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Taking a cow elk on an either sex tag
I finally drew my South Dakota any elk tag after 18 years and will be hunting for up to two full weeks and will have no problem pulling the trigger on a cow or rag horn during week 2. -
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Year of the sweet clover
Its doing fine here in the Dakota's and everywhere I've traveled in the eastern and western portions of North & South Dakota it is very green. Should be a great year for honey. -
Non Lead Rifle Ammo Experience Question- fragments in meat?
I have exclusively used Barnes for the last decade on big game hunts and have had no issues with bullet fragments. I have shot everything from white tails to elk and even a bison, most of the time they pass through. The only bullet that did not pass though mushroomed well. I have even...- jzeck2
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- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Leupold 4.5-14x40 VX 3i
I have several of the CDS scopes and love them. I'm sure there are better ones to shoot out too 1000 yards and beyond but from 400 yards and in they have worked very well for me. I have shot for 3 elk from 100 yards to a maximum of 450 yards with them. -
What are you currently reading?
Just got done with Indian Creek Chronicles by Pete Fromm, about a college student watching a bunch of salmon fry over the winter in the bitterroots. Pretty good book!- jzeck2
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- Forum: Movie and Book Review
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Tick proof clothing
Tried a little experiment last year in hopes to not get any tick bites this year. Been thinking about doing a long distance hike and spring turkey & mushroom hunting and am getting more and more concerned about tick bites and illness. I did a little research and settled on Permethrin treatment...- jzeck2
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- Forum: Other Product and Gear
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Wyoming Grizzly Hunting approved
Hate to bring this up but might this be playing right into the hands of anti-hunting groups and possibly driving a wedge between us and folks who are not quite anti-hunting. Don't get me wrong I have bear blood on my hands (black bear) and a bear ham in the freezer as I write this. I'm just...- jzeck2
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- Forum: Other Big Game
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Newfoundland Moose
Still looking but now have expanded to Quebec and possibly Ontario, thanks for all the great tips- jzeck2
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Leupold CDS System
Used to have Nikon Monarchs with BDC and tried the Leupold VX3 CDS and love the heck out of them. I now have 3. The original was on my Sako 300 Win Mag and practiced a lot with it shot out to 400 yard every time with an occasional 500 to 600 yard shot. Ordered the custom dial (actually 2) for... -
Newfoundland Moose
I'll take a loot at them, thanks.- jzeck2
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Bear Meat Recipes
Agree on the ham thing and sausage, like summer sausage or smoked bratwurst. Wasn't terribly excited about my ground bear burger as a hamburger since you have to cook it well done. Other uses for burger was great. Kept my shanks on my last bear and did the Osso Bucco, which is a long slow...- jzeck2
- Post #18
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Newfoundland Moose
My elk hunting buddies have decided to call it quits on our every other year Co. Elk hunt, mostly due to age. I'm one of the younger ones at 56. I am considering a moose hunt where I can actually hunt a moose instead of applying for tags, and one that I don't have to mortgage my house to pay...- jzeck2
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Marsupial bino harness and range finder pouch, Pro/Cons
I have the Alaskan Guide Creations. Also have good and bad things about the whole concept. Good - keeps binos out of the nasty conditions. Bad - they seem to still be in the way. I would recommend that you not go with the extra bells and whistles. In my case that is extra storage. Just go... -
Socks - layers or not?
I am now a firm believer that with socks just like optics you get what you pay for. Merino wool first lite, or darn tough (made in Vermont with a lifetime warranty) are both great. Always carry two pair along with one pair of liner socks just in case of a hot spot. I think most sock experts...- jzeck2
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- Forum: Other Product and Gear
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New watch +altimeter +heart rate monitor -GPS ???
Really like my Casio Pathfinder, has altimeter, and compass, not gps no heart rate monitor. The compass is much better in my opinion than the watches that cost several times more. Have my phone and gps for gps and always figured if my heart stopped my troubles would be over and wouldn't need...- jzeck2
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- Forum: Other Product and Gear
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Question for the old timers
Realtree Treebark camo didn't have the money for anything gore tex. How could a whitetail even hope to see you sitting in a tree with your Bear Whitetail compound bow. Surprised they aren't extinct with all that technology we had going for us.- jzeck2
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Gravity water filtration
Be careful and don't let the filters freeze, if in freezing conditions you might want to go with aquamira drops. Plus they are lighter to carry. Have been delving into the backpacking world lately since I want to do a long distance hike and most of that community is using the Sayer Squeeze <...- jzeck2
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- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Advice on new elk rifle
For an inexpensive good gun (can't believe I typed that) I would really look hard at the Tikka's. Love my 300 Win Mag but anything 270 and up would be a great caliber. I, personally, like to stay with the more common calibers (270 win, 7 mm rem mag, 308, 30-06 300 Win Mag). A friend forgot... -
Montana Deer Results up
drew my deer didn't expect my elk and I was correct.
