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in reply to: Signs of Spring #13081

No snow left here. Did not get much to start with. We went from -10 to 60 in the matter of a week. Last weeks high where 50 to 60 and next week is predicted for more of the same. No rain is in the forecast so spring fire season may be a wild one.

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in reply to: Wolves #10324

My deer hunting always improves when the wolves are in the neighborhood. We are looking for the same thing deer. My good friend who lives in the woods year round has had several close encounters with them and they always leave the minute they realize you are there. I think of them as fellow hunters not competition.

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in reply to: "Backcountry" Monthly Article #60524

I believe there is a lot of fertile ground to cover on that topic that gets glazed over or turned into a Indiana Jones style tail. I am sure we will good practical information with a little spice to keep it interesting. Nice move Don.

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in reply to: New string keeper #60510

Very Nice Alex, I have not heard Paul’s name mentioned in a long time. He used to post on Trad Gang but I do not spend as much time there anymore. Do you have more pictures of that self bow? The teasers look great.

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in reply to: We don't need no stinkin' N.A. Model! #57674

I believe it has become the trend nationwide Dave. A friend of mine that recently retired from the MN DNR said when he started in the early 70’s it was about a 50/50 split between politics and science when it came to resource management. Now he say it is more like 95/5 and the 5 is fading fast.:evil:

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in reply to: Fight the fat-cat land grabbers #57666

Signed, Thanks for the heads up Dave.

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in reply to: Killing Elk… #54214

Etter most of them are in it to sell the antlers. Out west they have to close areas where the elk winter to all travel. Just so antler collectors do not harass the elk. They will chase them into deep snow so they have to lunged to try and get the antlers to fall off. Which puts a lot of stress on animals that are in tough shape after a long winter.

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in reply to: Killing Elk… #53950

We have had issues with antler harvesters here also. They set up illegal feeding stations and devise bars and wires to knock the antlers off so they can easily find them. They have no consideration for the health of the animals or the ethics of what they are doing when antlers do not come off and the deer become entangled and dies.

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in reply to: Killing Elk… #53233

The same issue applies to deer and cattle, if they start a high corn diet all of the sudden they are susceptible to acidose. They can tolerate it if it is introduced gradually into their diet. But there is a maximum they can eat without severe consequences.

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in reply to: Value of Reviews #47286

I look at the reviews and if I do not see anything on there that looks like a honest critique then I start digging deeper. It is impossible to please everyone. That is way I try to sift out the manufacture hype.

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in reply to: Free Class on Land Ethics #44973

I also enjoyed it. It did have some very good discussions on what can become very divisive issues that remained very civil.

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in reply to: Emergency Gear #43170

Never TP always paper towels. If need to go in a emergency I do not want any TP malfunctions.:lol:

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in reply to: The latest abomination! #30560

At least you have to hold it at full draw. At 700.00 I am sure they won’t last long.

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in reply to: In the Elk Woods: the strange & unreal. #22066

I also have got burnt on the turkey decoy,the first year I hunted them. Unfortunately I am a very slow learner I worked the same Tom on the same setup for 3 days before I figured it out. Then my season was done. Never once did I lay eyes on him. Just 3 hours of puts, purs and gobbles from 7:00 am to 10:00 am each day.

My hunter partner on the other hand had never heard cow talk before and came back to camp the first night out talking about the funny bird noises heard 50 yards behind him just over a ridge. We had a good laugh about that one at his expense.

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in reply to: Bison and bunnies #21615

Another little tidbit that I have been told is that in the winter if the snows are deep enough that the cattle can not graze on the government pastures that the ranchers are supplied alfalfa pellets or hay to feed their cattle at taxpayer expense. Maybe someone here can verify that for me. It would not surprise me though. The crop insurance program for farmers is a guaranteed cost plus program subsidised by the taxpayers.

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