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  1. Jamen

    HTer Fitness Goals '24 Edition

    Get down to 220 or less. Currently floating around 230. Would love to increase my muscle mass more over this year. Get back into squatting in the 400's consistently and i will get my bench to 405 this year no matter what. I dont use the scale alot anymore it can become a toxic habit for me...
  2. Jamen

    Write offs as Hunting Guide

    I started a small LLC a few years back. I will echo a few others and suggest finding a good CPA. The amount they charge IMO is well worth it. If i get an audit they, do it for me. I make it easy for my CPA i have a spread sheet with my expenses all broken down in categories. I hand him that...
  3. Jamen

    Knife sharpening

    A quality knife and steel will get you really far. If you do not want to do the first initial sharpening depending how many knives you have pay a professional to do it and just keep up on it with a steel. The general hunting knife if properly sharpened to an angle that works for the knife...
  4. Jamen

    Minnesota black bear recommendations

    I don't have any help but I should hopefully get my mn tag in 24! Super excited! If I get any info I'll relay it I won't be using a guide but will relay what I can.
  5. Jamen

    Hunt Talker 2023 Fitness Goals

    This has been my most consistent year with staying on a training program. Dropped almost 6 inches in my waist, scale says 30-35lbs and have never been stronger. I have started doing 2 a days at the gym mon-friday. Mornings are 30 mins on the treadmill 18% incline and averaging 3.7-4.2 MPH...
  6. Jamen

    Knife sharpening

    For me it depends on the knife, application and where i am at. My nice kitchen knives i use a norton tri stone. I will use it on buck knives too if i have the time. Takes a little bit to use to holding the right angle you want. When we process deer in the fall i use a nice chefs choice on...
  7. Jamen

    I can't believe they can't fill these positions!

    I work for local govt. We struggle to get applicants. As stated above the benefits don't pay the bills. We are slowly getting to be competitive in wages and you can see a slow increase in applications. But most taxpayers don't want to see wages increase but they expect the same level if not...
  8. Jamen

    Deer Hunters - Opinion

    South of valley city. They don't actively ranch anymore so I'm not sure what their hay inventory would be. They did have game and fish down there to look at it. The snow was so bad down there I'm guessing they ran out of food.
  9. Jamen

    Deer Hunters - Opinion

    We process deer for hunters in the fall. We normally do around 100 each year. Some a hair less sometimes more. 3 years ago, we did 151. This year we have done 60. I would say that number down from our average correlates to what i have less n trail camera from last year. Id say i have 50%...
  10. Jamen

    Rangefinder Recommendations

    I upgraded my old bushnell 2 or 3 years ago with the SIG BDX 2200 and havent had any issues. I have hunted in minus -30 with it and it still functions.
  11. Jamen

    Idaho Elk trip

    From my understanding they were a depredation tag that had to be used on private land only. I do not know the ins and outs of that they talked with the game and fish there and that is what they were told.
  12. Jamen

    Idaho Elk trip

    Thank you!!
  13. Jamen

    Processing Time - Start to Finish?

    We have a few good processors left around us. Most will batch mix your animal with everyone else's. My uncle took his deer in to a place they wrote down what he wanted, they took it in the back to weigh it and they came back with already processed meat... We make our own finished products i...
  14. Jamen

    Processing Time - Start to Finish?

    Skinning and deboning along with trimming the fat and bigger chunks of silver skin, cut and wrap steaks and roasts takes us 40-60 minutes. There are a lot of variables in that. Did they bring them in frozen, are they shot up. After doing several hundred deer it has become 2nd nature. I could...
  15. Jamen

    Do you get tired?

    Two years ago i had 3 ND deer tags. Rare occurrence here, mule deer rifle, archery, and muzzleloader which took 15 years to draw. I deer hunted over 70 days that year. I was burnt out. Filled my muley tag on a nice one. never filled the muzzleloader, archery i settled for a doe to just be...
  16. Jamen

    Wounded animal meat safety #2

    That one in particular i called the hunter he came down and looked at it. We ended up calling the game warden. They will not issue another tag but he ended up on a list of ones poached or hit by a car that are not completely mangled. We threw away that whole deer unfortunately. He did end up...
  17. Jamen

    Wounded animal meat safety #2

    After processing several hundred deer IMO you wont know until you clean it. I have seen half arrows in deer and no wasted meat, i have discovered a deer shot with bird shot " no infection but tons of lead in the hinds." Deer that looked perfectly normal when the hunter shot but to discover it...
  18. Jamen

    Idaho Elk trip

    Thank you!! cant wait to enjoy some with family this weekend!
  19. Jamen

    Went to Wisconsin

    I love this write up! Brings back many memories of deer camp as a kid. Growing up in North Dakota deer hunting is life for most people. Schools close on opener people plan weddings so it doesn't effect with the season. Family's get together. We would have anywhere from 20-50 or more people...
  20. Jamen

    WI ELK, the story of a once in a lifetime hunt

    This has been one of my favorite write ups all year!! Good luck!!
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