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    Should all hunts be draw/quota tags?

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    Neck shot ethics

    Neck shot worked pretty well on this little button buck. I wouldn’t go for it over ~150yrd even with a solid rest. This one was about 80yds shot off a pack.
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    Harvesting Fur and Feathers for Tying Flies

    Only the finest polar bear fur and eagle feathers for my flies!
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    Harvesting Fur and Feathers for Tying Flies

    Typically a couple of birds will give you enough material for a ton of flies, so really I've only kept a couple of goose and mallard feathers, as well as some pheasant tails. I also got took home shed goat fur that I will use a dubbing at some point.
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    Sharpening Knives in the Field

    I bring this thing along. https://www.victorinox.com/en-US/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Accessories/Dual-Knife-Sharpener/p/4.3323 The ceramic notch I use as a last resort, but it doesn’t tear the edge as bad as a carbide sharpener. I mostly just use the stone to hone, or more likely in my case...
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    Problems with custom gun builder

    Since you are a manual and cnc machinist it'd probably be easier for you to just build the rifle yourself and not deal with this guy's crap. It's not exactly rocket science. You may not able to build something as nice as one of the top builders on the first try, but it'll be 95% of the way there.
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    Newsom signs bill banning single-use propane cylinders popular with campers

    Continuing to pass more and more complex laws makes it impossible to follow the law, which means law enforcement, directed by the executive branch, can selectively enforce the law against their political enemies. Both parties have learned and take advantage of this to persecute those that don't...
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    Washington Mule deer hunters ?

    I've been very unsuccessful mule deer hunting in Washington. It's probably because I only hunt weekends - prioritizing a week vacation to go hunt in SE AK for blacktails (Successfully). Even though I typically don't see much, it's still a beautiful time to get out into the mountains to explore...
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    Howa Superlite 308win Field Evaluation

    I got the original poor fitting stock replaced by Legacy with another poor fitting stock, then did the bedding/inletting myself. They'd probably tell me that I screwed it up or something. Unless they promise to rebarrel it for me I'd rather just sell the thing with the caveat that I couldn't get...
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    Trijicon Huron 3x9x40 Drop Eval

    I put one of these on my M70 in 375 H&H, so far pretty happy with it as I'm pretty sure accuracy issues I experienced earlier with the rifle were caused by a VX-3HD 2-8 and my poor shooting skills. The 'BDC Hunter Holds' are pretty useful for 100, ~200, ~300yd shooting which is all I'll do with...
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    Howa Superlite 308win Field Evaluation

    On the left (1,2,5) are groupings from my Tikka .223. Shots next to (3),(4) can be ignored as I was just testing for pressure signs/velocity going up in powder charge from (2). (1) is 55gr V-Max w/ Varget (2) is 55gr V-Max with TAC, (5) is 75gr ELD-M with Varget. On the right are 3 3-shot...
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    Mountain Goat Counts

    I did one this year for the first time, and would definitely do it again. I was happy that we were able to find goats in an area where the previous year’s surveyors could not. Also learned that I need to do a bit more scrambling to get comfortable up in goat country, it almost felt more like a...
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    Muzzle Brake for Howa Superlite .308

    For mine I ordered one from https://www.rossbrakes.com/shop and it turned out really well. At the time I had access to a lathe to time it, but he offers self timing brakes if you don't. I finished mine with Aluma-Hyde and it looks and matches pretty well.
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    Sitka hunt

    I've had fun and good success targeting blacktail in SE Alaska (Tongass National Forest) DIY, by boat and by float plane. I'm lucky to have a friend's with parents that live and town. We use there place to stage and also to do butchering and freezing before heading home. In fact, I'm pretty...
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    "Funny" TSA Thread

    My first time flying to Alaska for a fishing trip I got kicked off the flight after it boarded by a flight attendant who announced rather loudly "TSA found an undeclared firearm in your checked bag, you have to deplane" I then produced the receipt you get when declaring my firearm, but that was...
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    New Meateater - Has Steve Gone Too Far???

    I just think it's funny trying to see Steve shoot a shotgun; you can tell bird hunting isn't his thing. Overall I think he's been a net positive for representing ethical hunting in the US . Now if only he'd stop interrupting his guests on the podcast.
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    Sitka AK fishing advice

    I will also plug Peril Sky - https://www.perilsky.com/inclusivefishingppackage - as an option. I haven't fished with RJ personally, but he seems like an awesome guy based on chatting with him at the PNW Sportsman's show. He's also a good friend of a friend who grew up in Sitka.
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    Sitka AK fishing advice

    Sitka airport is great up until you go through security, after which you’re desperately counting the seconds until you can get out of the tiny cramped room they consider the gate.
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    Howa Superlite 308win Field Evaluation

    It’s been discussed earlier in this thread, but manufacturers not having proper QC is the issues. Returning a rifle to the manufacturer these days is such a pain and added expense that most people don’t bother. For example I have a Glock 20 that has reliability problems and due to FedEx/UPS’s...
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    Howa Superlite 308win Field Evaluation

    No the feeding issues are due to poor inletting that causes the magazine to not sit flush against the receiver. IMO the manufacturing process of the stock is flawed, as they paint the stock after the inletting is formed/cut. The thick rubbery paint used throws the dimensions off. If they masked...

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