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  1. philson208

    First LR hunting rifle

    I would echo what has already been said here. I have a 1:8 twist 243 that matches my 300wm ballistically out to 800 yards. 243 is about half the cost to shoot as my 300 wm and is more manageable and lighter w way less recoil. my 223 is at 1,800 fps at 600 yards and the 243 is at 1,800 fps at 800...
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    Archery Hunting CO high country for mulies. Do I HAVE to glass?

    The title of this thread sounds like my kids on a late night "do we have to brush our teeth?" No but it helps. jokes aside I shot my biggest muley still hunting my way back to the truck after chasing elk on a slow day. The first time I glassed him up was @ 100 yds after I put my first arrow...
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    Have any of you thought who gets your stuff. Or do they even want it

    My daughter asked me the other day if she could have all my load data from reloading when I pass! LOL My son wants the Play Station and my 10-22! They are 10-11 years old but it was interesting to see what held value to them currently. No one thought about asking for the house, or anything of...
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    Is he too young?

    Another vote for do it!! my kids are 10 -11 and we are making similar decisions regarding our hunts for 2024, I am just a guide at this point. I help them understand draw odds and opportunities, but ultimately, I want them to pick the hunts they want to do. I worked w my kids all summer at...
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    Sold SWFA 3-9x42 HD FFP

    I Have a brand new medium u-turn stove from s.o & carbon tent pole if you're interested? pm inbound.
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    Mangled elk survival

    I got a call one night to help a friend salvage a dead bull off his families property. They live at the base of a mountain that is full of elk and 90% protected by private. every September they have front row seats to the rut as they have a pond in their backyard that the herds will use...
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    Backcountry Bear Baiting

    I packed a 55 gal drum on a modified flat bed wheel barrow about a half mile up a nice hiking trail & than packed it up drainage another 300 yds off the stream. I was 40 and it wasn't the easiest thing to do but was manageable. I set up bait in the bottom of the drainage and had a couple vantage...
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    Extended warranty on a used vehicle

    I bought one with a 2000 tacoma. Engine blew @ 50k, warranty company refused my claim until I hired an attorney to fight with them. They did pay out eventually but it was a nightmare that included attorney $. I bought another with an 03 Cummins, and the dealer never turned in my paperwork to...
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    How do you know when jerky is done?

    I smoke 1/4" strips @ 185 for two hours, and usually get good results. after two hours I bend the strips, and look for the strips to kind of flake apart as it bends as opposed to just snapping in half. I have wrecked multiple batches thinking they need more dry time.
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    How many days did it take to kill your most recent elk?

    archery bull killed on aug 30 last year. opening evening. pack out was 90 plus degrees.... was the first time tagging out on opener. hoping for a repeat oct 1 w the rifle.
  11. philson208

    Favorite hunting story

    My stepdad is the most giving human I have ever met! He started big game hunting later in life and never really had great success due to old faulty equipment and physical limitations in the steep Idaho mountains. Before he retired last year, he traded out some work with a local hunting guide and...
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    Wolves really do scare them off. How bout that?

    couple years ago, I bugled as sun was about to come up. The entire basin lit up with a wolf pack that went on for about an hour.... I hiked 10 miles through country that was on fire with the rut the previous day. I never heard a bugle that day. Checking some wallows and bedding areas I found...
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    Another encounter that didnt swing my way... what to do?

    I hunt solo and have had similar situations, and don't really have an answer as all bulls will have different temperaments. Just like humans some are fighters and some are runners. I think that once they initiate the line in the sand it's on you to show up or else it gets feeling fishy real...
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    Idahoans do not like out-of-state hunters

    I think it's fair to say that this is not solely an Idaho thing. Territory wars are as old as the ground they are fought on. There was an interesting rolling stones article years ago about a popular surfing beach in southern Ca that was locally protected since the 60's. Any outsider that...
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    Black bear euro diy?

    interesting... I will give this a try. thx for the response. I have no problem leaving it for a while if it'll help produce good results. It's either sitting in my freezer or a bucket of acetone. will update once I actually get around to it, hopefully this year....
  16. philson208

    Window mounts - who uses them?

    I usually leave the spotter in the truck and have a window mount handy. I'll sit and glass and have coffee before work a lot of times, when I don't have adequate time for proper scouting. cons are I have to position my truck towards where I want to glass and passengers don't get to see what I...
  17. philson208

    2 weeks from desert sheep opener.

    I just stumbled into this dumpster fire..... WTF?? like an old Saturday Night Live skit.. edited to add: renaming my first rifle (270) the finger of god! ☝️
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    Dead predator pics

    Still trying to connect w the cat in last pic!
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    Black bear euro diy?

    Back in spring of 2021 I was fortunate enough to harvest my first ever black bear!! Spot and stalk in amazingly steep and beautiful country! The shot was rushed off hand @ 150 yards w my trusty 270 win hand loads carrying a 150 gr Nosler partition. He ran about 100 yards & piled up at the base...
  20. philson208

    Southern Idaho FNG

    welcome from south central as well!

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