Adaptive gear is expensive IME. BHA has a special fund dedicated for helping kids who need special equipment get it. Search for "Aidan Long Outdoors For All Fund" at www.backcountryhunters.org.
I'm plotting a weeklong packrafting trip in grizzly country. Seriously considering a backcountry hot fence to keep bears out of camp. Weight is an issue. Anyone have any experience with electric fencing, as opposed to bear bags, hanging food, etc. Enlighten me before I open my wallet...
I've taken two elk, a 5x5 and a cow, with neck shots. First a 30-06 and the other with a 308. Both off hand. Both very close. The bull was within 20 yards in thick timber, the cow asleep in deep snow within 10-20 feet. I had a clear shot at a section of neck on the bull and put the bullet at...
Goddamnit now you're doing that on purpose. Happy birthday Ben2! You still haven't caught up with me in the age department, but there are many ways to measure success. Enjoy!
My dad is 90. He hunted every morning of the 2023 Idaho elk season on his farm (on foot). Then the day after the season closed he broke his hip changing a tire. And he has healed up pretty good so I'm not surprised if he's out there again come October. Even if not, that's a high mark to aim for.
This^. Ben2 speaks smart. I always say, join a group that reflects your values. There are groups for about every possible niche. I don't care what group you join, just do something larger than yourself. Then have fun. But I have no time anymore for groups that tear each other down. I'm more...
National Deer Assoc and biologists like Heffelfinger are casting skeptical shade on this report.
https://deerassociation.com/nda-urges-deer-hunters-to-consider-new-cwd-report-with-caution/
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This easement is one of the few pieces of good news when it comes to access and habitat in NW MT. I've been here 30 years and can list dozens of places I used to hunt that are lost forever behind locked gates, gated communities, trophy homes, glamping resorts, strip malls and subdivisions...