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    Gas Prices & DIY NR Hunters

    gas prices won't stop me from going. i have a guided elk hunt booked for december and don't care what the price of gas gets to. i do a guided elk hunt every year, it's what i look forward too all year. ymmv.
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    Copper vs Bonded vs Cup and Core

    30-06 or 308win, 165 or 180gr partition, for everything up to elk, moose and nilgai. has worked for me for 40 years.
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    Is 60# compound bow enough for elk?

    60lbs is more than enough if you use a sharp, cut on contact broadhead and hit em in the right spot. I've killed several with a 50lb longbow, POC arrows, and 2 blade magnus or zwickey broadheads. Good luck in the fall.
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    Chair for bix blind

    used office chair with arm rests are my choice.
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    Vortex vs Leupold Hunting Scope

    I have used Leupold scopes since the early 70s. Still my first choice. I have a couple vortex scopes which seem fine. If I could own only one brand it would be Leupold .
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    Antelope bullet

    A 165 partition through the ribs works for me.
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    Can you quit ?

    I smoked for about 10 years while I was an army Lt and Captain, then quit smoking and started chewing on cigars that I lit and immediately put out. A cigar that has been lit has a different flavor than one never lit. For the next 16 years I chewed cigars. Once I retired I started chewing leaf...
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    300 win mag, what grain do you shoot?

    When I owned and hunted elk with a 300winmag or a 300wsm I always used federal premium 180gr partitions. Never a problem providing they shoot accurately from your rifle. I started with a 270win in the early 70s, moved to a 30-06 a few years later, then to the 300 magnums, and currently...
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    Another bear mauling

    When I lived in Alaska far more people were attacked by black bears. I remember one attack in which a large female black bear attacked a husband and wife team who were moose hunting. The husband died from his wounds, and the wife barely survived hers. Blacks or browns are no joke, given...
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    The Rokslide Stock Traders Thread

    While I dabbled in the market in the 70s, since then I've only bought wmt stocks, silver, or crop land within 300 miles of my home. I have no complaints.
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    What is your biggest public land pet-peeve?

    My problem is the lack of enforcement by both state and federal authorities regarding off road use of 4wheelers and side by sides.
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    Truck Topper to buy or not to buy

    I buy a new pickup every 5 to 6 years, and within the first week of ownership i order a camper shell, usually a Leer. I travel to either Colorado, Wyoming, or New Mexico every year for elk. Although I take a tent, I have done several hunts where I slept in the bed of the truck. While it...
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    What’s the gnarliest situation you’ve been in while hunting?

    Was bow hunting for elk in Montana a Was bow hunting for elk in the Gallatin mtns of Montana several years ago. Eased up to a spot where 2 elk trails intersected. Looked to my right and about 10 feet away was a black bear. I froze and he did too.. We looked at each other for a few...
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    What's wrong with a Savage?

    i have a couple savage centerfire rifles, a 223 first year axis, and a 30-06 weather warrior. never had a problem with either. i gave the 30-06 to a son and i use the 223 for beavers, deer, and coyotes. i contemplated getting a 110 storm in 308, but i currently use a winchester m70 extreme...

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