Some other thoughts in addition:
Mule deer only occupy half the state of Washington, but statewide in the much larger state of Colorado which frankly has far better habitat/management.
Predator numbers are higher in Washington.
Logging has been reduced in some areas resulting in less...
Arvada bar, Wyoming. Nearly everything killed locally.
Dayton Mercantile, Wyoming. Ask to see the upstairs room, but the antelope downstairs are impressive.
Yes they said all firearms get traced when used in crimes.
This happened 20ish years ago but doubt my grandparents went through an FFL (they may have, but they usually didn’t do things like that). They had the guns for about 20 years before that.
My grandparents were in their 70s and this...
Believe it or not, my parents have gotten 2 phone calls about stolen guns from police. One was stolen in Washington state and found in New York after a crime. The cops sent a pic of the gun and it was totaled so we didn’t take it back.
The other was a similar situation but both times they...
No need to team up, Washington has that exact same info from being in the same situation as Oregon. Just depends on how they want to “interpret” the data.
I believe the study you are looking for is from Robert Wielgus “sink populations in carnivore management”.
I discussed his paper in length with him before it was published (we were not supposed to but he sent me a copy early). There were many flaws though and it did not pass peer review IIRC.
Let’s see if Buzz and Greenhorn can take this thread to hell like all of Shrapnels others. I bet they can.
Love this!! No greater dichotomy than taking a bite out of one of the most processed foods while admiring some of the least touched scenery.
I saw one the other week at Scheels in Billings that said something like “Bigfoot is real and he tried to eat my …” I would have gotten a picture but didn’t need my son asking me to explain that one to him.
My wife was in the same situation as you. Wanted a good all around gun that didn’t fuss and not in a new hot cartridge. Got her the X bolt in 30.06 stainless stalker. Same as my 375 and 25.06. Likely the most boring rifles ever made with the best features.
Can put all my brain power and energy...