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I’m considering a future center fire for my son and the savage axis ii compact in .223 seems like it would make a good starter for building form and hunting on the smaller game side (especially with our lead restrictions). Has anyone used and liked the axis ii? Anyone specifically used the .223...

Those who have had success so far this season, what kind of spread are you finding the toms like? Standard Jake and hen setup or just hens?

I picked up one of the Apache 9800 rifle cases from harbor freight while they were on special. Seems sturdy enough for the price. Any thoughts on how to configure the rifle in there? How do you guys with similarly sized cases set them up?

Limit by 8am. Dog’s first time out. He handled the gunfire pretty well and was pretty chill by time we packed up. He got a lot of lovin at Spragues when we stopped in for the weigh in. Beautiful weather this morning. Cloudy with a breeze. Can’t beat that.

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Given the choice between the two calibers, what makes a more effective air rifle for hunting? Thinking rabbit and pests. Maybe even turkey in certain situations. Are there major differences in volume if shot where that may be a consideration? My .177 sounds a bit like a quieter nail gun which...

With tss being such a game changer for turkey I’m wondering if I really need to be lugging my old 12gauge 870 express hither and yon or if I’d be better served buying a lightweight purpose made turkey gun in 410. The stevens 301 seems like a good solution. Light, short, already had a rail for...

How have you guys exposed your dogs to gunfire? I’ve seen guys of YouTube do it with pigeons ( get them fired up on a bird and then shoot in the distance, reducing the distance over time). Any other techniques/recommendations?

When photos taken on a smartphone are posted to the forum, is the location data removed?

I’m in Lone Pine right now and heading for Tahoe tomorrow. I plan to do a little casual fishing, I know it’s late in the season but it is what it is. I stopped at two places here to get a license and both were cash only. I’ve never had this as a requirement before. It’s not the end of world, I...

With September coming up fast, I’m hoping I can find out what clinics will be available in august. Buck went to the one in lakeside early in spring (please do more there! ;) ) but it was recommended to me that hunting dogs get it twice a year, including right before the season opens.

Who uses one and what style/brand/model do you like? After several mornings/days of numb legs/butt, I’m ready to try one out. Alpz and Browning have some that look comfy.

I’m interested in what experience you’ve had using the funky chicken decoy. I noticed the jakes I was going after yesterday seemed kind of leery of the full size jake decoy in my spread yesterday and wondered if a less threatening male decoy would be a good strategy.

Update 4/7: turkey deals back up today! It’s a little late in the day but there are some turkey deals on camofire today. They’ll expire tonight when the site updates but there are some cool items on sale. https://www.camofire.com/index.php/

https://www.sdbj.com/news/2022/mar/14/santee-lands-sportsmans-warehouse/?fbclid=IwAR2U_jdc0btN_W7Q5WM_CF5xCNfY9MdRY0wJ7EExMJ9e06Qr_zmdqCVFWQA I love sportsman’s warehouse but driving north is such a hassle. This is amazing news for east county sportsmen.

It’s actually been finished for a while but I finally got him hung up on the wall. Turned out really nice. I actually like a little color to the bone so I tried to avoid the porcelain look I see on a lot of diy euros.

So I’d like to upgrade from my cheapo redhead vest this year but there’s a bewildering assortment of vests to choose from. The alpz vests with the legs seem like an obvious choice besides being pricey. On the other hand I expect they’re pretty heavy. Some of the ultra lights seem nice with our...

Just a FYI, the Santee Walmart has some fishing gear on clearance. Nothing too amazing but there were some penn and pfleuger reels that were discounted to 50% off.

I’m interested in getting a ruffland kennel for my gsp/setter mix and am unsure about the size. He’s about 50# and 8 months old. I want to use the ruffland for both travel and as his primary home crate (he sleeps in his crate and has been crate trained since we got him). The intermediate...

I’m hunting henshaw tomorrow and was looking at the limits on CAFW. Are duck that aren’t listed just counted against the 7? For example, could you just shoot 7 wigeon regardless of sex and call it a day?