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  1. npaden

    Bury Me In The Mackenzie Mountains

    Thanks for taking the time on the great write up. Amazing adventure and animals.
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    Roth for a kid?

    If you do the math they are identical on earnings. The pretax option will grow larger but when you withdraw it and pay taxes you end up in EXACTLY the same place assuming the tax rates are the same. The reason people focus so much on the tax angle is because that is the only thing that...
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    Rangefinding binoculars

    I like mine. They are only the 2200 model but do the ballistics and all that stuff. They have the best glass of any binocular I have ever looked through. (I haven't looked through the NL Pures intentionally so I don't end up wanting to get a pair). I find them very ergonomic with the odd...
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    Alaska Caribou

    Congrats! Probably the best 2 haul road bulls I’ve seen. Amazing to burn your foot like that and stick it out as long as you did. Hopefully you can get it sorted out and healthy again soon.
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    What are you guys paying for gas?

    Saw $2.63 here for regular unleaded. Filled up on $2.93 diesel.
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    Went sheep hunting

    It really is amazing how you have these sheep hunts dialed in so well. I'm sure there is a lot of pain and suffering and your "not in sheep shape" is probably way more in shape than most people are when they think they are in sheep shape but it really does seem like it has become just a...
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    Why so little support among hunters for growing game populations?

    Not sure how saying that in addition to paying your app/points/license fees you should contribute that same amount to wildlife conservation groups also is robbing anyone. I feel like that amount would be somewhat realistic and attainable by most folks. I probably spend $2,000 per year in...
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    Why so little support among hunters for growing game populations?

    Doing the math on dividing the pie up is easy. The math might not work out in your favor if you are just getting into the game but it is still pretty easy to do the calculations. You might not like what they tell you but it’s still just math. The tricky part with building wildlife populations...
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    Fair Chase and Technology

    I've thought about this a little. You could take away range finders, make people use paper maps and compasses instead of GPS devices, if you want to go completely primitive you could make people have to wear clothes that they made themselves (leather, wool, etc.). Not allowed to carry a...
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    Other than Wyoming😁

    New Mexico is the best option if you are willing to pay a little for access. There are parts of the state where you can get a landowner tag and hunt private for not a lot more than the new price of the special tag in Wyoming. Those are areas are not as likely to produce trophy quality bucks...
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    Anyone ever bought a large piece of land and split it up?

    A few have some agriculture or grazing options but those generally aren’t enough to even make an interest payment. I’m not looking at splitting something into 10 acre tracts or anything like that. I’m talking about splitting something into 300+ sized pieces. Still splitting it but not making...
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    Anyone ever bought a large piece of land and split it up?

    Actually just talked to the realtor that is wanting to buy my property today and they went up $500 per acre on their offer. I tried to talk them into buying the south 80 acres and me keeping the north 80 acres that have the hills, pond, creek, etc since they only want the flatter part but they...
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    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    Well, looks like I'm going to be buying a used one. A 2018 Forest River XLR Nitro 29DK5. https://www.jdpower.com/rvs/2018/xlr-by-forest-river/m-29dk5/6575611/specs Found one that checked all the boxes about 3 hours away and made the guy a lowball offer telling him that the new ones are just...
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    Pick a state to become a resident ...

    I did a quick google search attempting to find a place with average wind speed under 10 mph wondering if such a place even exists. Turns out there are some but I supposedly live in the 3rd windiest city in the country. https://www.redfin.com/blog/windiest-cities-in-the-us/ Note that the...
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    Guess the tow bill

    Shockingly the tow place called my wife yesterday and said that the disposal ended up not costing as much as their estimate and they are refunding us $540! That drops the total down to a paltry $11,267.50. I might go out for McDonald's tonight to celebrate!
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    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    Of course I'm getting nervous about actually pulling the trigger on the nice new one. I can afford it, but sure is a lot of money to spend on something. Got scared a bit reading reviews on some of the new trailers coming off the line with obvious issues they have been having. This one is...
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    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    I have a 3/4 ton diesel pickup. Same exact engine, transmission and brakes as a 1 ton pickup. No way in the world would I consider pulling something like that with a 1/2 ton. As little faith as I have in dealers I don’t think they would let me off the lot trying to pull it with a 1/2 ton.
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    Need some HuntTalk wisdom on 5th Wheels

    I found some great real world numbers from a guy with a similar trailer to the one I was originally looking at. He weighed it empty bringing it home from the dealer and then in 2 different configurations loaded up for camping with different sized toys in the garage. The hitch weight actually...
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    Guess the tow bill

    I've always done the touch the hubs when filling up method as well. One interesting thing seeing the temperatures real time is that if the sun is one one side of the trailer or the other the tires in the sun will run about 10 degrees warmer than the tires in the shade.
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    Alaska Caribou

    Good luck. Will be interesting to get your take on the 5 miles off the road experience. I would think there are a few places that it would be reasonable but from my understanding there aren't a lot of repeat customers on that hunt.

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