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    $2500, what do you get?

    For the price point you set Cooper would get my vote. Not the lightest option, but can't beat their accuracy guarantee.
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    Am I on the Right Track?

    Depending on your wife's experience with shooting guns you may want to consider a smaller caliber. The recoil with a 30-06 is substantial enough many women wouldn't like it. If she either develops a flinch or just don't enjoy shooting the rifle you will be sol. A 308 or 270 would be a better...
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    Trump goes all KGB on EPA

    Hunters are very much conservationists still. However, the difference is that government agencies that used to be run with people that hunted and fished are now dominated with many that don't hunt and fish. They are there for the benefits. Their experience mostly comes from a book. The people...
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    Trump goes all KGB on EPA

    I received an environmental degree 25+ years ago and one of my professors might as well have been Al Gore junior. I can't believe so many intelligent people put so much faith in computer models tracking a very small projected change over a long period of time. If you change one variable slightly...
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    Suggestions for lightweight rifle scope with milrad?

    The Leupold FX scopes are very light and as suggested above you could have Leupold Custom shop install the reticle of choice. I have two of the FX scopes on light rifles and they perform well. I have 3x9 versions.
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    Should Skim Bed Kimber Montana?

    Worked up a load for my light weight 7-08 this fall of 43.0 & 43.5 gr of RL15. Shoots ragged one hole five shot groups with both Nosler Ballistic tips and Barnes TTSX in 120's. I set them at 2.8 inches. Shot well out of two different rifles with no cooling between shots. Winchester brass with...
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    Crunchy snow what the **** do the deer feel the same

    One option is they are moving during the middle of the day while you are at work. They do this especially when it is very cold to conserve energy. Another possibility is they relocated to a more heavily wooded area with thermal cover to conserve energy and get away from the crust. My best guess...
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    Shipping meat from Alaska to lower 48

    It is a tote. Coolers are heavier and have less space. Action packer was the best choice to fit an entire caribou in with one container and they are tough enough. Also, relatively inexpensive. There is a Fred Meyer store not far from the Fairbanks airport which is where you can buy just about...
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    Shipping meat from Alaska to lower 48

    Hunted with BRA in 2016 and flew with meat in action packer - entire caribou boned out fit in one action packer. I will agree that the hardest part is getting the meat frozen. Unless you are staying several days in Fairbanks after the hunt you are unlikely to get the meat frozen. Some other...
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    Whitetail Tracking

    If you are serious about learning to track deer in the snow I would buy "Big Bucks The Benoit Way" by Bryce Towsley and then read it cover to cover. After reading it cover to cover, I would let a little time go by and then read it cover to cover again so the small stuff you missed the first time...
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    Brooks Range outfitters

    Did a hunt with BRA this year - they did everything they said they would. Good service. Tips I learned. If you are buying new gear, have Amazon ship it for you to BRA hanger. They don't charge extra. We flew with Wrights Air Service - very nice folks. You can take more than 40lbs, but it...
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    Montana Grizzly Mauling. Badass Dude Videos Injuries.

    Unfortunately, another bear that isn't afraid of humans has been created. The state and federal government continues to promote bear spray over firearms as the best defense for unfriendly bears. Another story to disprove their assumption. Why didn't he think of pulling his handgun? It...
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    What's this guy size wise?

    142 with an 18' spread gross
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    MT Deer/Montana Regulations do's and don'ts

    Keep in mind when talking to a biologist that they talk to thousands of prospective hunters a year and you will get a generic answer like they give to everyone. I live in MT and have called biologist in MT and Idaho for info. I don't think I will even waste my time any more. One year after...
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    Bone-in Caribou Quarter in Kifaru Meat Baggie?

    Thanks guys - that is the information I was looking for.
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    Bone-in Caribou Quarter in Kifaru Meat Baggie?

    I have ten of them and they weight one ounce each - otherwise nothing else. Trying to decide if I need to buy additional bags for an upcoming trip. Other than local deer, I always bone out elk. I usually leave bone in on deer if I break them down. Otherwise, I have some cotton bags, but would...
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    Bone-in Caribou Quarter in Kifaru Meat Baggie?

    Thanks for the reply - I have some kifaru meat baggies and I know deer quarters will fit with bone in. I know caribou are slightly bigger than a mule deer buck, but not sure how much bigger. Don't want to get there and find out they won't quite fit. I'm sure someone has tried.
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    Bone-in Caribou Quarter in Kifaru Meat Baggie?

    Anyone with experience with kifaru meat baggies - Will caribou quarters fit with bone in quarters?
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    entering the Kifaru Club

    Take a look at the mountain warrior as well. I find it to be the ideal size, especially when it is colder out and more layers are called for. Nice to be able to access from the top or panel access as well.
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    Tackling Target Panic(Here We Go!)

    Your only solution is shooting with a full back tension release except when you are hunting. I have a carter solution with a built in safety that has worked very well. Less likely to punch yourself when drawing. If you have a bad case of target panic, you are very unlikely to solve the...

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