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  1. jrabq

    2024 Utah Draw Results

    I should draw a general deer archery tag, sharing points with my nephew. Burned my elk and limited entry deer points a few years ago, unlikely I'll ever draw them again.
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    Shovelers

    Someone said this duck could be entered into Spoon & Crockett. 😁
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    Shovelers

    They are beautiful in full plumage, but they usually plume out late so it's fairly uncommon to see them during duck season. Along with their highly variable eating qualities, and the goofy looking bill they just aren't high on my list. But I'll shoot them if circumstances align.
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    Canvasbacks

    Sorry, those are not your coots, they are scoters, called "coots" by the northeasterners. But I thought about you when I saw that 😁
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    Cinnamon Teal

    Really nice pictures, cinnamon teal today, redheads yesterday. Here's my contribution. 😁
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    2024 Colorado Draw Results Thread

    Yes, I totally get this. Some people just basically want a pure preference point system, especially if they have max points. It just doesn't work for very high demand hunts like MSG, but we're still arguing about it. It's either greed or ignorance, or both. The many types of draws between a...
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    2024 Colorado Draw Results Thread

    I thought one of the proposals from the working group was to replace the MSG weighted point system with a standard bonus point system. It would mostly be a moot point because the two systems yield almost the exact same results, as shown by the Toprut guy about 5 years ago. But people seem to...
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    2024 Colorado Draw Results Thread

    Looks like another sheep point for me, no surprise.
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    Its a mad mad world!

    You should have pulled out this blueprint.
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    2024 Colorado Draw Results Thread

    2018 Hunted this one several days (archery) before I shot this one, "after" This year I'm just aiming to burn my elk points on a 1st rifle hunt, should draw unless point creep is >3. And I guess I'll have 1% chance at a sheep tag.
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    Hey, draw odds dorks…

    Yes, something is screwed up with the 2023 data. Rumor is the guy who created Toprut sold everything to OnX last year and it's likely something is not being implemented correctly since he left.
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    Should 17 year old apply for big three?

    If you have money to burn then go for it, but as others have mentioned you're probably better off saving up for Alaska or Canada. Starting out now your sheep odds in most states won't even be 1%, it'll be more like 0.1%, or 0.01%! You can sometimes get similar odds spending a comparable amount...
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    Points systems - when is it fraud

    I'd say no,...more like bait and switch. 🙂
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    Only in the south!

    Cool snake, not sure what it is, maybe a racer, but whatever it's not venomous.
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    One chart that explains a lot

    Interesting chart. But I think the "hunt tag demand" uptick started way before 2020. But still correlated with old guys with more money than time left on the planet, like me.
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    NM Elk Draw

    Yeah, it usually runs a week early.
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    Small outboard- Suzuki v. Merc. v. Yamaha

    My only comment is that unless you are legally limited to a 9-10 hp, consider paying a bit more for a 15 or 20, which is almost always the same engine (same weight and displacement) with the 9-10 being just limited by carburetor an/or air intake. Difference in cost is usually just a few 100 bucks.
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    NM Merriams

    Large flock of NM Merriam's in the Fall. A bunch had already gone up into the trees by the time I got the camera going. Turn sound on.
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    NM Merriams

    Yeah I've seen some huge flocks in the Fall, but I'm not sure I've ever seen more than 10 together in the spring, and usually less than 5. I'll see if I can dig up a video of 50+ gobblers, might take a few days since I'm out of town.
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    NM Merriams

    I'm still a novice at turkey hunting, but have shot a few Merriams. My experience is that it's closer to elk hunting, they are certainly up in the mountains where the elk are. I cover a lot of ground looking for birds or sign. Some years they follow the snow line up the mountains as it melts...

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