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  1. BigFin

    Utah State Trust Lands - Just sayin'

    Seems like Utah hikers and other users of State Trust Lands could use a few more "political activist" in their ranks. Just sayin'. Link here - http://www.sltrib.com/news/4062922-155/rolly-dont-think-utah-has-a Rolly: Don?t think Utah has a double standard on public lands? Just ask these...
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    Debate topics

    Now that a debate has been offered and accepted, it seems we would all benefit from a debate of topics that reflect people?s ideas of what they think would provide useful information as we take these discussions forward. The more input you have on the topics, the more value the debate has for...
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    RMEF blasts AZ HB 2072

    Looks like RMEF is rallying all of its Arizona members to stomp out HB 2072, and any legislative derivatives that would steal your wildlife. Glad they are not bashful about naming the biggest culprits. "Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of health before you run out of money!"
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    HB 2072 - RMEF issues their position

    Received this from RMEF today and was asked to distribute. SFW always has a hard time gaining any support for their positions. Best of luck to you AZ guys fighting this kind of stuff. "Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of health before you run out of money!"
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    AK Director and SFW Board Member Busted

    Seems pretty easy to connect the dots of corruption in this case. AK Fish and Game Director, Corey Rossi, a founding board member of AK SFW got busted for some illegal bear hunting with his buddies from Utah. Evidently him being a guide and Director of AK F&G makes him above the law, in his...
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    The Wolf Poltics Continue

    Press release issued by the NRA this week. Just sayin....... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< NRA, SCI, and CSF Disavow Misleading Press Release Today the National Rifle Association, Safari Club International and the Congressional Sportsmen?s Foundation publicly disavowed...
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    A good week in Nevada

    Started the week helping a friend who had drawn a Sheldon pronghorn tag. I had the tag in 2007, so was glad to help out when he asked. A great buck by all measures. Then off to Northeast Nevada for my archery mule deer hunt. Great fun, great bucks, and a wonderful time with my long-time...
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    So many sheep, so little time :)

    Have a friend who says that, whenever we see domestic sheep while hunting. But, this thread refers to bighorn sheep hunting. I had never been on a bighorn hunt, and to this day, never have had the good fortune of drawing a tag myself. When two friends drew this year, and invited me to join on...
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    Gas Price Falacies

    With gas prices being as low as they are, sooner or later, someone is going to ask these questions, so it may as well be me. Got to looking back at all the threads/posts that said environmental regulations, restrictions on drilling companies, not drilling in ANWR, etc. were to blame for high...
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    NM Pronghorn

    Too lazy to re-post the entire story of this hunt, but thought I would give the pics here. If you want to full story, go to Moosie's Hunttalk site (hope I don't get nuked for that link). Shot this buck on the 4th. Very happy with it. "Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of...
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    New Mexico - Pronghorn Paradise

    Too lazy to re-post the entire story of this hunt, but thought I would give the pics here. If you want to full story, go to Moosie's Hunttalk site (hope I don't get nuked for that link). Shot this buck on the 4th. Very happy with it. "Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of...
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    Wolves WY v. MT v. ID

    Well, the injunction ordered by Judge Malloy, to temporarily restore ESA protection to wolves,really sucks, but it is not the end. It is merely an injunction that restores ESA protection while the case is decided. Such injunctions are common while cases are being decided. The Federal court...
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    Cattle - elk conflicts: Opinions?

    Interested to hear opinions of guys on this site. You couldn't pay me enough to be a rancher. Have many friends and clients who are ranchers and admire them, but sometimes I question the policies in effect to benefit their industry. Seems difficult to demand that elk and bison get reduced to...
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    Need more judges like this

    Wish more judges took this chit seriously. Looks like this judge has had his fill of pukes showing up and poaching wildlife. Good on the judge. Almost afraid to show up in WY with my MT license plates this fall. Seems that you guys are dealing with a lot of wildlife problems created by folks...
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    Moose Goat Sheep Draw

    Well, the commission is meeting today, the 12th. If all goes according to prior year schedules, the Moose Goat and Sheep results will be posted Monday afternoon. In past years, results have been available the Monday following the June commission meeting. Since I have opened my big mouth and...
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    MT Bighorn Sheep die off

    We knew in January that this was happening. Now we have more clues as to the cause. Someone lets their goats out to graze on public land where tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of volunter hours have been invested to restore a native sheep population, and all of a sudden we have dead...
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    AZ G&F-Cabelas Lawsuit

    LAST EDITED ON Mar-12-08 AT 10:15PM (MST)[p]Most of you know Cabela's has been granted a special hearing by AZ G&F to accept the applications that arrived after the deer and elk deadline (see the other threads on this topic). The hearing will be Friday morning. When a similar thing happened to...
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    "Unplugged" desert bighorn sheep horns?

    I am helping a client find taxidermy mounts for his B&B. I have found a great group of mounts in UT that are being sold in a private estate sale. Some great mule deer, a moose, and of all things, a really nice desert big horn. Why someone would sell all of grandpa's mounts is beyond me, but...
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    Dream Rifle

    OK, all this talk about rifles has me dreaming. I have almost $1,000 of store credit at Sportsman's Warehouse. Today I was there looking at rifles. My dreams drifted to some of the high-end stuff. I am seeking opinions. Every rifle I currently own is a Remington 700. A .222 Rem., .243 Rem...
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    Best CO Antelope Unit?

    I will be hunting antelope in CO this year. I have the points to get any NR antelope tag. Worried about the snow impacts in the NW corner. An outfitted hunt is not my style. If you had one choice, where would you want to go for the best hunt? Thanks for any replies. "Hunt when you can -...
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    MT Buff Bites the Dust (Snow)

    Got a call yesterday from a friend, Ron, who got called on the bison waiting list. His tag number came up and he could go today. He wanted to know if son, Matthew, and I wanted to go? Duh! My civic duty, I think, is it not? So, we snowmobiled 5 miles to where they were. To start with, I wasn't...
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    Hunter/Angler Economic Power

    Some of you may have already read this report. It has some really good information about hunters and anglers and the money we spend. If you click on this link, it will take you to a state by state fact sheet. Type in your state and you will get a two page sheet of facts that are really cool...
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    AZ Strip Bg Buck Fight

    I spent ten days chasing bucks on the AZ Strip last month - 13A. Did see some good bucks, but not the monster I was looking for. I did get 15 minutes of cool buck fighting videofootage. A heavy and tall 26" 4x3 fighting a heavy and short 28" 5x5. The 5x5 eventually wins. I have edited out the...
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    AZ Strip buck fight

    LAST EDITED ON Dec-09-07 AT 09:30AM (MST)[p]I spent ten days chasing bucks on the AZ Strip last month - 13A. Did see some good bucks, but not the monster I was looking for. I did get 15 minutes of cool buck fighting videofootage. A heavy and tall 26" 4x3 fighting a heavy and short 28" 5x5...
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    Before and After

    Son's 2006 MT whitetail. Before: After: "Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of health before you run out of money!"
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    Anyone know these Pukes?

    Makes you wonder how many of these operations are going on out there that we never hear about. My response - "Get a rope!" Bastards! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Outfitters charged in FWP sting By BRETT FRENCH Of The Gazette Staff The owner of a national outfitting...
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    Another Big MT Whitetail

    Yesterday, Spitz from here on MM, another buddy - Ryan, and I went whitetail hunting on a ranch where I shot a big whitetail earlier this season. Didn't see anything huge, but we did find this buck bedded at about 400 yards. I offered to film both of them while they stalked and shot this buck...
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    Another Big MT Whitetail

    Yesterday, Spitz from here on MM, another buddy - Ryan, and I went whitetail hunting on a ranch where I shot a big whitetail earlier this season. Didn't see anything huge, but we did find this buck bedded at about 400 yards. I offered to film both of them while they stalked and shot this buck...
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    Big MT whitetail - I think?

    Well, I am just back from my days hunt. Too sick to hunt yesterday, opening day. Decided to take a friend over to a ranch and shoot some whitetail does. Hoped to find one of the big whitetails I has seen in archery season, but since I had a limited entry mule deer buck tag, a whitetail buck was...
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    Big MT Whitetail - I think?

    LAST EDITED ON Oct-23-07 AT 09:09AM (MST)[p]Well, I am just back from my days hunt. Too sick to hunt yesterday, opening day. Decided to take a friend over to a ranch and shoot some whitetail does. Hoped to find one of the big whitetails I has seen in archery season, but since I had a limited...
  31. BigFin

    Pronghorn Video and Pics

    Here are pics of the bucks my son and I shot this weekend in New Mexico. I wish we could say we were assigned to a ranch with lots of territory and lots of bucks, but that was not the case. These were the two biggest bucks we saw in two days of scouting and a day of hunting. We did see some...
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    New Mexico Pronghorn Video and pics

    Here are pics of the bucks my son and I shot this weekend in New Mexico. I wish we could say we were assigned to a ranch with lots of territory and lots of bucks, but that was not the case. These were the two biggest bucks we saw in two days of scouting and a day of hunting. We did see some...
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    Antelope success

    Just back from my NV antelope hunt. Cannot write words to explain how fun it was. This is the biggest bodied antelope I have ever seen, let alone killed. Congrats to NV for the great job they do managing their game in such a dry environment. Like I said, this guy was a porker. He has a...
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    NV antelope pictures

    Just back from my NV antelope hunt. Cannot write words to explain how fun it was. This is the biggest bodied antelope I have ever seen, let alone killed. Congrats to NV for the great job they do managing their game in such a dry environment. Like I said, this guy was a porker. He has a...
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    Unit 63 - 3rd Season

    I have a 3rd season deer tag for Unit 63. Any guys have advice they would want to share via PM? Never hunted that area before, so I am looking for some starting points before going scouting. Not wanting any secret spots. Thanks in advance. "Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of...
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    NM - Youth 16C

    My son drew one of the 16C early rifle hunts for the period 10/06-10/10. Anyone have any comments or tid bits that they would be willing to share? Thanks in advance. "Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of health before you run out of money!"
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    NM - Youth 16C

    My son drew one of the 16C early rifle hunts for the period 10/06-10/10. Anyone have any comments or tid bits that they would be willing to share? Thanks in advance. "Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of health before you run out of money!"
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    Drew NV antelope

    Just checked the credit card. Both me and my son drew non-resident antelope in NV. That really amazes me, since NV doesn't allow for party apps on antelope. Not sure what choice we got, but all five choices are great hunts in the NW part of the state. I am excited! "Hunt when you can -...
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    MT Moose Goat & Sheep Draw - When?

    LAST EDITED ON May-29-07 AT 07:08PM (MST)[p]The quotas were set and adopted almost two weeks ago. The draw has been completed. So, why won't they post results and let us know? If they want to sit on our money until the notification deadline, that is fine, but why wait any longer to release...
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    Video clip - Big MT Whitetail

    A video clip of a big MT whitetail my 16 year-old son shot in 2006. He did the editing, so I take no credit for anything other than the videography. http://www.monsterhuntclips.com/view_video.php?viewkey=fc522773286a895bc843 "Hunt when you can - You're gonna' run out of health before you run...
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