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    Arizona does away with auction tags

    I'm fairly agnostic on whether there should be auction tags or not, but the actual benefits to the population has pretty mixed results. There was a data set in the Summer 2023 issue of the WSF magazine that showed an increase of Desert Bighorn tags between 2010 and 2020, but total Rocky tags...
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    Good eats Waikiki

    Duke's on Sunday, of course. I'd go to at least check the box, or at least happy hour there when it's slower around 3PM before dinner.
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    Score this buck.

    120-125
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    Mid-size SUV or wagon options

    Q series is really great until it's time to pay the bill after an offroad trip gone awry. We have a pair of Volkswagen Atlas (Q7 dressed down) and I've been more than happy with mine. Can throw the dog and a pile of gear in without having to fold down the second row. The cargo space in that...
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    Once again a “Influencer” is caught poaching on several hunts (Alpinecarnivore)

    Pretty much been the Muley Freak and Bowmar Archery business model for the last several years, and they seem like their businesses are doing well. It's extremely frustrating that the hunting industry tends to circle the wagons around poachers rather than casting them out entirely. In my line...
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    AZ “pioneer” season for sheep

    Yes, I would do it in a heartbeat. There are literally prominent people in the hunting industry that have publicly advocated that people sheep hunting on a budget should try to find management hunts in Mexico for one horned rams. The generation of people that this proposal is targeted at is...
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    AZ “pioneer” season for sheep

    If you're 70+ years old and needing some special set aside to finally go sheep hunting, I'd ask what you did with the preceding 50 or so years. There was plenty of opportunity in that stretch. I get that it's only a handful of tags, but it always starts with just a little bit here for this...
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    AZ “pioneer” season for sheep

    Bingo. I really don't care to see any age related special interest tags, youth or elder, but it's especially frustrating to see it with a generation that had the ability to get in on the ground floor of points schemes and tons of opportunity to do great hunts. I'm fine with issuing one-horn ram...
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    Upland Pants

    Orvis Missouri Breaks pants I've found to be pretty great in all conditions. In super hot weather on the plains in early season you might sweat a bit more than something with hip vents but I've never had an issue because they dry pretty fast. Enough stretch to get over fences easily but strong...
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    Canol Outfitters

    one of the best kept secrets in sheep hunting right now is that the Canadian Dall hunts are not, in fact, as slam dunk of proposition as everyone thinks.
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    NWT vs Yukon

    ehh, there's some outfits up there where they make it more of a shoot than it is a hunt because of the helicopter.
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    NEED a New Semi Auto 12 Gauge

    I've had a few friends in this same boat, the easy button is Benelli Montefeltro or M2. They just updated the Monte last year I think and you can still find some deals under your budget if you look around for the "older" style (I prefer the lines of the older style personally.) As others have...
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    Spomer....

    I appreciate that Spomer is a total Fudd that's trying to pivot to making #content to stay relevant, but doing anything with the Backfire TV dude is a red flag. Yes, I totally take my caliber advice from some weird dude on the internet from Utah who builds up social media accounts for a living...
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    Caliber Crystal Ball - Can you predict the future?

    Agree with a lot on the straight wall stuff, I think 350 Legend is basically the straight wall version of 6.5 Creedmoor at this point, to the point I think it's sort of worthless for other manufacturers to jump in with their version (looking at you, 360 Buckhammer.) I personally see the end...
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    Bringing guns to Canada

    Zero issues with bringing in ammo into the country, but by law anything more than 200 rounds for hunting is subject to import duties. Should be zero issues with freedom of movement with firearms. In the event you did have law enforcement encounter, I'd guess it would be helpful to have your...
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