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    Snowmobiling

    Doo 900 Ace four stroke is the best casual utility motor ever. Good power and reliable....there's a reason the Alaska folks all use Skandics with Ace motors. They're not rocketshiptyrbo two strokes but great for work and fishing.
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    Accidental shooting Delamere

    The thermal stuff is crazy right now. With a good thermal the clarity is amazing. With cheaper stuff not so much and that is where I get nervous. Dog deer who knows what it is. Sound decisions must be made no matter what. I’m not comfortable with long range stuff at night even with good...
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    Snowmobiling

    I rode lots of those POS 70's sleds. Taught me how to work on stuff and not be afraid to tear into something. Had newer 2000 mountain sleds that were fun but got sick of traveling for snow. If you have a chance, get on a new turbo sled just once. It'll put a smile on your face!
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    OAHE Ice 25/26

    Yes late 2000’s was bad with die offs. Fishing sucked several winters.
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    OAHE Ice 25/26

    With the amount of bait marked late fall it isn’t surprising. It was nuts the piles and piles we marked.
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    Cool new Gadgets

    This is junk compared to a real firewood processor. I know families who get together and rent one for a day. $1200 and they can do around 25-28 cords a day. Just keep it fed.
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    Cool new Gadgets

    Best ice cleats around. Stay off the tile or wood floors though lol!
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    K Drill on a digger auger rack?

    Use that file, take it to your local library, makerspace, or high school and you can have someone print it up. Good work!
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    Buying gold and silver.

    It is either doing what people have always claimed it would do (skyrocket to X percentage of gold) or is severely overheated. The 2010 run, and then 2012-13 retreat, are most fresh in my mind. But, if this is driven by industry demand and not the world is ending economic hedging folks, it...
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    24 volt Strikemaster power hea

    I can’t say. It’s just know one guy who had a kdrill on a 24. I missed ordering one from Scheels.
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    MN walleye possession Limits

    There are many states contemplating this. Down south the crappie limits are in question due to FFS. They can’t limit tech but sure can change the limit. Funny how limits change the mindset and perception of experience. Remember a one goose limit? Then three? Five bird early season...
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    Batten down the hatches!

    100 mph gust in Rapid City. Lots of damage. 96 in the NW corner of S.D. 144 in central WY. I haven’t experience ended wind like that other than a mean thunderstorm. House was rocking last night.
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    Beef prices going up????

    On the flip side, if I pencil out my per pound cost of venison, game birds, or worse yet fish, beef prices aren’t too bad. When you drive a fair distance with a doe tag in hand, the cost per pound adds up quick. I don’t need a rifle, grinder, or vac sealer for my beef. It costs a lot but I...
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    Beef prices going up????

    I’ll also say that I think the direct to consumer producers have a whole different way of looking at their operation than the old time ranchers. The guy I use has his inputs figured down to the penny. He’s got his feed tested for caloric value and knows what his cows and steers need rationed...
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    Beef prices going up????

    I have friends with bison. While bison are much more independent than cattle, you need a fortified place to keep them. They’re generally unfriendly aholes that make everything you do have to do with them difficult. Average bison behavior equals a sale barn trip for a cow. And frankly, grass...
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    Let's talk EBIKES!!!

    Ebikes among the bike crowd are very accepted. There is still some rift in the MTBworld about people riding them on some trails. Fact is they get people out so I’m not going to complain about them. There gets to be some tricky stuff regarding motorized vs motorized use areas with hunting for...
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    Montana to cut deer tags

    Tag and critter availability seems to be declining in most places. Land availability is also declining (no slight to landowners from me either). Demand on public land is ever increasing. Prices for tags and licenses are going up. The NR keep pushing harder and harder in each state. It is...
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    Beef prices going up????

    My beef guy keeps tabs on my general need date. He’s got windows during the year when critters are available and has his spots lined up at the local butcher months in advance. They call me a week before with cutting instructions. Once the ehole lot is ready, he puts all the meat in coolers...
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    Wyoming Mule Deer

    What I’m saying is I feel this impact, per dollar spent, is significantly higher on habitat. You could argue both are localized impacts and maybe you work them together. But, I’d still personally want one habitat project of high quality versus 10 predator control projects spending the same...
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    Wyoming Mule Deer

    We put 30 acres of new CRP into our section. Is armpit tall incredible cover. Our pheasant numbers are 3x better than they were before. Deer numbers are way up. Improving 5% of the land base in conjunction with the existing habitat made a huge difference. We kill predators but with little...

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