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    30-30 Copper ammo (Barnes) penciled through Whitetail Buck this morning...thoughts?

    I've had similar performance with Hornady SST sabots out of a 12 gauge and FTX bullets in a 45-70 at times. Doing a lot of doe control in hilly country, I want them to drop where they're at above or near logging roads. Shooting them on the shoulder solves the problem entirely. There's not enough...
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    2025 Montana elk outfitters recommendation

    Good luck finding something for next year, probably need to reset expectations and think 2-4 years out.
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    Stone Sheep Hunt Big Nine Outfitters 2026

    I looked at a price sheet from Big 9 a few years ago, it was basically double the cost of some of the lower end outfits Is 2029 going to be the year of the first $200k stone sheep hunt for the average Joe Blow trying to finish out a slam? I say average because the best stone hunts aren't really...
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    Exporting sheep and goats from Alaska vs Canada to the US

    You can use an exporter, but it's pretty straightforward bringing them back in, nothing out of the ordinary needed to clear customs. Cape/horns in a duffel, meat in a cooler.
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    Jimmy John kills potential new state record sheep in NM

    Not sure on your criteria, but I'd classify myself as a Doubting Thomas. Through the years, I've split my giving between the Ruffed Grouse Society and Wild Sheep Foundation. Several years ago, I stopped giving to the Ruffed Grouse Society because there was a lack of tangible results on the...
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    Guide Gifts

    There's nothing like totally running out of chew on the hunt and having to buy a tin in Norman Wells to remind anyone why a roll of Copenhagen is a great tip.
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    Buffalo County, WI - thinking about buying land

    A lot of hunters rag on Wisconsin allowing crossbows in the archery season, and I know some very vocal folks in Iowa that are freaking out about the possibility happening there as well. Having farms on both sides of the river, I can honestly say that most areas of western Wisconsin have caught...
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    Buffalo County, WI - thinking about buying land

    That was more or less a publicity stunt to draw attention towards getting more does shot, I don't see a return to earn a buck or anything similar. Pretty cool part of the world, lots of landowners on the same page management wise are a plus. I have friends with farms there, my family has farms...
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    Jimmy John kills potential new state record sheep in NM

    Bingo. And this is the same story across most states with sheep with exception of some areas in 1 or 2 states. I'm not against auction tags per se, but the people that feel the need to jeer and crow about how many sheep are on the mountain because of the same 10-15 guys buying auction tags is...
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    NV auction tags conflict? NDOW chairman is in the pic? Raffle these tags, not auction!

    Totally agree, and not to single JJ out of the same 15-20 people dropping eye popping numbers on those tags, but what's the outcome? We have less huntable populations of sheep in the L48, with some very specific exceptions, than we did 20-30 years ago. Again, the numbers from governor's tags...
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    NV auction tags conflict? NDOW chairman is in the pic? Raffle these tags, not auction!

    That's great and wonderful, and the first I'm hearing about it. Something like that should be on the cover of WSF magazine and getting talked about at the convention. Happy to be proven wrong, but I feel like I pay attention and the only thing I see is the 27 guys in the posse posting the...
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    NV auction tags conflict? NDOW chairman is in the pic? Raffle these tags, not auction!

    I don't really care that much one way or the other on auction tags, but I'd like to see tangible results. We've seen some huge numbers in the last few years, like Jimmy John paying $600k to shoot a 208" RMBH in New Mexico, so I'm willing to let it play out over the next 10 years and see how how...
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    Critique My Gear for August NWT Dall Hunt

    Last time I went up, I flew up with my pack more or less loaded (SG 6900) inside of the Kuiu 10400 duffel, rifle in a Pelican roller case, and a strap to connect the duffel to the top of my rifle case to roll it around. Carried on my rain gear/boots/bino harness in a normal size North Face...
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    Iowa Zone 9

    I believe that's the guy that was busted, it was formerly known as NE Iowa Outfitters. If you click the YouTube link on their site, it goes to a channel for NE Iowa Outfitters. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/northeastern-iowa-man-sentenced-federal-prison-guiding-and-outfitting-illegal-deer
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    Iowa Zone 9

    I grew up in the area and hunt there every year and I'm honestly unaware of any that are currently operating in 9. There was one a few years ago that got nailed for some Lacey Act violations around Lansing, so he's obviously not still in business. 9 is a really a zone where you need private...
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    With the ever increasing price of a North American Sheep hunt, where are the best values internationally?

    Are these directly from an outfitter or via a booking agent?
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    With the ever increasing price of a North American Sheep hunt, where are the best values internationally?

    There's a few openings here and there for 2024/2025 that I'm aware of in the low 40's, but throw in a caribou, even on a trophy fee and you're in for 50+. Basically assume everything has doubled in the last 6-7 years.
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    Donna Boddington's Unlimited Ram

    Article is in the Winter 2021/22 Wild Sheep Foundation magazine, but this line really got me: "Easy for me: I've drawn two bighorn tags, and have two nice rams...Donna is in a different position. She started late; she doesn't have time to draw, and we're not bidding on auction tags!" Along with...
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    With the ever increasing price of a North American Sheep hunt, where are the best values internationally?

    Not every outfitter has a published price list but here's one from Gana River for example: https://www.ganariver.com/price-lists/
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    With the ever increasing price of a North American Sheep hunt, where are the best values internationally?

    If by 6 figures, even accounting for loonies, you mean certain outfitters for Stone sheep, right? I just booked another NWT trip and it was basically double what I locked in from 2018, but certainly not 6 figures at this point. If looking for a deal compared to Canadian or Alaskan outfitter...

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