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    Horn plugs

    I never have, and pretty certain they have never collected plug shavings for DNA in Alaska. If they need DNA, there is usually plenty hanging off of the skull or skull plate. Other places can do what they want, but I have yet to hear a single logical argument to justify requiring the plug in AK...
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    Horn plugs

    The only reason we have the plug here in Alaska is because WSF pushed it, and although I’m sure WSF likes the idea of having each set of horns serial numbered and tied to location for eternity, it doesn’t do anything to curb poaching or provide any valuable samples or information to the state of...
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    2019 Spring Bear Success Thread

    My third bear of the spring was a very special one, a nice grizzly I was able to get with a wood arrow and stone point out of my longbow, something I’ve been trying to get done for a couple years... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2019 Spring Bear Success Thread

    My second bear was right around 6’, taken about a week after my first of the season Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2019 Spring Bear Success Thread

    I had a great spring season, getting this bear right off the bat in May, he squared 6’7” and weighed 207lbs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Salting hides while backpack hunting

    I wouldn’t bother Bringing any salt. Salting is a last resort in the field unless you turn lips, ears, eyes, and flesh completely...which isn’t easy without a beam. Salting the wrong way will do more harm than good. Let the hide cool, fold up skin to skin, and use the same care you would with...
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    9MM ammo for bears defense?

    I would suggest loads with the Lehigh defense extreme penetrator or extreme defense bullets. They give a wound cavity similar to a hp, but penetrate much better. Underwood and black hills ammo have loads with it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Who makes long and stiff arrows?

    I feel your pain...I have a 32” draw as well, and it is a struggle to find arrows I can shoot with draw weights over 55lbs. As mentioned, the axis 260’s are workable for some combinations, but I ended up shooting off an elevated rest that I back up on the riser to give me another inch or so...
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    2018 Best Sheep Photo Contest, sponsored by Kenetrek

    After drawing my first sheep tag for the TMA this year, I was able to take my 12th Dall sheep on a solo walk-in hunt! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Stolen valor in hunting

    It's not really that I'm upset with the commercialization, my problem is with the commercialization that is based on false representation and outright lies. I don't like those tactics in any other market, but being somewhat involved in the outdoor industry, it's especially peeving. It wasn't...
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    Stolen valor in hunting

    I am the author and the article doesn't invalidate anyone based on what equipment they promote, how they work out, or how many animals they have killed. Neither is it an attack on anybody directly. Equipment: it doesn't matter what equipment someone is promoting, what matters is whether or not...
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