That’s great Doug. Glad you aren’t just sitting on here complaining. Hope some others follow your lead.
But I hope you can also appreciate, from the other side, how absolutely frustrating it is to see a ton of keyboard warriors virtually copy-pasting hundreds of almost verbatim, fairly...
Well Doug, yes, you could throw up your hands and exclaim we’re screwed.
Or you could put your money where your mouth is, buckle down and fiercely engage in the current system as many experienced and well-versed posters have described in detail. Your call.
@Ben Lamb @Schaaf @Big Fin @Gerald...
Prevalence in does is lower, so perhaps folks who are really just in it for the meat will just be more likely to shoot does than bucks. Obviously that presents its own problems.
Several states have reported fewer hunters hunting in positive zones once prevalences reach higher levels. Not sure...
Ok, I almost didn’t do this but I had a lot of folks sending messages in support of the Talkie’s continuation. So here it is- my selection of Best Hunt Recaps for 2023.
Disclaimer: these are stories I personally enjoyed, and hope others didn’t miss. There is no voting, no prizes. I am also not...
The only thing electing commissioners provides are seven new opportunities for politics and money to be inserted into wildlife management. If you think average everyday sportsmen are going to be elected into these positions or will have more of a voice, you are fooling yourself. Look at the...
Both of our bucks tested positive this year. We won’t eat positives. To me, three prion diseases that have been transmitted to people via consuming prions is plenty of evidence that I don’t want to assume the risk.
But that said, I also have no interest in shooting deer if I can’t eat them. Not...
Certainly possible. Definitely hard to tease these things out, especially when we’re dealing with wild populations on the landscape where it’s impossible to control, or even identify, all the possible variables at work. I guess it’s places like the Ruby that give me pause when it comes to the...
Aside from the link @Oak posted, I have not seen anything super optimistic about predators and CWD. Because CWD positive animals are likely positive and shedding infectious prions into the environment for some number of months prior to being symptomatic, it’s not clear whether predators will...
About what I would I expect, although I’m a little worried that mine looks a lot like some of the ones being posted 😂
Mine is usually a lot of inappropriate memes, Baby Yoda, sports, wildlife, workouts. And it often has boobs, but they’re usually trying to sell me lingerie.
Kelty has been good to me. I’ve got a duffel bag, day pack and frame pack that I bought just out of college (yikes, like 23 years ago!) that have been all over North America. Tons of use and still going. They used the best zippers on their gear. The frame pack is still the one I use to pack out...