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    WTS Vortex Viper 6.5-20 x 50

    Lightly used Vortex Viper 6.5-20 x 50 mil dot (moa). $350 tyd
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    Buying Land- Site Prep and severe slope- Insight?

    as many have said already, get a geotech engineer. You can also talk with the building department about the site and vicinity. Some areas are known to have poor soils or other good/bad traits. This would be in addition to engineers opinion. I’d be equally concerned about the fill placed to...
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    DIY skull cleaning (Turkey fryer) tips?

    I put the head in a plastic bag with a few holes poked in it. Hang it in a tree away from the house and let flys take care of it. Takes a few weeks.
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    Boy names

    We have two boys, Wilder and Ridge. It can be a unique name without being something people will never spell right. I wanted to use Oakley if we had a girl.
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    Sold Glock Truglo TFX extreme sights

    I’m interested in these. Where are you in NorCal?
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    .308 Win. Barnes 130 TTSX

    I shot an average size boar with the 130 ttsx out of a 270 last year at about 100 yds. It went maybe 10 yds. I put it a few inches behind the shoulder.
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    What are you getting charged for tanning Bear hide?

    I used moyle mink for my fall 21 bear. It was $190ish out the door for just the tan. Took about 3 months. I did have to flesh, turn and salt the hide. It wasn’t that difficult but a bit time consuming for a first timer.
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    Dude Ranch

    We went to paradise guest ranch a few times when we were kids (30 yrs ago). It was pretty cool. Worth considering. https://www.paradiseranch.com/
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    Broken bolts and crumpled wall tents

    I don’t know anything about wall tents but might be worth it to get some earth anchors for sandier soils...
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    More Idaho public land being closed off

    This sure sounds like a prescriptive easement over the private property could be claimed. Easements do not have to be written into a deed for them to be valid and legal. If the road has been used regularly for a long time, this may be the route to maintaining the access.
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    Hunting Misconceptions and Ethics

    I agree the poacher vs hunter delineation is an important one. They should be separate but are often seen as the same. I’m not sure it’s a misconception, but I have so much more respect for an animal after trying to hunt it. I think that would be a hard concept for non or anti hunters to...
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    Planned hunt with new baby coming

    I was in the same boat this year. First born turning 3 a few days after second child’s due date (August 29). I had the opportunity to go on a hunt early November but chose not to so I could stay home with the fam. I didn’t even discuss it with my wife. It would have been a 20 hour drive away...
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    California Bear Hunting Ban

    Go check out the new Howl site. https://www.howlforwildlife.org/. It makes it really easy to comment on this issue and other similar issues across the country. Everyone should send an email on all the issues on the website. The guys behind the website have done quite a few podcasts recently...
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    Guide for Pelt Care

    I had to learn the hide prep myself this year too. I watched this series of videos (this is part 1): Backcountry hunting podcast episode 19 has some good info from Tyler Freel too, just no visuals. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backcountry-hunting-podcast/id1455406581?i=1000437541321
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    Western Predator Hunting Bans - Take Action Link

    This is a great resource. No reason to not get on and take action. They’ve made it super easy to get involved.
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    Bear Literature & Books?

    Ultimate guide to black bear hunting by Douglas boze. Tracking the American black bear by Preston Taylor. Although you (and I) might not be a tracker, There’s a lot of good info on bear habits and whatnot in Preston’s book.
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    When I started hunting I was drawn to one of the northern Cali wilderness areas. I was solo hunting and had no idea what I was doing. I thought a bear or cat was around every corner. On my second trip, I heard something scraping against my tent in the middle of the night. I was up up my knees...
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    Best Song Lyric

    If you are really interested in lyrics you should check out Harry Mack. He’s a freestyler that is unbelievable. I know rap isn’t for everyone but everyone should be able to appreciate this guys cadence and rhymes considering he is making them up as he goes.
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    2021 California Bear

    I got this boar still hunting the oaks yesterday.
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    Oregon spring bear

    Cool. Thanks. I’ll give it a try. Need to find some swamps too.

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