Ok so disclaimer, I don't have hounds, but have accompanied those who do on a few bear hunts. They look for a specific animal to set the pack on, they don't randomly release hoards of dogs throughout the countryside. Strike dogs usually are used to pick up a hot trail and then the pack is loosed...
I have a pack frame with a meat shelf I think I bought for like 50 bucks and a yard sale camo backpack..like we all carried in 5th grade. I also have a fancy newer pack that gets more use..but if I have a high suspension of getting an elk a good ways from the road, you bet I'll be carrying the...
I Wear that specific boot almost daily.. its a good one, but it's not the driest boot I own in heavy moisture/snow. They do great for work, hiking,turkey, spring bear, horn hunting, and early archery season. For cooler wetter weather I go with other boots
For there to be so few residents in the huge land mass that is Lincoln County MT there seems to be baloons on every damn ridge. One of the many I've packed out this year.. I especially like forgetting them in my pack and making a bunch of noise getting something out while hunting! I found one...
May not need to change elevation much but you should seek out the nastiest, thickest, steepest, hardest to hunt areas nearby. That's where the bulls go
So true and so common! People really should look before they jump... ive taken more than a few cussings because the hospital in our town of 3500 doesn't offer university level sub specialty care in every area!
For light weight I sure do like the crispi summit, but i wouldn't expect them to last as long as your kennetreks did! I've got 3 years on mine and the soles are gettin pretty slick, but the rest of thr boot has held up great! The crispi guide is a great boot , maybe a little lighter than your...