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New fire along Lake Rooseveldt is about 2 miles from several friend's homes. Crawling toward them. Praying the wind keeps blowing away from their places.

Prayers sent.

All those brown spots!

The cats are everywhere. Other than town, there are no places to be pushed to. I've seen the cats on mountain tops where the wolves push the deer. Last year we had two spike camps and one main camp where we heard lions chirp during the night. We aren't allowed to hunt with hounds anymore.

They eat them. No pushing involved.

Idaho became a state in 1890

Our forest used to be called the “asbestos forest” In the 50’s on state DNR forest land a big fire year burned 200 acres. Increased temperatures, drought and dwindling snow pack has changed all that. Fires burn 100k acres sometimes Grazing continues. The cows still make a muddy mess of the...

So far the guns on the ballot are Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30) Winchester Model 1873 (.44-40) 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver (.45 Colt) M1 Garand rifle (.30-06) Colt M1911 .45 automatic Colt pistol (.45 ACP) Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle (.30-06)

Both the 30-06 and the 375 ruger have bullets with superior ballistics to the Whelen. Better bullet selection too. Whelen is okay to moderate ranges.

Will the steel cases be good for necking up or down?

Probably no +peak 7 prc soon as that would hurt 7 backcountry sales

Anyone seen the blaze orange color Boyd’s stock?

New high pressure steel alloy cases increase velocity 250+ fps. Supposed to be reloadable. I would be interested for hunting use in 308, 06 etc if the hunt area has shots over a quarter mile. or maybe a fast twist 25-06 for windy places

In a crowded safe, are gun socks a good idea to prevent scratches? If so, what is your favorite fabric? Absorbent cotton or hydrophobic polyester? Safe is not in a commonly humid climate.

My Dad's colleagues in Korea