I haven't used the PLB yet but I use the InReach a lot when I hike the Catskills and the Gunks in NY. Cellphone reception is impossible in the Catskills, so I use the InReach for texting my wife.
For the PLB, I have seen someone after they fell during a rock climb and later died. It wasn't...
I use the ACR PLB-375 ResQLink+ 406 Buoyant Personal Locator Beacon. You register it with NOAA and keep the registration current.
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My former guitar teacher, who is responsible for setting me on a path that allows me to make money from music, has it; intubated and in a coma. My dad takes lessons from him currently and so my father got it and so did mom. Mom is in the ER and might have to be in the hospital for a while...
Anyone run something taller like the Schnee's Hunter II 13" or 16"? We have Timber Rattlesnakes in the Catskills - am I nuts for thinkin a taller boot might offer some protection?
I applied for all 3 - bow either sex, rifle either sex and late season cow.
My situation in NY and NYC leaves me with little opportunity to hunt elk - especially now. Maybe I'll get drawn and get to go on my first elk hunt.
I have a Carbon Icon and love it. I am shooting the G5 Montec. They are great. I have also shot Muzzy Trocar and have killed a few deer with that set up. Highly recommended!