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  1. rayporter

    Is a hot tent needed for second season rifle Colorado?

    nope, not needed as long as you have a good bag and pad. the pad is more important than many realize.
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    Big game wound/recovery ratio

    nearly every year i find at least one animal someone else did not recover.
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    Need rifle advice.. Thinking about selling my .308

    ya want a new rifle? get it. what you have dont have to be fed and watered every day, so just keep em.
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    Best zero degree down bags

    for cold weather a good form fitting hood is a must. good wind baffles around your neck and the zipper are also necessary. plus zippers that WORK. getting a too short bag is not good, as is one that is too narrow. you compress the insulation. you can keep clothes in a long bag for in the...
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    How do you get your elk racks back home in your truck bed? Tips / Pics appreciated.

    item number one---obtain an elk you will figure it out
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    Stove on a day hunt

    i have coffee every day and can cook for overnights or lunch by just putting a fuel tab under this. heat water or make mac and cheese or ramen in 8 minutes. i line the cup with a zip loc for mac and cheese and usually add a hand full of dried burger or chop up a spam slice in it.
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    Leupold VX-Freedom Scope Covers PLEASE HELP

    i have wrapped electrical tape around the scope to get better fit and i have wrapped tape around the scope cover to shrink it a small amount for fit. but the danged flip ups are always flipped when i dont want em flipped so i use a bikini mostly.
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    Tacoma Chains

    definitely try them on =practice. for one trip i would just buy any chains that fit. i have ran cheap chains many times with good results. however they will wear faster and should be removed as soon as you can.
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    Keeping stock tethered!

    there aint no telling what will spook a string or when bud killed an elk and i took a pack mule to help him. he was walking out with some meat on his back and my mule ripped out of my hand and ran back to camp. no trouble before or since. but yep, lamas and goats are real big foots to an...
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    Dry ice

    in the trailer we put down a tarp and packed elk on the tarp with a couple 6to 8 lb blocks of dry ice. then put a tarp on top with gear packed on top. most of the elk would be frozen by the time we got to eastern Ohio. actually most of the meat would be frozen before we hit the Mississippi...
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    How many speed loaders are you carrying?

    it depends on how far i go in. 4 is normal but if i am camping i take 5 and a couple vials of powder. on one occasion i killed 3 pigs as fast as i could reload.
  12. rayporter

    Electrical Tape on Muzzle?

    the next time you are shooting test this. drop a couple primers in a cup of water and start loading and shooting.
  13. rayporter

    Honda Generator experts

    do you want to wrestle two 55lb units or one 125lb unit? the 125 pounders are pretty awkward to carry. also one of your considerations should be the size of the gas tank.
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    Changing parallax setting from 100 to 50

    the reason optical services and other scope repair people dont like to work on most jap scopes it the glue they use. if you send it to somebody talk with them about this. i have had work done on glued scopes by telling them i wont hold them responsible if it breaks. two success stories and...
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    Guys that drive a long ways to hunt, what are your less common(but important) pieces of gear/tools you're sure to keep in the truck?

    shovel-my first trip we were using hub caps to clear snow an electric drill or driver to remove lug nuts. for removing flats on a trailer i always carry a couple of boards to run the good wheel up on so i dont need to get a jack out now days i always take an electric chain saw
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    Skin on or skin off when field dressing Elk?

    hide stays on until i can hang the quarters [legs]. frequently that is at the truck when horse packing.
  17. rayporter

    Lightning safety while hunting

    there is nothing like camping at 10,000 ft and watching the storm come up between 2 mountains toward you with lightning shooting out each side to strike the mountain.
  18. rayporter

    The greatest cheap gun you've ever owned?

    a Mossberg bolt action that i found. while rabbit hunting as a youth i was jumping on a brush pile to run out a rabbit and this rifle barrel stuck out. it shot very well. next would be my 300 win mag that i gave a neighbor 240 bucks for because it had a bad trigger. it was all gummed up with...
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    Marlin 39A Mountie/carbine question

    something aint right about that
  20. rayporter

    United health insurance

    the reason i dont like it is because for the last 20 years i had something much cheaper and better. the company switched to united so i did not get a lot of say in the matter.

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