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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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    Wyoming Mule Deer

    As a SD resident I'd rather see the money go to quality habitat. More impact there. There aren't many in our GFP that love the program as they don't feel it is cost effective. WY mule deer are in a tough spot. Habitat is becoming more fragmented. Winters have knocked them down...
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    How far is too far?

    The other thing that bothers me a bit is the attitude that the type of critter matters in this discussion. Wound a coyote at 1500? Whatever. Three whitetail does? Not a big deal. But wound a big elk and people get pissed. I hold them in the same regard when it comes to trying to make a...
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    How far is too far?

    I see this point but struggle with it. Mother Nature is a b word but I feel there is a stark difference is us a predators and a coyote. Watching as deer get eaten alive in a weakened state isn’t fun. Worse when my bullet put them in that state. We all make bad shots at some point and have...
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    Lawsuit-archery-price fixing

    Surprised they think they can win. Folks are still buying them even with the stupid prices. Service is still the biggest thing. Going in, getting fitted up, help with tuning, etc are all huge parts of the archery sale process that can’t be provided via online retailers. Seems there is some...
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    How far is too far?

    https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/06/06/lawmakers-ponder-what-if-anything-can-be-done-to-regulate-extreme-range-hunting/ Good read from Cowboy State Daily on some of the challenges WY is seeing with ultra long range hunting. I’m a short range hunter but each to their own. Unfortunately I know...
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    New ice fishing stuff

    Some days it’s nice to just setup and fish. I love the run and fun but it’s far more relaxing and comfortable in the hub. And some days the bite rolls in and out all day long.
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    New ice fishing stuff

    A couple of buckshots, jigging raps, and a chubby darter is about all I use. Have boxes full yet lol. Eskimo hub stuff looks good.
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    Canada Smoke

    Who are we suing first, Montana or Wyoming? They need to get more folks out in the forests with chainsaws and rakes to handle this crap. Skies have been red morning and night around here.
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    24 volt Strikemaster power hea

    I agree the K Drill bites harder than the lite flite from what I’ve seen. That could cause issues as it isn’t hard to overload the 24v and kick it off.
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    Zebra Mussels Discovered in Twin Lakes

    Never seen zebra mussels like there are in Lake Sharpe right now. From shore you can grab handfuls and in some areas you don’t want your lures to touch bottom. The Corp is going to figure out how they affect their power plant very soon.
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    KWO - Hoyer and Siemens

    Listened to Bigwater Fishing podcast and they said after Icast hard baits sales were way down. Ffs baits up some obviously. Amazing to me to old pros who have been to all these lakes many times get their asses handed to them by beer guys who mastered ffs.
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    Sharp-tails/ MT

    Spinning wing decoy too? I can see it working
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    Sharp-tails/ MT

    In the old days of crappy west side corn, we killed piles of them in armpit high corn. Alfalfa too. The tops of hills on windy days. Shady bushes on the hot days. And pass shot them into flowers too. The variety makes it fun.
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    Sharp-tails/ MT

    I’ve seen lots this year. Used to hunt them a lot in Sept and it’s like shooting fish in a barrel. Late season can get tougher. Seen thousands deer hunting around flowers. Silly awesome birds.
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    Canada Smoke

    Angry? Sue someone, it’s the American way. Seriously, these fires are natural. Have we made it worse with full suppression efforts? Yes. Has banned logging hurt us? I don’t think so in most cases. Many of these fires are in areas that just aren’t economically feasible to log. Heck, the...

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