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Hunting was decent - 3 bucks and one doe. Nothing better than a standard forky.

Only saw one buck paired up with a doe. All bucks we got came to the call or rattle.

Have to keep my Resident hunting pard off the trigger as he will shoot anything on 4 legs. We went up to 1,700 ft one day - they seemed to be up high at the snowline. Saw 11 deer that day which was pretty cool. Had a chance at a spike (not what I was looking for) and drilled the tree in front of it. Taught the NR kid from CO how to work the call and he was able to get a couple of does to come in.

Cohos spawning in the stream next to the cabin on Nov. 1 which surprised me Didn't get the election results until the plane picked us up on Nov. 5. Surprised that Trump won by that margin

Didn't look good for the pickup (no planes flew the day before) and the plane shows up 2.5 hrs early. Mad scramble to finish packing, burn trash and clean up cabin. Luckily, no gear was left behind.

Good luck Calvin, there’s some nice bucks in that country. There’s also brown bears, multiple sightings during moose season including one guy who had a big one rushing in on his calling set up.

As would I, please.

It is a sad and unfortunate reality that the internet forum platform evolved to its current disrespectful and often savage condition. I sent you a private message. Unfortunate that things can't be posted without the obligatory attacks.

I was wondering why you were being so Secret Squirrel about this, but gotta say it's a smart call.

I am going to explore starting a blog.

Would be interesting if this or some other Hunting focused forums offered blog option.

No kidding. We just had to change plans due to unforeseen circumstances. I really wanted to go up there too.

Gale Warning for today?

No but it is super [bleep] right now.

Its more of a "mental" image thing. The kind where it didn't happen at all, but a BS'er is 100% sure of what "would" have gone down if it had.

Hi AGL4now, if you start a blog, please let me know how I can view it.

You are a remarkable and one very adventurous Hombre, I would really enjoy hearing your many stories as a participant of your blog.

Great idea about a blog within this site, lots of interesting and very nice people here!

Have a great afternoon Sir!

If anyone is interested, Brenneke's Magnum Crush and Black Magics slugs are not hardened. They are massive chunks of pure lead. The Black Magics have been around for years under various names. I've read on some sites that the slug is hardened. It is not.

Brenneke makes several truly hardened slugs. The red Special Forces, the green Green Lightning (which are exactly the same slugs, just one is red and one is green), The Bear Protect (which is the same as the Special Forces and green Lightning), and the new Special Forces Maximum Barrier Penetration Magnum. The last one is presently their hardest, best penetrating slug and is made from high antimony lead.

https://www.brennekeusa.com/details/SL-122SFMBPM?cHash=607c77b962b5648716a44a0d46afedb1

The Special Forces Maximum Barrier, if their advertising is correct, seems the current best to me. Too bad Dixie Slugs is no longer around. I bought a few of the Maximum Barrier. Though do not foresee a shotgun replacing my rifles, by first choice.
I do want to try these in a shorter barrel Beretta 1301.

I've no clue anyone would want a shotgun unless a rifle was illegal. And at that point I'd still carry a rifle anyway. Maybe put the word shotgun on the side of the stock....