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    Times you were happy to not fire your weapon......

    a fellow hunter. I was having lunch in taking a little nap. When I woke up and was trying to get my gear together I looked over and there was a mountain lion looking at me. I have no idea how long he was there. Our eyes were locked. I had no sensation of him harming me and I had no desire to...
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    Central Montana Elk

    Cow are hard to find.. Bulls a little less so.
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    DIY Lion Hunting?

    The answer is yes, you can hunt lions on foot successfully. A very good friend figured out how he could.He has quite a few on his wall. I can't share much information, but a little. He lives in a state where no dogs are allow to hunt for lions. Wintering deer or elk. Crusty snow with new...
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    ALPS OutdoorZ Commander + Pack

    I bought one a few years ago. I thought it was a good deal until lots of the plastic snaps and connectors failed. Maybe it was a bad batch . Went to the dumpster .
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    As they lay

    Eight toes up
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    As they lay

    The acrobat. 2016
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    What's your average Rifle shot range on an Elk?

    30+ elk. Longest shot 150 yds. Rarely over 100 yards. 30-06. 165 Gr partition. Pre 64 featherweight mod 70. Fixed 4x scope. Mostly hunt timber.
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    NOSLER wants to see your success

    the acrobat. 30-06. Nosler 165 grain partition. 100 yd.
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    Under the Radar items in your pack

    Crooked horn Bow hook on the strap. The best $5 bucks I have spent. Tenacious tape. A big safety pin . A needle and strong thread. Blendtape. Black tape. A suture needle and thread in a sealed envelope .
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    sleeping bag

    I prefer sleeping quilts with a insulated pad. More freedom to move, lighter. Compressed down doesn't make sense imho.
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    Deboning Elk in the field

    Vickies rule. Sharp, lite, cheap. Get a box. A lifetime supply.
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    how many rifles do own and how many do we use to hunt with each yr

    One. A pre 64 featherweight 30-06. Used, abused, decent shape. Grizzly to grouse. It's not the gun. It's the hunt. Mostly I watch the animals now. Not very trigger happy anymore.
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    Wildlife Refuges matter!

    No mosquitos there after first freeze, early August, at least 40 years ago.
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    Pelican cooler @ COSTCO

    I bought a pelican two years ago and returned it. It less money but I didn't like a few features. I think the hinges are less robust. The handles are solid and awkward, folding out and heavy. The catch In my opinion have too many parts. Elastic is better.And the pelican is a little more...
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    White bear

    Yup, glacier bears are a blue phase of a black bear. Mostly around Yakutat area. I think natives can hunt them. One of my crewman was native from Yatutat and has see them a few times.
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    White bear

    I think they are protected. Would not shoot one in any case.
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    White bear

    I thought you would enjoy a picture of a kermode bear, a white phase of a black bear that I took a few years ago. A very rare bear. We were returning from Alaska through the islands of B.C. There are only on a few islands they live on.. I spotted it and approached the beach and stopped my boat...
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    Bucks and bulls on backpacks

    wife's elk her first
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    What do you do for a living?

    Commercial fishing business for 40 years in Alaska. Longlining for halibut and black cod from Ketchikan to the the tip of the Aleutians with my wife and crew. Sold the boat, retained the licenses.
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    WYoming unit 13 south of Encampment, north of Colorado

    Jeez That's what I mean. 20 hours in not that long in the big picture. You can cross about a third of the planet in less that a day. Or you can stay home. In an adventure, right. I have flown a jet there to, which I prefer.

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