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    1st Time Kentucky Black Bear Hunting

    I hope to be chasing bear a little east of you this fall. Food is key in the fall. Acorns are the big one, but wild grapes, choke cherry and row crops are big as well. If you have a year with good overall mast it will be hard to pinpoint bears. I think most people with bear tags take them...
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    Illinois Shotgun for deer

    Get a Savage 220 and be done with it. Pumps are OK if you are just sitting in a blind but the forearms rattle way to much to sneak through the woods after deer.
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    Ultrasonic brass cleaning and case life

    Mthunter is probably right, it was probably a chemical issue, not a cleaner issue. Tumbling in steel shot will work harden stuff but I've never had things harden in the cleaner.
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    Copper or Lead (Poll)

    I wounded a bull elk with a 338 Barnes TSX one year. It was my bad shooting and not any reflection on the bullet. But there was plenty of blood on the snow to let me know I was still after the right animal even after he got on a heavily used trail. I caught up to him the next morning over a...
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    Copper or Lead (Poll)

    I use what shoots most accurately from whatever gun I'm using.
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    Tips for refinishing maple??

    From a woodworker friend of mine. "Maple is a pain in the ass and usually stains unevenly." Probably why it is so often left "blonde" or unstained. The wood in the picture looks more like birch to me. Either way the solution is to strip it, sand it to around 200 grit. Then apply a sealer...
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    Bear Sidearm

    Outfitted hunt in Colorado, for elk? Extra bear protection wouldn't even be on my list.
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    Need some walleye and crappie advice

    My dad and his friends pulled many tons (no exaggeration) of crappie into boats without the aid of electronics. Check to see if there is a fishing report online for the water you are fishing. These will often tell you whether the fish are deep or shallow and what people are catching. Outside...
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    This will affect my hunting

    If things don't go back to "normal" in the next month SE Alaska will be devastated, and it won't be a virus that does it. Anyone who has been to Ketchikan knows how reliant that place is on tourism. The largest fishing charter in town just fired all of their captains for the season. The bills...
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    Luepold's Non Gold Ring Warranty

    I have an old Vari-X-3 with an illuminated reticle. The scope was draining batteries fast even when it was turned off. I called Leupold, knowing that it was long out of warranty, and was told to send it in for an estimate. About three weeks later it was returned with new circuitry free of...
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    Mannlicher-Schoenaurer

    I love the look of most full (Mannlicher) stocked rifles and as Sticks said, the Schoenauers show up regularly on Gunbroker. For me though, the modern Steyrs, Mausers and, to a lesser extent, CZ's are the way to go if you are looking for a full stocked rifle. Scope mounting is easier, parts...
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    Sharpening Stones/ products

    I use a combination, 6" india stone for most of my sharpening here at work. I also use a 6" ceramic stone to polish the edge and sometimes strop on a wooden wheel. I also have an 8" wet drum sander that I use a worn 600 grit belt on. For your moldy wet stones. Don't use water on them, use...
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    Fall Prince of Wales

    A couple of other things to consider: Bugs are nasty, you will be dealing with mosquitoes, black flies, white sox and no-see-ums. Get a tidal chart (you can pick them up locally) tides can swing almost 20 feet.
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    Fall Prince of Wales

    I'm not sure, I've never been up there in the spring. One thing to consider, bears won't be on salmon in the spring. So, while you will be in and out of the water, you probably won't be wading streams for any distance and could probably use hip boots.
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    Fall Prince of Wales

    Rain gear-PVC-Just a jacket, your waders will work as bottoms. Waders-Chest or waist waders. Breathable, not neoprene. Some have boots built in, I would go with sock foot waders and add shoes of your choice. GPS-keep it simple, your phone will work fine. You probably won't be far from the...
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    For Sale: Kowa TSN-662 Spotting Scope. With 25X Long Eye Relief Eye Piece and Tripod

    This is a steal on an awesome spotter.
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    Mountain House deal alert

    Walmart here in the city is marked at $7, the rural one near me is at $4.50. I would guess other stores will be marking them down soon.
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    Mountain House deal alert

    Stopped in my local (rural) Walmart yesterday and they had mountain house pouches half off. Might be worth checking out.
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    Houses and Power lines

    Keep in mind if there are trees that the power company is probably responsible for keeping trees away from lines and poles. They will clear cut an area around the poles every few years.
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    Virginia Gun Rights Rally

    Probably around the time when we started letting attorneys and thugs in black robes "interpret" what was written in plain, easily understandable English in our founding documents.
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