. My plan was to make a big circle to get to the downwind side of a draw that I know deer funnel through. I made a good trek to the fenceline that marked the boundary between public and private, and then headed down the fenceline with plans to set up on...
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    Leupold RX-1000 Rangefinder

    3.5 years old, good condition, I just upgraded to a fancier model. $150 TYD in the lower 48.
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    Knife Sharpener

    I'm thinking about a new knife sharpener. I currently hand sharpen my knives (Lansky), but sharpening is such a time-consuming process I'm hoping there's a sharpener out there that will produce as good of results with far less effort - that way I'll sharpen my knives as often as I should. What...
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    Things I don't recommend

    Killing a moose 5 miles from camp Killing a moose on the other side of a tall ridge from camp Killing a moose at 5 PM Killing a moose with an out-of-shape brother as your pack out help. On second thought, maybe I do recommend all those things.
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    Tripod head

    I'm picking up a new Slik 624 tripod, but it seems that nobody runs Slik heads. Are Slik heads subpar? What head do you guys like? As much as I wish I was willing to drop $329 on an Outdoorsman, I'm looking for something under $200. I prefer a pan head to a ball head, and I need something fair...
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    Colorado vs Montana?

    I have an interview on Friday to fill my boss' position in Denver. There is a strong possibility that I will get an offer. It would be a great opportunity, but I'm really torn about leaving Montana. I love being able to get out in the country within 30 minutes of town. I can go shoot my bow...
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    2017 Alaska locking tags at 2016 prices

    Get them while they're hot. I just received my 2017 locking tags for moose and caribou that I purchased at 2016 prices. I know there was a time a couple of months ago where people thought they could buy 2017 tags at current prices, but Alaska denied the purchases. It appears until the end of...
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    Tough Antelope

    I shot an antelope on Friday, and it is the toughest animal I've ever eaten. I had some backstrap on Friday night, and the steak (cooked rare to medium rare) was hard to bite through. Rather than butchering it right away like I usually do, I left it in the cooler with block ice (the meat...
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    Response from Ryan Zinke

    I sent off a canned email stating my opposition to public land transfer. Here's the response I got from Representative Ryan Zinke: Note, he doesn't say he supports keeping federal lands federal, but simply "public." If you read between the lines, he seems to be supporting transfer to the...
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    Anybody ever eat ground squirrel?

    I was camping last weekend and there were a ton of ground squirrels all around. It made me get to thinking that while I've never heard of anybody eating ground squirrel, I see no reason to expect them not to taste good. I'll probably shoot a couple next time out and cook them up in a stew or...
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    Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS

    I recently upgraded my GPS and am selling my old unit. $60 TYD.
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    First bear

    I couldn't have drawn it up any better than it happened today. But before we get to today, we have to go back a year. I tried my hand at bear hunting last year, heading to a place I'd never been before. I wandered around the woods for 3 days before I finally found an area with a bunch of bear...
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    Public Land Double

    It was cold and windy this morning. It was 40° when I left the house, and dropped down to 32 after the sun came up. I started off a on piece of state land, but the birds were on the private next door. They were coming my way until some guy drove his truck down to the creek bottom between me...
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    Yet they'll give me the slip during the season

    I was out driving today and saw some turkeys off the side of the road, so I stopped to look at them. Turned out to be a bunch of hens and one tom. As soon as I stopped, the tom took off straight toward my truck. He the proceeded to kick/scratch/peck at my tire. He then flew up and tried...
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    Claws

    I set up on a stand this morning, and after about 15 minutes, I see a yote coming over a hill about 500 yards away. I notice he's got a substantial limp, basically running on 3 legs. When he popped up over the next ridge at 150 yards, I dropped him in his tracks. Turned out, he had a broken...
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    Anyone hunting the MT shoulder season

    For all the bemoaning of the management strategy, I haven't seen anyone actually hunting the shoulder season. Has anyone been out there? Is it a madhouse? I've got an unfilled tag in my pocket, and was considering the drive west.
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    Meat processor near Sidney, Montana?

    My prior meat processor isn't taking any wild game this year, and there's nobody else in town that I know of in town. Anybody got any positive recommendations for within a reasonable drive of Sidney that isn't "Craig's Meats?"

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