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  1. Jape

    AZ auction tags going away

    I am so incredibly thrilled to see Arizona take this action. I used to drink the koolaid that these high bidders actually contributed to conservation efforts. Then I did a deep dive into sheep populations and tag numbers in the Intermountain West for the past 50 years. It shocked me that tag...
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    Friday Tunage 03/15/24 Et tu Brute? The Ides of March means Spring

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    Wyoming moose

    Saw this pretty bull last summer. Would love to turn him up again this year and see his growth.
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    NZ Dream

    Yikes! I didn’t realize how often that happens until we were running to make our ferry just in time. Hope the weather improves enough soon to make it home.
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    NZ Dream

    30 lbs. Crazy.
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    NZ Dream

    No, we were in the mountains northwest of the lodge; maybe an hour away. We did take the ladies to the property adjacent and they loved it.
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    NZ Dream

    You have an incredible country and the people are even better. Hoping to do some free range hunting in the future. Those mountains are spectacular.
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    NZ Dream

    Yes, he gross taped out at just over 290. Was hoping to break the 300 inch mark but didn’t quite make it.
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    As they lay

    Just posted in “other big game” thread
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    NZ Dream

    We left that area for some back basins hoping to catch some stags as they moved for beddings areas while the day warmed up. We were glassing a new group of four when we saw a stag move down the opposite ridge towards a nasty Manuka thicket. Even from a distance we could tell he was big. We hiked...
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    NZ Dream

    Before the hunt began I knew I wanted a stag with major mass. I feel the same way about nearly every antlered or horned animal. They just look so cool. We arrived at the property early (7 am) and started heading up the mountain. The tussock grass and plants in the area are beautiful but...
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    NZ Dream

    After seeing the beautiful country it was time for some hunting. I have always loved the way red stags crown at the top of their antlers. They have always seemed so regal to me, although I may need to attribute that to my wife’s love of Victorian English movies. Honestly, seeing some red stags...
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    NZ Dream

    It is perhaps self apparent, but still deserves mentioning, that New Zealand hunting typically consists of estate hunting parcels with high fences. There is some incredible free range hunting there, though the caliber of animals differs. I knew that going into this hunt and accepted it. I found...
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    As they lay

    Maybe I should do a story on a separate thread.
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    As they lay

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    Matt Rinella knocking it outta the park

    Thanks for your explanation of what they discussed. It’s interesting. Some of the philosophical underpinnings of hunting are being discussed more regularly and I hope it leads to more informed, ethical hunters.
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    Matt Rinella knocking it outta the park

    @Ben Lamb what do you mean by gatekeeping hunting? Honest question. I’ve never heard that term.
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    Why I love labs

    Couldn’t agree more. We have one in training right now.
  19. Jape

    American Cities

    Salt Lake City, Charleston, and D.C. without protestors come to mind. Honolulu is great but most everything is great when in Hawaii.
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    Be honest about your Wyoming elk app!

    5 points regular general. Based on the results in this thread, I’m predicting that the price increase for special does not increase the draw odds one bit from what they have been the last couple years, with an error rate of 5-7%.

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