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The post about sleeping in a pickup got me to thinking........ Maybe I have a whole lot more stuff in my pickup than most people. Here's a list of some of the stuff I have: Tools - wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, etc Tow Ropes Shovel Ax star lug wrench with cheater pipe Ratchet straps...

I know everybody but me is in SLC eating lunch with Elkasassin and others. I hope all of you draw great licenses. I've been wondering for a while about this. I see in a lot of articles, vidoes, etc where people sleep in the bed of their pickup. That just doesn't make sense to me. With a...

How many of the MM gang are baiting bears here in good old Wyoming? I started baiting bears years ago and am at it again. The snow made it tough and late to get baits set this year, but I have a LOT of activity on my bait. Here are some of my thoughts on baiting bears: 1. It's a fun...

The Wyo G&F recently completed their season setting meetings. I was disappointed there were not more people at our local meetings. (We had 6 in Wheatland; average age was about 70.) The meetings are just not well attended, but they were not advertised or publicized in our area. So I would...

My quality of life is directly related to the number of nights I spend in a sleeping bag. In 2022, I was in one for about 45 nights. I'm hoping for about 50-60 in 2023. I especially like sleeping under the stars with no tent. There are not many things better than waking up in the middle of...

I was laying in my sleeping bag last week looking up at the moon and wondered if bucks live up there. So I set up my spotting scope and took a look. I had to zoom to 5,000 power to see well, but there they were. Nice mule deer bucks cruising on the moon. You can even see the curvature of the...

I went on an overnight scouting run yesterday and just got home. Saw some decent critters. It's dry in SE Wyoming but the animals all seem to be doing well. As usual, I saw some solid bucks but did not get pics of them. Too wild and too far. I slept under the stars in my bedroll, as I...

The still hunting post made me wonder if anybody has ever tried to use Darner's fishhook strategy for killing big bucks in thick stuff. When his book came out, long before his fall from grace, everyone was talking about using that fishhook strategy and how well it works. I've never tried it...

I finally got the age of this buck from the G&F last week. We had another buck's teeth turned in, but they were either lost or broken so no info on him. Here's a quick summary: (And you can see it in the pic as well) Three points on each side Just over 29" wide No eye guards/brows Not real...

There is a special meeting on Tuesday, July 19th to discuss the development of a CWD plan for the Laramie Range mule deer. Here are the meeting details: Date: Tuesday, July 19 Time: 6 PM start Location: Wheatland, Platte County Public Library The public is invited to this initial meeting...

I know lots of guys on MM are WAY BETTER mechanics and "project pickup" guys than I am. But I have always wanted an old Jeep Willys pickup. When I was a little kid, we had some good friends that had one and we had great times and great hunting memories in that outfit. I found a 1948 Willys...

Most folks might already know, but just want to make sure we get some attendance at the upcoming meetings. Monday, May 9th. 6 pm Saratoga, Platte Valley Center. Lions only Tuesday, May 17th, 6 pm Laramie Regional Office. Lions and Wolves It does not sound like there is any provision for a...

Slow time of year. Just curious, what do you think are the three towns that have had the most big bucks killed within 30 miles of them in the last 50 years? Here are the rules: One town per state. A town has to be a place with a zip code/post office. U.S., Canada and Mexico included. If...

I got back the ages from some mule deer bucks this week. I thought it would be fun for you to guess their ages. This is in the Wyoming forum because the G&F lead biologist in Laramie has said there are no 4+ year old deer in this area. And as a result, we need November seasons to curtail...

I have a couple of boxes of 45 caliber muzz bullets I'll never use. If someone will give me $5 so I'll feel good, and pay shipping, I'll send them your way. (Costs me more than that to drive to the post office!) Here's what they are: 40 - Buffalo Bullet Co. 162 grain lead saboted boat tail...

I have some 50 caliber muzz bullets I need to part with. Here's the list: 14 - 385 grain Buffalo bullets 30 - Hornady FPB 350 grain (full diameter bullets) 15 - Powerbelt 270 grain platinum 14 - Powerbelt 245 grain Aerotips 27- Knight Red Hot 300 grain with sabots 7 - Knight Red Hot 180...

Again, selling a muzz. I have too many as said in the first thread. I'll leave this listed here till Monday, then it goes to an auction. Rifle is new, never fired. No sights. I see these for sale on Gunbroker for $400-$450+ starting bid. Asking $350 + shipping. Since it is new, that...

I have too many muzz rifles and just bought another. Selling a Knight 50 caliber disc rifle. It has an adjustable Williams peep sight on the rear and a 1 MOA crosshair sight on the front. Great rifle and I've taken some good stuff with it. Perfect for CO or NV and open sights. Even an old...

With all of the expertise here, I'm wondering if anybody has some advice on how to remove the scent of blood from my old Eberlestock pack. I use it to pack out elk every year. I bet it has packed out 50 or so elk. It gets soaked in elk blood every year. But I'll be spending more time in griz...

I have two bags of 100 (200 total), plus two partial boxes of 190 grain Long Range Accubond Nosler bullets in 30 caliber. These are blems; factory seconds. I have shot those two partial boxes and they did well out to 300 yards. I weighed each bullet in the open boxes. One box has bullets...

A friend found these guys on the web. Prices are lower than normal. We tried to make an online identity to order on the web. Couldn't find a way to do it. Nice website. Says "America's Largest ammo Store" etc. Talks about the range and hours, too. So I called. A guy with a middle...

Here's another one for you MMers. These three bucks will be around the point of the ridge and buried in that tall mahogany in 10 seconds. Would you shoot any one of the three, and if so, which one?

Saw these guys over the weekend. Would these be a trophy in the land of pisscutters?? Do they need another year or are they good enough this year?

I went on a short scouting run Thursday afternoon and Friday. I try to start about the 4th of July every year. Saw some good bucks and bulls but no monsters. It's hot and dry in SE Wyoming and the range/forage conditions are not the best. But the critters were looking good and antler...

There's not a special place for Kansas on MM, so I'm putting this question in general hunting. I hope to draw a license in SW Kansas this year. Whitetail is 100% and I also applied for the mule deer stamp. But I don't have a place to hunt. Any suggestions on how to go about finding a spot...

OK, I know there's a product section. And maybe this goes better there. But I never look there, so I'm trying here. I have wide feet and I also have bunions/hammer toes. So my feet no longer fit very well in regular boots. I've been wearing Meindl's for 25+ years. Love those boots, but...

Now - if we could just find a way to get it out of our wildlife populations.......... Long-term research shows domestic cattle resist oral exposure to Chronic Wasting Disease Cattle fed extremely high oral doses of Chronic Wasting Disease-infected brain material or kept in heavily...

Check out this link. Pretty cool that this doe went about 250 miles, which is around 100 miles farther than anyone thought the SW WY deer were going. Mule deer are tough critters and it's great that we are still learning something about them...

I heard the Nevada DOW was going to hammer a bunch of does after the big Hot Pot fire. Can anyone provide an update on whether that happened and if a person should write off that Tuscarora country for a while? Be serious gents...............:) Thanks.

Anyone have an update on the big fire north of Battle Mountain/NW of Elko? I'm hoping it is under control soon. Thanks for any info.

Seems like were in the slow winter part of the year. I belong to several conservation groups, but I have chosen to do habitat work on my own. I think a lot of our money goes to overhead and even to projects I'd prefer not to fund. So I always do a few things each year to help out mule deer...

There will be a couple of meetings including a presentation about aspen ecology and its role in mule deer populations and habitat next week in the Upper North Platte Valley in and around Saratoga. This meeting is directly related to the mule deer work being done there. Here's copy of an email...

This might get a little long. Some have asked how combining antelope areas can result in increased revenues and more difficult drawing odds. Here's a quick rundown of some facts and one hypothetical situation. (But the hypothetical is reflective of the actual outcome.) 20% of antelope...

MM friends, I'm pondering building a new muzz rifle. What I'd really like is a 40 caliber with a long barrel. It's got to use full-diameter bullets because of Colorado. And open sights; likely a tang/peep set-up. Here's what I am thinking about doing: Buy a used 50 caliber muzz with a 209...

Saw the recent posts by Tomichi and BeanMan and wondered if there's any chance the Colorado DOW will increase the Gunnison Basin deer license quotas in the near future. Are the deer rebounding enough to increase the quotas? Is there any talk of reinstituting the 4th season? I'll never...

Looks to me like it is a tough year to have a quality muzz license. With all of the rain that has fallen, has the weather made the hunting tougher and reduced the level of success? (I'm talking muzz deer season.)

LAST EDITED ON Sep-09-13 AT 10:55AM (MST)[p]MM Friends, I've been working with the young hunter that was mentioned in earlier posts and has been and supported by MM members. Special thanks to rutnbull for donating a rifle - a Weatherby 270, and to Canvsbk for giving the young man a Leupold...

There is/was a weekly advertiser out of Grand Junction I used to check once in a while. It had quite a few outdoor ads. Can anyone tell me what it is? Can't seem to "google it up." Thanks.

I've had Verizon for years. But they lost some towers in Wyoming and I can't get service in many areas where the coverage used to be pretty good. I'm thinking of switching to AT&T or Union Wireless, both of which operate on the same towers (but different towers than Verizon). The company...