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    Photography- one photo a day

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    Golden eagle outfitters

    Yes, but not right in camp. I got charged by a young grizzly during a stalk on a herd of caribou. We each popped up over the same ridge from opposite sides. He did not appreciate that. Ended well but scared the crap out of me. We saw lots of bears while we were in our camp, but nothing...
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    Tactics for hunting caribou on drop hunt

    We hunted with AA last year. We went three for four, and the fourth guy missed the biggest bull we saw. Hard hunt, as the warm south wind all week pushed the herd back north of us. But on the last day we had lots of 'bou everywhere. Two of us ended up taking an angle on a herd of six bulls...
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    Golden eagle outfitters

    Bear fence! Best 5.9 lbs we allocated in our group gear weight last year. UDAP brand. 45'X45'. Worked like a charm. Slept like a baby.
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    Out of state Antelope Taxidermy options

    I used Kim Lutz out of Lander WY two years ago. She picked up the head and cape at the meat locker in Douglas WY and then shipped the shoulder mount to me when it was done. Took about six months. Beautiful mount, and I don't think the shipping was too expensive. Was convenient and I will use...
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    Last three books you've read?

    Wilderness Warrior - Douglas Brinkley (great book about Teddy Roosevelt's environmental and conservation policies and ideas; The Gathering Storm - Winston Churchill (the run up to and opening stages of WWII); and All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr (one of the best works of fiction I...
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    Looking Past a Season Ending Injury that Only Happens to Men

    Follow up to my OP: I am now 14 weeks post surgery. I have been in the gym for 6 weeks working at rehabbing the biceps muscle. I can do almost anything with it. Strength is about 90% back to normal. Looks a little funky but whatever. It appears I will have no long term issues and I did not...
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    Photography- one photo a day

    Her cub was sleeping in the grass below the tree.
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    New Bird Dog

    Here is an old archived photo of mine with one of our favorite GSPs from many years ago. Hans moved like wind across the prairies. Helluva nice GSP and he is missed.
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    Which Shotgun for all things, upland, waterfowl, and clay pigeon?

    I was scrolling down waiting for the ostrich photo!
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    Turkey Tips for Some Clueless Canadians

    Don't overlook afternoon hunts. We shoot Toms every year in Nebraska after 3 pm and they seem less wary then than in the mornings if the season has been open for awhile. Also, get some diaphragm mouth calls and start practicing. It is not that hard to get competent with them and it frees your...
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    New Bird Dog

    Here are my girls, Momma Clementine and her daughter Wren with her first Canada retrieve last fall in Manitoba.
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    New Bird Dog

    I had a young Lab who in one "morning" did the trifecta of a skunk, porcupine and rattlesnake. Snake did not bite her but she was standing over it with all four legs. I tossed her stinking butt about 15 feet to save her.
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    Best Upland Hunting Vest?

    I have used an LL Bean technical vest for about 20 years. Don't see it on their website right now. It is a great item, with a good hip belt and shoulder straps which I need because we have to carry a lot of water for the dogs where we hunt. Good pockets and good game bag. One of my partners...
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    Crispi hunter GTX

    I hunt in a pair of Crispi Wild Rock GTX boots. Deadly slick on ice. But awesome boots in every other regard.
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    Fit enough....? Where do you say "I'm happy"?

    I come at the question of "Fit Enough" from the opposite end of the spectrum. I started training 18 months ago for a September 2019 Alaska caribou hunt, unguided. I was the smallest guy in the group, 5'10" and 150 lbs. My goal was to not just improve cardio, but I also wanted to put on five...
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    Looking Past a Season Ending Injury that Only Happens to Men

    I would move it to that forum but my arm hurts too much...
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    Looking Past a Season Ending Injury that Only Happens to Men

    That is good to hear.
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    Looking Past a Season Ending Injury that Only Happens to Men

    For 18 months I trained for an unguided Alaska caribou hunt I took with three friends in the first part of September 2019. I was in the best shape of my post-high school life, at age 54. The Alaska trip was extremely challenging but arguably the most rewarding thing I have done outside of my...
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    Slumberjack vs Eberlestock Budget Packs

    I used an Eberlestock Main Frame with a Transformer 3200 pack in Alaska in September. Added the rifle scabbard between the two packs and the Nosegunner bino case. I had no complaints at all. Maybe a little heavy, but it carried all of my gear conveniently and balanced well for, and worked...

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