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  1. ORJoe

    Is it all Leopolds

    "My Leupold works" -"Will you please mail it to the guy that seems to have scopes not working when he's through with them?" "No" Yeah, that's weird.
  2. ORJoe

    Wilderness Hunting Reciprocity. Good idea?

    Half of the western states would ban their own residents from hunting wilderness if they could.
  3. ORJoe

    Spending 70,000 to avoid owed taxes.

  4. ORJoe

    What hunter stage are you in?

    What stage is it where somebody else starts a "Should I quit this sport" thread based on how many years he goes between animals, and I realize I'm not doing much better than him?
  5. ORJoe

    Lost hunter out of Seven Devils Area,Riggins Idaho.

    "When should I start worrying?" -"Sunset. Tomorrow."
  6. ORJoe

    When do you need to take winter conditions seriously on mountain roads?

    For that location and this week's forecast: Take a jacket Take gloves Don't take snow shoes If you have tire chains, might as well bring them. But if you don't have them don't worry about it for this trip. Don't consider cancelling this trip for weather. If anything actually looks muddy don't...
  7. ORJoe

    When do you need to take winter conditions seriously on mountain roads?

    In Winter :) Where at? I know there's a culture of keeping locations secret around here for some good reasons, but this is a time to be specific because the same weather forecast can mean different results and decisions even for places that aren't very far from each other, and locals can weigh...
  8. ORJoe

    What to do after harvesting mountain lion

    Mine tasted great, except that every so often, with no rhyme or reason, a bite would taste like the worst rotten meat I could imagine. I learned years later that there is a scent gland on the hind legs, and I probably cut one while skinning it, so everywhere that the knife touched afterward...
  9. ORJoe

    Boots: light and fast or heavy and bomb proof?

    What is the consequence of wearing heavy boots on easy trails? I go slower. What is the consequence of wearing light boots on nasty terrain? I can't walk the next day.
  10. ORJoe

    Strange sounds in Crazy Mountains, Montana

    Could have been a bunch of snipes
  11. ORJoe

    Montana is #1 (well actually #50)

    Both are reacting naturally to the circumstance they are in. I'm a Californian who just sold my house for a cool mil, but I need a new house. Should I buy another little house in California, or should I buy a bigger house in Montana and have half a mil left over? I'm a Montanan who is done...
  12. ORJoe

    is it my scope or loads? 98% good, 2% fail @ 100 yards

    The only way neck tension is causing you to miss by feet is if it's so loose because you accidentally loaded a 6.8mm bullet into your 7mm cartridge, Or you're having baffle strikes (not telling us about a home built silencer in California would be understandable).
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    Scope for hunting and shooting 50 to 500 yards Trijicon in Mil VS Nightforce SHV in MOA

    No, there are numbers on the turret marking each MOA, and three hash marks in between each marking the 1/4 moa. It's like a tape measure. If you want 8-3/4 inches, you don't count out 35 quarters of an inch, you go to 8 and then another three quarters.
  14. ORJoe

    Hiking safely in big game country

    IMO, the best combination of Canada Legal and I Want That When a Bear is in My Face, would be an M1 Garand, with the railed front handguard and an Aimpoint PRO red dot. But that's a 4 foot long (1.3 meter) 12 pound (3.5 bags of milk) thing. I don't even carry that when I'm actively looking for...
  15. ORJoe

    Thoughts from the woods and lessons learned over the years

    But when you do get up the first thing you should do is a 360. You can probably see a lot of new area now that your head is 3 feet higher, but anything in that area can now see you so be quick about it.
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    Ruger American vs Howa barreled action

    I got the Howa in Grendel, and accuracy wise it was a lemon. Nothing would consistently shoot better then 2 moa and usually more like 4. Bought the Ruger and it was outstanding, 1-1.5 moa. The Ruger bolt is clunkier than the Howa. Trigger is good enough on both. On the Howa the magazine will...
  17. ORJoe

    Money Saving Tips / Ideas

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  18. ORJoe

    What's wrong with more grizzlies in Idaho?

    The grizzly bear is a bad combination of wants to hurt me and carries huge legal problems for me if I have to defend myself. If I shoot an elk in self defense, I'm going to get run through the legal wringer and a few years of my life will be ruined. But an elk isn't aggressive enough put me in...
  19. ORJoe

    Hunting in the 1980s and 90s

    There were less hunters and more animals and the animals didn't care about the hunters Guy I hunt with talks about driving down the road and all the deer are laying by the side letting the dust from log trucks collect on them to cool them off. You'd get to the end of the road, decide which one...
  20. ORJoe

    Alpha Hunting Scope

    -SWFA -Consistently put out optics :unsure:

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