Archive for the ‘Hunting Equipment’ Category

No garage – starting cold vehicle !! ????

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> Living in Alaska I deal with plugging in automobiles quite a bit.  Most > folks around Fairbanks use a battery blanket, engine block heater and oil > pan heater.  I just use the last two.  Undoubtedly they’ll extend the engine > life because in extreme cold a warmer engine is lubricated [...]

Smoker recommendations

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Anyone have any ideas on building a smoker for fish and game? I can use just about anything for materials as I have the equipment to fabricate it. I am looking for something not too big, semi-portable, able to control the heat, and have multiple racks. I live in a small [...]

Denver Sporting goods?

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Matt,   Have you tried Frazior’s Outdoorz?   www.ICDUCKS.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text —— Original Message —– Newsgroups: rec.hunting Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 4:00 PM > Can anyone reccomend a good sporting goods store in the Denver area > that carries a decent selection [...]

.22 rifle questions

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I’m trying to filter out some mixed information I’ve gotten from a few friends who seem to know guns, but I think they may only know the ones they own.  New York permits a certain amount of "varmint hunting" with a ..22, and having tasted squirrel last year, I’m interested.  One of [...]

scent loc clothing, any good?

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I’m considering a new hunting outfit with one of the scent blocking technologies.  I see three types listed in catalogs, scent blocker, scent loc, scent pro.  Anyone have feedback on the quality of any of these?  Can they be washed?  How does the charcoal hold up after heavy use? Visit [...]

hopeful first timer with a few questions, WA state

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1) the hunter education classes for Washington state, do they cost anything? if so, how much? 2) what tyoe of gun would you recommend for Elk? 3) (this one goes with question two) what type of ammo would you recommend for Elk? 4) are there any supplies I absolutely need [...]

Low end GPS Unit recommendation

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>There are lots of other uses for GPS in the woods.  In my job, I run >parallel lines through the woods at specific intervals.  I use a good >compass for this, but when I come to a big obstacle, like a slough or >deep ravine, I can take the easy way [...]

Newbie Question: Compound or Recurve?

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Hey Folks, This may look like a question that you’ve seen before, but I could not find the information that I was looking for in a google search. When I was a kid, I had a cheapo recurve bow and I also shot some in school, but that was nearly twenty [...]

advice for newbie: What poundage bow?

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Hi all.  I’m looking to buy a recurve bow, and not sure how many pounds to get.  I’ve shot a friend’s 40 lb recurve bow on two occasions.  The first time I took around 25 shots and did not feel tired.  Today I took around 45 shots on a 3-d course [...]

Big Game Guns

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30 06 is fine brian
> Currently, I only hunt turkey, but would like to start hunting deer and other > big game. My friends recommend that I buy a .30 06. This is awesome for deer, > but for other big game, would this be fine, or would [...]