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    Anyone ever find trophy quality game in areas your would never expect it?

    Around 20 years ago there was a new world record level desert sheep living under an interstate that went though a canyon. It like didn't move around at all outside of rutting. The state folks and my biologist boss knew about it and found it amusing. They were like, "Don't tell anyone, we want...
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    Athlon Rangecraft Chronograph and H1000

    That makes sense. I mean, it reads everything else I tried. Grand is really close in burn rate and it reads that.
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    Athlon Rangecraft Chronograph and H1000

    I'm using 95 hammers and h1000. It didn't read with 90 cx or 100 ttsx either.
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    Athlon Rangecraft Chronograph and H1000

    I'm pretty sure h1000 is the slowest. I've used Grand, H1000, n160, and h4350. I should do some goofy load with some retumbo and see what it does. Grand and H1000 I think are pretty close. But h1000 is a lot larger grain sized. It did read my 9.3x62 with a mega load of varget. Barnes...
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    Athlon Rangecraft Chronograph and H1000

    Yeah, I have grt. I'll look at that later today. Great idea. The thing that boggles my mind is the lower to max ones I tried had sooty necks. Like I'd expect full burn with that. I shot a ladder until I hit pressure signs as the max book loads with all bullets/powders had sooty necks...
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    Athlon Rangecraft Chronograph and H1000

    Yes. I'm completely puzzled by this. I loaded some more h1000's up and I'm going to try moving it way off to the side as well as putting it in other mode tomorrow. I've shot about 100 total with it, 25 with h1000 that it hasn't taken. The only thing I can figure is those big kernels of...
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    Athlon Rangecraft Chronograph and H1000

    I recently bought one and it's mostly working great. It will not read any bullet from my .257 weatherby using H1000. I have no idea why. It starts taking a reading and then doesn't show anything. I've done this over multiple days. I'll shoot a few with h-1000 and then try one with a...
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    Backcountry Back pack White tail Bow Hunt

    I missed that. I don't even really hunt VT all that much even though I live here. If I want to actually get a deer I fly home. If I want to hunt New England deer I go to Maine or New Hampshire. Grouse I just go to Maine as it's not worth my time here. That's a game changer for me. Thanks...
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    Backcountry Back pack White tail Bow Hunt

    I do it in VT. I haven't shot anything as you can't legally pack them out. They've got to come out whole. I see issues with that as I'd have to go up and down a bunch of screeish stuff full of hobblebush and then up 300 feet and down a very steep 800 for a total of a couple miles. It'd have...
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    Maine bait hunt question?

    I'm baiting about 40-50 miles west of where you'll be. The bugs where I'm at are horrific this year. But that could just be the property I'm on. Just an FYI. For clothing I bring a variety of stuff as I have no idea if it'll be 100 or 40. You might want rubber boots, but ask your guide...
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    Best Bug Suit

    Thanks everyone! Any idea how they compare to the Bug tamer suit? You mentioned field work, so I trust that. I used to do a lot of field work. I met an old forester on the Gaspe who had the best looking bug jacket ever, but I can't figure out what it was. I'm wondering if it was an old bug...
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    Best Bug Suit

    I'm DIYing bears in Maine (yes, I know it would be cheaper just to go guided). I went to the one property to check up on it this week and drop a barrel off behind the cabin. Holy deer flies and mosquitos. I've never been there prefrost and was told it was bad. My wife said the bugs were as...
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    Training for a Goose Hunt

    I shoot some rather large rifles. 458 win mag would probably be the biggest. The fastest recoil 300 weatherby. I have a browning maxxus for waterfowl. I'll put 40 shells through my 9.3x62 no sweat. I bought one box of 3.5 inch shells for it. They're horrid. Never again. I'm now afraid of...
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    Desert roadtrip: things to see?

    Some of the places I mentioned will be super hot that time of year. I missed that. I finally went to Joshua Tree this April. I used to be around them so much working, I just never wanted to go. 1. Very cool. Cooler than expected. The native palms are amazing and we never saw anyone...
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    Desert roadtrip: things to see?

    What everyone has said so far. Plus: St. George is neat. You'll be right by Zion....go there, but expect mega crowds. Vegas has tons of awesome restaurants and neat stuff off the strip. I love Vegas but hate the strip and Fremont Street. I mean, still take your bike down into those places...
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    Pronghorn the hard way

    My dad has shot a couple with a recurve doing spot and stalk in the grasslands. So it is possible. I don't know how, but it is. The sandhills would be better for it. I've gotten close a few times there just for fun. I think he's wizard though. I once watched him get out of a tree stand and...
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    ND Badlands Question

    Thanks! I appreciate it.
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    ND Badlands Question

    Thanks! I've been looking at photos and some of the terrain seemed tight. My initial thought was to take the big eyes and a pair of tiny 8s I use archery hunting from stands. Just because I'm thinking about it, she's done a lot of cool bike trips. To me one of the most unexpectedly...
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    ND Badlands Question

    I drew an NR archery tag. I put in for it as my wife wants to bike the Maah Daah Hey trail and this will give me something to do when she's out doing that. I'll cache water/food, and be on the outside in case her and her friend need help. I'm definitely not taking this hunt too seriously, and...
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    Ultralight reel recommend ??

    I let this marinate a day and wanted to add: I switched over to braid on everything a while ago. We travel a lot (I always fish) and I live nearish the ocean now, so I do a lot of surf fishing. I probably fish more in a month than most guys do in a couple years. We almost bought a lake...

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