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  1. GrantK

    10+ Years of Use, What Worked

    Forgot the Whisperlight, mine may not get enough use to qualify for the thread but every couple of years it gets to melt snow on a climbing trip for a couple weeks straight, think I bought it in 1999?
  2. GrantK

    10+ Years of Use, What Worked

    As said on the other thread I have a WM 40-degree bag I bought 20+ years ago that I still use 30ish days a year, pretty sure it's been to 4 continents at this point... Swarovski EL 10x42's have been with me for 15ish years at this point, I've almost worn through the strap attachments... Leica...
  3. GrantK

    Hunt Talker 2023 Fitness Goals

    I dropped the running/hiking miles significantly after hunting season wrapped up, it looks like I'll wrap up the year with about 600 miles on foot and 165K of elevation gain in the woods, down a bit from my average since I've been tracking it, guess sitting out most of August waiting on plantar...
  4. GrantK

    I can't believe they can't fill these positions!

    I'd enjoy all the things most would see as downsides, hard no on that salary though... at some point I'd think that state agencies will have to stop making these positions essentially volunteer labor for the level of education and certification they want you to have.
  5. GrantK

    EOY ‘23 - What Worked, What Didn’t?

    I've been using the same WM 40 degree bag since 2001, it absolutely killed me to spend that much money in high school but for some things you get what you pay for... I could put this in the "what worked" category for upwards of 30 nights a year for 22 years now...
  6. GrantK

    Matt Rinella knocking it outta the park

    I think the trouble with this is that most of the issues have both a positive and negative side at the same time, it's hard to argue we as hunters and anglers don't need more people on our side, to some extent social media helps us here, but the D-bags probably offset that and then some, I...
  7. GrantK

    And they're off! Idaho tag rush Dec 2023

    I feel like a draw would make the desirable units nearly impossible to draw, as it sits now everyone in the waiting room probably wants one of about 6 units, they just are willing to take something lower on the list, if 30K people apply for barely more than 1K tags the odds make drawing an AZ or...
  8. GrantK

    Idaho 2024- start %itching now

    lowest for me is in the 16K zone... but with everyone in on 10 devices who knows how its going to shake out...it's going to be tomorrow morning before some tags get sold if everyone doesn't abandon their high numbers
  9. GrantK

    Idaho 2024- start %itching now

    it blows me away that they don't make you log in first so each person only gets on spot in line... but since they don't...I'm playing the same game.
  10. GrantK

    Montana Elk Hunting (Funny)

    this feels like one of those awkward onion articles where the satire is way too close to reality...
  11. GrantK

    Who ya taking home?

    depends on the area for me, hard no on shooting cows where the elk aren't over population objective by quite a bit, even if everyone is doing it I've seen localy what way too much late season cow harvest can do to the herd, we are still not recovered from tons of December cow hunting that...
  12. GrantK

    The Season of Stupid (& elk)

    I 100% agree, the only downside to the PJ canyons game is that the elk always seem to be below the road... I find PJ elk to be either as fun as elk hunting with a rifle gets, or as frustrating as it gets if they stay on the flats and won't go in the canyons...
  13. GrantK

    EOY ‘23 - What Worked, What Didn’t?

    New things that were good: La Sportiva Aequilibrium ST- best mountain hunting boot I've ever owned, and I've owned a bunch... Hydra Pak flexible water bottles, I'm never going back to a nalgene. didn't get anything new that was a miss, my kit doesn't change much these days...
  14. GrantK

    Idaho 2024- start %itching now

    I actually like the lack of a group option as well, if you are selling it as random then it should be random on an individual level. I bet the number of people who bail on purchasing a license because their buddy is too far back in line is huge, it would be a way bigger cluster if groups were...
  15. GrantK

    Idaho 2024- start %itching now

    I really don't understand the hate, I personally wish all the western states were so easy, log in, look at your number, you essentially know if you have a tag by noon at the latest, on December first no less, no forking over money for a license to apply, no waiting 4 months to find out if you...
  16. GrantK

    Hunt recap - first elk

    Great write-up! I've contemplated hunting those canyons for a while now but always seem to tag out before I get that desperate... looks like I need to spend some time glassing up ice climbs in there as well, some good-looking drops in your pictures...
  17. GrantK

    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    Wow, I had no idea just how in demand a tracking dog could be! that's awesome to see so many deer recovered.
  18. GrantK

    Smart Watch Recommendations

    I'm rolling a Coros Apex 2, less gimmicky features than an Apple watch or Garmin but way longer battery life, I charge it maybe once every two or three weeks and that is tracking runs with the GPS pretty close to daily... I use the watch for running a GPS track instead of my phone, it's as...
  19. GrantK

    Sheep Grazing Buyout in Colorado

    I've spent a lot of time in that zone watching those domestic herds and worrying about the bighorn herd, this is awesome news... Many thanks @Oak and all the others that made this possible!
  20. GrantK

    The Season of Stupid (& elk)

    I forgot to include the shoes that go with the pimp cane- ice axe....
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