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    Safety Alert: S&W M&P 15-22

    Inspection of bolt face needed to avoid full-auto. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/03/08/sw-safety-alert-mp15-22-needs-inspection/
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    Hunters Can Ring Dinner Bells

    I'd heard about grizzlies coming to the sound of a shot, but wolves? Gators? http://www.theoutdoorwire.com/features/a95aefda-e266-4c1c-856f-1e60da0169b2
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    Fun With Critters

    Back in the late 60s and into the 70s, a group of us leased a ranch north of Uvalde, Texas. I and my father, three guys who worked for him and I guess five others. The lease fee was equal to the school taxes--and back then, quite reasonable. Oak mottes, mesquite, black thorn acacia, prickly...
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    The LawDog Files

    Now at Amazon, straight from Itchy Paw Falls: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=d+lawdog Even more stories than he posted at The Firing Line. Much-needed laughter. :D
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    Attention Mosin Shooters!

    Weapons Man has an article on the Russian range card for the Mosin: http://weaponsman.com/?p=36180
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    For California Deer Hunters

    The article speaks to the reduction of the deer herd because of the protection of cougars. http://www.myoutdoorbuddy.com/fishing_hunting_water_report.php?water=11826
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    What Gun For Bears?

    https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=what+gun+for+bear+protection https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=bear+protection+rifle https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=bear+protection+handgun https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=bear+protection+shotgun Go here first. That way, we don't waste...
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    Lotsa Caribou!

    Aerial photo-shoot of a very large herd: https://www.backcountrypilot.org/community/forum/latest/enormous-caribou-herd-from-the-air-16593
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    Archery Skill

    This guy likely would not have trouble making a good shot on Bambi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBvfVJu8-U I was pretty good with a bow in my younger years, before the -Itis brothers began messing with my right shoulder. But never, ever, approaching this level. The closest was a...
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    The AR: Suppressors and Barrel Lengths

    A long but worthwhile read: http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=1093 Velocity, pressures and dB levels as a function of barrel length, from 24" on back to "way short". Note the comments about 2,500 ft/sec and 14.5" barrel length.
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    Citified Coyotes

    Things we didn't know, courtesy of Nat Geo. :) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/141121-coyotes-animals-science-chicago-cities-urban-nation/ "For his newest work, Gehrt and colleagues fitted six Chicago coyotes with GPS collars and four with Crittercams in 2013 and 2014—the...
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    More on Cougars

    Finally, a rather thorough study of numbers and behavior: http://marfapublicradio.org/blog/tracking-mountain-lions-in-texas-rancher-supported-study-implies-population-is-stable/ "She says without the support of ranchers and other landowners, she could not paint a picture of how lions...
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    Hey, Idaho & Washington Hunters!

    http://www.ktvb.com/news/Feds-say-Selkirk-caribou-are-distinct-264827201.html Because their behavior is different from other caribou, USF&WS says they should be on the Endangered Species list. No biological difference, only behavioral. Duh?
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    Worthwhile Reading

    Two magazines: 1. Range Magazine, with articles on ranching, land restoration, wolves, feral horses, federal agency activities. From a western rancher's viewpoint, but quite factually accurate. Published quarterly, $19.95 per year. www.rangemagazine.com 2. Texas Wildlife. Monthly...
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    Wildlife Pictures

    Well, if you can't get out and hunt, at least you can look at pictures. http://www.rivermenrodandgunclub.com/cool-and-different-pictures.html
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    Mule Deer Migration

    I know about movement from high country to lower elevations in winter, but these guys are talking 150 miles. http://vimeo.com/88619272 "Wildlife biologist Hall Sawyer discovers the longest ungulate migration in the lower 48, nearly 5000 mule deer migrate 150 miles in western Wyoming."
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    More On Wolves

    This is not about hunting; it's about the arguments over the environmental effects of predators and other factors which then affect our opportunities for successful hunts. http://www.nature.com/news/rethinking-predators-legend-of-the-wolf-1.14841 "But several studies in recent years have...
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    Desert Bighorn Sheep

    The Texas Bighorn Society has a website. Among other features are live-feed cameras at selected spots. From time to time, sheep show up in the cameras. http://www.texasbighornsociety.org/index.php/photos-videos/bighorn-webcam You can learn more from browsing around the website. Once...
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    Hog Huntin In Texas

    A film of shooting hogs from a helicopter: http://vimeo.com/21181307
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    Winchester .22 Rimfire Recall

    (Yes, it's a dupe.) http://www.winchester.com/library/news/Pages/s22lrt-recall.aspx
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