I learned very good lessons in Alaska with rifles and watched others really mess up and almost lose their lives .My top Alaska DGR was a Weatherby Accumark in 338-378 .I put that rifle through so many test i wonder why Weatherby is not considered more often .I found a custom 416 rem mag weatherby that looks totally promising also .I love how smooth their bolts work and compared to todays worse ever bolting guns they are the perfect DGRs to me .I hardly ever see Weatherby rifles talked about...

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Being the troublemaker I am, I'll just pull the pin and walk away.

I guess I should feel old, but I don't. I shoot shotguns from 80-100+ years old with lots of drop at comb and heel. I use tin lined copper pans, which I have learned to re-tin myself. I have some split cane fly rods. I use single stage loaders with balance scales. I regularly use ancient wood and metal planes and chisels on doors and other wood projects, just keep them razor sharp. I like walnut and blued steel and chrome moly barrels for the most part. I like rust blueing. Except for...

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Romanian government decided to open the bear hunting only for 2024 and 2025 hunting season. Is the last chance to get your exportable brown bear. Best time April-beginning of May and October-November Here are the conditions:
Brown bear hunting 2025
Price for organisation 1750 euros
INCLUDED:
• 3 days of hunting
• 4 nights accommodation (single occupancy) on full board basis excluding drinks
• All transport in hunting area 4x4
• Romanian hunting license
•...

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Have heard about this place for years but recently got a recommendation this is a place to come. Can’t wait to join in the conversation.
BTW I’m from the middle of the Cascades in Washington state. We’ve got all the usual critters here - Deer, bear, lion, elk (Rocky and Roosevelt) and plenty of wolves but they’re currently off-limits.