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Campfire Ranger
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Mostly made that post to stir some thought. Many local's stories and anecdotes will attest to the suitability of a 243 (or less) for a lot of things - including not only moose, but bears as well. My point is only to try to counter the sometimes tendency that moose threads often have where all perspective is lost and moose are nothing more than cardboard cut-outs which can be pushed over with a stick.
I am reminded of the caribou hunt I made this past March with a friend. It was strictly a meat hunt so we were hoping to bring back 10-12 deer. After we accomplished everything we had wanted in the first day and we were reminiscing over the events of the hunt, he commented that he was going to bring a bigger rifle (than the 243) the next time. Two reasons: wind was a factor at some of the distances we were shooting, so he was hitting some in less-than-desirable places, or missing, and he was not seeing evidence of the impacts like more energetic bullets often allow.
I have put four 140 grain bullets into a very ordinary/medium sized bull at less than 200 yards from my Swede. None made it out the back side. Two Partitions were against the hide on the back side; two A-Frames didn't get that far, all on broadside shots. I had time to put the binocs to my eyes and pick out the animal from a group of several for every shot after the first. It's not high on my list of many good choices. I won't detail my use of the 6mm on moose.
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
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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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07/10/11
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MissouriEd
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07/10/11
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gunner500
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07/10/11
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croldfort
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07/10/11
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Sitka deer
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07/10/11
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gunner500
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07/10/11
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Skatchewan
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07/10/11
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ironbender
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07/11/11
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the_shootist
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07/11/11
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hawkins
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07/11/11
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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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fishdog52
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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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Sitka deer
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07/12/11
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Mako25
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07/12/11
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gunner500
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07/12/11
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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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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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high_country_
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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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07/13/11
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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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smithrjd
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Mako25
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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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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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ingwe
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07/13/11
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07/13/11
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Mako25
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07/13/11
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smithrjd
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07/13/11
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Mule Deer
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07/13/11
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jagd
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07/13/11
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moosemike
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yukonphil
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07/16/11
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yukonphil
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T_Inman
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07/16/11
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whelennut
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07/16/11
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moosemike
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07/14/11
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07/14/11
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moosemike
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07/14/11
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moosemike
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07/14/11
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Mule Deer
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07/14/11
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Klikitarik
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07/14/11
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Mule Deer
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07/14/11
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Monashee
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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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Sitka deer
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07/13/11
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moosemike
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07/13/11
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Ranch13
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07/13/11
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moosemike
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07/13/11
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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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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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07/16/11
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Mako25
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07/16/11
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Ranch13
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07/16/11
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Partagas
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07/16/11
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Ranch13
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07/16/11
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whelennut
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07/16/11
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deg967
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07/16/11
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Mule Deer
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07/16/11
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deg967
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07/16/11
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Ranch13
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07/16/11
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deg967
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07/16/11
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Ranch13
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07/16/11
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Mako25
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07/16/11
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bigsqueeze
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07/10/11
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Skatchewan
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07/10/11
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natman
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07/10/11
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luv2safari
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07/10/11
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Jordan Smith
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07/10/11
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croldfort
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07/10/11
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BCSteve
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07/10/11
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Vic_in_Va
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Skatchewan
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07/10/11
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jpb
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07/10/11
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BCSteve
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07/10/11
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MissouriEd
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07/10/11
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North61
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07/10/11
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65BR
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07/10/11
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denton
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07/10/11
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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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07/12/11
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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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07/10/11
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Cariboujack
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07/10/11
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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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07/11/11
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luv2safari
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07/11/11
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JD338
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07/11/11
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Partagas
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07/11/11
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Tahnka
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07/11/11
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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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