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  1. ripcurlksm

    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    Not my stories but trying to keep this thread going, these were from the creepy thread on ARFCOM :)
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    Portal Back in the mid 70s after I transferred from active USMC to USMCR and went to college, I was home for a summer because I couldn't find summer work near the college and got on at a job I had back in high school working for a local logger. Not all the tandems and tri-axle log trucks had...
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    Skin Walker I will re-post my story. I didn't call this thing a "chupacabra", an old Mexican fruit stand worker, field worker called it that after I told him my jeep was chased by a man in the area. he also told me they refused to work late in the area fields because they are not safe at...
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    Guardian All my life till i was 18 i lived in a town called Wells in north eastern Nevada. Small town population of a thousand, so all of my outdoor activities involved being outdoors. From when i was 13-15 i saved up enough to buy an HK91. My dad bought it for me for $2761.44. From then on it...
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    Wendigo Back in the winter of 2001 my youngest son and I were on our way from Boise,Idaho to Medford, Oregon. We had taken a car trailer to his old place in Boise in order to haul his non-running Jeep to his new place in Medford. We hit an area of heavy snow in the southern Cascades around 2:00...
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    Creepy experiences in the backcountry

    Heres a few of my fav creepy stories from another gun forum i visit Mineshaft When I and my wife were quite a bit younger, we decided that we would spend the bicentennial outdoors. Yes, July of '76......we're old. We lived in Pueblo at the time, and decided to go hiking, fishing and camp along...
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    December Giveaway - 100% USA Made Leg Gaiters

    Congrats!
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    Help me get over my fear

    id offer you my mindset as an experienced backpacker/shooter but new to hunting: measure your starting successes only by making it out into the wild and back home safely. enjoy being outside, seeing game is a big win, taking game the ultimate goal
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    On or within 1 mile of private agricultural land

    Here is how Idaho defines agricultural in 2023 season
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    On or within 1 mile of private agricultural land

    1) How can i find private ag land on OnX? Is there a way to confirm if they are actively selling for commercial purposes? 2) I assume the primary intent of this is for (A) private ag land owners and (B) for the public that draw the tag and know of places with public land that borders private ag...
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    308 muzzle velocity variation questions

    bipod on a free floated barrel and a rear bag agreed on the group size, its a pencil barrel and was my last three shots of the day, trying to see how it groups with my first cold bore shot and two follow ups
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    308 muzzle velocity variation questions

    Extreme Spread (ES) is the same as range, correct? If so my ES/Range yesterday on 12/9 was 92 FPS. Here is my data sheet, with values added to the chart
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    308 muzzle velocity variation questions

    Two questions shooting Federal Ascent 308 175gr on my chrono this month-- 1) At 200 yd distance starting top to bottom, here is my cold bore shot (2660fps at muzzle), 2nd shot (2642fps), 3rd shot (2626). Could a 16-18fps difference between each 3 shots cause this much drop at 200 yards? 2)...
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    Hello from ID 👋

    welcome from panhandle! this is an awesome pic
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    December Giveaway - 100% USA Made Leg Gaiters

    Ranger Green XL Knee High good luck everyone!
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    Sven Saw

    ansel adams wilderness around freezing for a few nights. was sawing smoothly and it just broke in the morning
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    Sven Saw

    terms bushcraft and woodcraft (US) have been around for a few hundred years :)
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    Sven Saw

    loved the sven saw but broke the frame from use. silky saw blade cracked in half while using in freezing temps for a few days. switched to bahco saw and theres no going back. cheaper and softer steel to prevent breakage
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    Help me pick Elk .308 factory ammo to test accuracy in my rifle

    Range Report: Thank you everyone for the advice, just got back from the range after testing: Federal Terminal Ascent 180gr - #1 choice, two 3-shot groups at 1/2" at 100yards @ 2576 fps Federal 165gr Swift Scirocco II - 3" groups at 100yds Hornady Precision Hunter 178gr ELD-X - 1.2" groups...
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    Help me pick Elk .308 factory ammo to test accuracy in my rifle

    just going off ammo that was in my local gun shops

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