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    Taking Taxidermy in to Canada

    My wife and I will be moving to Saskatchewan for 10 months for my work. We are US citizens. Our household goods include whitetail and Mule deer head mounts and a few whitetail deer skins. All of the taxidermy is completed. What is the process required to take these into Canada for personal...
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    Less is…less.

    Caribou numbers are down worldwide (unnamed source) Salmon numbers are down worldwide Crab numbers are down Tuna numbers are down Shark numbers are down Mulie numbers are down It is almost as if this planet has an axe to grind with me personally. What other numbers are down? I’m not asking...
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    Wife needs heads to cape

    My wife recently completed a taxidermy course. She would like more practice ‘taking the face off’. Caping. We are in the Houston area and looking for deer heads, buck or doe, for her to practice on. She caped (2) deer and mounted them for the classHere is one of her mounts. She just wants...
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    NZ advice for group

    My company just returned 28 men from a company provided safari on the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Last year we took 26 men to the Amazon headwaters in Peru. I am looking into a future trip for about 30 men to New Zealand. Many of us would love to fly fish for trout, we have a few spinner guys...
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    Dad passed but his stuff is still here

    My dad had 3 children from a previous marriage and my mom had 2. 5 in all when they got married in Idaho. Dad passed away without a will, near as I can tell, they owned everything jointly. One of my sisters has also passed leaving 3 children. Mom wants to sell some land but my sister’s...
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    Popcorn

    With everyone at home, on the internet, arguing over which is better (blue or black) for filling out a document, I wish I had bought stock in a popcorn company. i sometimes go on Facebook and post crap I don’t even believe just to fire people up, I think we have a few others here too. anyway...
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    Stuck between states, a mild rant

    Situation is this. I own a home in Idaho which I have not lived in for several years, been rented out the entire time. I work on the road. 3 months here, 6 months there, a year there, etc. I have the cabin in Alaska. We want to live there and retire there. 18 months ago I went to the DL office...
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    Daughter got duped

    So, if you have listened to me at all you know I lost my dog a bunch of years ago. Promised myself I would never love again. Been going strong for about a decade. Last week I was talking to my daughter about my old dog. It was a dusty dirty day and my allergies flared up while we talked. She...
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    Got Scoped/Report

    Last Thursday, the 21st, I flew back to Idaho to get my knee scoped. I got my right knee scoped on Friday, December 22 at 6:30 am. I had a torn meniscus and some trash floating around, folding over, etc. That afternoon I walked up and down the stairs on crutches being very careful but I still...
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    Deer Pics

    My wife and I are not deer hunting this year, not with rifles anyway. We got up early and grabbed her camera. The idea was to get some prerut activity. We saw lots of does, lots of bucks. Every mature buck was either cruising for does or tending does. This little guy crossed the road looking...
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    Gonna getta moose

    Going out this morning for the first time this year. My wife drew a moose tag in a short range weapon area near Idaho Falls. With her skill and my luck, this could happen quickly. We have to leave town for business late next week just to add a bit of pressure. Gonna try the muzzleloader cuz...
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    Yellowstone Destinations

    I am taking my wife to Yellowstone on Wednesday for a couple of days. We have been there several times and have seen the usual attractions. Any ideas of some sights you might suggest that don't make all the guides?
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    AMEX Bennies

    I have an AMEX card that they tell me I can use to get 1 free airline companion ticket per year. Can anybody explain the process by which I would collect this benefit? Any special rules I need to look out for?
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    Ideas requested

    I am going on another adventure up north and planning on trying some pre-prepared meals. For instance, I am going to fully cook a ribeye and some beans, maybe boil up some spuds, then seal them with my food saver. I am looking at feeding 3 men for four weeks. Breakfast will be organized on site...
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    Can I use a bit of your Alaskan garage?

    A couple of my closest friends and I will be flying into ANC around the middle of August to work on my cabin. I would like to send a 4x4x4 crate full of stuff (mostly camping supplies and clothes) ahead to pick up when I get there. I am looking for someone who would be willing to let me ship to...
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    I'm bored.

    In my spare time I cruise the inter web. I avoid sites my wife and church might find inappropriate. Facebook, hunttalk, AOF, MM and news take up some time. What other sites, hunting or not, are good wormholes to fall into? YouTube, I do that too.
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    Unflattering

    The following quote comes from an article I just read about another shooting. Without getting into the "who does/does not matter" discussion, I want your opinion on the quote. The officers "behaved like big game hunters closing in on an animal," said John Burris, a lawyer for the family of...
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    Proud daddy

    My daughter and her boyfriend both drew bull tags in Idaho. I gave them all the information And coaching I could from 3000 miles away. Opening day they got 2 bulls. If they send pics I'll get them posted.i will also tell the story. She will probably post it on Pintrest ,Facebook and Twitter...
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    Idaho owes me...

    Nothing. I have been applying for 3 species most years since the draw system started. I have not drawn a limited permit since 1991. But I have no sour grapes because... My wife has drawn 2 bull elk tags and an antelope tag and my daughter has drawn a bull moose and a bull elk tag recently. If...
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    Passing it on

    Monday morning I head south to get camp set up and do some quick scouting. Monday evening a friend who shot his first deer this year will arrive in camp. He only has 30 hours given his heavy work schedule so we have our work cut out. Wednesday my cousin and his grandaughter will be in camp for...

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