I want to do that hunt very bad but I also wonder if I’m cut out for it. I always doubt myself but always come through when challenged, but that hunt is a whole different level.
‘84 guy here too. I’ve fallen into the challenges of work and family life and I’m nowhere near as active as I used to be. I haven’t run for months because of hunting season, work travel, and winter weather. I set my baseline time to beat for this year. At the end of the summer, I want to see...
Non-residents are never going away. The cost will just keep going up. I agree with the part about it being a rich persons game at some point. That’s the worst part to me. The talk about “market price” of a non resident tag is gross. This is a natural resource, not a used car. I could go...
I slept very well in Ak this year with a lot of grizz around. Electric fence was well worth it. I was more worried about loosing camp or food while we were gone. That could turn deadly if our tent got shredded.
3 days….my first elk hunt, solo and my first trip out west. I was walking across a deadfall in Wyoming and saw a spike about 75 yards away and shot it while balancing on a deadfall about 4ft off the ground lol.
I think we need a new unit to “measure” an elk hunt.
Lb*ft per mile. Weight, elevation, and distance. We can call it a Dsnow.
As in….most humans can hunt .25 Dsnow’s per day.
It all comes down to weight and elevation for me. I think 3 miles fully loaded into camp is about my comfort zone. That’s usually with snow as well. When I just have a day pack, I tend to do about 6-8 but I have the misadventure from time to time which may add up to 15+. Especially with...
First off, you all suck. I’m sitting here in a hotel room and my skin is crawling.
I made a work trip to Perth Australia and stayed at a fairly nice hotel. Middle of the night, the fire alarm goes off. I grab my backpack and run out the door. Yup it’s real, lots of smoke. Made it down...
Haven’t tried Sitka, but I have tried others. Kuiu has been great for me. Their warranty is fantastic. Had a zipper break on a 6 year old pack and they sent me a new pack right away. They’ve earned my business with their customer service over the years.
I started getting a bunch of texts and I was sitting in the Detroit airport and quick called my wife to save it for me. I was so embarrassed to see myself on TV 🤣. They edited about 90% of what my son said said during the interview because between him and I, it was a total dumpster fire. We...
Using an old mummy bag and a camo waterproof bivy cover to deer hunt out of makes me so happy I can’t even explain it. Combine that with a heated shirt and it’s even better. At least it’s good for us Midwest hunters who like being frozen to a tree every November.