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    New Alaska Draw System Idea

    You must have been under a rock or in Alaska for a long time not hunting other states to still think points systems are a good thing. Points of any type are trash. Its a system proposed by greedy folks who feel they deserve some type of credit because they've been around a while. Or States that...
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    BRCC In Hot Water

    Looks like it was made public last September. This video is from October. Kind of odd that some online publications have now dredged it back up. Something’s going on, but what?
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    BRCC In Hot Water

    Guessing that guy never watched any Matt Best videos before agreeing to work at BRCC.
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    DIY POW Hunt Sept - Oct (Transporter / Boat Rentals)

    I agree, bears eating fawns, wolves, hunting pressure, lack of logging, lack of big timber stands, overly dense monoculture second growth, some hard winters. It all adds up. Still a fun place to hunt.
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    A few gel tests

    This one from Black hills looks to have similar penetration but doesn’t mention velocity. https://blackhillsammo.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/black-hills-ammunition-new-for-2014-5-56-77-gr-tmk/ This video shows similar, but a few more inches on the lower similar velocity shot. This one has...
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    Is Hornady using RL26 in their factory loads?

    I love me some 7mm. 7mm-08, 7WSM, 7SAUM, 7mm Rem mag, and will likely try the PRC as well. I’ve tried RL26 in a few rounds and never could get it to perform. It would go fast but never seemed to be stable or very accurate. I’ve had better luck with RL23 and RL17, but prefer powders that start...
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    DIY POW Hunt Sept - Oct (Transporter / Boat Rentals)

    Most folks wouldn’t go there even if they knew how to get there. And that place was better in the 90’s when Jim was getting the trophies. But everywhere around POW was better then.
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    Good one

    Used to take a squid or two and put them under the hub cap of a buddies rig. Not a very nice thing to do.
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    question about goats

    What month are you hunting? As I recall from your confiscated cans in Canada thread you moved up there last December.
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    Black bear shoulder shots

    I agree with the others. Bear shoulders are at the forward edge of the vitals. You want to be behind the shoulder 4” and pretty centered vertically. If they are quartered away even slightly and you aim shoulder it can make a big mess.
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    DIY POW Hunt Sept - Oct (Transporter / Boat Rentals)

    I can’t imagine trying to climb off an anchored skiff into a kayak, and then from the kayak into a skiff in SE Alaska in the fall. Sounds like a good way to die. Bears should be by the creeks eating fish that time of year. Shouldn’t be an issue to find one, but might be hard to find one not...
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    When you have no cell reception.

    Is there no sun there? Many folks carry a small battery and fold up solar panel. Also, cell phones tend not to die fast if on airplane mode and not in use.
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    Long draw odds calculator

    You buy Idaho general elk tags in a messed up random computer selected line. It’s kind of a draw I guess, but no way to calculate those odds. I didn’t read your post as taking realistic look at the situation. I read it as you trying to math your way into some tags. You can do that, but the...
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    Long draw odds calculator

    You can’t predict odds. All you can do is look at what happened last year and guess what might happen next year. Calculators don’t work if fed bad data. Crap in = Crap out. I’ve been applying in Nevada for 10+ years at $220+ a year. Apply for everything. No tag yet, but I do put in for some...
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    Now that’s a wallow!

    The thought of dealing with a critter that’s fully coated in mud. I’d have let that thing walk even if it wasn’t stuck. You’d need to take it through a car wash before you could field dress it.
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    Safari Club International

    Have you looked at TRCP?
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    Gun insurance policy?

    Policy states under “territorial limits” “We cover the property described while it is anywhere in the world. However, Fine Arts are covered only while in the United States and Canada.” They have several “special exclusions” like “theft from any unattended automobile”. That one’s annoying...
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    Gun insurance policy?

    I have a Personal Articles Policy through State Farm for all my valuables. It covers loss, damage, theft, ect.. and isn't tied to my house. I did have to provide a list of items with serial numbers and a value for each item. They never asked for an appraisal beyond my own. Its a hundred and some...
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    Where have all the guns gone?

    I think people sell and trade guns to make money, and people sell guns to upgrade. But now all the guns and ammo are too expensive and marked up to really sell to upgrade. So what we have left is the money makers buying them high and then selling them higher. Used rifles are selling for more...
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    Flying with Pelican 1750 or SKB Rifle Case?

    I keep it under 50#. Never an issue. Usually run 2 locks, but last time they wanted all 4 lock positions to have locks. Wasn’t an issue as i carry 2 extra locks in the case.

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