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Beav, got hosed on hunts in 2020. I’m particularly bummed with all the builds I had finished during last winter with hopes and expectations to put several into service for 2020.
COVID blew up all of my varmint - ground squirrel hunts, locally.
Pard, I was gonna go smack a few prairie dogs with in Wyoming buys himself a new house, which put him into moving mode, rather than hunting mode. Good on him. He’s a brother and definitely needed a new domicile.
Anybody else have new builds finished but found nothing to use them on in 2020.
Misery wants company.....Grins
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Mark, None finished but one in the works. Which will be even more painful in that i think I'll have it all finished before hunting season starts - only problem is lack of any decent tags to carry said rifle  Oh well there is always next year I suppose. Good luck to you this season - expect you will run into something good to shoot!! Looking forward to the pics.
"Rather hunt Mule deer than anything else"
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I got a new rifle earlier this year, and wanted to toy with some loads for other rifles, but cant fool with any of it due to the ranges i go to being closed down for covid..
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Working on my wife’s 6.5x55 build but she didn’t draw a damn thing this year. Even worse between my wife, her dad, and myself, we only drew one Wyoming antelope tag, one muzzleloader elk tag and one 3rd season buck tag. Kind of weird, so I guess we will be scanning the leftovers, reissues or going for an OTC out of state. Had really been hoping for Wyoming antelope to provide about 6 tags. With just one doe tag, it might not be worth going. Of course I drew it, and I don’t need another, would have rather they drew while I help.
"For some unfortunates, poisoned by city sidewalks ... the horn of the hunter never winds at all" Robert Ruark, The Horn of the Hunter
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Beav, got hosed on hunts in 2020. I’m particularly bummed with all the builds I had finished during last winter with hopes and expectations to put several into service for 2020.
COVID blew up all of my varmint - ground squirrel hunts, locally.
Pard, I was gonna go smack a few prairie dogs with in Wyoming buys himself a new house, which put him into moving mode, rather than hunting mode. Good on him. He’s a brother and definitely needed a new domicile.
Anybody else have new builds finished but found nothing to use them on in 2020.
Misery wants company.....Grins
😎 Go to idaho. Thats what a buddy and i are going to do. This state sucks. They make far too much money off of us, for what pizz poor hunting opportunities we get. If we are even lucky enough to draw a tag here.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I had a very underwhelming Western draw as well. One tag. Was expecting 4 based on last year draw odds. Very, very unstoked.....
I didn't build a rifle though as I'm down to the two I need for anything my friend Beav.....grin...
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Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
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I had no idea Oregon sucked so bad. We get deer, bear and turkey tags every year guaranteed.
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If you can’t even hunt in Oregon, why live there? Must be because Double wides and modulars are cheap?
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If you can’t even hunt in Oregon, why live there? Must be because Double wides and modulars are cheap? The rigs beaver shoots aren’t the provenance of the dw crowd; that I can assure you. 
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Could be worse Beaver, all my good spots were burned last year, it has really messed things up
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Too bad the things a Beav has to go through to hunt. Be Well, Rustyzipper.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.
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Well I had big plans coming into this year but with all the COVID mania I didn't apply for much. Figured it was a good year to sit out and hunt around home.
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No new builds but want to do some load development. Local range is only letting us shoot steel and the desert's afire.
I am continually astounded at how quickly people make up their minds on little evidence or none at all.
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Wow, sorry Mark !!
Haven't applied for anything yet.
Will get whitetail buck each (3) & 1 fall bear.
Thinking about moose calf, as our new property contains amazing moose habitat, but have an aversion to shooting the youngsters !
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"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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If you can’t even hunt in Oregon, why live there? Must be because Double wides and modulars are cheap? The rigs beaver shoots aren’t the provenance of the dw crowd; that I can assure you. What a dumb fuggin thing to say. My neighbor lives in a double wide. He also has a three bay garage full of toys including a brand new Harley, several ATV's, snowmobiles a boat and a truck to pull it. He could afford any damn rifle he wants. Come to think of it so could I and I live in a single wide. It's paid for and so are my vehicles, my ATV and my boat. I have enough in my checking account that I could buy several custom rifles. A home is just a place to keep you and your shyt out of the weather to some of us.
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If you can’t even hunt in Oregon, why live there? Must be because Double wides and modulars are cheap? BrownEyeBob, I always have Oregon/Wash big fur hunts to do. But when you own builds worth more than your home. A guy needs a few travel hunts. You know what I mean? Of course you don’t. 😎
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I had a very underwhelming Western draw as well. One tag. Was expecting 4 based on last year draw odds. Very, very unstoked.....
I didn't build a rifle though as I'm down to the two I need for anything my friend Beav.....grin... Yes Sir, be weary of the hunter who owns one rifle. I do shoot them, just not at fur this season...”kicking the ground”..grins 😎
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
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If you can’t even hunt in Oregon, why live there? Must be because Double wides and modulars are cheap? BrownEyeBob, I always have Oregon/Wash big fur hunts to do. But when you own builds worth more than your home. A guy needs a few travel hunts. You know what I mean? Of course you don’t. 😎 What's a "big fur hunt" ?
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Mark, None finished but one in the works. Which will be even more painful in that i think I'll have it all finished before hunting season starts - only problem is lack of any decent tags to carry said rifle Oh well there is always next year I suppose. Good luck to you this season - expect you will run into something good to shoot!! Looking forward to the pics. Thanks Frank, you too, on your hunts. 😎 PS, I figure with all this stuff going off right now...If there’s ever a season to suck in draws, 2020 is it.
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If you can’t even hunt in Oregon, why live there? Must be because Double wides and modulars are cheap? BrownEyeBob, I always have Oregon/Wash big fur hunts to do. But when you own builds worth more than your home. A guy needs a few travel hunts. You know what I mean? Of course you don’t. 😎 What's a "big fur hunt" ? Bigfoot 😎
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
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