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  1. Ragman

    thats why I dont like doubles (have one)

    I just watched it again over and over. The slow motion footage helped a lot. PH fired the first shot, then client #2 and PH #3. Who fired #4 I can’t figure out as to me (and I have zero experience with a double) it came too quickly after shot #3. During shots 3 and 4 the client’s right hand was...
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    Well boys, what's your temperature like now?

    We can still use barbed hooks in Saskatchewan, however there are some lakes that are designated barbless. I think Manitoba is entirely barbless now. I’ve tried fly fishing with my buddy in B.C. and I believe that barbs were legal. As for the rest of Canada, I have not been fishing yet so I don’t...
  3. Ragman

    thats why I dont like doubles (have one)

    When the ph backed against the tree I thought that was it for him. Close as you’d ever want it to get!
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    Well boys, what's your temperature like now?

    Come up here and I’ll take you out. It’s one of the few things that makes winter bearable!!!
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    Toby Keith dies at 62

    I knew that he was not well. I saw him on TV a few months back and he was very thin, but I was still somewhat surprised this morning when I heard on the radio that he had passed. What really caught me off guard was the fact that he was 62 years old. I always seem to forget how the years go by...
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    Favourite quotes - Here's mine, Quite a long list. What's yours?

    My father who is nearly 82 and a lifelong farmer dropped of high school after grade 11. He liked to tell me that there is a big difference between intelligent and educated.
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    Favourite quotes - Here's mine, Quite a long list. What's yours?

    I don’t need to shoot farther, I need to hunt closer. - Gary Sitton The light at the end of the tunnel is the front of an oncoming train. - David Lee Roth There is a difference between valuable and expensive.
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    USA: AH At The Rockin G Ranch

    Ragman would have liked to be there, @gizmo has done a pile of work since I was there 8 years ago. I’m not a bird hunter but I’m sure it wouldn’t be hard to stay entertained! I have said before, if I ever go turkey hunting the Rockin G would be my first choice.
  9. Ragman

    So the 308 Win seems approved by AH, what about the rifle?

    I love the .308 Win. Pair it up with a Browning BLR and it becomes the perfect rifle for me. I may just have it buried with me when I die! I love my bolt rifles too but that little lever is just made to hunt. In the bottom pic it’s paired up with my Browning X-Bolt in 7mm-08. Can’t go wrong with...
  10. Ragman

    Well boys, what's your temperature like now?

    Yep. And our idiotic Liberal government has changed our weather agency name from Environment Canada to Environment and Climate Change!
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    Well boys, what's your temperature like now?

    Exactly. Really tests the elasticity.
  12. Ragman

    Well boys, what's your temperature like now?

    Yep. These temps definitely make taking a leak outside a challenge!!!
  13. Ragman

    Let’s see your pup

    You’re right about that. We lost two from 2018-2022. My stepdaughter painted a portrait of our last boy for Christmas this year. Had her Mom and myself both in tears.
  14. Ragman

    We are taking my Dad on his FIRST African Safari!!!

    That is so awesome. Your Dad sounds a lot like mine. Dad finally retired from farming 3 years ago at the age of 78. It has always been a dream of mine to take him on a big hunt somewhere but he always used the excuse that he couldn’t leave the cows. Now that he’s retired he says it’s Mom he...
  15. Ragman

    Eastern Cape April Vs July

    We were there the last 10 days of July in 2018 and I don’t think the weather could have been better. In the early mornings I’d wear a hoodie but by 9 or 10am I’d shed it for just a T-shirt. Very pleasant. My only other trip to Africa was the first 10 days of April in Namibia. Again very...
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    Whitetail deer season 2023-2024

    You guys that still have a hunting season going and can shoot multiple deer are killing me!!!
  17. Ragman

    We tried to get a deer.....

    Sweet little thing!!!
  18. Ragman

    Whitetail deer season 2023-2024

    That makes it even better!
  19. Ragman

    Whitetail deer season 2023-2024

    Well I live in Saskatchewan and I’ll tell you right now, I’d shoot that deer very happily without hesitation. He’s fantastic!
  20. Ragman

    I've got a .243!

    Yes Canada is a huge chunk of real estate too. My in-laws in Newfoundland are twice as far from where I live than south Texas!
  21. Ragman

    I've got a .243!

    I love this post…put a big smile on my face. That rifle shoot do well for you on fallow. Using 95-100 grain bullets works well on our Canadian whitetails which are quite a bit larger and mule deer which are significantly larger than a fallow. There are quite a few members on AH that I’d love to...
  22. Ragman

    Anyone else butcher?

    Yep we sure do. To get a moose cut and wrapped at a meat shop with cost $400-$800 depending on the size of the animal. Roasts, steak, stew meat and burger…moose is too good to make into sausage. We get a lot of that from our deer. I also butcher cattle and hogs for the family.
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    Bob Nelson I sold my .243!

    Yes I saw that thread. I couldn’t hit a barn at that distance! And have no desire to try. At live animals anyway!
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    Bob Nelson I sold my .243!

    I wouldn’t dream of shooting at an animal at that range with any caliber!
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    Bob Nelson I sold my .243!

    Well I’m an official 7mm-08 fan now. Took this buck at 180 yards quartering to with my new Browning X-Bolt. Very happy with this combo. I’ve been griping because my better half has claimed my 7mm RM but now she can have it!!!
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    Whitetail deer season 2023-2024

    My 2023 whitetail buck. First animal I’ve killed with the 7mm-08. I believe that I have a new second favourite cartridge!
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    Trail Cams 2023-2024

    These are the best pics I’ve gotten so far this year. Deer numbers are significantly down in southern Saskatchewan from last year, both whitetails and mule deer.
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    Whitetail deer season 2023-2024

    In Maine aren’t they called dee-ah??? Sorry, couldn’t resist. Those are some beauties for sure!
  29. Ragman

    One caliber away from contentment... who else?

    Cool round. But sorry, not interested. I already have a .308 after all!!!
  30. Ragman

    England Hunting Pictures

    One of the most interesting hunts I can think of outside of Africa would be an English deer slam!
  31. Ragman

    One caliber away from contentment... who else?

    I believe I’m about 98% content now that I have my 7mm-08 to accompany my .308 Win, .30-30 and 7mm RM. The only other temptation for me now is a .358 Win. I have less than zero interest in anything newer than 1970 and the European calibers. Not knocking them in regards to their effectiveness...
  32. Ragman

    Let’s see your pup

    I love these dog threads. I’m a huge softie for dogs and there isn’t a breed or Heinz 57 that I don’t like. It’s a good thing I’m not wealthy and live on a huge property or I’d have WAY too many! Here’s my current pair. Bailey. We got her from a farmer that I deal with through work. Her...
  33. Ragman

    REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Bongo In The Congo

    What an adventure. That sitatunga is just stunning. Congratulations!!!
  34. Ragman

    USA: DIY Goat Hunt, Kodiak Island

    Not exactly the rifle I picture when I think of a goat hunt but I like your style!!! That’s a hunt I’ll never experience as some of the high footage I’ve seen makes my blood run cold…but kudos to you on that scary challenge! Caribou on the flats now, I’d love to do that.
  35. Ragman

    CANADA: Her First Moose!

    Thank you, but there’s always a lot of luck involved. It’s also my home area and I know every inch for miles. Zone 48 is a tougher zone for sure. I got my last moose there in 2018. Found him on some wildlife lands not too far from McKague.
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    How do you haul your game out?

    I like this thread. Here’s a few more pics: The wife’s mulie way back in the hills in 2020. My Dad’s 2019 moose that i described rolling up on the hay bale. My 2018 moose that my buddy and I pulled into the back of my truck on a sheet of wood with puckboard to help it slide better. A...
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    Hunting Moose Canada

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    Hunting Moose Canada

  39. Ragman

    CANADA: Her First Moose!

    My brother was also drawn for moose in our home zone this year. So Friday we all met up at the parent’s house and headed out. Well Mom didn’t but Dad and my sister-in-law did! All we saw for the first few hours was a cow and calf. Near the end of the day we went to check a waterhole and caught a...
  40. Ragman

    How do you haul your game out?

    Very similar to my experiences. Snowmobiles, ATVs and boats. I’ve mainly been able to get the truck fairly close and was always able to lift the deer or black bear into the box on my own. Once I got past 50 however that started getting harder. That’s when I got this: Four years ago my Dad shot...
  41. Ragman

    USA: The Moose Of A Lifetime (73.75") SW Alaska

    Wow wow wow!!!! What a Whomper…wingspan on him like a B-52! Congralations TT!
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    USA: Texas Nilgai Hunt With King Ranch

    Hopefully some day!!!
  43. Ragman

    Comment by 'Ragman' in media 'Moose Hunting Canada'

    We usually have a large variety of different meat in the freezers with moose being her favourite. So she tends to try to make it last as long as possible. It will probably be two years.
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    Moose Hunting Canada

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    Moose Hunting Canada

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    Moose Hunting Canada

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    Moose Hunting Canada

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    CANADA: Her First Moose!

    in 2017 my better half expressed an interest to try hunting with moose being at the top of her wish list. She grew up in Newfoundland with her Dad, two brothers, uncles and now her niece all being moose hunters. Moose meat was a staple for them. Then she moved to Saskatchewan and missed that...
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    Fishing Addiction Group

    I guess I’ll have to console myself in that we don’t get hurricanes and earthquakes here. Just COLD winters!
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    Fishing Addiction Group

    Made a quick trip out on Dad’s boat last weekend. Managed to get enough walleye for a good feed before we got too wet and cold.
 
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