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Posted: 6/28/2014 1:26:10 AM EDT

Hate to say it but seems the world is getting stupider by the minute and people can't get much lazier or fat.. Makes me sick.. Not to go on a rant but one thing that brings me hope is when I see people getting out and doing something amazing... The way I see it is let's start a pic thread just dedicated to the families and crew on this form...If you kill a elk...if you nab a nice catfish.. Get a new lift on your truck...take the family out camping..post it up... Basically let's post up motivation to help inspire others to get out and remember what God made us for... We did a thread like this on a outdoor survival form and it was amazing...So I'll start it up...

First up three gun in May..awesome..can't figure out how to link the video so click the pic and watch on my photobucket... Enjoy

nothing fancy..took the family out and did some gold panning...made for a amazing Friday afternoon.. It rained cats and dogs but my girls loved every min..

Posted: 6/28/2014 4:17:16 PM EDT

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Only dirt I played with yesterday was some pieces of I-80 asphalt.
Was dragging a load of Diesel from Cheyenne to Wamsutter, and was up near the top of the summit between Laramie and Cheyenne, when Mother Nature decided to throw a fit. Had a car about 100yrds in front of me, and we were doing maybe 55 in the one lane construction zone, when a lightning bolt hit the road about 15yds in front of me. It was kind of weird, and like it happened in slomo, because I saw the bolt hit the road right near the left edge (side we were all on), saw the explosion of debris flying into the air, and the smoke cloud, then the debris hitting the tractor. I tapped the brakes to slow down a bit before the rocks started pelting me, then pressed on to the summit and got out to check the truck and trailer over. When I got to Wamsutter and started delivery, a driver who was behind me on the hill comes up and said, "dude, from where I was it looked to have hit you, and that was one freaking awesome sight to see"

So the only dirt I played with was a handful or so of pulverized asphalt that was up on top of my trailer trough. Looks like a bigger chunk may have hit the very rear of the trough, because it looked like a fresh scratch and ding...nothing else would normally make it up there.

Posted: 6/29/2014 6:52:18 PM EDT

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Forgot my Camara for camping this weekend so this is a shot of camping a few months ago. As for the past two night rain and lightning was the name if the game and cold..

Posted: 6/30/2014 10:34:59 PM EDT

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That middle picture with the papoose is great!! I like the hunter-killer dog in the third too.

What I like to do in the dirt is shoot. That black dot in the middle of this pic is a paper target at 860 yds. From the prone I shot a 10" group

of 3, not quite MOA but lots of fun.

Posted: 6/30/2014 10:41:16 PM EDT

[#4]

My son and I enjoying our first weekend at the cabin a couple weeks ago....

Posted: 6/30/2014 11:14:10 PM EDT

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Cherish those times. They go by so fast. My grandson is about your boy's age. Nice retreat you have there!!

Posted: 6/30/2014 11:30:18 PM EDT

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That's the truth; my oldest is back down at Laramie again......he didn't have time to go up with us yet this year. Hoping he will join us later in the summer.

I'd love to say I worked my ass off to own the cabin, but in reality, I married well....errr, my inlaws gifted it to us, as they couldn't afford the upkeep and taxes anymore.

Now I work my ass off every time I go up there.

Posted: 7/2/2014 2:57:22 AM EDT

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guns you need to post some rock chuck action..

Posted: 7/2/2014 2:59:11 AM EDT

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Little bit of a night op..

Posted: 7/6/2014 10:06:31 PM EDT

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here is a picture I just took on a backpacking trip into the absoroka-beartooth wilderness last week. tried to get up on the Beartooth Plateau- still too much snow. this was on the Wyoming side of the line.

anyway, this bear was at about 8500'. ninety yards. wind was in my face. as it was clearly a mature boar, I knew there were no cubs around. watched him for ten minutes, during which time he never lifted his head. he was doing what bears do this time of year, stuffing his face with greenery. I slipped away into the black timber and went around him without his noticing.

Posted: 7/6/2014 10:21:28 PM EDT

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Pilot and Index at sunrise from the ridge above Granite Lake in the Beartooths.

Posted: 7/6/2014 10:48:19 PM EDT

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this is from back in early April. I spent some time last winter hunting mountain lions up behind my house on snowmobile and skis. So when I came upon this in a canyon above the San Juan it brought me up short. perfect track of Felis Concolor. in stone. the context was Fremont, so it could be three thousand years old. The guy who did this was a hunter.

Posted: 7/6/2014 11:07:05 PM EDT

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bobcat tracks in wet sand in a nearby wash

Posted: 7/13/2014 9:19:28 PM EDT

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We got in the dirt and the water the last 11 days in the mountains.

my 15yr old son and I had a blast.

We built this bridge below our cabin. It will probably be gone after next springs run off, but we will just have fun building a bigger and taller one. Every rock we pulled and stacked out of the creek.

Posted: 7/13/2014 9:28:46 PM EDT

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Also got to play with my home made desert Ghillie jacket up in the deep timber. Had my son snap some shots of me. It worked surprisingly well, given what it was designed for. We had a good time.

Posted: 7/13/2014 10:46:13 PM EDT

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Sparks, I wish you and your family had been able to come up.... Next time.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1644588_.html&page=1&anc=48252975#i48252975

Posted: 7/14/2014 9:15:31 PM EDT

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Spent the weekend over the state line at the Idaho State Long Range, F-Class Championships. good turnout, four relays, with several of us from Wyoming.

800 yd line first morning

800 yd line second morning from 900 yds.

Palma shooter at 800 second morning

Target line from 800 through telephoto. this is roughly what I see through the spotting scope.

in the pits.

edit: edited pictures in photobucket to rotate them but they are still sideways. will work on that. no pictures from the 1000 yd matches, the three 1000 yd matches were all shot in the afternoon and the mirage was intense.

Posted: 7/14/2014 9:26:37 PM EDT

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Spent the weekend over the state line at the Idaho State Long Range, F-Class Championships. good turnout, four relays, with several of us from Wyoming.

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800 yd line first morning

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800 yd line second morning from 900 yds.

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Palma shooter at 800 second morning

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Target line from 800 through telephoto. this is roughly what I see through the spotting scope.

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in the pits.

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They all are properly oriented.

Posted: 7/14/2014 9:45:42 PM EDT

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My dad and I got to harass the local rock chucks while we were at our cabin last week. My dad played spotter. I didn't exactly cover myself with glory.

. The chucks were from 250-550m away. I did better once I trusted my rifle and the ballistics app, and took more time looking at the crosswind.

Also noticed, off the bipod on the rocks I was getting some funky shots. I wasn't loading the bipod, and it was bouncing pretty good on me. Off the rolled up Ghillie, I was more accurate.

Anyway, it was a fun morning spent with my dad. Couldn't have been better.

Posted: 7/14/2014 9:56:22 PM EDT

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This was from about a month ago. A buddy and I set up a blind at the bottom of one of my beet fields to try and nail some of the jack rabbits. They really thin

out the beets in this stage. We had green lights mounted on the guns and stayed till way after dark. All we saw were some damn deer coming to eat my alfalfa.

Posted: 7/14/2014 10:14:01 PM EDT

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This was from about a month ago. A buddy and I set up a blind at the bottom of one of my beet fields to try and nail some of the jack rabbits. They really thin

out the beets in this stage. We had green lights mounted on the guns and stayed till way after dark. All we saw were some damn deer coming to eat my alfalfa.

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First thing I thought was you mounted a rest in your tractor.

Posted: 7/28/2014 2:32:23 PM EDT

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Well had a amazing parent moment first thing this morning.. Loaded up my girls and first went to Wyoming tactical and picked up a Tavor for my youngest daughter to put away until they get older.. My oldest was telling the guys in the store that this gun was her sisters and that hers is at home.. It was awesome.. Then.. We ran to the lake for a day of training in the art of lake rock throwing and bolder climbing.. They had a blast.. All the way home they were asking me if we can go hiking tomorrow and I have the day off so I will have more pics tomorrow haha.. Enjoy..

First up my youngest throwing some rocks..

Second my oldest with the biggest lob ever she was getting some distance and loved bombing the minnows when they swam by

And last is my NATO aug.. Just hanging out...
A lady and her husband came down the trail and I was walking my girls with both holding my hands and my Aug on my back.. When we passed them I herd he lady ask her husband.. Does everyone carry guns in this state..and he said.. Its Wyoming sweety just keep walking... Made me smile... I love this state..

Posted: 8/11/2014 7:04:58 PM EDT

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Decided to use my senior Park Pass to climb the Middle Teton Sunday: 4AM

5AM: didn't need the pass. Pine cone cops aren't up yet

6AM:

Middle Teton from Garnet Canyon

Cony at 11000'

Sky Pilot (polemoneum eximium) at 12000'

summit 12804'

south face Grand Teton

Posted: 8/17/2014 8:00:32 PM EDT

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I just got back from our cabin....

I had an awesome experience.

After some brief training on the current fire trucks up there, I got to drive the old International up the hill.

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Both of these are due to be replaced this fall, but we got to play around on the old deuce and a half too. My youngest son ......

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I should have taken it for a spin, but I never made time.

. Hopefully it will still be up there in a couple weeks for me to drive it once before it's gone. It may not seem like much of a feat, but they are full of water, and the grade in some areas is 18%.

. It's a little challenging.

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Posted: 8/27/2014 4:49:28 PM EDT

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Had an awesome range day at the Heart Mountain Rod & Gun club in Powell this past weekend. Met up with a bunch of family and friends and had a blast shooting steel and clay targets.

Posted: 8/31/2014 4:33:41 PM EDT

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My two boys at Lost Lake.

Posted: 9/1/2014 11:35:36 PM EDT

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You found 5 min that it wasn't raining this weekend, to get that picture.....great job.

All I did this long weekend was dodge rain showers up at our cabin.

Posted: 9/2/2014 12:07:39 AM EDT

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You found 5 min that it wasn't raining this weekend, to get that picture.....great job.

All I did this long weekend was dodge rain showers up at our cabin.

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You found 5 min that it wasn't raining this weekend, to get that picture.....great job.

All I did this long weekend was dodge rain showers up at our cabin.

Yeah, I have been working in the rain all weekend.

Bleh.

Posted: 9/3/2014 9:06:48 PM EDT

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September 1- time to hunt. Out for the morning behind my house

Active elk wallow

Posted: 9/4/2014 10:41:29 PM EDT

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Woman friend sent me this pic from this morning. The awesome way to handle your bull.

Posted: 9/10/2014 8:28:00 PM EDT

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Went out bowhunting in the forest behind my land. Here's a couple of pictures from about 8AM. We had rain the previous afternoon and perfect fog conditions.

Town of Jackson is under the fog in the center right:

Looking north from the ridge above my house. You can see that a hot air balloon has popped up above the fog

Posted: 9/16/2014 1:32:25 AM EDT

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Oh this was a good Saturday

http://youtu.be/mwUpO0RxADY

Posted: 9/16/2014 8:19:03 AM EDT

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Makenit hot...

Cool video Sparks.

Posted: 9/16/2014 9:25:31 AM EDT

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Cool video Sparks.

http://youtu.be/mwUpO0RxADY

Hell yes on both counts!

Posted: 10/21/2014 1:23:08 PM EDT

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Stopped and snapped this photo on the way to a job yesterday:

good view of East Ridge and North Face routes

Posted: 10/21/2014 7:39:45 PM EDT

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What peak is that?

Posted: 10/21/2014 9:11:52 PM EDT

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good view of East Ridge and North Face routes

What peak is that?

Grand Teton, I believe.

Posted: 10/22/2014 7:37:27 PM EDT

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3gun Whoot Whoot!

Posted: 10/22/2014 7:40:00 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/22/2014 7:42:21 PM EDT

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you tube

Posted: 12/14/2014 7:01:19 PM EDT

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Dog walk day with the Powell crew. Snowing, windy, and muddy today, but a great day with the pups.

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Everything seemed great on our walk..........

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Then I came over the hill to find this....

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Posted: 2/18/2015 1:28:47 AM EDT

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I only dry humped Fugi's leg for like two seconds..haha.. Well brothers of the Wyoming dirt.. The temp is getting better... And the wind almost better... This thread has been pretty quiet for a few months as we all hunkered down sipping our wiskey..hoping to make it threw Xmas then valentines without to much scruff... And alas we made it... Now it's time to load up and get out... Let's make the 2015 section of this thread amazing...happy hunting, steal busting, fish wrestling, family camping, and beer drinking to all...and make sure you take pics for the arf.com Wyoming crew...

2015 ..... Bring it on,