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    How to end NR Wyoming wilderness ban?

    I’m a Wyoming resident and I admit it makes no sense. If you can hike, camp, and fish in a wilderness area without a guide, I believe should be able to hunt. It also seems nonsensical that you can hunt non-wilderness areas in the state without a guide, when some of the non-wilderness areas can...
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    Weight training programs

    Sometimes this is the best option. Because nobody knows your body like you. If you have some age on your chassis, and you’ve had some prior injuries and surgeries, buying a program that incorporates things like box jumps and burpees may just result in you having to modify and substitute. If...
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    Lighter recoiling elk rifle

    The Henry Long Ranger is chambered in both .308 and 6.5. I think a lever action looks a bit goofy suppressed but people do it: I’d stick with the .270. From marmots to moose, .270 is never a bad choice, even if some people argue it’s not the optimal choice.
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    7mm-08 for elk?

    I have no experience with the 7-08. But consider that it is, essentially, an updated version of the 7x57. And the 7x57 was a solid performer in Africa on elk-sized game and in Scotland on red stag as the .275 Rigby. You are either using the caliber and load within its capabilities or you are...
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    Gun for Elk Hunting in Thick Timber

    I believe 9.3x62 was a favorite with old Africa hands. 1905, German origin, Mauser influenced, considered a classic Africa caliber by many.
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    • Post #58
    • Forum: Elk
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    Gun for Elk Hunting in Thick Timber

    .30-06 is fine. Keep your scope on 3x. Shooting at a moving elk in the timber? Well, I won’t say never, ever, but I will say hardly ever. I would not select a rifle type, caliber, and load just around the idea of what would be optimal for a moving shot in the timber.
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    • Post #57
    • Forum: Elk
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    Elk Don't Exist

    Oh, elk exist. But when you’re out in the morning, they’re out in the evening. When you’re out in the evening, they’re out in the morning. If you’re out all day, they’re out all night. If you’re on public land, they’re on private land. If you have a hunting lease or landowner permission...
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    • Post #25
    • Forum: Elk
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    Bullet recommendations for 30-06 Elk

    If you are consistently in the kill zone at 600 with a stock rifle from field positions (way different than a built rifle from bench/bipod) that’s deadly on another level. The slow fire stage in high power/service rifle match is 20 shots at 600 from prone using a shooting sling but no other...
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    • Post #51
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    Bullet recommendations for 30-06 Elk

    173 Lake City match. And I believe Jim Land said the Model 70 that Hathcock used was not MOA. But apparently Hathcock was able to consistently shoot up to the rifle’s capability in field situations.
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    • Post #48
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    Wyoming wolf hunting

    It’s still legal with your snowmobile: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/09/30/wyoming-legislators-stop-short-of-banning-running-over-wolves-with-snowmobiles/ I support wolf hunting. I don’t approve of using any vehicle as a weapon, even for predators.
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    Bullet recommendations for 30-06 Elk

    I am no longer in recovery. I have fallen off the wagon and relapsed.
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    Has anyone experienced burn out due to shift work and night shift?

    Yes, I can’t stand night shift patrol. It’s 1900-0700 and I never felt good working it. Ever. Didn’t like the activity either. At this point in my career, it wouldn’t matter if I arrested one more drunk or 101 more drunks. There’s no job satisfaction in it. Don’t want to go to another bar...
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    What and how do you carry your sidearm in the highcountry?

    Springfield XD 10mm in a chest holster.
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    • Post #102
    • Forum: Elk
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    Wyoming museums

    Wyoming has two really good museums: the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody. I’ve enjoyed these two more than the Smithsonians in DC. If you haven’t been, you’re missing out. My wife and I just made another trip to Cody and visited...
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    Solo pack outs?

    Leapfrog because at my age I like the frequent deloads. The more frequent on and off never seemed bothersome or time consuming to me. After knocking out a hard and heavy stretch, walking back empty for the next load makes me feel like I’m floating. Maybe it’s mental? But to me, seems like...
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    Idaho vs Wyoming

    As mentioned above, I’m about to be 58 and I expect I’ll be a senior if I ever manage to git ‘er done. Trouble from anti-hunters? ……. Bring it. “Get off my yard!” “Boom!” “I was worried for my grandkids.”
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    Idaho vs Wyoming

    Allow me to indulge my fantasy, please. I’m about to be 58 and I have high hopes that this will be my last big hunt in my senior years. I’m a realist, but hey, it doesn’t cost to wish, so I might as well wish big.
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    Idaho vs Wyoming

    Wyoming is hard to beat for resident opportunities. The hard part is making it as a resident in Wyoming. It’s not the easiest state to move to and carve out your niche. If Grizzlies are delisted, Wyoming will definitely have the best opportunities for residents in the Lower 48. But one area...
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    fasted exercise

    Old school boxers did early morning roadwork fasted. At least most of them did. For pros, about six to seven miles seemed to be a sweet spot. It was roadwork, not running. Roadwork is not running, roadwork involves running. It also involves back pedaling, side stepping, shuffling, shadow...
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    Bore brushes…….or not?

    I’ve always used bore brushes. Bronze and nylon. Was taught to follow the old rule about one pass with the brush per round fired (real scientific, huh?). Also used bore snakes on occasion. Results have been good, but thinking about going to just solvent and patches. My thoughts on this have...

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