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Electric fence for backcountry bear safety?
Nice! Any details to share Bluffgruff? For example, what does this kit weigh?- Ben Long
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- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
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Grizzly shot in Idaho GMU 6 by black bear hunter.
Yeah, you're right in that there are ways to mitigate the risk. And I see your point that it allows the hunter to be more selective. But to me, bottom line is, you're feeding a grizzly unnaturally. Grizzlies are a lot more defensive of food sources than black bears are, so a hunter is putting... -
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Grizzly shot in Idaho GMU 6 by black bear hunter.
Griz in Unit 6. Who woulda thunk it. Got my first black bear in that unit back in the 1980s. The video makes it pretty clear: Immature grizzly. Looks like IFG needs to up its training course for staff and hunters alike. Since I'm here, let me start a fight: bear baiting in grizzly country (or... -
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Tell me a story about your dad. ( Father's Day Thread )
I spent Father's Day weekend cutting firewood with my dad on his farm in northern Idaho. He is 90. This particular saw is 50. He believes active living, elk meat, and fresh air are the key to health and long living (along with lucky genetics.) He broke a hip last November after hunting elk every...- Ben Long
- Post #28
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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I may be getting old...
Also you might reach out to the land owner or the farmer renting the land. The pilot is just a contractor. There's more than one way to spray a field and the producer may be willing to try a quieter method.- Ben Long
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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I may be getting old...
How long have you lived there? Is this a new farm practice? When I was a kid on the Palouse you knew it was going to be a pretty summer day because you were woken early by crop dusters. They spray early to limit drift. Still makes me nostalgic. Lots of folks move to the country thinking it's all...- Ben Long
- Post #40
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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FWP Approves First Prairie Dog Conservation Contract
Ferrets are on the cusp of extinction, for sure. Prairie dogs, not so much. But it's apples and oranges from the feral horse issue. This story is about providing incentives for keeping wildlife on private ranches. Private landowners can still get rid of feral animals on their ground. One of the...- Ben Long
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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FWP Approves First Prairie Dog Conservation Contract
We've poured a bunch of money into keeping black-footed ferrets from going extinct, without figuring out how to deal with the primary problem: loss of groceries (ie prairie dogs). I agree with Ben2 that it's good, creative conservation to try to incentivize growing some prairie dogs, instead of...- Ben Long
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Flathead Lake MT
Flathead Lake is a wonderful body of water and you should enjoy it, but don't expect those photos because they ain't Flathead Lake. Maybe the hand in the water, but not the ones with the boats. Flathead Lake has very clean water because it's fed by the west half of Bob Marshall Wilderness and...- Ben Long
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Gila 100
April is a good time to head south from Montana.- Ben Long
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- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Gila 100
I'd like to see the Gila sometime. What's the best way, season, etc. for a fella to introduce himself to it?- Ben Long
- Post #4
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Disabled hunting equipment market
Adaptive gear is expensive IME. BHA has a special fund dedicated for helping kids who need special equipment get it. Search for "Aidan Long Outdoors For All Fund" at www.backcountryhunters.org.- Ben Long
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- Forum: Gear, Gear Deals & Gear Talk
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Electric fence for backcountry bear safety?
I'm plotting a weeklong packrafting trip in grizzly country. Seriously considering a backcountry hot fence to keep bears out of camp. Weight is an issue. Anyone have any experience with electric fencing, as opposed to bear bags, hanging food, etc. Enlighten me before I open my wallet...- Ben Long
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- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
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Neck shots.
I've taken two elk, a 5x5 and a cow, with neck shots. First a 30-06 and the other with a 308. Both off hand. Both very close. The bull was within 20 yards in thick timber, the cow asleep in deep snow within 10-20 feet. I had a clear shot at a section of neck on the bull and put the bullet at... -
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A very happy HuntTalk birthday to Ben Lamb
Goddamnit now you're doing that on purpose. Happy birthday Ben2! You still haven't caught up with me in the age department, but there are many ways to measure success. Enjoy!- Ben Long
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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The Rinella Effect
I like a fellow who makes his point bluntly.- Ben Long
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Western CO LWCF Win
Gratitude and congratulations to everyone who helped make it happen.- Ben Long
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- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Rimfire Rifle Recommendations (update, found one)
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MT-WTF did I see?
There was one of these in Jewel Basin a few years back. It took FWP about 20 minutes to send a helicopter to kill it.- Ben Long
- Post #11
- Forum: Other Big Game
