The dates being changed is why I can only hunt 4 out of 5 days. Last day of the season is pack out day if needed. I’m solo. I cannot fudge my vacation days to allow me to hunt the entire season and allow me a pack out day or two.
I’m burning my Colorado elk points.
I can pretty much guarantee a muzzleloader tag or a 1st rifle tag in a limited unit. I have one point more than what guaranteed a tag last year.
I’m trying to decide which one I go for. First rifle has less tags, higher overall success. But it also has a...
If you have 2000 acres and it’s only getting minimal hunting pressure, it means that either
A. You are seeing the best the area has to offer.
B. The property is crap. It doesn’t offer the habitat the deer need/want.
C. You don’t know how to hunt the mature deer that are on the property...
You can’t supplemental feed a wild deer population enough to have any affect on their antler growth.
Age is the biggest factor. You have to let them grow. I’ve hunted the same general area for 25 yrs. 25 yrs ago, a big buck was a 100” 8pt, anything bigger than that was a once in a lifetime...
6.5 grendel.
Minimal recoil, plenty of punch out to 300 yds.
Muzzle blast isn’t bad at all unsuppressed.
Suppressed the gun hardly moves when you shoot it.
My daughter has been hunting with a 6.5 grendel since she was 8. She’s very small for her age and has zero issues shooting it.
If you’re going with an outfitter, screw the points and get a landowner tag in New Mexico. You could probably get an outfitted hunt with tag for $7-10k in a mid tier unit. If you want a high end trophy unit then it’s going to be 20-30k.
You could probably do a landowner tag in a low end...
I get that. My wife worries more about me driving solo long distances than she does about me being in the woods alone.
If you have a new iPhone it has satellite messaging capabilities. My hunting lease, although not far from home (about 2 hours) has very spotty service. Now with the...
To each their own.
But if I can’t bring back something memorable from the hunt (besides memories) then I’m not going.
Africa is reasonable until you factor in taxidermy. And you can’t bring meat back.
For me, I would do a horseback moose/caribou combo in BC.
Boat paddle stock Ruger M77.
One of the ugliest guns ever made. But they shoot and they don’t malfunction. And they were cheap back in the day.
Now they are like gold.
Been with USAA for 15 years. I shop around from time to time. Their car insurance is a little high, but their homeowners is stupid cheap. And they are easy to deal with. Won’t be leaving them.
There’s a nasal spray for BPC-157. Its molecular weight allows it to absorbed through the mucous membranes. It’s the only one that can be administered that way, that I’m aware of.
Amino Asylum has it available from time to time.
I’ve spent the last few years focusing on endurance sports. I’ve ran a few marathons and done triathlons from Oly to Full distance.
This year, I’ve decided to dial back the endurance stuff and focus more on strength. I still plan to run 20-30 miles per week. Will probably do one marathon...
I haven’t had one shoulder mounted since 2011.
Until this year. I’ve got two at the taxidermist that I’m waiting on.
Shot this one during black powder this year. Second biggest buck I have ever taken. Should get him back in the summer.
Shot this one in 2023. Most beautiful deer I’ve...
My first gun that I deer hunted with was a New England single shot 20 gauge. I bought it at a flea market for $50.
First rifle was a Ruger M77 270 win. I mowed yards all summer when I was 14 and bought that rifle.
I still own both guns. I killed 2 does with 270 this year. My brother used...
Another fun adventure.
Several years ago my wife and I flew to Alaska, rented an RV and spent 10 days traveling all over Alaska. No real plan we just drove around, of course we hit the major spots like Denali and Wrangell. But we also just did whatever we wanted. Camped by a river one night...
summer 2004.
Visited 23 national parks and over dozen national monuments and tons of state parks over the course of about 40 days.
It was an actual college course. We slept on a bus many nights (about 15 college students). Camped in Grand Canyon, Zion, Yosemite, Yellowstone and Grand...
Good news.
I worked at a small mom and pop gun shop for several years. ATF would come and audit you and would tear your paperwork apart because someone forgot to check a box or wrote down the wrong date. It was always stupid stuff but they would make you sweat over tiny little errors.
The importance of the swim is distance dependent.
If you are a great biker and great runner, then that completely negates a mediocre swim (this is for 70.3-140.6 distances). If you are talking sprints or Olys then you better be great in all of them.
I’ve done sprints, Olys, Half IM and...