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About this time of year I take as many of the 21 grand kids that will go on a mile and a half backpack to our secret spot. We have a BIG campfire, eat a lot, explore, do a compass course, and culminate with giving them something that their mothers disapprove of, (in the past it has been wrist...

notdonhunting mentioned Scout War Stories That should be worthy of a whole new thread. I only had 2 kids get bit by rattlesnakes

Every show I see now has the unmistakable sound of the expended brass tinkling when it hits the floor. This sounds cool but I must be doing something wrong because I can't hear it when I shoot. Maybe it has something to do with me shooting the first 25 years without hearing protection. Tonight...

I have formulated a few opinions based on 60+ years of observing the human condition. I see two two polar opposites of personality types when confronted with trust issues. One is what I will call the "Trusting". They are characterized by believing most every thing they are told whether from...

Why? Because it is the only "ethics" argument not made yet.

A couple of weeks ago on a mature mule deer. 6.5x284 handloads Hornady 6.5 143 EXD-X 2735 FPS @ muzzle 185 yards, deer quartering away. Entered and broke second to last rib, exited body cavity and lodged in muscle of off shoulder. Before weight 143 gr.........after weight 56 gr. I liked the...

LAST EDITED ON Oct-05-17 AT 09:52PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Oct-05-17 AT 09:51?PM (MST) Target dots are 1" My Fierce Rifle came with a box of Nosler 129gr AB-LR's. Every time I go the the range working up loads I shoot a few factories just for fun. The best three shots with the Noslers have...

The deer....not my wife

Since it has become fashionable to name a deer before you shoot it, what else could I call it?

The skinning a deer fast thread reminded me of the times,(plural), I have left my knife near a gut pile. I confess to having had someone else remind me to pick it up, going a dozen steps and then looking for it, getting to camp and remembering it, and even getting home and find it missing. I am...

When I was a kid my granddad shot this deer, took it home, ate it and then threw the horns in the backyard. After he died I got the bleached out skull and horns and then found a cape and resurrected them. It now hangs in my office to remind me of him.

How long did it take for the Utah DWR to post this info to your harvest survey?

A few years ago while traveling through the fair city of Fairview, Ut. we stopped in for a bite at the local cafe. When we were informed by a lovely young lady that the special of the day was chicken fried steak a lively discussion ensued as to the amount of small cafes that have the same...

LAST EDITED ON Sep-05-10 AT 10:35PM (MST)[p]Its been a rough couple of days. My sons friend was killed near Strawberry yesterday on an ATV while on the archery hunt. I have never worn a helmet while hunting but I am seriously reconsidering. In fact I hardly ever see someone that is hunting...

Eating lunch has just got a little harder http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33289924/ns/today-today_people/?GT1=43001