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I find it interesting the biggest naysayers are from Alabama and California. Now I could be wrong and they could have just moved from a heavily moose populated state or are well off and have shot multiple moose on many guided hunts. Even so most trophy hunters aren't going to use something like a 243 so they wouldn't know how it would work in the first place. I would listen to the guys (Alaska, Canada, Sweden) that have a chance to shoot moose yearly and for the meat not just the horns.
I personally only know of one lady who used a 243 and 100 grain partition to shoot her moose. It happened to be the same moose she had shot in archery season but the arrow didn't penetrate the shoulder blade. The partition did though.
I think like has been stated the 6.5 would be a better choice and is a classic moose slayer without much more recoil. Or get some managed recoil loads from remington (I think) if you don't handload for the '06 and if you really don't feel comfortable with either the 243 or 6.5. That said I think with some heavy premium bullets in the 243 and a good shot through the lungs you will have your work cut out for you packing.
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Ok, .243 on moose
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Skatchewan
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07/10/11
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Huntz
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07/10/11
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ingwe
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MissouriEd
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07/10/11
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gunner500
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croldfort
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Sitka deer
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gunner500
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Skatchewan
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ironbender
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07/11/11
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07/11/11
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hawkins
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Klikitarik
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07/11/11
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DaSakoMan
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07/12/11
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wildhobbybobby
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07/12/11
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Sitka deer
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07/12/11
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358wsm
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07/12/11
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07/12/11
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Mule Deer
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07/12/11
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MissouriEd
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07/12/11
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Mako25
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07/12/11
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07/12/11
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ruraldoc
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07/12/11
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Huntz
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07/12/11
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Jeff_O
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07/12/11
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the_shootist
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07/12/11
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ironbender
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07/12/11
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bushrat
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07/16/11
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Mako25
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07/12/11
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Klikitarik
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07/12/11
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07/12/11
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smithrjd
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07/12/11
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Klikitarik
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07/13/11
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smithrjd
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07/13/11
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MissouriEd
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Klikitarik
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smithrjd
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Mako25
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smithrjd
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MissouriEd
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07/13/11
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Klikitarik
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07/13/11
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Partagas
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07/13/11
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07/13/11
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jagd
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moosemike
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moosemike
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07/14/11
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moosemike
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Mule Deer
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07/14/11
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07/14/11
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Mule Deer
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07/14/11
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07/13/11
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Sitka deer
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07/13/11
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Klikitarik
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07/13/11
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Powerguy
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07/13/11
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oneoldsap
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07/13/11
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Ranch13
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moosemike
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Ranch13
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07/13/11
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oneoldsap
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07/16/11
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Ranch13
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07/16/11
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Re: Ok, .243 on Blue Whales
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Mule Deer
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07/16/11
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Ranch13
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07/16/11
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Sitka deer
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07/16/11
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.243 on space aliens and thin skinned meteorites
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JoeMama
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07/16/11
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Mako25
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07/16/11
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deg967
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whelennut
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deg967
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07/16/11
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Mule Deer
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deg967
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deg967
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Ranch13
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07/16/11
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Mako25
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bigsqueeze
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07/10/11
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Skatchewan
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natman
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luv2safari
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BCSteve
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Skatchewan
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jpb
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BCSteve
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MissouriEd
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07/10/11
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North61
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65BR
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denton
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Flinch
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07/11/11
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DakotaDeer
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07/12/11
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fishdog52
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07/12/11
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358wsm
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ingwe
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07/12/11
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Seafire
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07/12/11
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ingwe
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07/12/11
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Mule Deer
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07/12/11
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ingwe
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07/12/11
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Mule Deer
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07/12/11
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ingwe
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07/12/11
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Rman
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07/12/11
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Klikitarik
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07/12/11
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wildhobbybobby
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07/12/11
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Steelhead
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07/16/11
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Skatchewan
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07/16/11
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moosemike
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07/16/11
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Jeff_O
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07/16/11
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whelennut
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07/16/11
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bigsqueeze
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07/16/11
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John_Boy
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07/16/11
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Ranch13
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07/16/11
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Ranch13
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07/17/11
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Steve Redgwell
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07/18/11
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moosemike
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07/18/11
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the_shootist
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07/18/11
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Skatchewan
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07/21/11
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Gun_Nerd
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07/16/11
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Killzone
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07/16/11
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the_shootist
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07/17/11
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North61
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07/17/11
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jwall
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07/17/11
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WPAH
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07/12/11
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ihookem
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07/12/11
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Rman
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07/12/11
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Mule Deer
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07/10/11
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Skatchewan
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07/10/11
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Tahnka
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07/10/11
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Mule Deer
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07/10/11
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slg888
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07/10/11
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Steve Redgwell
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07/10/11
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65BR
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Cariboujack
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Hubert
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07/10/11
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croldfort
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07/11/11
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North61
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07/10/11
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luv2safari
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07/11/11
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Mule Deer
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luv2safari
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07/11/11
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JD338
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Partagas
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Tahnka
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johnw
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07/10/11
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smithrjd
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07/10/11
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tzone
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07/12/11
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MissouriEd
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07/12/11
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hatari
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07/14/11
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the_shootist
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07/14/11
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Skatchewan
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07/15/11
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ironbender
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07/15/11
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the_shootist
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07/15/11
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ringworm
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07/14/11
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moosemike
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07/15/11
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the_shootist
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07/15/11
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navlav8r
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07/16/11
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bigsqueeze
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07/10/11
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700xcr
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07/10/11
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Mark R Dobrenski
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07/10/11
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1flier
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07/11/11
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358wsm
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07/11/11
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Klikitarik
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07/11/11
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BC30cal
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07/12/11
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Ranch13
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07/13/11
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MissouriEd
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07/13/11
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chicoredneck
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07/13/11
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the_shootist
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07/13/11
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Mako25
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07/13/11
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Jeff_O
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07/13/11
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Mako25
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07/14/11
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jagd
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07/14/11
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MissouriEd
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07/14/11
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Huntz
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07/14/11
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MissouriEd
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07/14/11
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