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    Anyone finding misplaced or lost treasures while spring cleaning this year!

    Not up to a Michael Jordan card, but I stumbled across my long lost book "Elk of North America". I read the book cover to cover when I was young and thought I had lost it or loaned it out for the last thirty years or so.
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    2021 Montana Elk Draw

    I was successful for the big game combo.
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    2021 Montana Elk Draw

    I still get pending for my non resident big game combo application.
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    2 Questions for Archery Hunters

    I have seen a lot of elk during the Oregon rifle deer season in early October when I am decked out in heavy blaze orange. The elk appear to see me about the same as they do when I am all camo in the September archery elk season. I have had a few elk in close that appeared unable to detect me...
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    Swaro NL pures or ELs

    I went with the NL 10 X 42 because I wanted the forehead rest. I wear eyeglasses that I tend to smash onto my face when glassing. The head rest has been great for fixing a chronic problem for me.
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    Ditching the daypack

    I carry a day pack that I use to take the loins out on the first trip back to the truck to get a bigger frame pack.
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    Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner for Elk

    I have four Benchmade knives including the Saddle Mtn,. and Steep Country fixed blades, and the Grizzly Ridge and Griptilean folders. They all work fine on elk. My pack most often has the Steep Country and Griptilean on a days hunt. The Steep Country is for skinning and the more pointed...
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    Hunt area etiquette

    My experience is they will almost always eventually violate any agreement you make when you show them a good public land spot. They might hunt a slight different version of the same basic spot, they might act like a statue of limitation exists and if you do not hunt the spot for a year or two...
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    Crate training puppy- HELP

    Kurt, thanks. My goal is to have an upland hunting dog and a family pet. I will not do any trials or dog games. This is my fourth Brittany and I have hunted them all a lot. All have been good hunters with a few areas where they could have been better. I want a book to help me train him...
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    Crate training puppy- HELP

    Kurt R., any suggestion on the best training book today. I have a nine week old Brittany pup. Thanks
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    MT - SB143 Opposition to Special Guide Licenses - Trying to make this easy...

    I am a non resident who hunts Montana DIY when I can get an elk/deer tag. I have zero interest in hunting with an outfitter. Money has little to do with it for me. I currently spend a lot of money hunting Montana DIY including a summer "scouting" trip with the family. The family...
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    Hunting Boots w/ Wide Toe Box

    I use a normal width Keen Targhee mid hikers for all my hunting when it is reasonably dry and not excessively cold. They work for me for most September elk archery and upland birds including chukars. Prior to these boots I was always squeezing my toes together or getting a sloppy fit on the...
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    I just ordered a pair of NL 10 X 42s from Camera Land in NY. Really excited to get them next week as my primary hunting binoculars. I want to use them for hunting Oregon Coastal blacktails, mule deer in various western states and antelope. I hunt elk a lot and will take the new glass along...
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    Arrow weight question for elk?

    I would scrap the 30 gr insert and go with a 125 gr instead of a 100 gr broadhead.
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    The Rokslide Stock Traders Thread

    I put a little money in three foreign funds- EWG (Germany), CXSE (China), and FPBFX (Japan). I did it to diversify from exclusive US holdings and get a sense of investing outside this country.
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    Feeding dogs wild game

    The Oregon State Police have told me it is OK to feed game to your dog. In the USA it is estimated 30 to 40 % of the store bought food gets wasted. I do way, way better than that on game meat (maybe 98 %), but if I loose a package in the bottom of the freezer it is not a crime.
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    Hunters in Grizzly-Free Country - Sidearm for Archery / Scouting?

    I am in the woods in Oregon solo almost daily and feel absolutely zero need to carry any kind of gun to deal with animals or people. As Hoodie posted there has been one human death in the state from bear or cougar which is an extremely tiny risk. As far as people in the woods, I can deal...
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    Feeding dogs wild game

    I trim dirty, bloodshot or otherwise compromised meat in the field before I pack the animal out. Virtually everything that is left and not high quality for human consumption goes to the dog pile which is vacuum sealed in about 1.5 lb bags for year round consumption by the dog. I also keep...
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    Hunter charged with Homicide

    Sounds like manslaughter to me. A terrible accident, but 100 % an accident that is no different from an accidental discharge resulting in a fatality, or a sober person accidentally running a red light and killing someone. In all cases there is negligence with the same result.
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    Leaving elk quarters overnight

    You put them in a game bag.

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