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bigbore442001

I must be the black sheep of this board. I still don't own a lever action rifle.

If I did, I could hunt varmints, small game and black bear in my home state of Massachusetts. Deer are a bow, shotgun and muzzleloader only proposition.

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Good news but as others have explained it can be a mixed blessing. All members of the rodenta family are prolific breeders. I can't offhand think of too many natural predators of these European beavers. So for now they are a curiosity. Given time they will breed and expand their range. Beavers are r...

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Dear GOAL members and friends, This requires our immediate action. We urge you to contact your State Representative and Senator and ask that they not support the Governor's Appropriations Bill. On Sunday July, 13, 2008 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick filed a special appropriations bill for fisc...

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Why isn't this on the TV news? This information should be out in public so the majority of people can see what is the actual plan. You have to be brain dead to vote for Obama.

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I recognized a number of those towns and photos. Texas is nice but the heat and humidity kills me.

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I am not sure if you can get this ammunition over there but CCI makes a type of 22 lr called Quik Shok. The bullet is prefragmented into three peices and swaged into a hollow point. It was designed to give better performance to the 22 lr. I have used it on things like woodchucks out of my 16" T...

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One of the things that I have noticed about those shopping mall stores is that they are all the same and sell mostly stuff made in China. I avoid them due to that fact. They don't seem to have what I want or need. So why patronize them? I believe others are doing the same.

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I wonder if anyone from the Columbian Consulate has filed a formal protest?

Maybe this will send a clear message to any illegal aliens who decide to take up "night work".

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I'm too cheap to go to the theaters. I too wait until it is on DVD and even then there isn't a lot that turns me on.

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Thank you for the replies. I have a lot to think about. I do believe the first batch is too hard. I want to remelt it and add more olive oil to the batch to soften it a touch. Right now is seems to be a almost like a candle. Later this week I will do some testing.

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I was contemplating the idea of making my own muzzleloading patch and bullet lubricant. All natural ingredients have been used in the formulation of this stuff. I suspect that it could be used for centerfire handgun bullets as well. I made a large batch today and poured it into tin containers. This ...

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The deer tag that is sold with your hunting license in NH is good for the whole state. It isn't zone specific. The zones are used to determine what days you can hunt antlerless deer with that tag. Some zones are bucks only while others have a long antlerless season. Others are in between. Zone A whi...

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I didn't realize how crappy the figures posted as I copied them.

I just wished I could have posted the whole page which was in Adobe acrobat form.

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I looked at the 2007 deer kill report for the state of New Hampshire to make a determination as to what area would be good for a week long muzzleloading hunt with Dad. This is something we could afford and would not be too far away, yet have the feeling of a trip away from home. Here are last years ...

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I'll go if someone could put me under sedation for the plane ride. I hate flying.

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It seems that areas with all of the factors you mentioned have a price tag on them that can force the working class poor out. It seems that you have to compromise something. Weather and climate are a big factor in that. Personally, I would factor out the mild climate out of the equation. It seems to...

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As a kid I remember seeing Sinband and his seventh voyage at a drive in with the family. The special effects by Ray Harryhausen were state of the art at the time and were very entertaining. We saw many movies at the drive in theaters which were much more common . Now many of them are gone. Odd. As a...

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Camp Cook:

I am very jealous of that picture. Anyways. Congratulations on the game taken.

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Hmm. This would have to be a custom made rifle. I would take a Remington M700 chambered in 338 Win Mag that has had the action smoothed and a really great trigger job. I'd have it pillar bedded and a synthetic stock painted gray and tan to match the arid conditions of that place. I am not sure if th...

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Let us engage in a mental exercise. It is rainy and not much is going on for today. Sooo. Imagine if you have been selected to go on this three month excursion and by sheer chance the producers have allowed you to take four firearms. What would they be? I should say, if any of them are rifles they h...

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Hmm. In my book the one gun at the top of the list:

AMT Lightning .22 autoloading pistol. What a peice of garbage. It shot well for a while then it became so unreliable mechanically that I sold it.

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I have copied from PBS," One Man's Wilderness" and watch it now and then. When I am having a depressing day I watch it and mentally escape to that time and place.

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Ok. I know I have a snowball's chance in Hades of getting in but for the fun of it I entered the casting call. I saw that they were accepting applicants on the Discovery channel website. I have a feeling that anyone with an outdoor background will probably be weeded out. I watched this series very i...

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Next week we will be going to this area of the Empire State for three days. We were watching a Travel Channel show about the Herkimer Diamonds. These clear crystals are found in the southern portion of the Adirondacks. I became really intrigued and figured it would be a neat vacation to see how many...

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If I was with a hunting buddy I would make him jump in with a rope and start swimming like a turtle on a line. The lever gun would be used as an extrinsic motivator.

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HH: I have hunted for close to twenty-five years will all kinds of handguns. TC Contenders, SA and DA revolvers, autoloaders( small game and predators) as well as muzzleloading handguns. To me, the best hunting handgun around is made by Thompson Center. I love their Contender/G2 and the ability to c...

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I heard the initial offering will be in .375 JDJ. Personally, I would like to see it in 45-70. Now that will get your attention early in the morning.

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I checked my turtle lines this morning and found at least twenty five Canada geese on the pond with a pair of big white swans. Here in Massachusetts the swans are protected, why I do not know, so they are safe from me. What a waste of meat in my not so humble opinion. I have my area set for a blind ...

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Don't laugh at the 35 Remington. I want to say that the record black bear in Vermont was taken with a 35 Remington .

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My current wild turkey load for the BP shotgun is 90 grains of H777 with a plastic shot cup and 2 ounces of no 5 hard lead shot. I get pretty good patterns at 30 yards. I plan to get some bismuth or some other non toxic shot for that specific purpose. Hopefully on September 15th, I will find out how...

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The other night after I set a couple of lines for snapping turtles, I stopped off at the rod and gun club bar. After a little bit of libation, I was chatting with a friend about my BP shotgun. He has a TC New Englander while I have the Black Mountain Magnum. I told him of an interest in taking it ou...

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I filled up my Ford Ranger in south-central Massachusetts. Well, regular unleaded was $3.99 a gallon. I topped off the tank for $56.00

I am seriously thinking about getting a bicycle for work commute. It is only a few miles away and that would save a lot of fuel.

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GK: Nothing wrong with a telescopic sight on a working firearm. I use scopes on my muzzleloaders for deer hunting as well as my shotgun for deer and turkey. I even have some on my handguns for hunting as well. Just curious. What 22 WRM load did you use? I am waiting with bated breath for CCI to make...

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All in all it was a bit of a humbling experience. I usually shoot one or two birds in the spring but this season I was skunked. I have called birds in but not close enough. I have hunted some of my usual spots but was foiled by other hunters. I was also hampered by certain requirement at work, thus ...

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The saga of finding the right turkey load may have come to an end. I did some testing at the range with the same load but sighting in differently. I bought a new in the box TC Black Mountain Magnum 12 guage muzzleloading shotgun with the hopes of taking a bird this spring using a different method. I...

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Yesterday I went to the range with some different components for my TC Black Mountain Magnum 12 guage muzzleloading shotgun. Namely the use of Knight shotcups and over the shot wads. I had some interesting results. The patterning was much better but one situation disappointed me. I made some photo c...

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The 45-70 hands down. It is pretty much a do it all round.

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Many people define success in a hunt as whether they take their intended quarry.Others define it based on the experiences they had while in the outdoors. I guess mine would be based on the latter. I arose early this morning to the raucous din of some inane pop star on the clock radio. That ended my ...

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Congratulations. I am still sucking wind this season so far. Plenty of luck. All bad.

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At least he was able to defend himself. That is pretty interesting that he used the .41 magnum to kill the bear.

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To say the least, we didn't get any birds. I hunted thursday with Dad in our usual spots and saw nothing huntable. Two hens and that was it. This is unusual. We usually will hear some birds. We hunted a few spots and got zilch. Friday was a day of rest so to speak. I was tired and it rained so it wa...

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I have several axes and tomahawks in my collection. I own one hand forged mouse hawk made by a Maine blacksmith I met on rendezvous one time. It has a small head with a three inch cutting edge. You can throw it but it was made for butchering game . I have another mouse hawk that has been cast and ha...

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I arose at 3:40 AM on Monday to hear the sound of a wind blowing across the lake. The feel of the wind was cool and damp. I knew that bad weather was in the forecast. The weathermen predicted at least two days of heavy rain for the southern New England area, thus making the opener for wild turkey to...

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There are a lot of traditional muzzleloaders out there since many are jumping on the inline bandwagon.

I saw an ad for a TC Black Magnum 12 guage smoothbore, new in the box with all the cookies for $225.

Me thinks I will get it. It would be fun to shoot some waterfowl with a muzzleloader.

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We all here think that the law itself is quite stupid. But as Scott stated, it is their law and people have to abide by it otherwise you have the consequences of violating it. Before entering another country such as Canada or Mexico I go through my truck three times to make sure there isn't even a s...

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The no 0 Is a small trap. It would be used for weasels.

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Nice pictures. I guess they know how to control wolves in Romania. As far as African game is concerned I want to say that the usual custom is that the natives get the meat and you get the trophy.

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Yes. I had a moose hide tanned and it took a few months. They have such a workload that it seems to take forever to get hides back .

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For some reason my feet get rather cold. I wonder if I have some sort of circulation problem? In early fall I wear LL Bean boots. I find them pretty comfortable. As the season progresses, I'll don on a pair of Baffin trapper boots. They are an all rubber boot with an insulated liner in it. When it g...

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I make something similar but I nicknamed it Yankee Chili. It isn't spicy as Mary hates anything too spicy. I take a can of New England baked beans and add it to a large pan that has sauteed green peppers and ground venison. Some garlic and onion powder and we're good to go. I work with a guy who is ...

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