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  1. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Idaho Mule Deer OTC

    OP, I've never hunted ID, but mature mule deer in that time frame are generally holding pretty tight to cover, and usually alone. The rut hasn't quite kicked in yet, so you need to really do a lot of looking. First step, I'd get Robby Denning's book. He has a lot of good info on hunting bigger...
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    How many arrows do you bring?

    Holy crap, some of yall go overboard! I take 6-7 for a backpack hunt, and make sure one of those isn't in the same quiver in case of fall.
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    Jordan’s Maxxis Buck film—worth the watch!

    Awesome to watch! I would love to know more about where that first arrow hit @Jordan Budd!
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    Balancing sleep with time hunting

    I am packing a foam pad to go under my Xtherm this year to try and get better sleep in the mountains. It's definitely easier if you can camp closer to where you're going to hunt. When it really sucks is if you're climbing 1000' every morning.
  5. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Broadhead Practice Time

    I like to get my bow well tuned with paper, then shoot a bareshaft regularly for a few weeks. If I'm happy with that tune I shoot broadheads one or two sessions to confirm, but then I go back to regular shafts, with bareshafts mixed in for continued tune verification. Lot less damage to targets.
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    Issue with new SEVR heads?

    Hell, I sharpen the trocar tips on QAD heads... So I'm not the person to ask. I've never had a head come out of the package as sharp as I want, except for Iron Will's. Those suckers are different.
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    What if you shoot 20 great arrows?

    There are two ways to rank yourself as an archer... 1. "You're only as good as your last arrow" 2. "You're only as good as your next arrow" Neither one gets you over the hump of self doubt and insecurity (speaking from personal experience). The fix is to know your shot well enough to know...
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    Mule Deer Bachelor Groups

    I think it all just depends. Seen some old grandpa bucks that hang out with the young bucks all day, seen some that like to bed alone, and some that run with one or two other bucks. Gotta think there's some personality traits that make different bucks do different things.
  9. Trumpkin The Dwarf

    Mid-September CO High Country Sleep System

    Man, I rock a 10 degree quilt and a NeoAir Xtherm in early September up high... sometimes it's a bit too warm, but that sure beats the alternative.
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    Passing up smaller bulls

    Awesome necro thread! I tend to make up my mind what I want before the season starts, and stick with that. When it comes to elk I usually want meat, lol! Helps that my first bull was near 330"... I don't have a burning passion for tracking down a bigger one right now.
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    Early morning wake-up’s

    It's not my favorite thing to crawl out of a warm sleeping bag into the cold morning... that's for sure. You have to learn to embrace the first twenty minutes of hiking as your "warm up fire".
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    What Emergencies Have You Had Before Season Start?

    And here I am, getting my shit lined out to process a crap load of wood on a table saw and bandsaw Friday. Gonna be on pins and needles the whole time now! Hands cut off? Bow's grenaded, tendons severed... geez. This thread is freaking me out
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    It’s time to tell all the whiny hiny countries to shut up!

    Good lawd... and I thought the incessant small bore/big bore arguments were getting out of hand. I'm gonna go back to my hidey hole now till someone steals the next BOAL.
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    Are Rangefinders Actually Needed?

    I don't know how anyone killed animals for 100 years before rangefinders became widely available :rolleyes:... No. You don't NEED a rangefinder. But make sure to get close enough that the animal looks big, and shoot a flat, fast cartridge. My 30-0AI with handloads only has a 4" difference in...
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    Do You Sleep With Your Food in Bear Country?

    I've never hung a bag of food. I don't know if that's smart or not... but I've never had a bear in my camp either. Mostly in the Colorado mountains and Montana's Beartooth range, if you're curious.
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    Cold Bow 2024.... QnA Thread

    How the Flippin squirrel nuts do you hit anything with broadheads?!?!
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    The gutless method. Why aren't you doing it if you have to pack out?

    I like to leave bone in if it's not too hot on an elk sized critter. But gutless is just cleaner if I can't hang the critter for processing. The fewer hair cuts I make, the better.
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    What if the federal government decided to start selling off swaths off public land?

    Yeah, but you can't hunt it... there are a few draw hunts I think, but they're very low odds.
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    I think Dylan mulvanney directed this

    back button... back button....
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    Cold Bow 2024.... QnA Thread

    Is that why you missed the challenge? Your shoulder got rusty?

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