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    Alaska blueberry bears timing

    You cannot determine what every bear is eating or doing or how the meat is going to taste by timing your hunt a week in any direction. You can determine what bears are feeding on by general time of year, food availability, direct observation, scat sign, feeding sign, and location. Even then...
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    Which rifle for black bear?

    Unless you're in some sort of pinch you're probably better off shooting a bear with a bonafide big game rifle (that you shoot accurately). Because that's exactly what they are is a real big game animal. So why not use something designed for the job? Both guns mentioned in original post should...
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    Best bear hunting

    Pretty sure you'd need a guide in Alaska as a foreigner and in Alaska these are expensive. It appears you can hunt with hounds in WV so if you can afford a guide this might be your best bet. Second best bet is hunting over bait. Not being able to draw a tag, you might consider going across...
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    Leupold Mark 4 HD 6-24x52…drop test

    This conversation is about the reticle being too small to see clearly. No? In my SFP tmr scope the reticle is bolder than the SWFA reticles and (more marginally) thicker than other Leupold reticles. If this is what you want, then that is my experience. If you can't see the tmr reticle in...
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    Leupold Mark 4 HD 6-24x52…drop test

    Also, to clarify, this comes from literally having a scope with tmr reticle, a scope with tri-moa reticle, a scope with a lr duplex reticle, a swfa 6x mil quad reticle, and a swfa 10x moa quad reticle. All of these are in my current possession and I pulled out and compared them today. I know...
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    Leupold Mark 4 HD 6-24x52…drop test

    I can't tell you if the tmr changed for ffp or this specific model of scope. I can tell you that my tmr reticle in sfp is cartoonishly bold and easy to see. It's bolder than the Leupold tri-moa and lr/creedmore reticle. It's waaaayyy bolder and easier to see than the swfa milquad reticle in...
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    How did the 6.5 Creedmoor lose steam so quickly?

    Social media marketing influences me as well. The only difference is I'm a contrarian.
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    How did the 6.5 Creedmoor lose steam so quickly?

    No, I didn't say you had anything to gain from it. Some people do. Probably not you. I'm talking about the impact of social media marketing on what people perceive is popular or not. I could list thirteen cartridges that will probably have a similar effect on game as a 6.5 creedmore and...
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    How did the 6.5 Creedmoor lose steam so quickly?

    I'm not sure enough to disagree with you. I agree that it depends what circle you deal with. I'd just point out that it would be almost impossible to determine whether this is the case. People who comment the most, are most vocal, are then most likely influenced by social media marketing...
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    How did the 6.5 Creedmoor lose steam so quickly?

    When you spend a lot of time around the internet or social media, you start to believe what the marketers want you to think. Firearm companies make most of their money by convincing you that existing gun bad new gun good. You thought the creedmore was popular when they were selling it and now...
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    I completely believe you but you yourself seem to mention that internet forums would lead some people to think otherwise. Also, this doesn't just pertain the western residents. Well, given that this comment may have been, in some ways, intended as a mirror for you to look into.... I don't...
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    This is why, in my opinion, we need to change laws such that you get automatic tags to hunt within 10 miles of your primary residence. That along with special seasons. You can imagine how disconcerting it is when you made a choice to live somewhere and people who chose to live elsewhere show...
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    Off season for the dogs

    For us off season ended Sunday. Still can't carry a gun, but at least the dog gets off a leash.
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    Reading my post, it's clear that I did think it through. You may consider my ideal extreme, but it's far less extreme than the current reality. When you consider the extent that sport hunting on federal land is mostly enjoyed by such a small subset of Americans it's pretty amazing to think...
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    You don't seem to be reading. Again, I never said anything about what the courts or current regulations said. In my opinion every American should have the same right to hunt on federal lands on the same license as a state resident. Period.
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    Note that I didn't say anything at all about what the courts did or didn't say. I said that fundamentally, and practicality aside, I believe that all Americans should have equal rights on federal lands. My opinion stands.
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    My outlook is I also feel that, fundamentally, all Americans should have equal rights, on federal lands at least. But then we look to Alaska for what happens when the feds control hunting. Ironically, only Native Americans and locals (not just residents, locals) are allowed to hunt in some...
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    I think the question is what is the solution? We don't want tag prices to rise to allocate tags. We don't want to allocate tags with a preference points in a draw. We want to be able to plan our hunts not take them at random. We don't want the federal government to control hunting. We don't...
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    We need to start lobbying for point system reform

    Respectfully, I have to disagree with op. These facts don't agree. It's literally impossible for point collectors to cause point creep. Outside of some sort of really weird point scheme, only people actually applying to go hunting cause point creep, which are the opposite of the people...

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