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    Vets refusing to work on hunting dogs

    I haven't had it happen but every new vet I've used I ask right up front before I make an appointment if they have any issues with a working bird dog. My current vet is great. Their answer was "every dog needs a job".
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    Optics' Place in Turkey Hunting

    I use my binos all the time. Those darn turkeys are hard to see in the tall grass and glassing has turned them up more than once!
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    Water heater installation cost in mtn west

    I've done a few myself. The labor cost to install is insane for a job that often times takes less than an hour but you're paying for their expertise as well.
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    Is there a lightweight 20 gauge with a rifled barrel?

    Mossberg makes a two barrel package 20 gauge. I think it's the super bantam or something like that. My son has one and it is a pretty decent gun.
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    New Benchmade Meatcrafter- 4" blade

    I carry a Benchmade Steep Country (first generation) and a Fibrox 6" boning knife in the field. I use the Benchmade for the evisceration and heavy work and the boning knife boning and other finer work. I like the boning knife for finding tendons inside the joints (excepting the hip because the...
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    Co Senate Panel Rejects Polis..

    Boilerplate....I feel like they could put a bit more effort in answering communication......if they cared.
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    New Benchmade Meatcrafter- 4" blade

    Yea, I just couldn't do it. My Fibrox 6" boning knife weighs 3.4 oz and costs $25. They make a 4" too that weighs....wait for it....2.4 oz.... I don't have anything against Benchmade. I carry one of their hunting knives and like it quite a bit but for butchering all my knives are...
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    Clip on e-collar?

    Never seen anything like that but there is training benefit to using a separate collar. It builds the habit for the dog that this is different than a jaunt around the block etc. Some folks even us two collars. One on the neck for discipline training and one around the belly for bird specific...
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    Why do we buy soft shells?

    I used to love my soft shell.....but it isn't really a soft shell by today's definition (old Sitka 90% jacket). These days I find myself with a pull over grid fleece, puffy and a hard shell. That pretty much takes me through the whole year. My 90% jacket is there for some situations but not...
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    Pad R-Value Overkill?

    I think it depends entirely on the person and the pad. I have a Sea to Summit self inflating that is rated at 4.1 and a Big Agnes Q-Core that is rated to 3.2..... I can only use the Q-Core with an ensolite pad on top. It just feels cold unless it is too warm for my sleeping bag. The Sea to...
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    Co Senate Panel Rejects Polis..

    I am so disappointed. I can guarantee my senator will never get my vote again.
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    Put Some Thought into your first aid kit

    There was a good Meat Eater podcast with an ER doc a while back and he said any potable water is more than sufficient for irrigating a wound in the field. I've never thought of carrying betadine but I do carry an irrigation syringe.
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    Colorado Residents Please Fill Out the HOWL Link

    Last day to be heard (unless they delay again!). I just keep forwarding my chain of emails to my senator every day with a new note at the top. Lets him know I am still here and also shows them that they have never responded!
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    Put Some Thought into your first aid kit

    I am a big believer in building your kit around your training and knowledge. That said https://andrewskurka.com/backpacking-first-aid-kit-gear-list-downloadable-checklist/ is a decent resource.
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    What has actually quit on you in the field?

    The trigger/firing pin on my Rem 700 froze solid once in -10 weather. I've since disassembled and cleaned it with carb cleaner. Hasn't happened again.
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    Put Some Thought into your first aid kit

    Great reminder....and we probably all need a good one on a regular basis. A year ago I started carrying a SWAT-T, Clotting Gauze and an OLAES bandage. Another really good thing to keep in the kit is chewable aspirin....you know, just in case someone has a heart attack. I'm a big fan of...
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    Sleeping Pads and Insulation type

    I'll second the coldness of the score. I don't use mine below 40 without an ensolite pad on top.
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    Roof Damage Home Owners Insurance Question...

    Ack. Roof insurance is such a mixed bag. I've had my roof damaged by hail twice. The first time it was the original t-lock roof. The insurance paid for the full replacement. I put on impact resistant shingles etc. as suggested by my insurance company. The second time I had hail damage (it...
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    2 person Trekking pole tent

    X-Mid!
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    Turkey Tech App

    I have a copy of it. There's a lot more to it than I use. I picked it up more for leaning calls than for anything else. It follows the same format as the elk version in terms of instruction etc.

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