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    Which Garmin GPS

    I also have the Oregon 450. I like the unit. Not crazy about the touch screen. Anything other than a thin glove, you have to take your glove off to use the screen. That said, you have to with most non touch screens as the buttons are small and close together. I've uploaded quite a few aerial...
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    To decorate or not

    It was hinted at ONCE, and has not been brought up again.
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    Snow Reports SW Montana

    Was just in butte, no snow on the ground there, home stake just a skiff
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    Buying a utv unseen & shipping

    Hi, I'm looking at buying a used utv. It's online, I won't be able to see it before purchase. It's a 2013 polaris ranger 900 eps, any input on this unit? I'm new to the whole utv/atv thing. I have a buddy that buys them frequently online without ever physically seeing it. He looked at me like...
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    Bows for women

    Hi all, I'm looking at input for a bow for my wife. She has rifle hunted a little for cow elk and enjoyed it. I took her out with me this fall and she had a blast & now wants to bow hunt elk. She has no desire to hunt anything but elk (as of now). She doesn't like to eat much wild game but...
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    So close

    Took my 3 & 8 y.o. out for elk this morning, left the house at 7:15. My hopes weren't high. We were going to hike into a "stupid spot" 300 yds off a road. We got into a group 50 yards from the truck, no bugles, but the small 5 pt made every other noise he could make. They were in bow range for a...
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    Sitka gear

    I've used the 90% jacket for years, suits my style of hunting well, still hunting almost exclusively. I wear varying layers under it depending on conditions. I have worn it to 10 below comfortably. It is not water nor windproof. I would not want to be sitting still for a few hours at 20 degrees...
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    Bow setup for 2015 elk hunt

    I practice out to 60 yds, won't shoot at one that far. Longest shot I've taken was 45 yards. All the elk I've killed were between 8-35 yards. It's not that hard to get em in to 30 yards if you watch the wind. I shoot the first legal elk that comes into range, so it's usually the less wise ones...
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    Stone Glacier customer service

    That's why I posted this. We all have our favorite brands and such. Stone Glacier is a young company so there isn't much info about their customer service. I always appreciate hearing about a company's service, when I'm spending hundreds of $$, it's a big part of my decision. I've talked to him...
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    Stone Glacier customer service

    I know this is a new company so I wanted to forward to you all my recent experience with their customer service. I bought a solo last fall, used the heck out of it all fall and winter. Packed a couple elk out, too. This spring I was getting it ready for bear season and noticed on the right side...
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    Boot Height?

    Where I mostly hunt it can be very steep and rugged or not too bad. All depends what side of the hill I'm on. So, I error on the side of caution and always wear 8-10" boots. They can be unnecessary, but I like the support if I end up on the wrong side of the hill or have to pack a critter out
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    Boots for broken ankle?

    I have a pair of Tibets and hunter gtx, I have a suspect left ankle and can't wear anything shorter. They give great ankle support. The sole is stiff for sure compared to danners I used previously. On flatter ground the danners were a bit more comfortable. However, in the mountains it's not even...
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    Bear on my kill site.

    Shot a cow elk during archery in 2012. Got her at 11:00. I hauled all the meat to a meadow 75 yds from where she lay within an hr of killing her. Walked in for the third and final load at 2:30. As I was loading up the final load there was already a large black bear on the carcass, sadly, a week...
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    17 hmr

    I'm looking at getting a 17 hmr. I've narrowed it down to the ruger american(not sure standard or compact) or the cz 455. Any one with first hand experience out there with these two. I know the ruger hasn't been out long. Thanks for any input.
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    western Montana Bears

    Saw a sow with 2 little cubs on one side of a valley and a good boar on the other side Saturday. I was surprised to see them, had seen very little sign. Was south east of missoula a ways.
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    Lost One of the Best

    My dad passed away 3 yrs ago, 2 months before our second kid was born. He died after a brief illness, and I was lucky to have more deep conversations with him his last few months than the previous 35 yrs. he was my favorite hunting partner. I was a novice bow hunter when he died(he hated bow...
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    Spring bear with the kids

    I think this hunt is becoming my favorite. Loaded my 2 & 8 yr old up and went out today. Saw moose, elk, deer, bighorn & deer. Only thing we didn't see was a bear. I love suddenly seeing game at 50 yds and my youngest starts yelling "there dad, right there" & the older boy yelling over the top...
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    Lions a little too close to home

    Thanks Gerald, that's what I was thinking the case was. I've known they were around, a lion was shot a half mile from the house last year. They are a neat animal. We have a 2 acre patch of woods right behind the house, I've seen lion tracks in there every winter. I don't let the kids leave...
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    Lions a little too close to home

    We live on the edge of a small town in western MT. Every day my wife drives the road behind the house and let's our lab run for 3-4 miles. This morning at about 9 she takes him for his run. About 10 minutes later she calls. She is looking at 3, no typo, 3 mtn lions, all roughly the same size...
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    Shouldn't the NC2A pay "student athletes"

    For those that feel they need to be paid, that's cool. If paid to play, I feel they should forfeit any scholarship, give it to someone else. With the cost of college, they're paid pretty dang well.
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