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  1. Leverwalker

    OnX hypocrisy

    Listened for the first time to the infamous Meateater podcast with Steve Rinella and his brother Matt getting into it in a pretty cringeworthy way, imo. I'll say it flatly. I hate seeing hunters in the field. Anywhere. I want my hunting grounds all to myself. And I'd have to be the biggest...
  2. Leverwalker

    Hunter Numbers and Health

    Great thread and an interesting question. Sadly, I think we're dying out, for so many reasons. One I'll choose is instant gratification. The very idea of sustained focus and patience after an unseen goal that may or may not be realized is increasingly ludicrous to most of the current era, to...
  3. Leverwalker

    What are you using in your tumbler for high polish brass?

    I can't speak to a dry tumbler, though I think they get quite clean, just takes longer as ice-kib says above. I know my Hornady ultrasonic never got as clean as I get now with the wet tumbler. Then there's the question on whether they even need to get shiny. So long as they're cleaned, and...
  4. Leverwalker

    OnX hypocrisy

    Timely maybe. Listening right now to an old Meateater Podcast where Steve Rinella's brother Matt lays into him, and the show devolves to some pretty bad blood. Sad to listen to actually as I understand they've become estranged, but germane, I think, to this issue.
  5. Leverwalker

    What are you using in your tumbler for high polish brass?

    I dry the same exact way. The only difference is that given our hard water, I have to wipe them off first, then fully dry in the oven.
  6. Leverwalker

    How bad is it (pressure)? From a neophyte outsider.

    Again, outsider. Maybe hoping against hope, but if they pass out a ton of OTC tags - isn't this compensated some by a comparably larger elk herd, and quite a bit of public land available? Don't know if this is a known metric or if it's even helpful, but is there such a thing as elk density per...
  7. Leverwalker

    POI shift with 1 grain powder difference?

    ^+1.
  8. Leverwalker

    What are you using in your tumbler for high polish brass?

    SS pins and Frankford Arsenal soap pods. Dawn and Lemmishine also work as well. Just using up the pods. Where we now live has much harder water so I've learned to dry quickly to avoid staining.
  9. Leverwalker

    OnX hypocrisy

    An excellent, excellent post. A good creed to live by and thanks for saying so well.
  10. Leverwalker

    OnX hypocrisy

    Excellent, thanks AZ. I believe I used Basecamp with my old Oregon 600. Funny, staring up on my wall now, where I have several topos I refer to, mark up and use on the hunt. There's a few things I know a good deal about, and then...this world. Appreciate the info.
  11. Leverwalker

    OnX hypocrisy

    Not to restate the obvious, but you mean v. stand-alone GPS units, right? Again, luddite - tech and I aren't friends. Something like a Garmin Montana, there's no similar danger as with a smart phone app like On X?
  12. Leverwalker

    OnX hypocrisy

    Pretty much a dinosaur, guys. Only subscribed to On X a few months back. Don't even really need it for where my son and I currently hunt - WI northwoods. Offline topos and waypointing the car are handy but not needed (my paper topos are marked up). Just want to make sure I'm understanding...
  13. Leverwalker

    How bad is it (pressure)? From a neophyte outsider.

    Thanks guys. Getting a better picture. Appreciate it.
  14. Leverwalker

    How bad is it (pressure)? From a neophyte outsider.

    Thanks.
  15. Leverwalker

    How bad is it (pressure)? From a neophyte outsider.

    Awesome. Interesting, too - deer herd has been hammered up here, but hunter no's are also on the decline. Well, what molliesmaster said. I'll take up golf. Really. I promise. So you all can go ahead with golf, be right there.
  16. Leverwalker

    Backpack hunt on public land

    Watching. Funny, timing; basically asking the same thing on another thread.
  17. Leverwalker

    How bad is it (pressure)? From a neophyte outsider.

    OK, thanks. I guess for me it's not "flipping out," as much as an acknowledgement that the idea of the "lonely hunter, the wilds, elk in their natural state, and the fair chase" is over. If it is, I know, nothing to do but include that as part of the strategic outlook - maybe, use the pressure...
  18. Leverwalker

    How bad is it (pressure)? From a neophyte outsider.

    You mean, which area, and which season, right? Basically let's presume it's a public area known to be somewhat productive but not "prime" and it's not the "prime" rifle season. But decent on both counts. If you're willing to get in deep, can you hope to hunt without a ton of pressure, or...
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    How bad is it (pressure)? From a neophyte outsider.

    I am a total outsider and have no experience, so everything is virtual so far. From everything I'm gathering, even backcountry elk rifle season is dense with pressure. Is that accurate? Is it possible, really, anymore to "get away," if willing to put the work in, or is that just the sign of...
  20. Leverwalker

    Your Elk Hunting Rifle

    Mine's a 2.5 x 20mm FXII. If I have to scope the lever (I do, anymore), I appreciate the really low profile for bush.

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