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  1. mountainlaurel3

    Four by castle

    Sunday morning I had a chance at a buck feeding towards private but couldn't get a shot before he crossed the fence. Driving home that night I saw my first mountain lion crossing the road then crouching a hillside. Good luck to see the best local hunter, I think. Monday I set up at first light...
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    Fourth time is the charm

    I'm 0/3 on elk tags. To prepare for my second rifle cow tag, I got in the right frame of mind this morning. Got home about 2, in time to test my first round of (last year's) venison jerky. It's good. Got to the trailhead around 4, there's a truck, PA plates. Shit. I like this spot, had a...
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    This is unbelievable 😳

    Just go down there and jump off of something, for crying out loud. - Shane McConkey
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    Meat-hanging shed questions

    I wish! It's a small, non-sauna specific stove, so I have to really work to get it over 165. But for $100 with all the stovepipe, chimney pipe, and connectors, it was really the genesis of the whole project.
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    Meat-hanging shed questions

    Joke's on me, as now I have an extra cord or two of wood to collect each year, plus a second fire to tend. The sauna is glorious, though. I got the idea from the Finns, who would historically use the sauna for bathing, birthing, cleaning the dead, drying or hanging meat, if I understand...
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    Meat-hanging shed questions

    Last winter I built a meat-hanging shed. Well, it's really a sauna, but why not also a meat-hanging shed? It's detached and insulated, with two operable vents and a gap at the bottom of the door. I made the benches removable and doubled two of the 2x6 ceiling joists. A few questions for you...
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    CO leftover list is available

    Missed again, though got so far as the add to cart button. Argh.
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    Have you ever been attacked by a cougar?

    Just another reason to hate those ridiculous Hokas.
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    Here’s my dilemma

    For those who would throw out positive meat - no heart the day of the kill, correct? That seemed like one of the best traditions, in my highly limited experience.
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    Grouse! Let’s See Them

    First dusky of the year, found by my wife and dog while they hiked and I was fruitlessly hunting. Luckily it stuck around after we met up...
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    What Would He Score?

    Damn, that picture is real? The buck size differential makes it look like some kind of optical illusion.
  12. mountainlaurel3

    Pack out Outfitters in or near San Juan NF

    PM sent. No info on pack outfits, but if you (or anyone else) get something down in 74/75/751, I may be able to come carry a load. PM for digits.
  13. mountainlaurel3

    Colorado unit 71 and unit 711 elk hunting!

    It was a great summer monsoon, so good moisture up high. Generally drier the lower you go in the unit.
  14. mountainlaurel3

    Corner Crossing Defense Fund, Round 2- Civil Case

    Interesting, hadn't thought of the balloon corollary (my wife is a balloon pilot). No legal issues with flying as low as you want, though we do try to avoid flying low over livestock. Legally, you can land where you damn well please, as any balloon landing can be viewed as an emergency landing...
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    CO leftover list is available

    Guess the cat's out of the bag on that one, but remember - tips and tricks are for DMs, not public posts!
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    Drought for the west

    Almost 2" at my house in the San Juan foothills yesterday, lovely steady rain again currently. Now if only we could get a big snow year...
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    Story behind the name......

    My great grandmother wrote into a Boston Globe cooking column under Mountain Laurel, her son wrote in as Mountain Laurel 2, so seemed fitting to keep it going.
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    What Fly Rods And Reels Do You Use?

    Six or seven 60s/70s Fenwicks, plus two modern fiberglass rods to cover the 3 and 4 weights. Old click pawl reels to match, my favorites being Battenkills and an Orgis/STH Presentation. I like cheap and retro aesthetics. Any gear that works great while being older than me gets my vote. See...
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    Upcoming Trip to Maine

    Holy Donut, squid ink pasta at Pacciarino, ferry to Long Island (or any of the Casco Bay islands), Sicilian slab from Slab or Micucci's, innumerable great breweries and coffee roasters for Portland stuff. Otherwise, any random town on the mid-coast (Stonington?), and try to make it to an island...
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    Russia Suggests It should Reclaim Alaska

    Well, that would certainly make getting a tag harder than even the caribou closures.

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