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I'm leaving early next week for a deer hunt near Evanston Wyo. Just wondering what the snow report is for SLC to Evanston?

Re: ruger m77 tang safety A trigger job and a M77 turns into a great gun. I have several Rugers in my safes

Re: Rice Bran? Buck Grub is Rice Bran. Depending on where you live Rice bran is available cheaper than buck grub. Where i hunt in MS and LA Rice Bran is all they bait with and costs about 4 dollars a 50 pound sack.

Re: Is this for real? [ QUOTE ] I'm afraid that it is real. I had actually read about his case somewhere else. Plus, if I remember right I got a thing in the mail from someone warning to watch this case carefully dut to the precedent it would set. See "federal waters" can be expanded to include any waters on US Forest Service and National Park lands such as Yellowstone. Sounds like another activist judge legislating law from the bench [/ QUOTE ] Same here

Re: how do you like your steak? [ QUOTE ] Rare....A good vet and 15 minutes could have my steaks back on their feet [/ QUOTE ] Same here

Thought you might get a kick out of it. american hunters saboteurs association "Dear morons, You people must feel pretty manly shooting down helpless animals. And not just that, but doing it in hiding. What do you gain from this? Does it convince yourself that you aren't gay or feminine? Or do you just feel weak as a human being so you have to go out and kill and show you're buddies what a man you are while you're sitting at you're homes drinking bud light, and checking out the 14 year old girls down at the high school across the street? You people failed in life so you take it out on innocent beings. Well you're fun will soon come to a stop. I guarantee it. If you'd like my adress to send hate mail because you have nothing better to do, let me know. Sincerely, Thomas James Verrow." heres a link to their site if you need a laugh or want to email them. http://www.huntsab.org/

Re: Question for the fellas I'm a beard trimmer and thats it.

Re: Colorado Mountain Goat (with Pics) Nice billy in some serious country. I have a hard time elk and deer hunting in the 10-12,000 foot elevation range. Brings back memorys of my sheep hunts. Talk about breathing pure fire 14k feet is seriously high. Congrats again on a great billy. With the availablity of tags that is truely a once in a life time hunt.

Re: .348 Win...... Model 71 is a grewat rifle and somewhat forgetten due to the popularity of the Model 94 and the marlin 336. I'd love to have that rifle in my safe. Sorry i can't help much with the caliber though.

Re: close, but not able to connect LDH Thats fine. i am not forcing any belief on you. If your content with where you are in your hunting career than thats great and i wish you the best of luck, and continued success.

Re: what does this bobcat most likely

Re: Christian Music [ QUOTE ] i listen to k-love, thats all our radio is set on, i like jars of clay, m w smith, clay cross. [/ QUOTE ] Are you from northwest Iowa? That I think is a Sioux Center Iowa Station. I listen to it over there sometimes.

I copied and pasted this from another forum. Last night I met someone that has a poor outlook on things. A friend of mine and I met a ‘fellow‘ (I use that term loosely) bow hunter at the trail head as we unloaded gear and readied ourselves for the evening hunt. We exchanged pleasantries, which led to a brief conversation concerning the elk herd that resides in this particular area. “Not many animals this year” said the guy we just met. Funny, cause I was about to say just the opposite. He then went on to describe that he believed the lack of animals was due to the motorcycle riders that use the area. “Riding up and down the trails and the ridges”. I asked if they were really using the ridges also. There are no trails on the ridges that I am aware of excluding one. The main trail runs along a ridge that is open to the use of everything but wheelers and highway vehicles. Motorbikes, horses, foot travel and mountain bikes are all legal. The sign at the trail head signifies this. He then went on the call the bikers derogatory terms. Then explains how he has ‘got’ two of them! He describes how he has taken it upon himself to rid this area of these unwanted outdoors enthusiasts. He explains how he places log across the trail in locations that riders would not be apt to see them…until it was too late for them to react. In turn causing them to crash. He described in detail how he will place a log on the back-side of a rise in the trail, so when someone rides over the top, they will hit the log ! At this point in the conversation I find myself full of emotion....anger! I want to yell at him for being ignorant, so blatantly criminal, so ‘matters into my own hands’. But I say nothing. What can I say or do that will change this person? We end the conversation, and head for the trail head. Not 200 yds for the parking area, two helmet clad riders are making their way down the trail. I stop one of them and explain the dangers that may lay in wait for them the next time they ride this particular trail. He thanked us and went on his way. My friend mentioned to me that he had remove several logs from the trail the week prior. Didn’t think much of it until the culprit admitted to this behavior with such a disgusting err of satisfaction and pride. I can cannot keep from thinking of a young father out enjoying an evening ride when out of no where he is laying on his back, staring face up into the fading light knowing he will die there that night. His neck is broken. Or maybe not that drastic. May he got lucky, maybe it just broke both of his wrists. Or perhaps he has his 8ry boy with him. No helmets, heaven forbid. Now the young boy can't perform simple tasks because his motor skills haven’t returned even after months of therapy. I know these scenarios may never play out. But I can’t help but imagine the worst. I know why this ‘hard core hunter’ has taken such a justified aggressive tactic towards fellow recreationists . During the second week of the archery elk hunt, I located a cow elk only a short distant from the main -open to motorized travel trail way. I was hiking. I began my stalk on the elk. I blew it within in minutes. The cow was only 100yds from the trail. I continued on to where I would have intercepted her had I not blown the stalk. She was going to water in a wallow. As I surveyed the wallow, I noticed a freshly hung, ‘hang-‘ type of tree stand. “Lucky bugger”, I thought to myself. He’ll have his elk in no time. I left before I completely disturbed the location for the evening…. Well, after the ‘logger’ explained his plans of attack on the trail way, I asked him if he own the tree stand over the wallow. Guess what, he does. So now we have a tree stand within 100yds of a main trail which allows bikes; a guy that thinks he is the only one that has the right to hunt this area, and some avid bikers. I smell a recipe for disaster. Sorry for the lengthy post. But I can’t sit idly by and listen to people bragging about doing harm to ones property and more importantly to other people. The minute anyone assumes or believes that their recreation is more important than the next persons, that’s when the trouble starts. I’m sure the bikes scare off game. I’m sorry. I wish that didn’t happen, but there is no reason to harm someone, to intentionally plan on doing serious bodily injury! Or to even due damage to their property. I am contacting the local authorities. I will file a complaint. The guy told me where he works…(sorry but it’s no surprise. I don’t like the people that work there, it must be a requirement for employment to have such an ego). Hopefully there will at least be a investigation. If nothing more comes from this post than to keep some of you guys and gals aware the next you head up the trail whether it be with bow, rifle or camera, be careful! Watch where you step. Can you imagine settling into your tree stand, only to find yourself falling twenty feet onto a busted off quakie stump? What’s the difference?

Re: Welp, got good news... great news

Re: Just got done practicing with my bow... congrats. sounds like your practice is paying off.

Re: \"Trophy Hunter\" are you one? [ QUOTE ] I'll let the young bucks walk, but any doe had better watch out. Deer ... it's what's for dinner. Ben [/ QUOTE ] Sounds like a good practice of herd management and QDMA you have going. i commend you for your self control.

Re: close, but not able to connect [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Way to practice QDMA. Let the young ones walk and become a true trophy. Good lesson here for the baby killers. [/ QUOTE ] All deer are trophies. Anyone that doesn't believe that shouldn't be hunting at all. Your "baby killer" comment was inappropriate. QDM is a personal choice. It should NEVER be forced on anyone. You talk about freedom to hunt, freedom to own guns, etc. well, part of hunting is the freedom to CHOOSE what to shoot, within the law. A trophy is in the eye of the beholder. What animal to harvest is a matter of personal choice and should be respected. [/ QUOTE ] You are 100% correct but don't complain about not shooting a big one. QDM and shooting a little one don't do hand in hand. Anyone can shoot any thing they want. Why would want to shoot a 120 inch deer though when you have a very real chance to shoot a 165 inch deer? I'm not forcing QDM on anyone. I was simply congratulating Onida Man on making a good choice as that deer will grow int something great. Look how tight the skin is around the neck, no roman nose, no belly, no sway back, All tell tale signs of a buck that hasnt reached maturity yet. I understand that the trophy is in the eye of the beholder and will congratulate anyone on any deer killed. I just simply stated that he made the right choice. Obviously if he was willing to let that buck walk he knows he has the chance to kill a truely great buck. My mentor and western big game hunting partner Kirt Darner told me "if you are not willing to pass on the small ones, and even the pretty decent good ones your chances of killing a giant are very slim". I was simply just stating the fact that by letting this buck walk it will be a magnificant trophy in 2 years. I didn't mean to offend anyone and I'm sorry if I did.

Re: close, but not able to connect Way to practice QDMA. Let the young ones walk and become a true trophy. Good lesson here for the baby killers.

Re: Prayers Prayers from SD

Re: Picked this up last night Cool Steve. Good Luck with it.

Re: Happy Birthday BowtechTurkeyHunter Happy Birthday Steve. We'll celebrate this weekend hopefully with a good buck.

Re: best all around caliber? 30 cal with a min 180 gr bullet will handle most North American Game

Re: Elk Contest Rules (please post) [ QUOTE ] what about cows (andymansavage)? just measure their antlers, as stated above. lol [/ QUOTE ] PM Dakota on that one

Re: danners, scentlok, and under armor Good buys right there. Congrats.

Re: scent killer spray I think you should be fine. HS is a sponsor of mine and I have more scent killer that I could use in 5 years. I'll use what I have til it's gone.