Mystery Ranch Selway - overall, I really like the tri-zip and general simplicity of this bag.
My complaint is with the location of the zipper for the pocket on the pack's lid makes this pocket inaccessible if the two top bag straps are connected to the frame. You have to pop these two straps...
My dad fired one of my 270win rounds through his 30-06 when I was a kid. These two rounds do look very similar. The round went off alright but something obviously happened as soon as it left the barrel. He was using the hood of the truck as a rest to check zero and the bullet tore a hole in the...
In addition to never more than 4 birds, you'd also never see many hunters after the first week. Hopefully this spreads out the opportunity the fields can be hunted for. I'll stay tuned...
Speculation... but likely so the birds have the morning to feed without getting hammered. The public dove fields get hammered pretty hard and after the first few days are usually shot up or birds move out.
Good one! My 06 Tacoma frame rusted out and they recalled it a couple years ago. Completely replaced the frame for free and gave me a loaner for 3 months while they waited on parts.
Insanity! Cost them more than the truck was worth for sure.
It’s a mental grind! Especially when you don’t see anything for a couple days it’s easy to get down. I felt good gear wise & physically but keeping your head in it can be tough. This season I’m bringing an index card with a message to remind myself to keep focused and not get discouraged and...
My lab ate most of a raw chicken tonight. I had de-spined it and put it on the counter. Had to send an email and come out and the dog had gone to town.
Lots of public, no wilderness. Lots of FS roads throughout so you're not going to be needing to go "deep".
I've hunted in a unit nearby and from what I could see 11 is similar - thick and lots of blowdown. Should be plenty of elk when you find pockets.
Good luck!
I did this last backcountry hunt and it worked well. I only bring a couple nights of mtn house and the rest are dehydrated meals I made beforehand and rehydrate in ziplock.
The only thing I didn't like was when there was a minor leak in the bag (pinhole from being stuffed in pack for a week)...