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    AK Inner Passage Cruise

    My wife booked us for an AK cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line for the last week of June. Has anyone here been on one of these? Have any recommendations for what to do and/or avoid? My wife grew up on POW, and we lived in Anchorage for a few years, so this isn’t either of ours first time to AK...
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    Oregon Jackrabbit

    Hey all, Hoping to get some advice/info on hunting jackrabbits in central OR. I live over on the west side of the state, but most hunters I talk to seem to regard east of the cascades as the real hunting jewel of the state. I’ve started buying points for big game out there, but it will be...
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    Show me your duck hunting kayaks!

    Does anyone here duck hunt from a kayak? If so, I’d love to see them! I’m wanting to get some ideas of what kind of paint & cover seems to work for folks, and how you might attach any vegetation to the hull.
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    Ol’ Smokey: deodorizing an old gun?

    I’d been jonesing for a lever gun for a while, pretty much ever since I foolishly sold my old Western Field 30-30 in 2017. So I went down to the pawn shop today and traded in a few cheap guns I wasn’t using and came home with this 1977 Marlin 336 in 30-30. It’s very well used, so not prettiest...
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    Raffle Win!

    Yep, I actually won a gun raffle! Got news last week that I won a Howa 1500 Superlite in 6.5 CM through a raffle at my local OHA chapter. Just went and did the background today, and now it’s home. It’s crazy how light this gun is! It’s one thing to read that it weighs under 5lbs, but another...
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    Being a Better Conservationist, and Public Opinion

    TL;DR - How can we all be better, more proactive, conservationists as sportsmen? I am interested (and maybe some of you are too) in how I can be a more active/proactive conservationist. I have taken part in a few organized habitat clean ups, and have cleaned up a few spots on my own, but in...
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    Musician Hunt Talkers

    Every Friday there’s a thread to share songs, and there are a few threads for other hobbies such as wood and metal working. Figured I’d make a thread for this of us who make a little music in our free time. Myself, I’m a bassist (play a little guitar, too), been playing for the last 20 years...
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    What Does Hunt “Quality” and “Opportunity” Mean?

    These are words I see and hear often in regards to hunting, and I’m not sure I really understand what people mean when they use them. It seems to be code for something, almost a euphemism. A generic example could be a statement that says current wildlife management policies and practices will...
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    First Turkey!

    Today I “punch” my first tag (e-tag), and harvested my first turkey. I went out last night, and called in this tom. Got him to within 12 yards, but due to property boundaries I couldn’t take a shot. I had set up too close to the edge, and only had one viable shooting lane. The wiley bird...
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    Scope Recommendations under $200

    Hey all, Looking to equip my Rossi single shot 243win. The rifle isn’t a precision rifle. I bought it mostly for the versatility, as it has matched 20ga & 22lr barrels and it’s LIGHT, so it allows me to do a lot with one gun…but Jack of all trades, master of none. So, I’m not trying to break...
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    Break Action Single Shot Rifle

    I recently acquired a Rossi matched set youth rifle/shotgun combo. It has a 22lr, 243win, & 20ga barrel. Pretty stoked on it, as I’ve been wanting to try 243 for a while, and I love the idea of being able to shoot 22lr for practicing with the same rifle I’ll hunt with later in the year. I’m...
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    Dave Scadden Boats??

    Hey all, I’m looking for personal experiences from folks who have used/owned any of the Dave Scadden boats. Particularly interested in their durability. Back story: I purchased a Dave Scadden XTC Pro Guide on Black Friday, mostly because of the price. I had been looking at the Flycraft...
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    Increasing Kayak’s Weight Capacity

    Anyone have any ideas for/experience with increasing a kayak’s weight carrying capacity? I have a lifetime payette 98, and it has a weight capacity of 250lbs. I’m weighing in around 225-230 most days. I plan to use it for fishing and maybe hunting ducks on some nearby lakes and ponds. Not...
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    Talk me into Coyote hunting

    Considering trying out coyote hunting as a way to hunt through the off season, and work on predator calling in hopes it’ll help come bear season. My hang up is, what the heck do you do with it afterwards? I’m not going to eat it (unless that’s a thing?) so it seems kinda wasteful. The fact...
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    Nothing for me this year :/

    Well, the years about to end, and I didn’t manage to fill any of my tags. Spring turkey: no dice. General deer: never even saw a buck. Fall Bear: ends this Saturday, but I caught COVID over Christmas. Fever, chills, congestion, the works for the past 3 days now. Im hoping it lets up soon...
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    Combination Rifles

    Is anyone aware of current production combination rifles that are sub 2k? Sub 1k, even better. It seems every time I go deer hunting, I’m seeing upland but I have no legal means to hunt them on me. I inevitably don’t harvest a deer, and I come home empty handed. I’m wanting to get a...
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    Starbucks Strike

    The recent thread on homelessness got me thinking about the labor market and today’s push for unionizing in low skill sectors, such as fast food. The few Starbucks locations that are unionized are on strike today in response to Starbucks’ refusal to bargain with the unions, and retaliatory...
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    First Time Waterfowl: What are the essentials?

    I’m pretty new to hunting all around, and this year will be my first year waterfowl hunting. I’m looking to hunting duck and goose, though depending on how large of an undertaking that is, I may opt to focus on just one. What are the essential pieces of gear I will need to have any chance of...
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    PNW E-Scouting for Ruffed Grouse

    I’ve been spending my summer scouting for deer mostly, but with the upland season opener just around the corner, I’m turning my attention towards grouse for the next month. There’s lots of info out there about where to look for grouse, but most of it seems focused on the midwest or northeast...
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    Upgrading my shotgun

    Hello, looking for some guidance (not necessarily recommendations on models) on upgrading my shotgun. I’m new to hunting, 2021 being the first year I really have put effort into it. I mostly focused on deer hunting here in Oregon, but I noticed I kept flushing grouse while deer hunting, so I...
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