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  1. RG_Adult_Onset_Hunter

    Hearing Protection

    I fired two shots without hearing protection on this year (one at the range when I had a bad cheek weld that moved my muff off my ear, and one at a bear). My rifle is particularly loud so it was not enjoyable at all. I already have enough hearing loss just from childhood illnesses, so I really...
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    Calling all coffee snobs...

    Any of those squeeze pouches reusable? This is a brilliant solution, but I feel my wife won't want to adopt it based on the waste. Also, yes, I agree with Cheesehead; that may be the best first post I have seen.
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    Choosing pack

    I love the tripod pocket on that thing. Let us know how that pack works out.
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    Calling all coffee snobs...

    Espro Ultralight French Press. If I drank instant coffee, I would not be able to call myself a coffee snob.
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    What are you currently reading?

    All of Peter Capstick's stuff is great.
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    Gratitude and My First Bear. Long Story.

    Here is one from an actuall hunt I did (specific locations changed). Bear Hunt Operational Parameters Objective Kill a mature bear (preferably a boar) in the Predator Alley area and retrieve the meat/hide. This trip has a low probability of achieving that goal. The secondary goal is getting...
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    Gratitude and My First Bear. Long Story.

    Keep at it. Bear requires patience, they take a lot longer to pattern than a deer because they change their schedule every few weeks. This might sound stupid, but I do an Operational Parameters worksheet for every hunt complete with Intel, Weather Report, Hunt Plan, Gear List, etc. The most...
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    Dealing with Bear

    You want to be careful with the freezing though. It only works with a DEEP freeze and even then northern varieties of the parasite are not susceptible to freeze kill.
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    Dealing with Bear

    I know the T word is going to be thrown out right off the bat. So I am just going to pre-empt that now. The following is the most well researched website I have found on the subject. If you want to eat predators I suggest you read it. https://porkgateway.org/resource/trichinae/ That said. I...
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    Tree Stand Safety

    Gotta be honest. I don't use a tree stand because I do not think they are as safe as a tree saddle. If you are comfortable leaning away from a tree stand, then give saddle hunting a look. You can fall out of your stand, but you cannot fall out of a saddle. That said as a veteran climber, I can...
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    Gratitude and My First Bear. Long Story.

    That was my hunting buddy. I was using a rifle. He had a bow and a pistol backup. He is a VERY experienced archer. I gave serious thought to bringing my bow on this hunt (compound), but lacking a pistol backup and at the insistence of my wife I brought the .308 instead. It was also kinda...
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    Gratitude and My First Bear. Long Story.

    The story of my first ever bear (harvested about one week ago) is a LONG one. Too long to even get the successful hunt day int HT's 10000 character limit for a single post. I want to tell this whole story though, so I will be posting sort of episodically. With that said I want to at least tease...
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    Which OTC species has eluded you the longest?

    So far it has been bear. I finally got my first one about a week ago after 2 years of hard hunting every season. I have never flipped out like I did after that kill.
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    Least expensive thumb or hinge release

    It won't change your draw length (you are correct and I should have been more clear) but you will likely need to change your draw length on your bow to make everything feel right. When I made the switch, I had to lengthen my draw by ~.5" to have my form feel right. If you think about how a...
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    NRA On The Hot Seat - Exposed or Attacked?

    For starters, language matters. Again, the building walls thing is a problem. You can't have the conversation without someone bringing up "the radical [pick a direction right or left] wants to [insert crazy/stupid thing here]". I think this constant demonization of the other side is problematic...
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    Bipod size

    I use a short bipod on my big game rifles since I use my pack as a rest instead(the bipod is more of a kickstand for the gun generally). 6-10 would be my vote since it's less likely to hang up on brush and get in your way. Harris makes great stuff. I use a crappy Firefield knockoff, and I long...
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    Good Hunting Rifle for 15 Year Old Boy (Elk, Deer, Bear)

    You could spend the next 7 years researching every opinion thrown out to you on this thread, or you could buy a .308 rifle that you like the feel of and get hunting. With that said here are some of my opinions and what informs them. Get the best scope you can afford, 3-9x40 is a great hunting...
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    NRA On The Hot Seat - Exposed or Attacked?

    I'll got ahead and stick my neck out. Big Fin said it well when he said "This is gonna get ugly". I think that speaks to how hard it has become to have a reasonable discussion about any hot-button issue in this country. We tend to be so busy trying to build a defensible position that we don't...
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    Mountain Lion the other other white meat

    The good news is it dies at a pretty low temp all things considered (it's the same reason we all learned to cook pork well, even though it's been effectively eliminated from domestic pork production). CDC says 165F for bear, who also carry it: just a hazard of eating something that eats other...
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    Neck and backstrap connection cuts

    I am not a big fan of the insta pot as I rarely see it used in what I feel is an appropriate way. Not saying you are some sort of unclean monster for using it (your time constraints are what they are and you have to work within them). It just never truck me as being worth the counter/storage...

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