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Some fine vittles wasted with those bands. My buddies family ranches in S. Dakota and always looked forward to him coming back with some calf nuts!
Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana!
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We band and ear tag as they calve out in the pasture. Try to keep up everyday while they are still young and easier to rope(on foot). The bands really cut down on stress at branding plus you don't have to worry about flies and infection. Zero recovery versus being cut so you can haul them right out.
Lately we've been using a table and do 2 or 3 smaller brandings a year.
Just have to play it by ear, branding or not it would be fun to meet up with you guys!
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Bands? AND a table? Does this mean electric irons, too? Civilization hits the Hi-Line?
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Oh no, there's still a torch goin'!
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I'm not going to get dirty, am I?
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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Not too dirty but you might get the chit kicked outta your shins!
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I'd love to show up and it'd be only a 12 hour drive and cost me $240 in gas round trip. Under $750 miles. Anyone else from MN wanna split gas and driving duties? No stinkin' hotels along the way, straight through just like when I got leave from Norfolk and drove home! Of course I was 20 then. Jetta wagon so we'd crash next to the rifles when we weren't driving. I'd probably have the only Savage and I'd suck badly at the shooting but it'd be fun for sure.
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ive done the drive to Minneapolis 3 or 4 times, always in one shot.....not that bad with 2 drivers to do it straight through.....
A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books
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4 weeks to go... gonna be good times ~!!
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I wish it wasn't so far to Montana. But,I'd have to sell a kidney to be able to afford the gas for the drive the way gas prices are.
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I didn't realize the 28th and 29th were Sat and Sunday... Anybody rolling through anywhere Denver or Vail on up there?! I can drive half the way or more!
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I sure was hoping to hear from GAP by now telling me my new rifle was ready....... Sure wanted to make the trip.
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George is gonna be there. Have him bring it up !! Grin
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Maybe you and Pat could give him a nudge for me!!!!
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I sure was hoping to hear from GAP by now telling me my new rifle was ready....... Sure wanted to make the trip. Huntr, You had asked about the weight of a GAP NT earlier. Here it is: Keep in mind the scope and rings run around 24 oz. Rifle or not, think about it. It's a fun trip.....
Last edited by oldslowdog; 03/31/12.
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OSD, Very nice! Did you weigh it without the scope?
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That scope weighs exactly 21 ounces.
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Did you weigh it without the scope? No...to me it doesn't matter that much. The accuracy and barrel life are why I got it. Between the rifle and scope it's as rugged and durable a combination as I'm likely to ever need. I think you'd have no problem jumping out of an airplane with it!
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I agree! Can't wait to get mine. BTW, is that the alloy Badger bottom metal?
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BTW, is that the alloy Badger bottom metal? Nope...its the "stock" Pacific Tool & Gauge. I had to keep the upgrades to a minimum on this one. At some point, I had to decide between what I "really needed" versus what I "wanted" as I couldn't afford it with "everything" on it. Eighteen months of overtime after taxes and bills only goes so far....
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