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    Rifle Suggestion for Wife

    I would experiment with some different loads first. You can probably bring the felt recoil down quite a bit, by going to a lighter bullet and lighter load. As for calibers, one of my favorites is the .25-06., but the .243 is hard to beat too. I have even shot a few deer with some .223 hand...
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    Do I really need chains?

    It can snow like heck in that country. Pretty cheap insurance, and there is no substitute for them. Mine have saved my butt on numerous occasion.
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    Spotlighting :-(

    Chippewa tribe to allow spotlighting. http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2015/oct/30/tribe-exercise-rights-allowing-spotlight-hunting-deer/
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    ID F&G Survey

    Re: "wouldn't the answer be to not have OTC opportunities and go strictly draw like NV" There is more than one way to skin a cat. Some alternatives to controlled hunts: 1. Implement a 20% to 30% price increase for non-residents. This would help drive hunter numbers down in the zones that don't...
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    ID F&G Survey

    Steelhead, Your question, "Aren't hunter numbers (especially NRs) waaaaaay down in Idaho over the past few years?" is a very interesting one. Over the long term, the number of hunters in Idaho has actually shown a steady increase. There have been a few up and down periods, but we have way more...
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    ID F&G Survey

    No, but with the exception of the Democrats, nearly every legislator from South of the Salmon River is a Mormon, and they vote as a block. As such, the house speaker can ramrod any legislation through that he wants. If some one has his attention with this issue, there is a good chance it will go...
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    For Sale: Winchester Model 70 / Ruger M77

    The Ruger is sold. Winchester is still available.
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    ID F&G Survey

    My predictions on how this will work out: Past surveys have repeatedly shown that Idahoan's hate controlled hunts period. They want the opportunity to hunt elk every year with out having to draw. As such, I think they will chime in overwhelmingly against any kind of preference points...
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    For Sale: Winchester Model 70 / Ruger M77

    I've got two rifles I need to get rid of, located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Prices are firm, local buyers only, no shipping. Winchester Model 70 Classic Featherweight .30-06 Epoxy bedded and free floated with custom trigger work by Elite Rifleworks of Nampa, Idaho (3.5 lbs pull weight, no...
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    Great scope for a great cause

    Randy, thanks for getting involved. This is a good reminder for everyone who passes through the back country towns of the West to help spread some prosperity and opportunity.
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    Roast Ideas

    I have been experimenting lately with the pressure cooker, using some dried hatch chile powder as a rub. I like the results better than with the slow cooker. More tender, and it seems to infuse the flavors in the meat a lot more. I made a muley roast the other day like this. It turned out...
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    Making It Easy Loading An Elk

    Cross country, motorized travel is allowed on a lot of BLM land, before every one breaks out the torches and pitch forks.
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    Wanting to move west

    From those three states it would depend on the level of isolation you are looking for. I am in North Idaho (Panhandle), and we have good hunting and trapping opportunities, but its more like living in a semi-rural area (probably very similar to East TN in that regard, similar to some place...
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    Making It Easy Loading An Elk

    These things are becoming popular in my neck of the woods, which is steep, heavily timbered country. http://www.capstanropewinch.com/ Last year I used one to pull a bull out of a deep basin, whole, up to an ATV trail (a LEGAL trail before any one starts flaming), where we halved it, and...
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    California public land hunting...

    ...I was looking at a map of Montana today, and was surprised how little public land there is. Not that 25 millions acres isn't a lot, but given the size of the state, and its reputation for hunting, for some reason I was expecting more. This got me to wondering how public lands are distributed...
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    Galaxy S5 hunting apps?

    Ditto on GAIA, its my got to app.
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    Day Pack Weight

    I just weighed mine. Its about 16lbs. Saw Knife 100' paracord Shell holder with 10 rounds Headlamp Extra batteries 2 lighters Mountain money Mini binoculars Compact range finder Stocking cap Wool gloves Wool hoodie Lightweight Goretex jacket Lightweight Goretext pants (I only bring this if rain...
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    Gardner shutdown

    So in other words, yes Montana has reached the gentrification tipping point ;-) Its unusual how the professional eco-activists crowd can argue, with a straight face, that the simultaneous increase in wolf numbers and decrease on elk numbers is entirely coincidental, as if Montana's wolves are...
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    Gardner shutdown

    I have a hard time understanding Montana. Why is there so much anti-trapping sentiment when it comes to wolves? And, how did they end up with such a blatantly of pro-wolf commission? Have the demographics of Montana really changed that much? I know there has been a pretty large gentrification...
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    Wildfire Hysteria

    This situation reminds me a lot of the issue of building in the flood plain. If you build there, you should be 100% ready to accept the long term risk. Too many people that live in fire prone areas (or flood plains or hurricane prone areas) seem to be clueless of risk, yet are quick to affix...
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