That was then. This is now. Mountain ringnecks. Finally bagged my first roosters on Dancing Springs Ranch. Wildest, wariest pheasants I’ve ever hunted. Flush at 100 yards and fly 200 feet up and over a sagebrush ridge. I’ve seen them at 6,000 feet. I’ve done 12 mile days in SD when in my 20s. That ain’t happening here or now! #wily #wary #ringneck #pheasant #pheasanthunting #pheasantsforever #rooster #dancingspringsranch #mountain #wild #kimberfirearms #sidebysideshotgun #ronspomeroutdoors #uplandhunting #birdhunting

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Contemplating 50 years of pheasant hunting in SD. Decided I loved it. #pheasanthunting #pheasantsforever #southdakotahunting #rurallife #ringnecks #pheasant #barns #ronspomeroutdoors #huntingheritage #tradition #sustainableliving #sustainableuse #huntergatherer #rooster

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Rather a pretty winter morning on Dancing Springs Ranch. Hope yours is as special. #sunrise #winterwonderland #winter #snow #dancingspringsranch #lumixg9 #starburst #nofilter #sunburst #mountainlife #ronspomeroutdoors

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Most controversial cartridge? #30-06 #oughtsix #rifle #centerfire #allround #washedup #doitall #bestever #aframe #swiftaframe #cartridges #ronspomeroutdoors

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Sometimes you have to stop climbing and let your bullet finish the journey. #mountaingoathunting #mountaingoat #kifaruramblingrifle #leupoldscope #swiftscirocco #ronspomeroutdoors #lookingup #climb #huntingadventure

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Mossberg Patriot Revere 6.5 Creedmoor has 2 deer, 2 ibex, 3 coyotes to its credit without a miss or malfunction. And looks good doing it. MOA with most Ammo. Swarovski’s Z5. #mossberpatriot #mossbergrifle #swarovskioptik_hunting #6.5creedmoor #creedmoor #6.5mm #rifle #hunting #deerhunting #alberta #plainshunting #grasslandhunting #openrange #ronspomeroutdoors

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Hunting season too short? Extend it with a New Zealand trip. Tahr, red stag, chamois. #tahrhunting #newzealandhunting #mountainhunting #270 #ruger #johnscurr #adventure #march #snowhunt #ronspomeroutdoors

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Got a close look at Mt. Rainier while flying Delta out of Seattle. Would have been nice if they’d also have flown my frozen deer meat home with me. Still waiting. #welovetofly? #volcano #mountrainier #windowseat #ronspomeroutdoors #mountain #glacier #aerial #scenicflight

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My Willow Creek Outfitter guide Quinn Cattaway with Alberta coyote, Mossberg Patriot Revere 6.5 Creedmoor, Swarovski Z5. #coyotehunting #mossbergpatriot #swarovskiscope #ronspomeroutdoors #fur #

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Mossberg Patriot Revere 6.5 Creedmoor keeps stacking them up. Only miss all week was 545 yard coyote. Fur bringing $100. #swarovskioptik_hunting #mossbergpatriot #6.5creedmoor #winchesterammo #coyotehunting #fur #sustainableuse #naturalresources #ronspomeroutdoors #albertahunting #willowcreekoutfitter

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This is Whitetail country. Alberta. Willow Creek Outfitters. Mossberg Patriot Revere. Swarovski Z5, EL 10x42. #deerhunting #deerseason #whitetailhunting #glassing #spotandstalk #ronspomeroutdoors #swarovskioptik_hunting #mossbergrifles

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Whitetail in the snow. Classic. Mossberg Patriot Revere in 6.5 Creedmoor, Swarovski Z5, Win. 140 gr. Match. Willow Creek Outfitters. Guide Quinn Chataway aka Eagle Eyes. #whitetailhunt #mossberg #swarovskioptik_hunting #willowcreekoutfitters #alberta #Creedmoor #6.5 #winchesterammo #ronspomeroutdoors

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Do you see what I see? Guide Quinn Chataway sees with naked eye what we miss with 10X. Break out spotting scope. #swarovski #optics #deerhunt #mossbergpatriot #ronspomeroutdoors #mossberg

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12 year old Tate got his first deer! #proudaspunch #deerhunter #firstdeer #firstbuck #6.5creedmoor #takeakidhunting #ronspomeroutdoors #willowcreekoutfitterrs

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What’s under your porch? #albertaranch #willowcreekoutfitters #deerhunting #mossberg #swarovskioptics #antlers #shedhunting #moose #elk #whitetail #muledeer #racks #ronspomeroutdoors

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From here on out they’ll be in full winter plumage. #du #ducksunlimited #mallard #retriever #labradorretriever #lab #blacklab #duckhunt #fetch #ronspomeroutdoors

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True at first light. #du #ducksunlimited #browninga5 #duckhunting #driftboat #otisguncleaning #bandedgear #riverrunsthroughit #montana #bighornriverresort #ronspomeroutdoors

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Gotta love the honest joy from a young hunter who just dropped his first Sandhills crane. Nice shot Ben Cole. #saskatchewan #du #sureshotgamecalls #remington #polarisranger #ronspomeroutdoors

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Lap dog zonked out, paw twitching. I’m on the couch, photographing down my vest. Won’t be doing this much longer without risk of crushing legs. #covey #englishsetter #lapdog #asleepatthewheel #beirlsetters #ronspomeroutdoors #socializing #ronspomeroutdoors #dancingspringsranch

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It’s Monday. Hang in there. #tenacious #getagrip #monday #keepontruckin #raccoon #kit #cub #maskedbandit #ronspomeroutdoors #seenhunting #arboreal

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Cutaway Browning C/Bolt, one of the most efficient, sleek, trim, functional, accurate, huntable rifles ever engineered. No fat on this baby. #browning #xboltrifle #browningxbolt #howitworks #rifle #cutaway #ronspomeroutdoors #huntinggun

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Dave Hart and I enjoyed a nearly perfect mallard hunt, going 10 for 12, all decoying, 8 DOA, none lost. Bentley delivered to hand, ran blinds. #du #ducksunlimited #browninga5 #browningammo #otisguncleaning #bandedgear #bighornriverresort #ronspomeroutdoors

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