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    Guided or Go Blind in California?

    I might be flying in to California this Thursday evening, the 27th with only a few days left in the turkey season. I had hoped to be there a few weeks ago but the rain and flooding delayed the work I was going there to do. I thought I'd have to give up on the dream. My plan was to find some BLM...
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    Anyone else disappointed in RevealCams? (It could be me at fault)

    I have two Reveal Cam 2.0. I'm going to say that I love getting photos sent to me, but I'm disappointed in the quality of the images and how poorly it captures pictures of animals. Sure, it's possible that not a lot of animals came by the one place I had it set, but that area has been used by...
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    New CZ Over/Unders very stiff and difficult to open (almost impossible to close!)

    We had our annual Oyster Roast & 10-Gun Raffle last night at our small, Christian school in eastern NC. It's a great event with all-you-can-eat wood-fired oysters along with shrimp, chicken, ice tea, desserts, drinks, etc. We always put up five shotguns and five rifles with a $100 ticket...
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    "Flare" (?) Problems digiscoping w/ Google Pixel 6 Pro

    I have a Google Pixel 6 Pro in an Otterbox Defender case. It has two camera lenses, 1-4x and then a digital telephoto that it switches to at 4x. This is problematic for digiscoping as I'd have to move the phone in relation to the ocular lens of the scope if I zoom in or out but that's not the...
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    Tru Oil on veneer desktop? removing water stains, etc.

    I've used Tru Oil an old Savage sxs stock (birch) and I thought it looked great. I've used it on a piece of walnut that I used for a antler mount (see photo). I'd like to use Tru Oil on my desktop in my office. It's a big, old, veneer-top desk. Either the top was stripped at some time, never...
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    Getting best of both worlds - "standard" and long-range riflescope?

    Currently looking for a new scope. Putting my current Nikon Buckmasters 3-9x40 on my son's Savage Axis II. I would love to be able to 'reach out' a little further but don't want to sacrifice too much of the wide-angle view. Have any of you found a solution for this? Maybe a 4-18? I want to go...
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    Why no pref point if not drawn? (WY) I must have misunderstood

    Hi all, State: WYOMING (Antelope) I thought I had read that if you were not drawn for a tag, you would be awarded a preference point. However, it's been a month or two since the "great disappointment" and I'm seeing zero PPs. What am I missing?
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    Always overlooked guided hunts. Maybe I shouldn't?

    Long story: This was supposed to be the year that I hunted out west. I had read up a lot and was on here a lot and wanted to start with antelope in Wyoming. It seemed like it should be pretty easy. That's what I get for watching youtube and reading threads on here of harvest photos. :) I had...
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    Fossils or Artifacts in Eastern WY?

    I'm curious if there are fossils commonly found in Eastern WY. Ask the "top sites" listed on webpages refer to Western WY locations. Wondering the same for points/arrowheads. (I've been reading the regs on WFGD.)
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    Let's see your old-timey motel photos!

    I was watching a GoHunt youtube video tonight and saw some scenes where the guys crashed in a motel for one of the nights. It reminded me of the only times I really ever stayed in a small, roadside, motel - the kind where the doors open right to the outside and your car is right there. It was...
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    Accessing Public Land via dirt road that crosses gap b/w road and public

    *If there is a "I Know This is a Dumb Question" section on this forum, please point me to it. I'm poring over maps, regs, etc. Reading threads everywhere. Just when I think I've made a decision, something comes up that makes me whoa up. An example is this. I thought I had a piece of public...
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    Update: Father/Son - Wyoming: applying as a party.

    ***I previously added my edit here but have withdrawn it*** I had some questions about how the process worked but I think I figured it out. We're both applied for. Although...I don't see my son's conservation stamp. I purchased mine individually and prior to my tag drawing application. I was...
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    Florida pythons: Wanted dead, not alive, right?

    I don't research this topic and have seen only various and occasional YouTube videos regarding hunting pythons in Florida. In all the videos I've seen, it seems like the snakes are caught by hand and kept alive. What on Earth could the reasoning be behind even letting such a snake live more...
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    Are Cordura seat covers the cover of choice?

    I was blessed with a new job and a brand new F-150 XLT, the absolute nicest truck I've ever had. Hope to head to Wyoming for my first antelope hunt with my son this fall. Either way, I want to purchase good seat covers for it and just keep the truck as nice as possible for as long as possible. I...
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    PhoneSkope - Universal Adapter for Otterboxed devices?

    It appears that Phone Skope offers some adapters that will fit a device with an Otterbox but they are only for iPhone. That leaves a lot of phones that won't fit if using an Otterbox case - which I assume are somewhat popular in our outdoor world. Are some of you using the universal adapter...
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    Arca Swiss plate compatibility

    Does anyone know which brands of ball heads and fluid heads use an Arca Swiss plate? The discussion about ARCA plate compatibility seems quite common here. And if possible, I'd love to use Arca across everything. Maybe someday when I'm bored, have time, or just submit to my ADD, I'll pour...
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    Tripod heads & the radius it moves the ocular around.

    So I've been looking at different tripod heads for my Slik CF-634 paired with a Sirui ball head which I'm going to love because of how light this setup is compared to my Manfrotto (which was purchased and used solely for photography, mind you.) I'm loath to spend a lot of money on this but was...
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    Fall raptors?

    I've always been a fan of observing raptors, especially during migration where many can be seen in one day from one vantage point. I grew up in such a spot in southern Ontario. I was curious what type of raptors I might expect in the fall in Wyoming? I understand the migration begins at...
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    Bore Snake: Will it break?

    Used a bore snake on a 22LR barrel yesterday. I did not put much oil on it at all so that may be the problem but holy cow, I thought it was going to break or at least get stuck. (I'm glad I didn't let the other end go through the breach or I think I'd have had a real problem. I put some more...
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    Yoga mat as a gun-cleaning mat (PVC foam)

    I've read a lot of people use yoga mats for gun cleaning stations. I want to make sure the solvents don't go through the pad as I do this at my desk in the house. Has anyone done this? The one I bought is probably 1/8" thick from Walmart for $8.88 and is made of "PVC foam". For what it's worth...
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