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    Montana FWP pheasant scam

    FWP does not have any evaluation of this program costing in excess of $1,000,000 per year from wildlife funds. No evaluation of the percentage of birds harvested vs total released (1/2 are hens illegal to harvest). Nor the cost of each harvested pheasant. Nor the weight gain of coyotes in...
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    Gratuitous Bird and Dog Photos

    13 Years Old this fall....I treasure every day out with Lucy not knowing which one may be the last, but celebrating the bond we enjoyed as well as the adventures....javelina and coyote wounds, falling off a cliff and thousands of days afield.
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    Despite the odds, how many Sheep Tags have you Drawn or Won in your Life?

    About 1968....over the counter bighorn Idaho 1981 bighorn IDAHO....22 days in Unit 27....bowhunted most of the time but killed with a rifle about 2000 Colorado bighorn\archery about 2010 wyoming bighorn 2018 Montana bighorn 184 ram with longbow "50 year ram quest"....traditional bowhunter...
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    Small 4x4 truck with best fuel economy?

    I got the Outback when my Ford Ranger got totaled.....just to try it for a year. The room inside with the back seats down compare favorably with the room in my Ranger bed. Nearing 100,000 miles it has yet to be in the shop for repairs except for a minor recall or two.
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    Small 4x4 truck with best fuel economy?

    My 2011 Subaru Outback gets 34 highway and my 2018 F150 4x4 gets 22 highway if I keep it under 65.
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    I need to shoot a moose.

    PB told me last summer ia drop camp is now !3,000 and there is a 2-3 yr wait list.
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    BHA Rendezvous 2022

    Will be flyfishing in Sudan for a couple of weeks including BHA time.
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    Back country for you old farts out their

    Im 78. At 72 I spent 20 days long bow hunting mtn goats in Montana before finally choosing to take one as the snow was closing in on me. At 77 last fall I longbow hunted Colorado elk at 12,000-13,000 feet although I chose not to shoot one that far back as I was hunting alone and the backpack...
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    Dams That Never Were

    Idaho's High Mountain Sheep Dam at the mouth of the Salmon River where it joins the Snake....the mid 1960s proposed dam would have stopped all anadromous fish in the Salmon River as well as the Snake upstream from the confluence of the rivers. There was already engineering paint on the walls of...
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    Drought for the west

    For a supposedly intelligent species, we sure are complacent about our human habitat, let alone habitat for the Earth's other species. We seem to speak up loudly when fuel prices jumps a bit, demanding politicians do something. But as a species we remain complacent about climate change...
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    Old equipment

    Kelty packframe along with a LOT of other old stuff. Started packing out elk with it in the early 60s. Fell down once with an elk quarter and it broke off the lower frame extention on one side. Packed a few more years with it as is, listing to one side as I sat down. Someone in the 80s...
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    Despite the odds, how many Sheep Tags have you Drawn or Won in your Life?

    Over the counter tag 3/4 curl or better ram idaho 1962 Idaho ram 1981 Dall sheep hunt NWT 1984 Colorado ram Wyoming ram Montana ewe Montana ram It was exactly 50 years between my first and last sheep hunts.
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    Wildfire recovery

    Wish more hunters appreciated how essential fires are to vegetative health and diversity. We commonly look at wildfire as THE ENEMY but in the mountain West, most of the forested vegetative types are fire dependent for their health. Logging can make lame attempts at replication but fails in...
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    Montana Hunters.....We Need Your Help

    As the late Ron Moody reminded me several times, "95% of the decisions are made on election day". We sportsmen in Montana are reminded every day that so many Montana sportsmen fall for the red herring "They are going to take your guns" bait and consequently vote against their best interests.
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    School/Mass shootings what's the answer?

    There are a lot of ways to prioritize spending our tax dollars, safety of kids being one of the most important to most of us. However, despite spending more on the military than the next seven highest countries COMBINED, the current administration is asking to spend even more on military while...
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    Indian Creek Trail Access in Question

    Montana Backcountry Hunters and Anglers just sent Public Land and Water Association $2000 to help them continue to play the valuable role they do to insure Montana hunters and anglers have access to their public lands. Each Montana hunter, angler, hikers and other Public Land users should send...
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    Leasing a truck an option?

    Ben, an Alabama friend of mine used to rent a truck from "Rent a Wreck" here in Missoula for a month or so and was always pleased. Greg M
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    Hazing Elk off of Public Land

    I rarely post or comment so congrats in getting me to act. As expected, the unethical and illegal activity affecting hunters is bound to call for stronger laws and stiffer penalties, which I truly support. However, as I worked on behalf of Montana Bowhunters Assn years ago to write and help...
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    Aircraft/Drone regulation passes in Wyoming

    I am the longbow guy who had my bighorn bowhunt ruined in the Wakashie Wilderness a few years ago by aircraft that Buzz mentioned. Thanks much to all those who got this regulation passed. I had patiently built points for sheep for 19 years. Being retired I had planned to scout for 2 weeks...
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    Wyoming drone/aircraft ban

    In previous posts, Buzz has referred to my bighorn hunt of 2013. I finally drew Unit 5 with 19 years of preference points. I am a trad bowhunter, so invested 2 weeks of scouting over 100 miles with my llamas in the Wilderness of the Grey bull drainage. I eventually found one drainage that had...

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