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    First Minnesota buck

    Finally connected on my first Minnesota deer since moving out here. Hiked into some state land about a half mile back. Got my XOP setup up on a nice big oak with plenty of sign under it on the back end of an old clear cut. Within an hour this guy came out of a ravine about 90 yards to my...
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    Advice on silencing hawk helium sticks

    I've got a set of the large helium sticks. I've done a couple mods on them, added silencer strips to the backs and Amsteel daisy chains to replace the cam straps but that's it so far. My issue is that I keep getting a loud squeaking noise that seems to be coming from the versa button when I've...
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    Does heavy snow this early affect behavior?

    So of course the upper Midwest gets dumped on well before we even get to Halloween. I plan on being in the stand this weekend with the high pressure system we have coming in but I'm wondering if this heavy, wet snow is going to keep them bogged down? We've already gotten a few inches yesterday...
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    Hunting over a community scrape

    Got a bit of a puzzle I'm hoping people can help me with. Found a gold mine of a community scrape late last season. I went in to check it out last Friday and sure enough, it was being used again heavily. I threw a cam up on the north end of it to take some inventory. My question now is how...
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    Spooked a buck, should I let the stand rest?

    First evening sit tonight. I had been getting some great results on a trail cam right under one of the stands I hunt. Nothing came by during shooting light so I waited til right before dark to walk out. Right when I was about to leave I heard one coming in down the trail I had walked in on. He...
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    Trail cam for better night pictures?

    Found what looks like a great buck but he only seems to be moving at night right now. My current camera sucks for night pics. It's decent for day pictures but this is the only decent pic I have of him and it's pretty blurry. Anyone got any advice on a better trail camera for night time...
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    Wolf or Coyote?

    So I've been scouting some public close to my house for whitetail and threw up this cam in a big clear cut. I had seen some wolf tracks about a mile from where this pic was taken so I know they're back there but I'm honestly not sure if it's a wolf or a coyote. I didn't check the pictures...
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    Finally some good news: GAO Act passed the house

    Finally some news that I can actually read without cringing. The house passed the Great American Outdoors Act yesterday. It will provide millions in funding to public lands. Goes to Trumps desk now for final approval. Glad to see that stuff like this can still garner bi-partisan support.
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    Trophy Taker Smackdown Pro

    Camofire has a screaming deal on this awesome limb driven rest today. I don't usually order much from there but you probably won't find a better deal on it the rest of the year. I've been using one for about a year and a half now and it's been flawless. Figured I'd pass it along in case no...
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    Turkey decoy question

    So I setup this morning in a ground blind above a small ravine. I put the decoys down near the bottom. After a couple hours the Tom I’d been hearing in the distance finally decided to come check on my clucks. He got within about 70 yds and just would not budge. He was gobbling hard trying to get...
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    Sierra Trading Post offline?

    Just tried to access the site to look for some running shoes and it says everything is shutdown. I'm kind of shocked to be honest. The one thing in retail that's still working right now is online shopping. I would think that it's booming with everyone stuck at home. Has anyone seen other...
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    Still Hunting with a bow

    Looking for advice. It's been a weird season in Northern MN this year. The majority of people I've talked to have not even seen a buck this year during the rifle season. I myself haven't seen any horns in over a month now and now it's officially late season. All the bucks I caught on camera...
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    Hunting over a mock scrape

    So I'm still fairly new to this mid-west white tail game. Not used to these long stand sits in freezing weather or many of the tactics that are so different from chasing big game out west. I'm getting better at though! Anyways, I had caught a couple bucks on camera in mid-October. Nothing...
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    Building a late season natural ground blind

    Need some advice. I was pretty focused on elk out west this year and did virtually no scouting for whitetail. I have a good amount of public access basically in my backyard but haven't been back there since the spring until last weekend. I also have access to my wife's family property but...
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    WTB First Lite Woodbury Jacket - L

    I've been looking all over the internet for one of these after they were discontinued. Looking for a First Lite Woodbury Jacket in Large - would prefer fusion but cipher would work as well.
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    Unwanted Black Bear

    So we've been having issues with a young black bear recently. He's gotten into our garbage once and we caught him red handed and spooked him away. We've been keeping the doors closed and the garbage secured but last night might have been the last straw. The little bastard crawled into the bed...
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    String derailment, need some opinions

    So I had a new peep installed. Was trying it out and everything looked and acted fine. After about the 20th shot, I noticed that the peep was starting to come loose and was way out of alignment. We tried to realign it but there was too much pressure. This is when I made a serious error in...
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    Dodged a bullet... I mean tree

    This beast of a white pine had been looming over my garage since we moved in. Had some lovely 60 mph+ gusts come through our area this morning. Stood strong for probably a 150+ years but of course it would come crashing down while we lived there! The thing threaded the needle, just missed my...
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    Renting Gear?

    Anyone have any experience renting out gear from Outdoors Geek? My wife is starting to bust my bal... er budget for what I'm I'm able to buy for this fall. I'm thinking about maybe renting a canvas tent from these guys instead of buying my own (next year!). It looks like a pretty good deal...
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    Black Ovis Merino Wool Shirts on Camo Fire

    They've got a short sleeve and a long sleeve going right now on camo fire. It's the 150g stuff, colors are kodiak and charcoal. I'm guessing all the good sizes will be gone pretty quick!

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