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Where to stay?
I have crews stay at the Best Western Rio Grande Inn all the time, decently convenient to all the downtown stuff and we haven't had anything stolen out of the trucks there... Hillside Inn in Pagosa has also been decent. -
Do you like my elk hunt plan?
this option hasn't existed in a while, if it's on a trail there's literally no distance that will get you away from people... I find that that setting up a truck camp at a central location and being able to move around to different areas easily is key in CO first rifle hunts, keep in mind that... -
Where to stay?
if it was me I'd be looking at Southfork or Del Norte, if you go over wolf creek pass you may as well roll all the way to camp... -
Beef cows and elk during the rut
I think it varies a little depending on where you are but in my experience elk and cows have zero effect on the other, I've shot elk in archery season in the middle of herds of cattle on more than one occasion. -
How do you volunteer in your Community?
I volunteer for the local Mountain Rescue team, hard to call it a sacrifice as I find it one of the more fulfilling things I do... I also live in a tiny town, show up for one thing and you will have more volunteer opportunities than you can get to, at this point I'm on a couple nonprofit boards...- GrantK
- Post #32
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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E-Scout Plan A, B, or C
if it was me I'd dayhunt from the truck to start, you have four people, a bull tag and a cow tag each in area A and B, you can easily cover 5 miles back in both areas in two days, meet up at camp at the end of the day and see who saw more elk, hunt there... packing all your stuff in two miles... -
“Traditional” First Aid vs “Wilderness” First Aid Course
Wilderness EMT requires an EMT certification first, then a WFR course to add the wilderness part, although I think some companies roll the whole thing into like a 6 week course... generally the people I see with that level of cert are in safety roles for bigger guide companies or wildfire...- GrantK
- Post #19
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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“Traditional” First Aid vs “Wilderness” First Aid Course
WFA, or just spring for the full WFR, the traditional front country first aid is pretty unlikely to be helpful in hunting situations.- GrantK
- Post #9
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Elk Hunt Via Train
adding on to @T Bone, I was in there for a goat hunt way back, there are elk for sure but the train isn't the way to access them, nor is the river. -
Non resident tag group
"To ensure input from a range of perspectives, the Non-Resident Tag Issuance Advisory Group includes representation from the Idaho Legislature, Idaho hunters, rural economic interests, and the outfitting industry." It's interesting that there are no nonresidents involved in the nonresident tag... -
Tent/sleeping bag help?
As said upthread, go fully enclosed for the bugs, plus floorless in a real storm is a PITA, rain and snow get under the edges unless you have a perfect location, ending up in the middle of a tarp with all your gear piled on you trying to stay dry sucks... early season there's no need for all...- GrantK
- Post #42
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Randy Needs to Write a Book & I Need Your Help
I think that in this one, in particular, there are a lot of "printworthy" words and images, really all of the "dream location" stories are filled with wisdom, and lots of direct and indirect reflections on what's really important and lasting in those rare experiences that a person has spent a...- GrantK
- Post #31
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Resurrecting "Red Green" a tough Toyota.
hard to beat an old Toyota for learning to wrench on... the "money roll" is pretty affordable by the standards of modern trucks.- GrantK
- Post #12
- Forum: Hunting Rigs - Truck Talk
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Picking days to hunt
I'm voting for A. For super short duration hunts like that I have even skipped an entire day of hunting to get more scouting in, getting all the false starts out of the way on scouting days and hitting the ground with a good plan on opening day is a way more productive way to fill tags, and way... -
New SAR tool
Most helicopter pilots I've flown with in the SAR world seem to enjoy the challenge of getting the big fan as close as possible to obstacles, it seems like the helicopter manager telling them they can't land there is a challenge they can't turn down... For those worried about the implications...- GrantK
- Post #8
- Forum: Fitness, First Aid, and Backcountry Survival
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Boot/Glove Questions
Even though I love soft boots and usually push supergaiter trail runners to the limit, I'd guess the Quest 4's would be a little soft for comfort in the steeps as they don't have a carbon midsole, you could mitigate that a lot with crampons like @BuzzH but sometimes getting crampons to stay on...- GrantK
- Post #8
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Please BEAR with me, 2024 is going to be full of unBEARable surprises!!!
I'm pretty sure I've taken that exact raft through a class 3 rapid, if you can stop and reinflate it every 5 minutes it should be fine (ish)... this looks like a great adventure, looking forward to the recap!- GrantK
- Post #38
- Forum: Live Hunts
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How to Red Rocks Concert
Heart would be a great one to see there, it's a little bit of an odd-feeling venue for metal shows and EDM, I saw Slayer and Whitechapel from the front row and the vibe was very different from the usual, same with Tiesto, I tend to mix it up in the pit or on the dance floor at those shows and it...- GrantK
- Post #21
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Western CO LWCF Win
Awesome! The amount of access the ranch blocks due to its shape is pretty huge, and selfishly, I'm hopeful that the climbing that was closed by the ranch a couple of years ago gets reopened, a good chunk of early CO climbing history lives on the ranch.- GrantK
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- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Sunday Pic of the Day
nearing the summit of Mt. Huntington- GrantK
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- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
