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It's on private lands, so I can use more than one barrel. I use one vertical barrel. Fill it with popcorn and the leftover cakes, donuts, breads, etc the store lets me have. The roller barrel is filled with COB (corn, oats and barley) that's treated with molasses. I also sometimes put some...

I'll hunt bears. It's a great time to get out and have a low-stress hunt. Camp, shed hunt, fish, etc and then sit on a bear bait in the evening. I'll put out a couple of baits and hope to shoot another good one. Here's last year's bear on the bait.

Great story and adventure. Thanks for posting it. And I'm jealous.

I always lube the gasket. Don't fill the filter. I'm old, but I also wonder how many people actually change their own oil any more. I've never paid anyone to change my oil, for the same reason feddoc stated above. I might not know more than the guy at the shop, but I do know I care and will...

I had a colleague who ran part of the program for which I worked the last few years of my job. He was a foreigner, and an avid vegetarian/vegan that had other negative attributes, too. The sad thing was, he had 5 subordinate employees. He hired 4 vegans and would likely have had 5 if he...

I don't know specifically about Star Valley. But I"ll bet there are many options. I do know 4-H is always looking for volunteer leaders for shooting sports and conservation/wildlife projects. And G&F has a shortage of hunter safety instructors, so that's another option. Thanks for being...

Thanks for sharing. Interesting stuff. I agree that it makes a big difference if it's inside or outside spread. And I doubt they have many bucks in that sample in the 5, 6, and 7 year old categories for each year. Either way, it is cool stuff and I wish we had this sort of info in the...

Our deer don't migrate. They live within a few sections.

Good topic and great answers. My dad taught me to handload in the 60's and I have never shot anything bigger than a rodent with factory ammo. I have tons of brass and lots of powder, primers and bullets. I had a lot on hand before Covid, but still buy stuff. I haven't penciled it lately...

Culling only works when the disease is not endemic in the area. Once the disease is endemic and the prions are established in the ecosystem, culling is meaningless. Here's a quote from a research project completed by Conner: Conner says: “Once prevalence reaches high levels and significant...

This is a complicated issue. I've studied it for decades and am still after it. CWD does kill deer but it is only one of many factors that kill deer. So do hunters, predators, weather, vehicles, other diseases and more. Season management is the #1 killer of mule deer. I live, hunt and have...

Most of you don't remember. There was a really bad winter in the early 80's too. I think it was 82-83, but might have been the following winter. That was the last winter that really hammered things here in Eastern WY. The winter of 22-23 really didn't have much impact here. That one in the...

I couldn't answer. It's always "Best legal weapon." Rifle is best, but only if it's a good area with trophy potential. If the quality of the hunt is better, I"ll go with muzz or archery. In Wyoming, we don't have many muzz choices, so it is usually either rifle or archery. I'll hunt with...

People are right. I love Wyoming. I'll die here. But the wind absolutely sucks (and blows). From Nov to April or May where I live. Highways closed, roads drifted, semis blown over, access limited to many places due to drifts unless you are tracked up or snow machine. Wind and weather keep...