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I’ve been loading for my rifles and handguns for more than 20 years and haven’t thought it was worth my time loading for my shotguns. If I got back into doing a lot of waterfowl hunting and want to create custom TSS loads I would look at loading for my shotgun. If I shot 1000+ rounds per month...

Hornady or RCBS kit would be a good place to start but I would highly recommend finding friends that loads ammunition. Spend some time with them at their bench and see what you really need and don't need.

The best advice I could give you is find a friend that loads ammunition. Spend a day or two with them loading ammunition to see if it is really something you would enjoy. It will also give you a good education in getting started if you can sit down at a bench and learn from someone else with...

I don’t get any paid time off but I take time off for hunting. In 2023 I took about 7 weeks off work to go hunting. There are many people like you and me that take significant time to hunt or scout.

I’ve killed wide bucks, bucks with extras and tall bucks. The one thing that will get me to go after a buck almost anytime is mass.

The F&G argues they are trying to preserve opportunity for those that want to kill a deer every year. I'm still surprised by how many people hunt those 2 point units every year. There are obviously a lot of hunters that just want an opportunity to kill a forky. It would probably make many of us...

I think think the best solution is to make hunters that kill a deer wait out the next hunting season. There just are not enough bucks out there anymore for hunters to shoot one every year. It would significantly decrease the number of bucks killed and still preserve opportunity. There are many...

Personally I did not have a problem with limited auction tags like AZ has done. They have generated significant $$ to help wildlife. I have no personal problem with Jimmy Jon or others like him. I'm not impressed by them either but they do kill some animals that are impressive. Having a posse of...

He is big enough for me on almost any tag. I would take the safety off and squeeze the trigger. Once I determine they are big enough, I don't care about score and don't take time to evaluate their score anymore. I feel confident he is 30"+ and 180"+ If he is a big bodied buck from Colorado...

I have no problem with doe hunting when the population is up. In my opinion it would not have caused any harm and may have actually helped to kill more does in many Eastern Idaho units in 2022. Doe hunting was appropriately restricted to being almost nonexistent in Eastern Idaho in 2023. There...

Interesting to see the numbers. Compared the general season in Idaho, these numbers are very good. Utah doesn't have "general deer season" any more than Colorado has general seasons for deer. It is no surprise that success was low in some of the northern units. Last winter was a tough one in...

I would be in the same situation as montezmarchery, I would have been hoping he steps forward and gives me a better shot. Then he would blow out of there without me getting a shot.

I'll guess 26" but I could be off by a couple inches. I'm also not convinced he is a young buck. Could be an older buck without great antler growing genetics.

Even if she only got 1% of the votes, that would be too many.

HB 129 isn't about reducing gun violence, it is about control. The governor and politicians behind this bill know this. If they really wanted to stop crime, they would be going after criminals instead of law abiding citizens. At most it will be a minor inconvenience to gun owners in NM but it...

The only lake I've fished in AZ is Powell. I've been making one or two trips there a year for about 30 years. Wayneswords has a great forum with information about fishing Powell.

Regular fee for me. Should draw with regular, so why spend $2000 when I don't have to. Others in my group had no interest in special fee. For elk, I'll probably only do regular in the future unless I'm applying solo or my group of friends wants to do special. Depending on how I do with other...

It will be interesting to see the draw odds. I'll be interested to see how many people pay the special fee for some of the low demand hunts. There are a lot of hunters that can and will spend $1200 for a mediocre pronghorn tag or $2000 for a general elk tag.

It is the way you come across when you make posts. You didn't have such a sharp edge in your responses in the past. I'm guessing you are just tired of all the whining nonresidents interested in hunting Wyoming. I'm not whining about the special fees. I just wanted to have a discussion to see...

I knew I would strike a nerve in the original post with the comment below but probably should have left it out. "Sorry residents, but I think this extra $$$ will also make it harder to push 10% cap on nonresident deer, elk and pronghorn." That is just my opinion and you are welcome to...

I don't see why I can't be an armchair quarterback. That is what this forum is for. Your right that the extra fee will make a 90/10 transition easier financially but still think it becomes less likely. How often does government raise taxes/fees and then turn around and say we don't need all...

40% of the tags going to people with significant extra $$ will have some impact on the hunting pressure. Those that can drop the $$ for special will be more likely to higher a guide. I also think those are guys who are more dedicated and willing to hold out for older animals and put more time...

That is true. The original intention was to have increased draw odds in the special. I do not think this will make a difference in drawing the higher demand hunts but will substantially help in drawing the lower demand hunts.

Even though many nonresidents can afford it, $1200 for deer and pronghorn tags and $2000 for an elk tag is a lot of money. I'm sure that 40% of the tags will sell out at the special price for all the moderate and high demand hunts. Personally I'm sad to see hunting become more of a rich mans...

The scope will leave a bad taste in your mouth if they do the EGD after the colonoscopy.

Buy toilet paper and wipes in advance. You won't be able to go to the store once you start your bowel prep. The cleaner your colon is, the less time you will be violated.

I think some people are lying if they say their standards don't go down later in the hunt. For me, it really depends on the tag. I will admit that I have shot animals at the end of a hunt on multiple occasions that I would not have shot opening day. Most of the time I'm happy to go home without...

I've had a super black eagle 3 for about 5 years now. Great gun and light weight. I've put it through significant abuse. It does shoot high as designed and some guys don't like that. The only time I've had it fail to cycle is with cheap target loads when it was dirty. It has never failed to...

She should have been impeached the same day she wrote the unconstitutional order. With the way she handled COVID, I was surprised the was reelected. In hindsight, I shouldn't underestimated the stupidity of a majority of NM voters.

I've seen blood through the scope after shooting animals on multiple occasions. A rushed shot at 400 yards and an elk isn't recovered isn't a big surprise. That elk could be dead close to were he shot it, could have died a mile or more away or is alive and well today. I watched a guy shoot at...

$1200 for a pronghorn tag is crazy. Especially considering the how the pronghorn herds are doing in many areas of the state. I'm sure the special pronghorn tags will sell out in higher demand areas. Max point pronghorn units will stay max point for special pronghorn. I'm expecting many of the...

If you want to shoot longer ranges, get a fast twist 22 cal or 243 cal that can shoot high BC bullets. Even if it is only a 10 mph breeze, it is so much easier for me to make precise shots with my 6mm creed at 400 yards than a 223.

I have a model 12 in 22-250. It shoots 1/2” groups with a load I worked up. Bought it for $200 on a Black Friday about 8 or 10 years ago. I have 5 Savage rifles. The big thing I would caution you about savage rifles is the action for feeding and ejecting brass isn’t always as smooth as other...

JPickett gave you some good tips. I agree stand selection is very important and takes time to learn. My stand selection includes the following priorities. #1 Wind - won't even bother calling a stand if I believe the coyote can smell me before I have a chance to shoot them. Sometimes the wind...

Personally I would take JPickett's advice and just buy a Nightforce and been done with it. I have multiple leupold, vortex and nightforce. I have had some inconsistency issues with 1 out of 3 leupolds not tracking consistently. That Leupold is a lower end model. I have a Vortex on a 338 Lapua...

As I said in post #57, limiting nonresidents tags to a specific unit or region could be a solution. I agree that you have no right to complain about quality if you are killing a buck at the end of the season, just so you don't have tag soup. I do think hunters that just want opportunity to...

Cutting nonresident opportunity is a reasonable thing to do. The state doesn’t want to give up the $$. If you cut the number of Nonresidents by 50% in region 6, I don’t think you are going to see significantly more mature bucks. If you eliminate all nonresidents hunters in region 6, then you...

That is the sad truth in MT. I spent some time looking at deer in a unit I was trying to draw while on a pronghorn hunt in MT in 2022. I saw a couple dozen bucks but never saw a buck over 3 years old. I talked to several MT residents that week. All were really great guys. Several were interested...

Congratulations on a successful hunt with your family and friends. Ignore the haters. Montana manages most of their deer for opportunity. Hunters that want different management should complain to the biologists that set the season instead of people that shoot deer that regulations allow them...