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    My dog destroyed my euro mount!!

    My pup made short work of my dad's pronghorn horns I'd set aside while boiling the skull. She didn't get mine, though, so It was okay.
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    • Post #37
    • Forum: Elk
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    How long have you old timers been married?

    More important is knowing which season dates you CANNOT miss and then working backwards nine months......
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    Bears falls on hunter

    I knew what the comments would be before I opened them. Still opened them, Don't know why....
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    Why not the .358 Winchester for Iowa Whitetails?

    I'm in Iowa and I plan on getting a 35 for deer here and occasional black bear or maybe elk out west. I'm planning on a Ruger No1 "International", with the mannlicher forend and short 20 inch barrel, and having it rebored to 35 cal and threaded for a suppressor. I had initially been thinking of...
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    Mule deer - Merriam Turkey mount

    I think it's a cool idea. Do it.
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    Fall Turkey hunting with dogs

    I did a quick search and couldn't find anything. I've seen a few articles and videos recently of guys using their bird dogs to break up fall flocks of turkeys or otherwise hold point on any stragglers that tried hiding instead of flying. If all the birds flew, the hunter then grabs the dog...
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    Looking for some courage/advice on leaving a job for a 40k pay cut per year?

    I took a $20K paycut going from a medium sized city cop to an airport fire response/police officer position but now I have ZERO stress compared to city policing, I only work 9 days a month, and I sleep for 8 hours of my shift lol. If you can pay your bills with only the money from the new job...
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    Wolf Hunting Video

    I don't know if I'd shoot a collared wolf. I'd hate to screw up someone's study, they did a lot of work getting the collar on the darn thing lol.
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    Eastern/Central Iowa, Picardy, Large Munsterlander

    Total shot in the dark here, but I'm wondering if there is anyone in East/central Iowa with either a Picardy or LM that would let me tag along sometime. I want another dog and have it narrowed down to these two but want to see them in action before I pull the trigger. All the breeders for them...
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    Brittany Spaniel...

    Listen to "the hunting dog confidential" podcast before picking a breed. The host also has two books, 'pointing dogs volume 1 the continentals' and another volume for english breeds. Fantastic books with all info on every pointing breed you could think of and dozens and dozens you couldn't. It...
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    Considering a move with family need suggestions

    I love Iowa. Don't get me wrong, I have "what would it be like" dreams of living in the mountains but cost of living is low, we aren't terribly far from family, I can hunt turkey and big midwest whitetails everywhere but particularly enjoy the NE corner in the driftless area, and I chase lots of...
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    Ruger No. 1 rebarrel question

    Thanks for the smith suggestion, I will contact him for thoughts. Now that you mentioned it, I am now also a little concerned the international forend wouldn't fit back on the gun with a 45 cal barrel and doing any woodwork would sort of defeat the purpose of changing the barrel instead of...
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    Ruger No. 1 rebarrel question

    Hi, Question first, If looking for a Ruger No. 1 to rebarrel to 45-70, is there a particular chambering that would be better to start with? Say, to use the same extractors that came on the original gun, for example. Or does it not make a difference? Background if needed; I want a Ruger No. 1...
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    Help me figure out my next hunt.

    No love for an authentic red stag in the Alps? Surely someone here has done it. Looks awesome to me.
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    Shotgun adapters?

    Does anyone have any experience with, Specifically, the Chaszel shotgun adapters? They make 18 and 24 inch barrel adapters to shoot various handgun/rifle rounds out of break action shotguns. I've seen a video of a guy smoking clay pigeons at 60 yards and even picking off some of the left over...
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    Help me figure out my next hunt.

    I really want to go to Europe for stag or Chamois. French Pyrenees or Austrian Alps. Some of the hunt packages seem to be reasonably priced. Could be an opportunity for a neat trip with the wife, too. She can hang out and drink wine or fancy coffee while surveying the vistas. You guys could take...
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    South Dakota Upland Hunt

    dm'd ya
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    South Dakota Upland Hunt

    Yeah, I guess our though process was that the range map showed them both present in the area so we could switch habitat types day to day based on what we wanted to hunt, no necessarily that we would expect to see both in the same habitat. Although, I did jump a couple grouse from about 100 yards...
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    South Dakota Upland Hunt

    We went to the Lake Oahe area three years ago hoping to possibly get some bonus sharptail grouse and huns while primarily hunting pheasants. We went without any guide service. Almost everything that was public or public access was completely grazed to the dirt. Honestly, some of the worst...
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    Sidearm carry with pack

    Fanny pack. Rides below the backpack waist belt when the pack is on and stays on when you drop the pack.

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