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    POS 'hunters'...

    Did you call it in to a CO? I've seen good ones do some impressive detective work.
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    Crispi briksdal, zamberlan, other boots for narrow heels

    I have big narrow feet and 6 pairs of Zamberlan boots. I used to wear vioz for light stuff and 981s when packing weight, now I just wear saguaros everywhere. The cool thing about Zamberlans is that they last a long time. The leather upper will outlast a sole or two. If you only waterproof...
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    Switching from pickup to jeep wrangler

    I got issued a new 4 door wrangler at work this past summer. I put about 20k on the job miles on it, 10-20% of those on mountain roads. It was scary above 70 and louder than my 30 year old beater truck at highway speed. Wind noise was raise-your-voice gnarly. A ton of dust came in through the...
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    Airline Travel with Rifle

    Like others have said, rules vary between airlines. It's best to have rules printed out for every airline you'll be dealing with. Off the top of my head, the only big differences I remember between NZ and the US are that NZ requires ammo to be in the original box, in a separate case, and that...
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    Anyone here switch careers into nursing?

    I've almost made this thread myself, a few times. I worked in wildlife the past ten years. Living in short term housing in rural and remote areas has made me roommates with a few travel nurses. I was often working longer hours than my nurse roommates, while making about 15-20% of the...
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    Gear Give Away #2

    Muzzleloader
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    Added an Arca Swiss plate to factory tikka t3x lite stock

    I have an SRS Arca Mini on my T3. My T3 didn't have a sling stud close to the action and the stock wasn't quite thick enough for me to use the included T nuts. I just used some 10-32 nuts and washers, along with blue locktite. Both nuts fit inside of the first triangle of plastic bracing in...
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    Nontraditional antelope tactics

    I guess flagging could fall under that category. I've never tried it while hunting , but I've seen bucks run to white fabric in motion. I had a friend that was beanpole skinny and wore a very oversized white T shirt on a windy September day. A pronghorn chased her into a fence corner, then...
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    Front wheel drive vehicles for driving in western mountain states

    To answer your questions in order: 1) On a daily driver, you tend to carry chains with you and only put them on for short patches of gnarly conditions, like going over a pass or up an unplowed driveway. Most FWD vehicles don't have the clearance to run legitimate snow chains. You'll probably...
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    Can someone in Colorado Springs verify a Company?

    Best Defense Armory in Colorado is a well-known scam.
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    Tripod Shooting Positions and Western Hunting

    I bought one of your arca mini rails with the intent to mount it in front of the action screw on my tikka. I've been fiddling with the rail for a few days while I procrastinated drilling my stock, and at one point for kicks and giggles I bolted the mini rail into the front sling stud mount. I...
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    Colorado Fur Trapping

    I've done ADC beaver work while limited to box traps. My favorite box trap for beaver are the 12x12 comstock double doors. You can set and place them a lot like a body gripper. +1 for the trapperman forums. It's one of the friendlier places on the internet.
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    5.5 ft bed sleeper extension

    I'm 6'4 and sleep in my 5ft tacoma bed by putting something under my shoulders and my feet. It feels kind of like passing out on a small couch.
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    Side effects of lasik/prk and the outdoor experience

    Hello fellas, it's the the guy who started this thread. You all convinced me to get Lasik. I got it done in January. I'm surprised to see this thread is still going so I thought I'd give you an update. I had a long recovery time. After the procedure I spent a week in the dark grumbling...
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    covering a muzzle break in the field

    A friend of mine covers his muzzle brake with those novelty grenade-shaped water balloons in the field. It seems to work.
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    Inreach explorer+ attachments

    No matter what you carry your InReach in, a screen protector is a must. I don't know what garmin does differently than every other device manufacturer, but their screens scratch at a harsh word.
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    Chest holster recommendations

    Another option is Quick Lock Holsters out of AK.
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    Hunting Vehicle Kit

    The best idea I've ever had is keeping a set of Helly Hansen rain gear in my truck. When I have to chain up or crawl underneath in the snow and slush to fix somthing I stay totally dry and can slide around like I'm on a creeper. Even in warm weather, it's nice to have an impermeable layer...
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    Varmints chewing vehicle wiring

    I had marmots chew about $800 of wiring out of an old ford ranger. I tried everything to get rid of them, including spraying the area with predator piss and tarping the truck up like a diaper. They ignored the lion and fox piss and chewed through the tarp. In the end, snaring and shooting them...
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    Coolers

    I bought a Cordova with no research other than driving by the factory a few times before I walked in one day. I got lucky, the cooler is great. The best part is the handles. Cordova coolers have well thought out folding metal grips while Yetis and their knockoffs have those rope handles that...

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