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    Gun protection while on horse

    Doing my first drop camp hunt in 2023, the outfitter says we will be on the horse for two hours going in and coming out.my question is how you are protecting your gun as I am hearing horror stories of horses bumping things when they walk. We cannot take the hard case that I normally use, and the...
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    Drop camp

    have three questions that I'm looking for suggestions on. 1. the outfitter wants us to use a soft sided cooler to pack our food in but will try to a hard get a hard sided cooler on the horses (will have to be smaller than my 70 qt unit). we are limited to 25 lbs per man the question is are any...
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    Horseback questions

    I've done it again We booked next year's hunt which now involves riding horseback for less than two hours in and the same out to a drop camp. I haven't ridden a horse since the 70's and want to be prepared for next fall when we hunt. I plan on taking lessons, but how many lessons should I take...
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    Missed Opportunities

    We had a great 4th season in Colorado for Elk and Deer, our group dropped three cows and two bucks, but missed a few opportunities at those oh so elusive bulls. We were fortunate to have the bulls square off in the fields next to our camp but we could never get in front of them to cut them off...
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    got it done

    Finally got one on the ground, not the largest 4x4 but it is respectable, and I had a Euro mount done, now waiting on the report to see if it has CWD from Colorado
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    Nikon Dust cap for Monarch 5 scope

    I lost the top cap on the scope and Nikon says they have none left. I have a sock over the scope but in the hard case it has moved the adjustment when I travel, I know where it is supposed to be, so it's not a huge problem when I travel but I'm worried when hunting that it will move. Does...
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    338 lapua build

    I am looking at a new long range western gun, I am thinking that I want a 338 Lapua with a carbon barrel, I'm just not sure whose set up I should go with. I want a synthetic stock and a muzzle break to tame recoil. Weight is important, but accuracy is paramount, I can reload or use rounds...
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    Holiday miracle

    I must have done something right this year as my preferred brand of ammo became available and I bought enough for next year's trip. Rogers has/had 300 win mag ammo available online only and at a much higher price but me and my hunting partners were able to get what we needed. Happy holidays
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    Route 550 out of Albuquerque?

    Forced to do my driving for this years western hunt from my winter home. I got a couple of 4th season tags for unit 11 outside Meeker Co, last year came in from the 80 and dropped down and ride was great in 4 th. Season last year. I need to avoid the 70 and Denver if at all possible. Was...
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    Dialing in my Pack for upcoming season

    I have my new small pack with 3 L hydration reservoir ( badlands Reactor) I love the fit of the pack and its interior storage is perfect for what I am taking. The problem is the outside straps for holding my BOG tripod and kneeling pad ( full length z fold pad). I like the pack as it is tall an...
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    How to judge rack size

    I got real lucky this year and secured a landowners tag for 4th season rifle, it looks like the people who drew this tag had a lot of points one had 20. My problem is I saw a lot of quality deer last year hunting elk, our guide claims they were 200" class animals. They could have been but I am a...
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    Year to Year Bucks

    I was real fortunate to get a 4th season Mule deer Tag for Colorado unit 11, I hunted the property last year for Elk and saw a lot what look like quality bucks. I have never hunted Mule deer but have been hunting whitetails for over 40 years. I still don't have a great handle on how to judge a...
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    Good news / Bad news

    Spoke to our new outfitter about 2022 moose season in northern Ontario, they have guaranteed us the same plan that we had with previous outfitter(good news), but the border is still closed (bad news) and we have to start getting our paperwork in order to get our guns across the border assuming...
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    Colorado new tag allotment?

    Is there any way to determine how many tags are going to be available for a new tag. I'm looking at a 4th rifle buck tag in unit 11, there has only been a few of these any land type tag and this tag requires a lot of points. This year there was a private land tag in addition to the regular tag...
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    small pack/w hydration

    I'm looking for a small hydration pack for short day stalk Elk hunting, its a guide situation so will be back at camp every night so it doesn't need to carry too much. My list of stuff of stuff I want to carry is short spotting scope w phone scope, tripod, hydration (3L is best), able to hold...
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    Rangefinder recomendations

    Ok I have an inexpensive rangefinder ( Bushnell bone collector) that I used last year in Colo. on an elk hunt. The range finder works great on Eastern whitetails and I will use it for them going forward. It however failed at the long ranges we were seeing elk and more importantly on the animal...
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    Another Spotter question

    I Elk hunted last year in Colorado and I'm going again this year to same ranch ( private) shot range from 175-500yards, glassing range 400 yds - 1 mile, i do have bino's the Leoupold BX-4 10x42 which i love. I think I want a 15-45x 65mm spotter, and yesterday I booked a Moose hunt for 2022 the...
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    Where to try Athlon Spotting Scope?

    Going to buy a new spotter this year and having a hard time finding a vendor that has the Athlon Ares 65mm 45 degree spotter in stock so that I can look at one. I'm in SC now but heading to Alabama in early Jan for a Quail hunt so any vendors between Charleston and Montgomery that stock these...
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    1st time elk hunter report

    Finished my first elk hunt and wanted to report what I did right and what I did wrong What I did right 1. joined Rokslide best source of information and opinions out there 2. My rifle - I picked a less popular choice in brand the Browning A bolt 3 in 300 win mag - practiced a lot since the...
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    Finished up dial in

    Finally got to shoot at the 500 yrd range today, balance of my group did so three weeks ago while i was hunting birds in Sodak. Tried first shot off the sticks, couldn't get low enough or steady enough and missed to the left. target was over 100' higher in elevation than the shooting position...
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