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  1. hiker270

    What's your most accurate hunting rifle?

    Christensen Arms Ridgeline 7mm PRC.
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    OnX this morning

    I prefer a handheld GPS over OnX on a phone. I use both but have had many glitches with OnX. I still carry a compass and topo map I know I can rely on.
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    Guys that drive a long ways to hunt, what are your less common(but important) pieces of gear/tools you're sure to keep in the truck?

    Tools, 12v air compressor, portable battery jumper box. 25' nylon recovery strap.
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    Heading out for cow elk this week!

    Also heading to Wyoming in a couple days for a fill your freezer cow elk hunt. Looking at advanced weather its gonna be hot. Lucky for me the rancher has a walk in cooler. This is a just a fun hunt to get geared up for a late season bull elk hunt.
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    Broadhead selection for a short draw female archer

    There are many good COC broadheads. I prefer the NAP Hellrazor or Montec G5. Lighter poundage setups benefit from the COC design with better penetration. My grandson will be hunting this year with his compound set at 40 lbs using a 100 gr Montec G5.
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    Books to read while hunting

    Pete Capstick - Death in the long grass, Death in silent places.
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    Terminal Ascent Performance?

    2022 Colorado Elk shot with a Federal 180 gr. 300 mag. Trophy bonded tip. Same bullet they rebranded it a Terminal Ascent. 5x5 bull quartering away 232 rangefinder measured yards. On the shot bull dropped kicked a few times and expired. Bullet recovered just under the hide on the opposite...
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    Boot Recommendations

    All of the above, Gaiters are the answer.
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    Anybody carry a fixed blade knife on their belt while hunting?

    I carry a folding Spyderco on my pocket but since I always have a fanny pack or backpack my fixed blade knife along with saw and misc. butchering gear are in the pack.
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    CO Fly Fishing Guides

    Any reason you chose Colorado. I fly fish Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. For the most part I like Montana the best.
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    Nosler E Tip loading problem

    I tried some Nosler E Tip in my 300 mag. Groups didn't look quite like buckshot but none the less I could not find a load that suited me at all. Now the Barnes TTSX was a different story with sub MOA groups. I personally prefer the Nosler Accubonds for Elk and Moose over the all copper bullets.
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    .410 shot size for rabbits

    A good pellet gun would be my choice for garden rabbits. Quiet and cheap ammo. You can purchase one almost anywhere with no background check and many of them are in the 1200 fps range which is close to many 22 long rifle rounds.
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    What kind of ammo for moose?

    Moose are not all that hard to kill if you put a bullet in the correct place. I have used both the 200 Federal T/A and the 180 Federal Trophy Bonded Tip successfully on Moose. A Nosler Accubond is never a bad choice also. I would lean toward a bonded bullet and let your rifle decide which one...
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    9 months, should I just buy another suppressor?

    Purchased a Harvester Evo from Silencer Central with a Trust and had it in 4 months.
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    Rope!!!

    I always carry 50' of mule tape, easy to tie and untie. Several outfitters I hunt elk with love it for tying supplies or elk quarters to their horses.
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    Scouting Help/Hunting Tactics - Found the bulls, now what?

    If your in Colorado odds are somebody else has seen them also. If your talking archery I'd try and keep track of them through the summer and if they remain in the same place consistently I'd formulate a plan for early archery season. Other than the first week or so they will break up and look...
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    Archery Pronghorn

    I have many times over the years sat all day at waterholes for antelope. The heat does become oppressive if its sunny and hot. Thing is that's what you need to get antelope to water consistently. Plenty of cold water is what gets me through. Both drinking it and dumping some down my back. Unless...
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    Foot growth with age

    9 in High School, over the last 50 years I now wear a 10 1/2.
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    Angled or Straight Spotting Scope

    I prefer angled. I have both angled and straight and never grab the straight one anymore.
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    Ennis MT Fishing Guided Float Trip

    I spend my summer in Ennis fly fishing the Madison and many other rivers . Salmonfly hatch on the Madison river is really a hit or miss . Some years there are loads of the big bugs and other years not so much. Unless there are plenty of salmonflies on the water the fish seem to ignore them. The...

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