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    Alaska unit 13 caribou closure

    I think this is a great idea. I will never come to Alaska just to shoot a grizzly bear because Im not paying a guide 20-30k do that. Remove the outfitter welfare off of goat, sheep and brown/grizzly bear. Make all goat and sheep draw only for non-resident and if you draw you wait 10 years...
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    Sociology and numbers of hunters

    During the pandemic, there was a massive influx of people heading outdoors. More hunters, hikers, campers etc etc. More kids hunting than ever before because they didn’t have school and sports to contend with. All I heard from people (on this site and many others) was how they wished people...
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    Sociology and numbers of hunters

    There are fewer hunters in the US now than there were 40 yrs ago. Total number of licensed hunters peaked in the 1980s. So, it’s flat out lie that there are more hunters today than there were 30-40 yrs ago. What you are seeing is a shift in where those hunters are located. And you are also...
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    2023 Colorado Secondary Draw Results

    You must not be good at math. Odds of winning the power all is 1:292,000,000 I guarantee you that your odds of drawing a tag in the secondary draw are much better than that. For reference I’m 2/3 in the secondary.
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    How many hours of e scouting?

    My first trip out west, I spent an absurd amount of hour escorting. Probably 60-70 hours. What a waste of time. No matter how much imagery you look at, it never compares to the real thing. Now, I just spend a couple hours identifying good access points and may drop a couple pins on areas...
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    How much for hunting club\lease dues?

    It really depends on the area you live in. It sounds like that lease has a lot to offer. I wouldn’t be afraid to drop $4-5k/yr for due on a lease like that. Around here (NC) most of the big clubs are in the eastern part of the state. From what I hear, dues are $1500-3k/yr for a couple...
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    Its that time of year 2023 fitness goals

    Checked another goal off yesterday. Completed a 1 mile swim!! It wasn’t pretty or fast by any means but I did it. Considering I could barely swim 25 yards 2 months ago I’m happy with the result. I’ve 16 weeks until my HIM. So now it’s time to start improving
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    Not a prepper, but… I was thinking about preparedness.

    So leave Commifornia. I was prepared to move my family to another state if it came down to that. I was ready to change jobs and even change careers if I had to. There were plenty of options out there . People just weren’t comfortable leaving their bubble.
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    Not a prepper, but… I was thinking about preparedness.

    Private company can require whatever it wants. Don’t like it, go find somewhere else to work. Plenty of places out there that didn’t require vaccines or anything like that.
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    RMNP is awesome

    Denali, Zion Canyon, grand Tetons and great smokies. I’m a little biased toward the smokies because I live so close and can spend a lot of time there. Yellowstone almost makes the list due to the amount of wildlife you can see.
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    Not a prepper, but… I was thinking about preparedness.

    My point is, there was no real loss of rights. My kids went to a school that never wore masks, ever. You could if you wanted to but that’s it. People made a choice. Most people didn’t think it was worth fighting over or agreed with the mandates and spacing and all the other crap. Those of...
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    Not a prepper, but… I was thinking about preparedness.

    I was around during the pandemic. Worked in an ER during the entire pandemic. Outside of having to wear a mask at work, I wasn’t forced to do anything. I never wore a mask outside of work, not once. I’ve never received the vaccine and I still work in a hospital. I’ve been promoted twice...
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    RMNP is awesome

    I have been to 37 national parks. RMNP is in my top 5. It is a very beautiful place.
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    Savage R93 17

    I’ve had one for a long time. Stainless laminate bull barrel. It shoots very well. Killed a boat load of ground hogs and crows with it. Even took out a few coyotes
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    Not a prepper, but… I was thinking about preparedness.

    Prepping vs prepared Two different things. Prepping is useless if you live in a populated area. Either a major event is going to take you out quickly or the mass panic will take you out rapidly. Roving bands of hungry, angry people will overtake you and your supplies. Don’t care how much...
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    Boomerang Employees

    I left my job at the hospital about 2 years ago. Thought I wanted a change. Made it about 6 weeks and realized I didn’t need a change I just needed a break. Came back to the hospital. Have since been promoted twice. Would I leave again? Yes. But it would have to be the right opportunity.
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    If you could hunt Kansas Iowa or Illinois. Which one and why?

    Iowa is on another spectrum compared to most whitetails states. Hunted there for the first time last season. I ran into a local guy and he asked me “Seen any big ones?” And I said “oh a couple 150-160” bucks.” He kind of looked at me funny and then said “I meant big bucks. That’s just normal...
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    Reluctantly Obliging Matt Rinella

    It is sad that Steve and Matt no longer have a relationship (if that’s the truth). They are brothers, you can agree to disagree. Both Steve and Matt are intelligent people who also have big egos. Steve is much more eloquent in his delivery and seems more apt to readily consider both sides of...
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    Daughters and Hunting

    I have a 12 yr old daughter and an 8 yr old. The 12 yr old has zero desire to hunt. She doesn’t mind seeing dead animals and eats whatever I kill, but she will not hunt. End of story. She does like to fish. My 8 yr old is back and forth. She has a soft heart but the idea of hunting...
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    Is the future of hunting all doom and gloom?

    I think you are right about losing its allure. I went through that a few years ago. Frustrated, not having much fun, thinking about taking up golf or something. So I changed it up. I gave up all my private leases and started hunting public land only and started hunting from the ground...

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