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    Colorado wolf slips off collar - Right after being caught

    Eastern Wash Eastern Washington is solidly right leaning and unless it’s USFS land, the county grants logging permits. As for federal land, Washington and Oregon fall under a different USFS jurisdiction than Northern Idaho. Same thing with snowmobile laws. County and city can regulate...
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    Elk Draw Trends, By onX Hunt

    This right here. I’ve seen similar trend lines with a number of hobbies and discretionary activity. The article said NR apps are up 22.68% 2018-2021, while resident are just up ~9.5%. That reads to me like pent up demand from lack of travel oops during COVID restrictions and booming economy...
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    Colorado wolf slips off collar - Right after being caught

    Just trying to show we are a lot more alike than different fellas. Do love the Princess Bride reference. 😂
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    Winter Kill/ Changing Plans

    No change to my plans, there are a lot of other mitigating factors for me that make the tag allotment changes a non-issue. 1. Currently banking preference points, and my 2nd and 3rd choice are based on familiarity of the GMU. 2. If I go OTC, I am still going to a GMU I have spent time in 3...
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    Colorado wolf slips off collar - Right after being caught

    Gun toting, freedom loving Democrat here. A couple things: 1. Wolf reintroduction is a bipartisan issue. Collaring animals is not a political practice, but one used by biologists around the world to help inform decisions about how best to protect natural resources, agriculture, and the wildlife...
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    Teaching kids to shoot.

    I was taught first on open sights (bb —> .22) and appreciate how much it helps develop good marksmanship fundamentals. My daughter took an interest in hunting last year. We spent the summer with open sights on her 10/22 in standing and west position from 20-50 yards. Just before small game...
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    Photography- one photo a day

    Central Colorado first rifle 2022. Lots of ground to cover.
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    Getting horses used to game meat?

    Thanks all for the advice! Living in Colorado, I am fortunate to have access to commercially available farmed elk so will definitely use a little as a training aid this summer.
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    Getting horses used to game meat?

    I’ve got two horses that I’d like to introduce to packing for hunts. One is a Belgian-QH cross who spent half his life as a bull pusher for his prior owner, and is now our bomb proof, try anything, go anywhere big guy (17.5h, 1850lb.) Our other guy is a halflinger who aside from being a little...
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    Winter kill is real

    Up in Steamboat this week and have heard from a few locals the number of dead elk is really high. Apparently hwy 13 from meeker to Craig had dozens of dead visible from the road. Anyone know if CPW usually reports on winter kill by gmu?
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    FNG from CO

    Hey all - FNG here from Douglas County Colorado. Lifelong trout fisherman, picked up hunting a few seasons ago when my middle school aged daughter became interested. Her first season was last fall and she bagged 2 grouse and a rabbit. I also bagged a couple grouse and came home empty for fall...
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